Egypt · Monuments

5-Day Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh Holiday with Pyramids and Red Sea

5 Days Round trip from Cairo Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and the Valley Temple
  • 02 See 5,000 years of Pharaonic treasures at the Egyptian Museum
  • 03 Combine Cairo's ancient landmarks with a stay in Sharm El Sheikh
  • 04 Enjoy the Red Sea and Sinai desert surroundings
  • 05 Optional visit to Ras Mohamed, one of the Red Sea's most beautiful snorkeling spots

Explore Cairo's historical sights with visits to the Giza Pyramids, Old Cairo, and the Egyptian Museum, then continue to Sharm El Sheikh for time by the Red Sea and Sinai desert. This 5-day holiday combines Egypt's iconic ancient landmarks with a relaxing coastal stay, with the option to visit Ras Mohamed, one of the most beautiful snorkeling spots in the Red Sea, and St. Catherine Monastery.

Explore Cairo's historical sights with visits to the Giza Pyramids, Old Cairo, and the Egyptian Museum, then continue to Sharm El Sheikh for time by the Red Sea and Sinai desert.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included · Luxury
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Cairo

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt, at any time of day. Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport with arrival procedures, then escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.

At the hotel, your tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your vacation itinerary with you to confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.

Welcome drink included.

2
Day 02

Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and Egyptian Museum

Visit the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, as well as the Great Sphinx. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren, where you will enjoy a free camel ride.

Continue to the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection spanning 5,000 years of art and is considered to hold the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world, including Tutankhamen's treasures, gold, and jewellery, which were enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before being discovered in the 1920s when the tomb was excavated.

The day also includes a Cairo city tour and a Nile photo stop. Overnight in Cairo.

3
Day 03

Fly from Cairo to Sharm El Sheikh

Have breakfast at your hotel, then transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Upon arrival in Sharm, you will be transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

4
Day 04

Free Day in Sharm El Sheikh

Enjoy a free day in Sharm El Sheikh. Optionally, you can be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Ras Mohamed, which commands a panoramic vista of Asia on the left and Africa on the right. It is one of the best diving sites in the world.

Its sparkling stretch of beach is edged with mangroves, with the unique encampment of colourful Bedouins in sight and views of the islands of Tiran scattered across the blue waters of the Gulf of Aqaba. Ras Mohamed may not contain the best corals in the world, but the amount and variety of fish and sea life can be seen nowhere else in the world. Overnight in Sharm.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

5
Day 05

Departure from Cairo

After breakfast at your hotel, your tour manager will pick you up and transfer you to Cairo International Airport for departure.

Meals: Breakfast

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Cairo 2 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Meet and assist at Cairo International Airport upon arrival and departure.

  • Assistance from our guest relations team during your stay.

  • All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle with free Wi-Fi.

  • Accommodation for 2 nights at a 5-star hotel in Cairo, including bed and breakfast.

  • Accommodation for 2 nights in Sharm El Sheikh at a 5-star hotel on an all-inclusive basis.

  • All sightseeing tours are strictly private tours.

  • Private English-speaking guide.

  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary.

  • Meals as indicated in the above itinerary.

  • Bottled water during the trips.

  • Portage when needed.

  • All service charges and taxes.

What's Not Included

  • International airfare.

  • Entry visa to Egypt.

  • Any optional tours.

  • Personal spending.

  • Tipping.

Know before you go

  • Tour price currency is set to USD, but you can pay in Euro or British pound.

  • The prices quoted per person per tour are all included, and prices are always updated to ensure you receive the lowest price possible.

  • Once your tour is confirmed, we guarantee the price will not be changed.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Tour start
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Cairo.

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