Quick answer: Private Tour: Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili lasts 8 hours in Cairo, from $135.00 per person, with a licensed guide and hotel pick-up.
Overview
This private day brings together the three classic Cairo experiences: the pyramids, the museum and the old bazaar.
Your guide collects you from your hotel and drives to the Giza Plateau for the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. After lunch you visit the Egyptian Museum, with its 5,000 years of art and the Tutankhamun treasures, and finish in the Khan El Khalili bazaar before returning to your hotel.
Private air-conditioned transport, entrance fees, lunch, bottled water, a shopping stop, service charges and taxes are included.
The tour suits all ages. The price per person depends on group size and children pay less: see Prices by group size below.
Itinerary
Your guide meets you at your hotel at the agreed time.
Tour the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure.
See the Great Sphinx from the time of Khafre and the Valley Temple that belongs to his pyramid.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Explore a collection that spans 5,000 years of art, including the Tutankhamun gold and jewellery found in his tomb in the 1920s.
Wander one of the Middle East's best-known old markets, then drive back to your hotel.
Tour route map
Follow the route of this tour stop by stop
Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Private air-conditioned vehicle
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all sites in the programme
- Lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo
- Bottled water in the vehicle
- Shopping stop
- All service charges and taxes
Not included
- Tips for guide and driver
- Anything not mentioned in the programme
Prices by group size
Prices are per person in US dollars. The more travellers share the vehicle and guide, the lower the price per person.
Children
- Under 6 years: free
- 6 to 11 years: 50% of the tour price
- 12 years and older: full price
Prices apply all year except Christmas, New Year and Easter, when rates may differ. We confirm the final price before you pay.
FAQ
Is there time to shop at Khan El Khalili?
Yes. The tour ends in the bazaar, so you can browse before your driver takes you back to the hotel.
Why does the price change with group size?
The car and guide cost is shared, so the price per person goes down as more people join your party.
What do children pay?
Children under 6 travel free, children from 6 to 11 pay 50% of the tour price, and from 12 years the full price applies.
Are holiday dates different?
Prices apply all year except Christmas, New Year and Easter, when rates may differ. We confirm the final price before you pay.
