One day in Cairo, compared
A Cairo day tour that runs the full day costs from $60 for eight hours: the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, Sakkara and Memphis, with lunch in the listing title, 2,630 reviews at 4.5. For $97 the most reviewed day pairs the Grand Egyptian Museum with the pyramids and the Sphinx, 7 to 8 hours, 4,927 reviews at 4.7. The Saladin Citadel, Old Cairo and Khan el-Khalili are a 6-hour private day with an Egyptologist at $76. None of these six descriptions mentions hotel pickup, so check the listing.
Quick answer
The short answer. Museum and pyramids: $97, 4,927 reviews at 4.7. Three pyramid sites for the lowest price: $60, eight hours. The city, not the pyramids: $76 private. A shorter walk: $43 for 3 to 4 hours.
Three kinds of day
The six listings split into three kinds of Cairo day tour. Pick the kind first and the tour follows.
The pyramid day. The $60 tour covers the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and Sakkara and ends in Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt, in eight hours. The $103 private all-inclusive tour adds Dahshur: the oldest smooth pyramid there, the step pyramid at Sakkara, then the Great Pyramid of Giza, in seven hours.
The museum day. The $97 tour starts at the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to the world’s largest artifact collection, then visits the pyramids, the Sphinx and Khafre’s Valley Temple. The $100 private version adds a felucca ride and lunch in seven hours.
The old city. The $76 private tour goes inside the Saladin Citadel, through Old Cairo and into Khan el-Khalili Bazaar in six hours. The $43 guided walk passes Bab al-Futuh gate, the Al-Hakim and Sultan Barquq Mosques, the Qalawun Complex, El Moez Street and Khan el Khalili.
Six tours
Each Cairo day tour is shown with its live price, length and rating.
Bab al-Futuh, three mosques and El Moez Street with a guide. 1,479 reviews at 4.7.
The cheapest Cairo full day tour on this page; lunch is in the title. 2,630 reviews at 4.5.
Private, with an expert Egyptologist. 1,278 reviews at 4.7.
The Grand Egyptian Museum first, then Giza and the Valley Temple. 4,927 reviews at 4.7.
Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum, a felucca and lunch with an expert guide. 326 reviews at 4.7.
Private and all-inclusive by its title. 401 reviews at 4.5.
Every trip, current fare
Six listings from $43 to $103. Private prices may be per person or per group; the listing says which.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Cairo Guided Walk Tour: History, Culture & Street BitesAl-Hakim and Sultan Barquq Mosques | 3 - 4 h | $43 | Bab al-Futuh gate, El Moez Street | — | 4.7 · 1,479 |
| Cairo: Pyramids, Sakkara & Memphis Tour with LunchEnds in Memphis | 8 h | $60 | Giza, Sphinx and Sakkara | $7.50 | 4.5 · 2,630 |
| Cairo: Citadel, Old Cairo and Khan El Khalili Private TourExpert Egyptologist, private | 6 h | $76 | Inside the Saladin Citadel | $12.67 | 4.7 · 1,278 |
| Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & LunchPyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple | 7 - 8 h | $97 | Grand Egyptian Museum collection | — | 4.7 · 4,927 |
| Cairo: Private Grand Egyptian Museum & Giza Pyramids TourFelucca glide and lunch | 7 h | $100 | Grand Egyptian Museum and Giza | $14.29 | 4.7 · 326 |
| Cairo: Giza Pyramids, Sakkara & Dahshur All-Inclusive TourStep pyramid at Sakkara | 7 h | $103 | Dahshur smooth pyramid | $14.71 | 4.5 · 401 |
Which one if…
Five situations, each answered from the Cairo day tour descriptions.
The walk at $43 takes 3 to 4 hours. For the pyramids alone in about four hours, see the pyramids page.
No description sets an age rule or a child price; check the listing. A private day, from $76, keeps your group together.
The museum-and-pyramids day at $97 has the most reviews of the six: 4,927 reviews at 4.7.
One of the six fits: the Old Cairo walk at $43, rated 4.7. A full day starts at $60.
A Cairo 1 day tour with lunch in the listing: $60, $97 or $100 private.
Mosques and the bazaar
For an Islamic Cairo day tour, the closest match here is the $43 walk: the Al-Hakim and Sultan Barquq Mosques, the Qalawun Complex and El Moez Street, ending at the bazaar. 1,479 reviews at 4.7.
A private religion tour of Islamic and Coptic sights costs $125 for six hours, rated 4.5 on 17 reviews. The Old Cairo page compares both with the church tours.
Is it worth it
From $60 to $97, thirty-seven dollars more, you trade Sakkara and Memphis for the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the rating rises from 4.5 to 4.7 on almost twice as many reviews.
The private museum day at $100 is three dollars above the group-style $97 day and adds a felucca ride. Both are rated 4.7, but the private one rests on 326 reviews against 4,927.
The most expensive Cairo day tour here, $103, is private and covers three pyramid sites. Its 4.5 matches the $60 day, which shows three sites as well, including Memphis instead of Dahshur.
One day tour in Cairo, Egypt, cannot hold all three kinds of day. If you have two, the pyramids and museum page shows the museum day in detail.
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Live prices and ratings. All 65 Cairo tours & day trips on this site are on the main list, by price band.
★ 4.7 · 1,479 reviews
★ 4.5 · 2,630 reviews
★ 4.7 · 1,278 reviews
★ 4.7 · 4,927 reviews
★ 4.7 · 326 reviews
★ 4.5 · 401 reviews
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Out of the city→Common questions
From $60 for eight hours at Giza, Sakkara and Memphis. Museum and pyramids is $97; the Citadel and Old Cairo $76 private; the Old Cairo walk $43.
On one listing: the Grand Egyptian Museum, the pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. On another: Giza, Sakkara and Memphis. Or the Saladin Citadel, Old Cairo and Khan el-Khalili.
Three of the six include lunch in the listing: the $60, $97 and $100 tours.
None of these six descriptions mentions it, so check the pickup terms on the listing before you book.
Yes: the Old Cairo walk is 3 to 4 hours for $43. Half-day visits to the pyramids start at $30 for four hours.
Yes: $97 for 7 to 8 hours, or $100 privately with a felucca ride and lunch.
Go deeper
Pyramids plus the Grand Egyptian Museum or Egyptian Museum in one tour: what each listing includes.
Old CairoOld Cairo, Islamic and Coptic Cairo tours: the Citadel, Al-Muizz Street, the Hanging Church and churches.
Saqqara and MemphisSaqqara, Memphis and Dahshur pyramid tours from Cairo, half-day and full-day.
Day tripsDay trips from Cairo compared: Alexandria, Luxor, Fayoum, the White Desert and Saqqara.
Cairo: Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride
★ 4.9 · 7,942 reviews · 4 - 8 hours