3-Day Cairo & Alexandria Tour: Pyramids, Museum & Felucca Ride

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Free cancellation

1/11

Duration3d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Explore Ancient Egypt: Giza Pyramids, Alexandria Sights & Nile Felucca

If you want to see Egypt beyond postcards—walk inside ancient tombs, haggle for spices at Khan El Khalili, float down the Nile on a felucca at sunset—this tour packs it all into three days with real local flavor.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Pyramids of Giza, Sakkara, Dahshure

Visit Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mykerinus, and queen pyramids
Visit Sakkara Step Pyramid
Visit Dahshur Red and Bent Pyramids

Day 2 — Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Khan El Khalili

Visit Egyptian Museum
Visit Salah El-Dien Citadel and Mohamed Ali Mosque
Lunch at traditional restaurant
Visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar

Day 3 — Alexandria Tour

Visit Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
Lunch at traditional restaurant
Visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Visit Qaitbay Citadel

The Experience

The first morning kicked off with a quick coffee at the hotel—Egyptian coffee’s got this earthy kick to it that really wakes you up. Our guide, Hossam, met us right in the lobby. He’s lived in Giza his whole life and seems to know every shortcut through Cairo traffic. We zipped over to the Giza Plateau just as the sun started burning off the early haze. The Great Pyramid of Khufu loomed ahead—bigger than I’d pictured from photos. There’s this dry, sandy smell in the air and camels groaning nearby. Hossam pointed out tiny details on the stones that most people walk past. We wandered around Chephren and Mykerinus pyramids too, plus those six smaller queen pyramids tucked off to one side. After snapping a few photos (the light’s best before noon), we drove out to Sakkara. The Step Pyramid there is rougher than Giza but feels older somehow—less crowded too. Lunch was simple falafel and tahini at a roadside spot where locals eat. By afternoon, Dahshur’s Red and Bent Pyramids stood almost empty except for a couple of stray dogs napping in the shade.

The next day started with the Egyptian Museum downtown. It’s busy, but our guide whisked us past the lines and straight to Tutankhamun’s gold mask—honestly, it glows under those lights. The museum smells faintly musty, like old paper and stone. Afterward, we headed up to Salah El-Dien Citadel for views over Cairo’s sprawl; you can hear the city humming below while inside Mohamed Ali Mosque it’s quiet and cool. Lunch was at a family-run restaurant near Tahrir Square—try their molokhia soup if you’re feeling adventurous. Later, Khan El Khalili bazaar was a maze of narrow lanes packed with brass lamps, spices, and shopkeepers calling out prices in Arabic and English. I picked up some cardamom coffee from a tiny stall (the owner insisted I taste before buying). By evening, we were back at our hotel with tired feet but full bellies.

On day three we drove north to Alexandria—about three hours with a quick stop for mint tea halfway there (the roadside café had cats lounging everywhere). First stop: Kom El Shoqafa catacombs. It’s cooler underground and oddly quiet except for our footsteps echoing on stone stairs. Our guide explained how Egyptian and Roman art blend together down here—you’ll spot carvings of Anubis wearing Roman armor if you look close. Lunch was fresh seafood by the harbor; grilled mullet is a local favorite. The new Alexandria Library is sleek glass and white stone—totally different vibe from Cairo’s old buildings—and inside it’s all sunlight and hushed voices. Last up was Qaitbay Citadel on the Mediterranean coast; salty wind whipping around as we walked along ancient walls where the lighthouse once stood.

What’s included

This private tour covers all main entrance fees, guided visits with an expert Egyptologist, comfortable air-conditioned transport throughout your trip—including hotel pickup and drop-off—and daily lunch at trusted local spots. You'll also enjoy a relaxing felucca ride on the Nile in Cairo.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Cleopatra Egypt Tours