Cairo Day Tour from Hurghada: Pyramids, Museum & Papyrus

See the Pyramids and the Tutankhamun collection in one day from the Red Sea

A full-day guided tour from Hurghada to Cairo by minibus, departing at 2:30am and returning late evening. You visit the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square, the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx, a papyrus factory, and eat lunch overlooking the pyramids. The tour includes hotel pickup, all transport in air-conditioned vehicles, bottled water, and a guide who speaks English, French, German or Arabic.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cairo sightseeing and cultural tour

• Pick up from hotel at 2:30am
• Rest and breakfast stop at 5:30am
• Visit Egyptian Museum at 8:00am
• See the Pyramids and Sphinx at 11:00am
• Lunch at pyramids view restaurant at 1:30pm
• Visit papyrus factory
• Drive back to Hurghada

The experience

The minibus picks you up from your Hurghada hotel at 2:30am. On the drive to Cairo, you stop at 5:30am for breakfast during sunrise and a chance to rest. Coffee, food and toilets are available before the road continues. You arrive at the Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo at 8:00am, where the guide leads you through the Tutankhamun collection and other archaeological pieces the museum holds. By 11:00am you're at the Giza Pyramids on the western bank of the Nile: three royal tombs built about 25 centuries ago, each named for the king buried inside, plus the Sphinx.

Lunch happens at 1:30pm in a restaurant overlooking the pyramids, Egyptian food, included. Afterward, you visit a papyrus factory to watch the ancient papermaking process that Egyptians developed from the Nile plant as early as 3000 BC. The drive back to Hurghada begins in the afternoon, and you arrive at your hotel late in the evening. Bottled water travels with you the whole day, and the air-conditioned minibus handles all the transport between stops.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hurghada.
• all transport in air-conditioned minibus.
• breakfast during the sunrise stop.
• Egyptian Museum entry at Tahrir Square.
• Giza Pyramids and Sphinx viewing.
• lunch at a pyramid-view restaurant.
• papyrus factory visit.
• bottled water throughout the day.
• all service charges and taxes.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (12 to 80 years) · Child (3 to 11 years) · Infant (1 to 2 years)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, French, German and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 22 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Moderate physical effortWheelchair accessible

Operated by Eldeak Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you're staying in Hurghada and want to fit the Egyptian Museum, pyramids, and Sphinx into one day without an overnight stay. Skip it if a 2:30am pickup or 19-hour day feels too demanding.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French, German and Arabic.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (1 to 2 years).

How early does the pickup happen from my Hurghada hotel?

The minibus collects you at 2:30am. A breakfast stop at sunrise, five hours into the drive, gives you time to rest, eat and use facilities before arriving in Cairo at 8:00am.

What's inside the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square?

The museum holds the Tutankhamun collection (the most important piece in the building) along with diverse archaeological artifacts from ancient Egypt. The guide walks you through the highlights.

Can I touch or photograph the Pyramids and Sphinx?

You see the three Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx from the ground. The tour does not include entry inside the pyramids themselves, only viewing them and learning their history from the guide.

When do I get back to my hotel in Hurghada?

The tour is 19 hours total. You leave at 2:30am and return late in the evening, arriving back at your hotel after dark.