Cairo & Alexandria 3-Day Private Tour: Pyramids & Nile Cruise

Camel ride at the Giza Pyramids, then the Nile, then the Mediterranean: three days, one guide, no groups.

A 3-day private tour of Cairo and Alexandria with a live Egyptologist guide covers the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, Dahshur, the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, and Alexandria's Roman catacombs and coastal forts. All transportation, entrance fees, meals at quality restaurants, daily snacks and bottled water are included. Pickup starts at 8am each day. The tour pairs historical sites with a camel ride in the Sahara and felucca sailing on the Nile, and operates in English, Spanish, Italian, French and additional languages.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Pyramids and Ancient Tombs

• Pick up at 8am
• Visit Great Pyramid of Cheops and others
• Camel ride around pyramids
• Visit Valley Temple and Great Sphinx
• Explore Saqqara step pyramid and tombs
• Visit Bent Pyramid and enter Red Pyramid

Day 2: Cairo Historical Sites

• Pick up at 8am
• Tour Egyptian Museum
• Explore Old Cairo sites
• Visit Khan el-Khalili market

Day 3: Alexandria Historical Tour

• Visit Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
• See Pompey's Pillar
• Tour Citadel of Qaitbay
• Visit major museums and Roman history sites

The experience

The tour opens with an 8am pickup and heads straight to Giza, where you'll walk around the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus, and the Great Sphinx. Before leaving the site, you ride a camel across the Sahara desert around the pyramids and visit the Valley Temple. The same day continues south to Saqqara, the primary cemetery of Egypt's former capital, where you explore the Step Pyramid and Noble Tombs. By afternoon you reach Dahshur to see the Bent Pyramid and enter the Red Pyramid: three pyramid complexes in one day, each built in a different era.

Day two stays in Cairo. After pickup at 8am, your guide takes you through the Egyptian Museum, pointing out the animal mummy room, mummy portraits, and King Tutankhamun's jewelry. The Royal Mummy Rooms are available for an extra fee. Then you move to Old Cairo to walk the Roman Fortress of Babylon, the Hanging Church, the Church of Abu Serga, and the Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra: a single neighborhood holding four faiths and centuries of layered history. The afternoon ends at Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's main souq, where you browse souvenirs and can smoke shisha among the market stalls.

Day three is the Alexandria leg. You visit the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, the largest Roman cemetery in Egypt, then move to Pompey's Pillar (a single column on a rocky hilltop that has nothing to do with the Roman general it's named after), and finish at the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th-century fortress on the Mediterranean coast built in 1477. A guided tour inside the citadel covers its museums and the Roman history held within. Throughout all three days, a private modern car is yours alone, meals happen at quality restaurants, and your guide handles the pacing and the stories.

What’s included

• Private modern car and driver for all three days.
• all entrance fees to the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, Dahshur, Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo sites, Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, and Citadel of Qaitbay.
• camel ride in the Sahara at Giza.
• felucca sailing on the Nile.
• meals at quality restaurants.
• daily snacks and bottled water.
• live Egyptologist guide.
• 8am pickup each day.

Before you book

Lasts 3d, runs every day, 4 start times, from US$ 350 per person, with live guides in 6 languages, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by bes Egypt tours - day tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want one guide telling Ancient Egypt's story as a continuous narrative across three days rather than as isolated monument visits, and you prefer private transport between Giza, the Nile, and Alexandria without switching between different guides or drivers.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

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

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (under 6): free.

What's the difference between the pyramids at Giza, Saqqara and Dahshur?

Giza holds the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, built during Egypt's Old Kingdom peak around 2500 BC. Saqqara, the primary cemetery of the earlier capital, centers on the Step Pyramid, the oldest stone structure in Egypt. Dahshur, south of Cairo, contains the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid, showing the transition in pyramid design between the two sites. The tour visits all three in one day to show how pyramid architecture evolved.

Do I need to book the Royal Mummy Rooms separately, or are they included?

The Egyptian Museum visit is included, but the Royal Mummy Rooms cost an extra fee if you want to see them. Your guide will show you the main galleries (animal mummies, mummy portraits, and King Tutankhamun's jewelry), and can arrange the upgrade on the day if you choose it.

Is there time to actually explore Khan el-Khalili, or is it just a quick stop?

Khan el-Khalili is a full afternoon stop where you browse the souq at your own pace. You can shop for souvenirs, sit and smoke shisha, and wander the market stalls. It's not a rushed photo stop. Your guide is there to help navigate and explain what you're seeing.

How far is Alexandria from Cairo, and how much time do we spend driving?

Alexandria sits on the Mediterranean coast, roughly 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of Cairo. Day three is dedicated to Alexandria, so you'll have a full day there after the drive. All transportation is by private modern car, and your guide handles the route and timing.