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3 days, Cairo, Giza, Saqqara

Cairo in 3 days

Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, the oldest pyramids at Saqqara and Dahshur, a dinner cruise on the Nile, and koshary in old Cairo.

Giza pyramids

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About this trip

Three days let you see Cairo the way it deserves. After the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, you head south to where pyramid building began: Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the colossal Ramses II at Memphis and the Bent and Red Pyramids of Dahshur.

That evening, a dinner cruise on the Nile under the city lights, and on the last day Saladin's Citadel, the royal mummies and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Five thousand years of history in one city, with your own guide and car.

Duration

3 days / 2 nights

Destinations

Cairo, Giza, Saqqara

Trip style

City break

Accommodation

Hotels

Getting around

Private car with driver

Day by day

Itinerary

    • Pyramids & Sphinx
    • Grand Egyptian Museum

    Your personal assistant meets you at the airport, takes care of the visa and airport formalities, and hands you over to your Egyptologist guide waiting outside. Cairo begins at the Giza Plateau: the Great Pyramid of Khufu, a visit inside the Pyramid of Khafre and the Sphinx, then lunch overlooking the pyramids and an afternoon at the Grand Egyptian Museum with the treasure of Tutankhamun. Check in at your hotel in the evening.

    • Saqqara
    • Memphis
    • Dahshur
    • Nile dinner cruise

    South of Cairo to the birthplace of the pyramids: Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the colossal Ramses II at Memphis, and the Bent and Red Pyramids of Dahshur, with lunch at a local restaurant. In the evening, a dinner cruise on the Nile with live music and a Tanoura show.

    • Citadel
    • Royal mummies
    • Khan el-Khalili

    Islamic Cairo: Saladin's Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque with sweeping views over the city, the royal mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, and the lanes of Khan el-Khalili. Lunch is koshary, Egypt's favourite dish. In the evening, your personal assistant takes you to the airport for your flight home, or you can stay one more night.

What's in your price

What's included

  • Personal assistant from arrival to departure: visa, airport and help throughout your trip
  • Hotel nights with daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car
  • Private Egyptologist guide on touring days
  • Entrance fees to the sites listed
  • Meals and the Nile dinner cruise as listed
  • Bottled water
  • Going inside the Pyramid of Khafre

Not included

  • Inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu: optional, extra cost (book ahead, tickets are limited)
  • International flights
  • Egypt visa
  • Tips
  • Optional day trips on the free day
  • Drinks

Where you stay

Hotels and Nile cruise

Choose your comfort level. The hotels below are examples: we confirm the exact hotel with your price, or one of the same standard.

Cairo and Giza

  • Barceló Cairo Pyramids★★★★
  • Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir★★★★
  • Grand Pyramids Hotel★★★★
  • Pyramids Valley★★★★
  • Novotel Cairo El Borg★★★★
  • Mercure Cairo Le Sphinx★★★★
  • Swiss Inn Nile Hotel★★★★

From $645 per person

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