Cairo Day Trip from Alexandria Port: Giza Pyramids & Egyptian Museum

A 220-Kilometer Morning: Giza Pyramids & Cairo's Museum in One Day from Port

You're picked up at Alexandria Port and driven 220 kilometers to Cairo, where you spend the day visiting the three Giza Pyramids, the Valley Temple, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the Great Sphinx. Lunch is included, as are all entry fees, transport, and an Egyptologist guide who explains what you're seeing. You return to the port by evening, having covered the main ancient Egyptian sites without arranging a single detail yourself.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each5 stops

1. Giza PyramidsEntry included3h
2. Great Pyramid of Giza30m
3. Pyramid of Khafre30m
4. Pyramid of Menkaure30m
5. Great Sphinx of GizaEntry included30m

Full day tour from Alexandria to Cairo

• Pickup from Alexandria port or hotel
• Transfer to Cairo (220 km)
• Visit Great Pyramids and Valley Temple
• Explore Great Pyramid of Giza
• See Pyramid of Khafre and temples
• See Pyramid of Menkaure and temples
• Lunch at a quality restaurant
• Visit Grand Egyptian Museum
• See the Great Sphinx of Giza
• Return to Alexandria port or hotel

The experience

"You will see more history in one day than most people see in a lifetime," our guide said as the car pulled away from Alexandria Port at dawn. It's the kind of thing guides say, but standing in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza two hours later (after a 220-kilometer drive through the Nile Delta). You understand he wasn't exaggerating. The Giza Pyramids rise exactly as they do in every photograph you've seen, except they're real and they're enormous, and your guide, a licensed Egyptologist, starts explaining the engineering while you're still trying to process the scale. You move through the complex visiting the three main pyramids (Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos) each one a separate stop with time to walk around and absorb what you're looking at. The Valley Temple comes next, where priests once prepared the dead for the afterlife, and the air inside is cool and still.

Lunch happens at a restaurant in Cairo proper, included in the tour price, and then you're back in the air-conditioned vehicle heading downtown to the Grand Egyptian Museum. This is where the artifacts live: statues, reliefs, papyri, the small ivory figurine of Khufu that's only three inches high but somehow more real than the pyramids themselves. You walk through rooms of treasures dating back 7,000 years, your guide pointing out details most visitors miss: the way a sculptor carved a king's face, the hieroglyphics that tell you who built what and when. Before the drive back to Alexandria, there's a stop at the Great Sphinx, the limestone guardian with a lion's body and the head of King Chephren, standing exactly where it has stood for 4,500 years. You get close enough to see the erosion on its face, the missing nose everyone asks about.

The whole day (pickup from the port, the drive to Cairo, five major stops, lunch, the museum, the Sphinx, and the return to your ship) fits into one itinerary. You don't arrange transport separately, you don't buy tickets at the gate, you don't figure out timing or navigate between sites. The guide handles the logistics and the knowledge. You handle the looking. The vehicle is private or shared depending on your booking, always air-conditioned, and the driver knows the route. Bottle water is provided. If you're traveling with small children, they can ride in a stroller through the museum and the pyramid complex. Wheelchairs are accessible at all sites.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or port pickup in Alexandria, private or shared air-conditioned transport to Cairo, entry fees to the Giza Pyramids plateau, the Valley Temple, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the Great Sphinx, a professional Egyptologist guide for the entire tour, lunch at a restaurant in Cairo, bottled water, and return transport to Alexandria Port by evening.

Options for this experience

2 options

All-inclusive group tourGuide in English · 9 departure times: the first at 06:00, the last at 10:00Includes pickup

Private, All inclusiveGuide in 8 languages · 9 departure times: the first at 06:00, the last at 10:00Private tour for your group only, pickup included

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Information

Lasts 12h–13h, runs every day, 9 start times, from US$ 173.90 per person, with live guides in 8 languages and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day9 departure times: 06:00, 06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30 and 10:00Another time? ›

GroupUp to 204 private ›

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic and ChineseOther languages ›

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (5 to 11 years) · Infant (under 5)

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Bastet Travel

Is this one for you?Book this if you're docked at Alexandria Port and want to see Cairo's main ancient sites in a single day without arranging transport, tickets, or timing yourself: the fixed itinerary and included guide are what make a 220-kilometer round trip feel manageable in one departure.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic and Chinese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 11 years); Infant (under 5).

How long is the drive from Alexandria Port to Giza?

Approximately two hours each way, 220 kilometers round trip. Travel time is included in the tour duration.

What's included in the tour price?

Entry fees to all sites, private or shared A/C transport, lunch at a restaurant in Cairo, a licensed Egyptologist guide, bottled water, and port pickup and drop-off.

Can I do this tour if I'm arriving on a cruise ship?

Yes. The tour includes pickup and drop-off at Alexandria Port, and the itinerary is timed to return you before typical ship departure times.

How many pyramids do we visit?

Three: the Great Pyramid of Giza (Cheops), the Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), and the Pyramid of Menkaure (Mykerinos). You also see the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx.

What is the Grand Egyptian Museum?

A major museum in downtown Cairo housing thousands of artifacts from ancient Egypt, including statues, reliefs, papyri, and royal treasures dating back thousands of years.

Is lunch included?

Yes. You eat at a restaurant in Cairo during the midday break, and the cost is included in the tour price.