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4–8 hCairo: Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride
★ 4.9 · 7 942 reviews
- 4 to 8 hours, Hotel transfers included
- Hotel pickup included
- Short camel ride near pyramids
- Free cancellation
Cairo sightseeing tour
A Cairo sightseeing tour takes you to the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. We compared 65 tours, with prices from $30 and free cancellation; top option rates 4.9 from 7,942 reviews. Your booking includes hotel transfers and a short camel ride at Giza.
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65 tours compared, with sightseeing from $30; the pills below filter them by type and by price. Cairo day trips run out to Alexandria, Luxor and Fayoum, and multi-day trips reach the White Desert and Siwa. Day trips in Cairo can also start on the coast, in Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh or Eilat.
7–8 hCairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch
★ 4.7 · 4 927 reviews
- 7 to 8 hours, Grand Egyptian Museum collection
- Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple
- Lunch included
- Free cancellation
5–6 hFrom Cairo: Half-Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
★ 4.6 · 4 004 reviews
- 5 to 6 hours, Great pyramid of Giza
- The famous Sphinx
- Half-day tour from Cairo
- Free cancellation
8 hCairo: Pyramids, Sakkara & Memphis Tour with Lunch
★ 4.5 · 2 630 reviews
- Eight hours, Giza, Sphinx and Sakkara
- Ends in Memphis
- Full-day tour with lunch
- Free cancellation
4 hGiza Pyramids and Sphinx: Half-Day Private or Group Tour
★ 4.4 · 1 652 reviews
- Four hours, Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
- Group or private tour
- Private option available
- Free cancellation
3–4 hOld Cairo Guided Walk Tour: History, Culture & Street Bites
★ 4.7 · 1 479 reviews
- 3 to 4 hours, Bab al-Futuh gate, El Moez Street
- Al-Hakim and Sultan Barquq Mosques
- Khan el Khalili Bazaar stroll
- Free cancellation
6 hCairo: Citadel, Old Cairo and Khan El Khalili Private Tour
★ 4.7 · 1 278 reviews
- Six hours, Inside the Saladin Citadel
- Expert Egyptologist, private
- Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
- Free cancellation
3 hCairo: Local Markets & Khan el Khalili Private Shopping Tour
★ 4.7 · 872 reviews
- Three hours, Khan El Khalili bazaar
- Local expert guide
- Practice your bartering skills
- Free cancellation
Cairo: Memphis, Sakkara and Dahshur Pyramids
★ 4.5 · 535 reviews
- Memphis, Sakkara and Dahshur
- Three pyramid sites in a day
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
5 hCairo: Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshur Pyramids Trip
★ 4.6 · 518 reviews
- Five hours, Private trip, three sites
- Sakkara, Memphis and Dahshur
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
7 hCairo: Giza Pyramids, Sakkara & Dahshur All-Inclusive Tour
★ 4.5 · 401 reviews
- Seven hours, Dahshur smooth pyramid
- Step pyramid at Sakkara
- Private guided day tour
- Free cancellation
$103
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7 hCairo: Private Grand Egyptian Museum & Giza Pyramids Tour
★ 4.7 · 326 reviews
- Seven hours, Grand Egyptian Museum and Giza
- Felucca glide and lunch
- Private full-day with expert guide
- Free cancellation
$100
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3 hGiza Pyramids Walking Tour: Skip-the-Line, Sphinx & Views
★ 4.4 · 294 reviews
- Three hours, Skip-the-line entry included
- Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure
- Panoramic views, the Great Sphinx
- Free cancellation
4 hCairo: The Grand Egyptian Museum Private Guided Tour
★ 4.5 · 173 reviews
- Four hours, Private guide at the museum
- Hotel pickup included
- Roundtrip hotel transfers
- Free cancellation
4 hCairo: Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx Half-Day Guided Tour
★ 4.7 · 138 reviews
- Four hours, Shared group or private option
- Expert Egyptologist guide
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
7.5 hPyramids, Sakkara & Memphis Private Tour with Lunch
★ 4.4 · 11 reviews
- 7.5 hours, Giza, Sphinx and Sakkara
- Ends in Memphis
- Private, with lunch
- Free cancellation
$165
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16–17 hHurghada: Cairo Day Trip by Flight, Pyramids, Sphinx & Museum
★ 4.9 · 4 065 reviews
- 16 to 17 hours, Flight from Hurghada
- Grand or Old Egyptian Museum
- Lunch with pyramid views
- Free cancellation
$267
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1 dayHurghada to Cairo: Pyramids & Museum for First-Time Visitors
★ 4.8 · 1 487 reviews
- A full day, Day trip by bus from Hurghada
- Beginner-friendly for first-time visitors
- Must book at least 2h in advance
- Free cancellation
1 daySharm El Sheikh: One Day Trip to Cairo, Pyramids, Sphinx & GEM by Bus
★ 4.9 · 1 410 reviews
- A full day, From Sharm by bus
- Grand Egyptian Museum or Antiquities
- Lunch included
- Free cancellation
1–2 hGiza Pyramids: Quad Bike Desert Safari & Camel Ride Optional
★ 4.5 · 1 215 reviews
- 1 to 2 hours, Quad bike through the desert
- Camel ride optional
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
5 hGiza Sunrise Pyramid Guided Tour With Camel Ride & Breakfast
★ 4.7 · 962 reviews
- Five hours, Sunrise or morning tour
- Breakfast included
- Camel or horse ride
- Free cancellation
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2 hCairo: Private Felucca Ride on the Nile River
★ 4.4 · 909 reviews
- Two hours, Private felucca on the Nile
- Riverside views of the city
- Cheapest here
- Free cancellation
Bestseller
2 daysCairo: 2-Day Bahariya Oasis Camp and Desert Tour
★ 4.9 · 850 reviews
- Two days, Bahariya Oasis camp
- Black Desert, Crystal Mountain
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$227
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15 hCairo: Private Luxor Day Tour with Entrance fees by Flights
★ 4.5 · 818 reviews
- 15 hours, Valley of the Kings, Karnak
- Hatshepsut and Luxor Temples
- Felucca ride, private, by plane
- Free cancellation
$436
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16–18 hSharm El Sheikh:Cairo Day Trip by Flight,Pyramids&GEM Museum
★ 4.9 · 571 reviews
- 16 to 18 hours, Flight from Sharm El Sheikh
- Grand Egyptian Museum or ancient Museum
- Longest tour here
- Free cancellation
$318
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16 hFrom Hurghada: Pyramids and Egyptian Museum Tour & Boat Ride
★ 4.5 · 546 reviews
- 16 hours, From Hurghada, guided day
- Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
$100
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1 dayHurghada: Full-Day Trip to Cairo by Plane
★ 4.8 · 538 reviews
- A full day, Flight from Hurghada
- Lunch included
- Your choice of museum
- Free cancellation
$245
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2 hCairo: Private Felucca Ride with Dinner and Drinks
★ 4.8 · 468 reviews
- Two hours, Dinner served by personal waiter
- Hot and cold soft drinks
- Onboard entertainment
- Free cancellation
4–8 hCairo: Pyramids, Sphinx, and Camel Ride, with ATV Option
★ 4.9 · 428 reviews
- 4 to 8 hours, ATV ride and 15-minute camel ride
- Giza Pyramids and Sphinx
- Shopping stop
- Free cancellation
8 hFrom Cairo: Alexandria Private Day Tour with Guide and Lunch
★ 4.6 · 389 reviews
- Eight hours, Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Fort Qaitbey
- Egyptologist guide and lunch
- Free cancellation
30 min–2 hCairo: Opal Nile Romantic Dinner Cruise & Live Entertainment
★ 4.7 · 388 reviews
- 30 minutes - 2 hours, Buffet dinner on the Nile
- Live entertainment
- City skyline at night
- Free cancellation
10 hFrom Cairo: Private All-Inclusive Tour of Luxor by Plane
★ 4.4 · 276 reviews
- Ten hours, Return plane tickets included
- Entrance fees and guide included
- Day tour to Luxor
- Free cancellation
$420
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15 minMicrolight Flight Experience over The Giza Pyramids in Egypt
★ 4.8 · 268 reviews
- 15 minutes, 15-minute flight above the Pyramids
- Optional Nile route
- Video to relive and share
- Free cancellation
$200
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16 hHurghada Cairo flight: pyramids, kings mummies museum or GEM
★ 4.9 · 234 reviews
- 16 hours, Royal Mummies Hall included
- Flight from Hurghada
- GEM or Civilization Museum
- Free cancellation
$273
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2–4 hCairo: Nile Royal Topaz Night Dinner Cruise with Show
★ 4.8 · 218 reviews
- 2 to 4 hours, Buffet of local and international dishes
- Folkloric show on board
- City lights from the Nile
- Free cancellation
2 daysCairo: 2-Day Bahariya & White Desert Private Camp Adventure
★ 4.7 · 174 reviews
- Two days, Black Desert and Crystal Mountain
- Private tour
- New White Desert
- Free cancellation
$160
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Bestseller
16 hCairo: Bahariya Oasis & White Desert A Private Day Adventure
★ 4.7 · 161 reviews
- 16 hours, Black Village and Cold Spring
- Crystal Mountain and White Desert
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$150
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4 daysFrom Cairo: 4-Day Nile Cruise to Luxor with Balloon Flight
★ 4.4 · 156 reviews
- Four days, Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise
- Karnak, Edfu, Kom Ombo
- Sunrise hot air balloon flight
- Free cancellation
$1,300
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3 daysCairo: 3-Day Siwa Oasis Tour, Safari, Camp & Historical Site
★ 4.9 · 124 reviews
- Three days, Military Museum, tombs of Si-Amun
- Swim in Siwa Oasis
- Walk across Shali city
- Free cancellation
$446
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8 hCairo: Fayoum, Wadi El Rayan, and Wadi al Hitan 4x4 Tour
★ 4.5 · 108 reviews
- Eight hours, Wadi El Rayan, Wadi al Hitan
- Prehistoric fossils
- 4x4 adventure from Cairo
- Free cancellation
$231
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1.5 hNew Capital: Skydive in Cairo, Egypt
★ 4.9 · 94 reviews
- 1.5 hours, Tandem jump from 13,000 feet
- Edited video of the jump
- Must book at least 6h in advance
- Free cancellation
$280
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2 daysCairo: 2-Day Pyramid, Museum, Bazaar Private Tour
★ 4.6 · 75 reviews
- Two days, Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum
- Khan El Khalili bazaar
- Felucca ride on the Nile
- Free cancellation
$275
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1 dayHurghada: Cairo Day Trip with Pyramids, Museum & Quad Bike
★ 4.8 · 66 reviews
- A full day, Air-conditioned van from Hurghada
- Museum or 30-minute quad bike
- Must book at least 4h in advance
- Free cancellation
3 daysFrom Cairo: 3-Day Siwa Oasis Tour with Salt Lake Swim
★ 4.8 · 63 reviews
- Three days, WWII battlefields, Cleopatra’s Spring
- Mountain of the Dead
- Desert dune ride
- Free cancellation
$411
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6 daysCairo: All-Inclusive 6-Day Egypt Highlights & Nile Cruise
★ 4.8 · 53 reviews
- Six days, Luxury Nile cruise
- Sunrise balloon flight
- Expert Egyptologist guide
- Free cancellation
$1,700
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3 days2 Nights 3 Days at Siwa Oases camp from Cairo
★ 4.7 · 49 reviews
- Three days, Natural mineral springs
- Great Sand Sea
- Nights under the stars
- Free cancellation
$500
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3 daysCairo: Bahariya Oasis & White Desert 3-Day Private Adventure
★ 4.4 · 43 reviews
- Three days, Black Desert, El-Marssos Mountain
- Private tour
- Meals and accommodation
- Free cancellation
$244
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2 hCairo: Horse Riding Tour Around the Pyramids of Giza
★ 4.7 · 33 reviews
- Two hours, Well-trained horse, desert sands
- Giza Plateau ticket included
- Photo stops with the Pyramids
- Free cancellation
$106
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3 days3 Days 2 Nights Visit White Desert & Bahariya From Cairo
★ 4.4 · 32 reviews
- Three days, White Desert and Bahariya
- 3 days, 2 nights
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
$250
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5 hCairo: Cave Church of Saint Simon & Old Cairo Churches Tour
★ 4.5 · 30 reviews
- Five hours, Cave Church of Saint Simon
- Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue
- Private Coptic Cairo tour
- Free cancellation
$101
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Cairo to Fayoum 4X4 Safari Waterfalls & Valley of the Whales
★ 4.8 · 29 reviews
- Fayoum Oasis by 4x4
- Wadi El-Rayan
- Must book at least 4h in advance
- Free cancellation
$118
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2 daysCairo: 2-Day 1-Night Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel by Flight
★ 4.5 · 24 reviews
- Two days, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel
- Round flight from Cairo
- 2 days, 1 night
- Free cancellation
$815
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6 hMemphis and Sakkara Complex For Archaeology buffs With Lunch
★ 4.7 · 18 reviews
- Six hours, Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur
- Egyptian cuisine at a restaurant
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$115
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4 hSkydive Experience over the Great Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt
★ 4.8 · 18 reviews
- Four hours, Jump from 13,000 feet
- Expert instructors
- Professional videography
- Free cancellation
$410
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6 hReligion Tour To Islamic and Coptic Sights In Cairo
★ 4.5 · 17 reviews
- Six hours, Citadel of Saladin, Hanging Church
- Islamic and Christian Cairo
- Private day tour
- Free cancellation
$125
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2 daysBahariya Oasis, Black and White Desert Tour from Cairo
★ 4.7 · 17 reviews
- Two days, Black and White Desert
- Overnight at Bahariya Oasis
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
$359
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8 daysCairo: 8-Day Egypt Highlights with Cruise, Flights & Balloon
★ 4.7 · 12 reviews
- Eight days, Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan
- 5-star Nile cruise
- Flights and balloon ride
- Free cancellation
$1,808
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Cairo & Giza Private Jet Tour ( Pyramids & Old Cairo )
★ 5.0 · 8 reviews
- Private jet above Cairo and Giza
- Above the pyramids of Giza
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
$360
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1 dayFrom Eilat: Cairo Private 1-Day Tour
★ 5.0 · 7 reviews
- A full day, Private tour from Eilat
- Hotel pickup available
- Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Sphinx
- Free cancellation
$433
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2 daysCairo: Overnight Trip to Luxor by Plane
★ 4.5 · 6 reviews
- Two days, Overnight in Luxor by plane
- Landscapes along the Nile
- Must book at least 10h in advance
- Free cancellation
$515
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3 daysCairo: 3-Day Guided Cairo and Pyramids Tour with Nile Cruise
★ 4.7 · 4 reviews
- Three days, Pyramids and Egyptian Museum
- Nile dinner cruise
- Memphis on the itinerary
- Free cancellation
$480
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3 daysCairo 3 Days Tours Pyramids, Coptic Cairo & The Grand Museum
★ 5.0 · 2 reviews
- Three days, Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley temple
- Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo
- Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue
- Free cancellation
$314
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7 daysCairo & Nile: 7-Day Hotel Stay & Cruise Package with Flights
★ 5.0 · 2 reviews
- Seven days, Pyramids and Egyptian Museum
- Nile cruise: Aswan, Edfu, Luxor
- 7-day package with flights
- Free cancellation
$1,700
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9 daysEgypt 9 Days Cairo,Alexandria,Aswan,Luxor,Cruise, Abu Simbel
★ 5.0 · 1 reviews
- Nine days, Giza, Saqqara and Memphis
- Alexandria and Upper Egypt
- Transport and accommodation included
- Free cancellation
$2,100
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Which of the 65 is yours?
65 listings, but a first day comes down to four: the pyramids in half a day, the pyramids plus the museum, Old Cairo on foot, or Alexandria if you are weighing the best day trips from Cairo. Pick one and see one listing.
See it before you pay for it
What the pyramids, the museum and Old Cairo look like
These frames come from the listings themselves: a camel ride on the sand at Giza, a museum hall, a room in an old Cairo house and the lanterns of Khan el Khalili.
A camel ride at Giza
A short ride on the sand, with the pyramids behind.
Inside the museum
A tall hall, a standing statue and visitors at the entrance.
An old Cairo interior
Carpets, carved wood and brass coffee pots in an old house.
Khan el Khalili
Coloured glass lanterns stacked high at a stall in the bazaar.
Side by side
The three sightseeing tours with the most reviews
The private pyramids tour, the museum day and the half-day trip to Giza, compared on price, length and what each listing says is included. Only the private pyramids tour names hotel transfers and a camel ride; only the museum tour adds the Grand Egyptian Museum and lunch, a day tour of Cairo and Giza of seven to eight hours.
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| Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch | TOP PICKCairo: Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride | From Cairo: Half-Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price on the listing | $97 | $54 | $42 |
| How long | 7–8 hours | 4–8 hours | 5–6 hours |
| Price per hour, at the longest | $12.12 | $6.75 | $7.00 |
| Rating | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 4,927 | 7,942 | 4,004 |
| Hotel transfers | Not in the listing | Included | Not in the listing |
| Lunch | Included | Not in the listing | Not in the listing |
| Camel ride | Not in the listing | Short ride, included | Not in the listing |
| Museum | Grand Egyptian Museum | Not in the listing | Not in the listing |
| Check dates | Book this one→ | Check dates |
TOP PICK
Cairo: Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride
$54- How long
- 4–8 hours
- Price per hour, at the longest
- $6.75
- Rating
- 4.9
- Reviews
- 7,942
- Hotel transfers
- Included
- Lunch
- Not in the listing
- Camel ride
- Short ride, included
- Museum
- Not in the listing
Free cancellation · Reserve now, pay later
Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch
$97- How long
- 7–8 hours
- Price per hour, at the longest
- $12.12
- Rating
- 4.7
- Reviews
- 4,927
- Hotel transfers
- Not in the listing
- Lunch
- Included
- Camel ride
- Not in the listing
- Museum
- Grand Egyptian Museum
From Cairo: Half-Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
$42- How long
- 5–6 hours
- Price per hour, at the longest
- $7.00
- Rating
- 4.6
- Reviews
- 4,004
- Hotel transfers
- Not in the listing
- Lunch
- Not in the listing
- Camel ride
- Not in the listing
- Museum
- Not in the listing
Verdict
Start with the private pyramids tour
Of the 65 tours compared here, it has the most reviews: 7,942, rated 4.9. Next is the Grand Egyptian Museum tour with lunch, with 4,927. That count is the only reason it sits at the top. For $54 you get the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx with hotel transfers and a short camel ride; the listing gives four to eight hours.
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“Your choice of museum” is not one museum
Five of the trips that come to Cairo from Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh say “your choice of museum” or offer the Grand Egyptian Museum “or” another one, such as the Old Egyptian Museum. These are different museums. If one of them is the reason you book, check which museum your date includes before you pay. The museum tour with the most reviews, 4,927, names the Grand Egyptian Museum outright.
Two-minute check
Which kind of day in Cairo suits you?
Answer three questions and get one listing with its price and length. Some listings say group or private, so read that line before you book.
How much time have you got?Listings here run from 15 minutes to nine days
Who is coming with you?18 of the 65 listings say private in the name
What kind of day?Each answer opens one listing, with its price and length
Answer the three questions above
You’ll get the one that fits your answers, and the thing about it that catches people out.
Six ways to spend the day
44,675 reviews across 65 listings
Cairo and Giza six ways. Each card counts the listings of that kind on this page and gives the lowest price among them.
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4 ★11%
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1 ★1%
All 65 listings on this page, rated by the people who booked them.
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The pyramids and the Sphinx
From $30 · 10 tours
★★★★★
Half a day at Giza, or a day with Saqqara
The most-reviewed listing on this page is a private tour of the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx with hotel transfers and a short camel ride, rated 4.9 across 7,942 reviews. The full-day versions add Sakkara, Memphis or Dahshur.
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The Grand Egyptian Museum
From $57 · 3 tours
★★★★★
The museum alone, or with the pyramids
The Grand Egyptian Museum, then the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx and Khafre’s Valley Temple, with lunch, rated 4.7 across 4,927 reviews. The four-hour listing is the museum alone, with a private guide and hotel transfers.
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Old Cairo and the bazaar
From $30 · 5 tours
★★★★★
On foot, or with the Citadel
Three to four hours on foot through Bab al-Futuh gate, along El Moez Street to Khan el Khalili, rated 4.7 across 1,479 reviews. The private six-hour version goes inside the Saladin Citadel with an Egyptologist.
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Out of Cairo
From $74 · 24 tours
★★★★★
Alexandria, Luxor, the oases and the desert
Alexandria in eight hours with an Egyptologist and lunch: the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Fort Qaitbey, rated 4.6 across 389 reviews. Luxor goes by plane; Bahariya, Siwa and the White Desert take one to three days.
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On the Nile
From $15 · 4 tours
★★★★★
A felucca, or dinner with a show
A buffet dinner cruise with live entertainment and the city skyline lit at night, rated 4.7 across 388 reviews. The private felucca with dinner runs two hours, with a meal and soft drinks served by your own waiter.
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Into Cairo from the coast
From $50 · 10 tours
★★★★★
From Hurghada, Sharm or Eilat
These start at the resort, not in Cairo. The flight from Hurghada covers the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum or the Old Egyptian Museum, with lunch, rated 4.9 across 4,065 reviews.
What it really costs
What each price band buys in Cairo
Prices here run up to $2,100 for a nine-day package. Under $100 buys the pyramids, Old Cairo or the Nile; above that, flights from the coast, Luxor by plane and multi-day trips. Some private listings do not say if a price is per person or per group.
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| Price band | Listings | Lowest | What that buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $50 | 10 listings | $15 | The pyramids in half a day, Old Cairo on foot, a felucca, quad bikes |
| $50 to $100 | 15 listings | $50 | Camel rides at Giza, the museum with lunch, Alexandria |
| $100 to $200 | 11 listings | $100 | Saqqara and Dahshur, the White Desert, a horse ride |
| $200 to $300 | 10 listings | $200 | Flights in from Hurghada, two days at Bahariya, a microlight over Giza |
| $300 to $500 | 11 listings | $314 | Luxor in a day by plane, three days at Siwa, a skydive |
| $500 and up | 8 listings | $500 | Two to nine days: Nile cruises, Abu Simbel, Siwa |
Costs the listing doesn't show you
- Per person or per group. Several private listings, the jet tour and the multi-day packages do not say which; check that line on the listing before you compare prices.
- Entry tickets. Entry fees are named as included on the private Luxor day by plane, the Bahariya day trip and the horse ride; elsewhere, check the listing.
- Meals on the half days. The half-day pyramid listings mention no meal at all; lunch is named on several of the full days.
- Optional extras. On the quad bike tour the camel ride is optional, and the pyramids and camel tour lists the ATV as an option; read which is in the price.
What is genuinely included
- Hotel transfers and a short camel ride on the private pyramids tour, from $54
- Lunch on the Grand Egyptian Museum, pyramids and Sphinx day, from $97
- An oriental breakfast and a camel or horse ride at sunrise
- The Giza Plateau ticket on the horse ride around the pyramids
- A buffet dinner and live entertainment on the Nile dinner cruise, from $45
- Return plane tickets, entrance fees and a guide on the private Luxor day
The honest answer
Is a guided tour in Cairo worth it?
For a first visit, usually yes. The most-reviewed listing here is a private pyramids and Sphinx tour from $54 with hotel transfers, rated 4.9 across 7,942 reviews. The lowest price, $30, buys the same two sights in four hours, group or private.
What makes it worth it
- The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx with hotel transfers and a camel ride, from $54
- The Grand Egyptian Museum, the pyramids and Khafre’s Valley Temple in one day, with lunch
- Old Cairo on foot through Bab al-Futuh and El Moez Street, rated 4.7 across 1,479 reviews
- Giza, Sakkara and Memphis in eight hours with lunch, from $60
- An Egyptologist on several listings, among them Alexandria, the Citadel and a half-day pyramids tour
Keep in mind
- Several listings say the Grand Egyptian Museum or another museum; check which one your date includes
- 4 trips from Hurghada and Sharm list 16 hours or more, and they start at the resort
- 13 listings have fewer than 20 reviews, so read their score next to that count
- Several private listings do not say whether the price is per person or per group
- 3 listings give no duration at all; check the time on the listing itself
Hour by hour
One day in Cairo, three listings, start to finish
Book each part as its own listing
The pyramids, Old Cairo and the Nile evening are separate listings, each with its own time slot. On private listings, check whether the price is per person or per group.
The pyramids and the Sphinx, private
Hotel transfers, the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx and a short camel ride near the pyramids, from $54 and rated 4.9 across 7,942 reviews. The listing gives 4 to 8 hours.
At sunrise, with breakfast
The sunrise or morning tour of the Giza Pyramids adds a camel or horse ride and an oriental breakfast, five hours, from $66.
Pyramids plus the museum, with lunch
Seven to eight hours: the Grand Egyptian Museum, then the pyramids, the Great Sphinx and Khafre’s Valley Temple, with lunch, from $97.
Old Cairo on foot
Three to four hours with a guide: through Bab al-Futuh gate, past the Al-Hakim and Sultan Barquq Mosques and the Qalawun Complex, along El Moez Street to Khan el Khalili, from $43.
The Citadel and the bazaar, private
Six hours inside the Saladin Citadel with an Egyptologist, then Old Cairo and the maze of Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, from $76.
Dinner on the Nile
A buffet dinner cruise with live entertainment and the city skyline lit at night, from $45. Or two hours on a private felucca with dinner and soft drinks, from $46.
Sakkara and Memphis
Eight hours at the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and Sakkara, ending in Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt, with lunch, from $60 and rated 4.5 across 2,630 reviews.
Best time of day
Sunrise and night are the only hours named
Most listings give a length, not an hour. One is built around the morning: the 5-hour sunrise or morning visit to Giza with a camel or horse ride and an oriental breakfast ($66, 962 reviews). Two are built around the night: the romantic dinner cruise with a buffet, live entertainment and the skyline lit up ($45), and the night dinner cruise with a buffet and a folkloric show ($50). For the other tours, the listing text gives no time of day.
On the ground
What Cairo and Giza look like from these tours
The Great Sphinx
Its weathered stone face, close enough to stand beside.
The step pyramid
Saqqara’s stepped pyramid, on the Sakkara and Dahshur day tours.
A felucca on the Nile
A white sail on the river, palms along the far bank.
A mosque courtyard
Arcades around a domed fountain, from the Citadel and Old Cairo listing.
Planning a day
A half-day at the pyramids, then the city: how a day fits
Sixty-five tours look like sixty-five choices, but in Cairo they sort quickly by length. The 16 sightseeing tours that start in the city run three to eight hours (one listing gives no length). The rest are trips out of Cairo, evenings on the Nile, rides in the desert and packages of two to nine days. So a day here is easiest built from a half-day at the pyramids and one shorter tour in the old city or on the river.
Most people start at Giza, and the most reviewed tour on the site goes there: the private pyramids and Great Sphinx tour, $54 with hotel transfers and a short camel ride, 7,942 reviews at 4.9. The listing calls it a half-day; the length given is 4–8 hours. The half-day group or private tour costs $30 for 4 hours, and the half-day tour from Cairo is $42 for 5–6 hours, with 4,004 reviews.
If the museum matters, two Cairo listings put the Grand Egyptian Museum and the pyramids in one day. The guided tour with lunch in its title is 7–8 hours for $97, with 4,927 reviews, and adds Khafre’s Valley Temple. The private version, 7 hours for $100, includes a felucca ride and lunch. On its own, the museum is a 4-hour private tour with hotel transfers both ways ($57).
Old Cairo fills the other half of the day. The guided walk takes 3–4 hours ($43): through Bab al-Futuh gate, along El Moez Street and into Khan el Khalili. The private Citadel tour is 6 hours ($76) and goes inside Saladin Citadel with an Egyptologist, then on to the bazaar. For the markets alone, the private shopping tour is 3 hours for $30, with a local guide and room to practise bartering.
Evenings are on the Nile. Two dinner cruises run at night: the romantic cruise with a buffet and live entertainment ($45, 30 minutes–2 hours) and the night cruise with a buffet and a folkloric show ($50, 2–4 hours). The private felucca with dinner and soft drinks served by a waiter is $46 for 2 hours. The cheapest listing on the site is a felucca too: $15 for a private 2-hour ride.
A second day can leave the city: Alexandria with an Egyptologist and lunch (8 hours, $74), Bahariya Oasis and the White Desert in 16 hours ($150), or Luxor by plane, a 15-hour private day with entrance fees ($436). Ten listings bring you in from Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh or Eilat instead. Above $300, 10 of the 19 tours have fewer than 20 reviews, so read the count beside each rating.
Next by reviews
The three most-reviewed tours after the private pyramids tour
After the private pyramids tour, these have the most reviews on the site: the museum and pyramids day, a flight in from Hurghada for the day, and the half-day pyramids tour from Cairo.
Museum day
Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch
7–8 hours · ★ 4.7 (4 927)
$97See dates From Hurghada
Hurghada: Cairo Day Trip by Flight, Pyramids, Sphinx & Museum
16–17 hours · ★ 4.9 (4 065)
$267See dates Half day
From Cairo: Half-Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
5–6 hours · ★ 4.6 (4 004)
$42See datesPractical
Plan by the time you have
Every figure below is the listing’s own length and price. Pick the tab that matches your time; the totals in the two-day tab are those prices added up, and the last tab is for days in Cairo from the Red Sea.
Pyramids and Great Sphinx, private
4–8 hours with hotel transfers and a short camel ride. $54, 4.9 on 7,942 reviews.
Half-day, group or private
4 hours at the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, in a group or privately. $30.
Half-day from Cairo
5–6 hours at the Great Pyramid, the other pyramids and the Sphinx. $42, 4,004 reviews.
Giza on foot
3 hours walking past the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure to the Great Sphinx, with panoramic views. $42.
Old Cairo walk
3–4 hours from Bab al-Futuh gate along El Moez Street to Khan el Khalili. $43, 4.7 on 1,479 reviews.
Markets and the bazaar
3 hours of private shopping in the local markets and Khan el Khalili with a local guide. $30.
Museum, pyramids and lunch
7–8 hours: the Grand Egyptian Museum, the pyramids, the Sphinx and Khafre’s Valley Temple. $97, 4,927 reviews.
Giza, Sakkara and Memphis
8 hours, ending in Memphis; lunch is in the title. $60, 2,630 reviews.
Citadel, Old Cairo, the bazaar
6 hours, private, inside Saladin Citadel with an Egyptologist, then Khan el-Khalili. $76.
Museum and pyramids, private
7 hours with a felucca ride and lunch. $100, 4.7 on 326 reviews.
Dahshur, Sakkara, Giza
7 hours, private: the smooth pyramid at Dahshur, the step pyramid at Sakkara, then Giza. $103.
Alexandria
8 hours, private, with an Egyptologist and lunch: the catacombs, the library and Fort Qaitbey. $74.
The low-cost pair
Day one: the half-day pyramids tour ($30) and the romantic dinner cruise ($45). Day two: Giza, Sakkara and Memphis ($60). $135 in all.
Museum, then the old city
Day one: museum, pyramids and lunch ($97). Day two: the private Citadel and bazaar tour ($76). $173 in all.
One private tour, two days
Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili and a felucca ride with an Egyptologist. $275, 75 reviews.
Out to the desert
Bahariya Oasis, the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain and the White Desert. $227, 4.9 on 850 reviews.
Private desert camp
Bahariya Oasis, the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain and the New White Desert, private. $160, 174 reviews.
Giza, then Luxor
Day one: the half-day tour from Cairo ($42). Day two: Luxor by plane, private, entrance fees included ($436). $478 in all.
Hurghada by plane
16–17 hours: the pyramids, the Sphinx, a museum of your choice and lunch with pyramid views. $267, 4,065 reviews.
Hurghada by bus
A day built for first-time visitors to Egypt: pyramids and a museum. $50, 1,487 reviews.
Sharm El Sheikh by bus
The pyramids, a museum of your choice and lunch, in one day. $90, 4.9 on 1,410 reviews.
Hurghada by van
Giza and the Sphinx, then the Grand Egyptian Museum or a 30-minute quad bike ride. $59, 66 reviews.
Hurghada by plane, lunch included
The pyramids, the Sphinx and your choice of museum. $245, 538 reviews.
Sharm El Sheikh by plane
16–18 hours: the pyramids, a museum of your choice and lunch. $318, 571 reviews.
By budget
No seasons in the listings, so choose by budget
The listings give no dates or seasons. The only times of day they name are a sunrise tour at Giza and night dinner cruises on the Nile. What each of the 65 does give is a price.
Under $50
Half-days, the old city, the river
10 tours with 11,709 reviews between them: half-day pyramids tours from $30, Old Cairo on foot, the bazaar, a dinner cruise and a quad bike ride. The cheapest listing, a $15 felucca ride, is here.
$50 – $100
The most reviewed tours
15 tours: the private pyramids tour ($54), the museum and pyramids day ($97), Sakkara and Memphis ($60), the Citadel ($76), the sunrise tour with breakfast ($66), and bus or van days from the Red Sea.
$100 – $300
Private days, desert, the air
21 tours: private full days, Bahariya and the White Desert, Fayoum by 4x4, flights in from Hurghada at $245 to $273, a 15-minute microlight over the pyramids ($200) and a skydive ($280).
$300 and up
Further, longer, thinly reviewed
19 tours: Luxor by plane, Siwa in three days, a private jet over the pyramids and Nile cruise packages up to $2,100. 10 of them have fewer than 20 reviews.
Worth knowing
Six things the listings do say
01
Hotel transfers are named in three listings. The private pyramids tour ($54) and the private Grand Egyptian Museum tour ($57) include them; the private tour from Eilat includes pickup at your hotel there. The others do not say.
02
Lunch is named in 11 listings. The museum and pyramids day, Giza with Sakkara and Memphis, the Alexandria day and five of the ten days from the Red Sea mention it; the half-day pyramids tours do not.
03
Only one title promises skip-the-line entry: the 3-hour Giza walking tour ($42). No other listing on this site mentions it, so do not count on it elsewhere.
04
The museum is often your choice. Five trips in from the Red Sea let you pick the Grand Egyptian Museum or another museum; one more offers the museum or a 30-minute quad bike ride. Check which on the listing.
05
A camel ride is in four listings. A short one on the private pyramids tour, 15 minutes on the tour with an ATV option ($45), camel or horse at sunrise ($66), and optional on the quad bike safari ($40).
06
Group or private can be one listing. The $30 half-day tour and the $53 half-day guided tour offer both. The listings do not say whether a price is per person or per group, so check before you book.
Round out the trip
Three short tours: desert, river and air
Go deeper
More on Cairo, one kind of tour at a time
Common questions
What people ask before booking in Cairo
How much does a Cairo sightseeing tour cost?
The 16 sightseeing tours that start in Cairo run from $30, the half-day group or private pyramids tour, to $165 for a private day at Giza, Sakkara and Memphis with lunch (11 reviews). The most reviewed, the private pyramids and Great Sphinx tour, is $54. The listings do not say whether private prices are per person or per group.
Day trips from Cairo Egypt: which go furthest in one day?
Luxor, by plane. The private day with entrance fees runs 15 hours ($436, 818 reviews), and the all-inclusive version with return plane tickets 10 hours ($420). By road, the Bahariya Oasis and White Desert day takes 16 hours, entry fees included ($150), and Alexandria with an Egyptologist and lunch 8 hours ($74).
Is Alexandria worth the trip from Cairo?
One listing goes there and back in a day: a private 8-hour tour with an Egyptologist and lunch, $74, 4.6 on 389 reviews. It names the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Fort Qaitbey. If those three are on your list, it is the only day tour on this site that covers them.
How much is a day in Cairo from Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh?
By bus from Hurghada, $50 for the trip built for first-time visitors (1,487 reviews); by van, $59 with the museum or a quad bike. From Sharm El Sheikh by bus, $90. By plane from Hurghada, $245 to $273; from Sharm El Sheikh, $318.
Do pyramids tours include a camel ride?
Four listings say so. The private pyramids tour ($54) includes a short camel ride; the tour with an ATV option includes a 15-minute ride ($45); the sunrise tour offers a camel or a horse ($66); on the quad bike safari the camel ride is optional ($40). The other pyramids tours do not mention one.
Can you see the Grand Egyptian Museum and the pyramids in one day?
Yes. The guided tour with lunch in its title runs 7–8 hours ($97, 4,927 reviews) and adds Khafre’s Valley Temple; the private tour runs 7 hours ($100) with a felucca ride and lunch. Five trips in from the Red Sea also pair the pyramids with the Grand Egyptian Museum or another museum.
No account needed
Cairo in two days, planned from the live prices
One PDF: which tours fit a two-day stay at each budget, in what order, with each listing’s own length and price.
- Two-day plans at four budgets, from the half-day pyramids tours up
- Day trips Cairo Egypt: the bus, van and plane days from the Red Sea
- Which listings name lunch, hotel transfers, a camel ride or a choice of museum
- The Nile evenings side by side: dinner, show and how long each boat is out
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How we put this together
Checked, not guessed
Prices, ratings, review counts and durations are read from the live listings, and so is every inclusion we mention. If a listing does not say it, this page does not either.
How the 65 are chosen
Sixty-five tours of Cairo and Giza across six price bands, from under $50 to over $500. Nobody pays to be featured, and we earn a commission when you book.
Ratings come with their counts
13 of the 65 tours have fewer than 20 reviews. We print the count beside every rating, because 5.0 on one review is not 4.9 on 7,942.
Why the pyramids tour leads
The pyramids and Great Sphinx private tour is our top pick because it has the most reviews of the 65 listings compared here, and for no other reason.
The answer
Start with the pyramids, then build the day
Book the private pyramids and Great Sphinx tour first: $54, 7,942 reviews at 4.9, with hotel transfers and a short camel ride. To spend less, the half-day group or private tour costs $30 for 4 hours. Then add Old Cairo on foot or a Nile dinner cruise in the evening.
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