8-Hour Giza Pyramids Tour with 2-Hour Nile Felucca Ride

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore the Giza Plateau with the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the other royal pyramids
• 02 Visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Chephren
• 03 Capture photos of the three pyramids rising from the desert sands
• 04 Enjoy a 2-hour felucca ride on the Nile with views of modern Cairo

Visit the Giza Plateau on a private tour to see one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Explore the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx, and the Valley Temple while learning about their history from your Egyptologist guide. Continue to the Nile for a 2-hour felucca ride and enjoy views of modern Cairo's sights and buildings from the water.

Then continue to the Nile and enjoy a 2-hour felucca ride while seeing the modern sights and buildings of Cairo.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Cairo, Giza

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Giza Pyramids and Nile Felucca Experience

• Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to begin your Giza tour.
• Discover one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), along with the 3 small pyramids.
• Continue exploring the rest of the Giza Plateau, including Khafre's (Kaphren) Pyramid, the second-largest pyramid on the Giza site, the remains of the funerary temple, and the Pyramid of Menkaure (Mykerinus) with its 3 small pyramids.
• Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, dating from the time of Chephren, and the Valley Temple, which belongs to the pyramids of Chephren. This temple definitely served two functions: first, it was used for the purification of the mummy of the king before burial; second, it was used for carrying out the king's mummification process.
• After visiting the pyramids, continue across the plateau for a photo opportunity of the three pyramids rising from the sands.
• Then continue to the Nile and enjoy a 2-hour felucca ride while seeing the modern sights and buildings of Cairo.
• At the end of your felucca tour in Cairo, return to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
• Pick-up from your hotel and return
• Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
• Bottled water during your trip
• Shopping tours in Cairo
• All taxes and service charges

What's Not Included

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tipping

What to bring

• You must bring a valid photo ID to verify your name and age.

Know before you go

• Please refer to your itinerary for redemption instructions.
• Please be ready and wait in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pickup time.
• Please inform us of your hotel name, address, or arrival flight number, airline, and time 48 hours before the start of your activity.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, Egypt

Tour start

Giza, El Omraniya, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.