Egypt · Monuments

Cairo Tours Private for 3 Days

3 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided in Cairo. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Giza Plateau, including the Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx
  • 02 Explore the Grand Egyptian Museum and its ancient treasures
  • 03 Take a day trip to Alexandria to see the Catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, and Qaitbay Citadel
  • 04 Discover Coptic Cairo, including the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue
  • 05 See the Saladin Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque
  • 06 Stroll through Khan Al-Khalili and experience traditional bargaining
  • 07 Travel with a qualified private Egyptologist guide
  • 08 Enjoy private transport, lunch, bottled water, and hotel pickup and drop-off

Discover some of Egypt’s most iconic sights on this private 3-day journey through Cairo, Giza, and Alexandria. Stand before the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx on the Giza Plateau, explore the remarkable collections of the Grand Egyptian Museum, and travel to Alexandria to see its famous catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, and the Citadel of Qaitbay.

Your experience also takes you into the spiritual and historic heart of Cairo, with visits to Coptic landmarks, the Saladin Citadel, and the lively Khan Al-Khalili bazaar. With private transport, an Egyptologist guide, entrance fees to the mentioned sights, lunch, and bottled water included, this tour offers a convenient way to experience Egypt’s ancient, religious, and cultural heritage over three memorable days.

Admire thousands of ancient artifacts, including the spectacular treasures of King Tutankhamun.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Alexandria, Cairo, Giza
Languages Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Pyramids of Giza and GEM

Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
According to the arranged pick up time, your tour guide will be waiting for you to pick you up and transfer you to start your day tour by visiting the most important attraction in all Egypt, where you will spend 2 hours with 3 stops in the Pyramids of Giza area, one stop by the great Pyramid of the King Khufu ( The remain one of the ancient 7 wonders), than you will move to see the 3 Pyramids in panoramic view, lastly you will move to visit the temple of valley and the great statue of Sphinx.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Grand Egyptian Museum

the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilization. Admire thousands of ancient artifacts, including the spectacular treasures of King Tutankhamun.


Duration: 2 hours

2
Day 02

Alexandria Day Tour

For the 2nd Day, your tour Guide will be waiting for you in the lobby to pick you up and transfer you to Alexandria. the pick up will be at 07:00 am and the way to Alexandria is about 2.5 Hours.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

you will visit the mixed art of Greek, Roman and ancient Egyptian while you visit that Catacomb, it consist of 3 floors, you will visit the main tomb which still keeping the carving statues and symbols of the roman, Greek and Egyptian art.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pompey's Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

You will visit the 3rd Century Pompey’s Pillar, a 25 meter red Aswan granite column that is the last of the remaining relics of the Seraphim Temple. Constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Cesarean.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria, As Sayalah Sharq, Qesm Al Gomrok, Alexandria Governorate 5321431, Egypt

After the 11th centenary earthquake the light house of Alexandria was gone, and instead of it the Soltan Qaitbay built the Alexandrian Fortress to protract the north of Egypt . During your tour in Qaitbay citadel, your tour guide will tell you more about the military monuments and the Light House of Alexandria

3
Day 03

Old Islamic and Coptic Cairo Tour

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

3 important churches are located in the oldest place in Cairo; under one of them lived Jesus Christ when he was 2 years old with the Virgin Mary and Joseph for 2 months and 2 weeks. You will be able to visit the cave where the holy family lived in that area 2000 years ago, the church called Abu Sergia Church, and the Hanging Church, and you will know why we call it the Hanging Church, as they built it on the base of one Tower of Babylon fortress. Also, you will visit a Greek church called St George Church. Lastly, you will visit Synagogue Ben Ezra
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Saladin citadel
Saladin Citadel is the biggest citadel in the world, located in the highest part of East Cairo. The reason for building it was to protect Cairo from both the east and the south, which used to be the governance center of Egypt for 800 years. In the citadel are many mosques; the most important is the Alabaster Mosque. There you will enjoy a special visit to see the Islamic Art; from there you will be able to see all of Cairo from the top.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo, Egypt
You will enjoy walking in the oldest Islamic street, where you will see many of the ancient Islamic monuments (Mosques, Schools, Water provider buildings, and hospitals). Then you will be able to have special Egyptian tradition of bargaining while you buy souvenirs, and then transfer back to your hotel in Cairo
Duration: 1 hour

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Cairo. 3 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Lunch
  • Bottled water for each day
  • Qualified Egyptologist Private guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Entrance fee to the mentioned sights in the program

What's Not Included

  • Entrance fees to inside Pyramids
  • Entrance fees to the royal hall of Mommies
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • • Dress code is smart casual
  • All hotels in Cairo and Giza

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Cairo.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Cairo.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Cairo..

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