Cairo in a Day From the Red Sea, Luxor or Alexandria

You can see the Giza pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum in one day from Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab or Luxor by flying to Cairo and back, and from Alexandria by road. Each tour comes with a private guide and the entrance fees for the sites it lists, and all but one include lunch in Cairo.

Key Takeaways

Six tours start from other cities: Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab and Luxor use a flight; Alexandria is a drive.
All seven list the entrance fees for the sites they visit. Six include lunch in Cairo; the Alexandria quad bike and camel tour does not list lunch.
The Sharm El Sheikh tour starts with the museum and adds Islamic Cairo and Khan El Khalili; entry inside the Great Pyramid is not included.
The Alexandria tour to Giza includes a quad bike ride at the pyramids and a camel ride on the Giza Plateau.
The Grand Egyptian Museum's complex stays open until 22:00 on Saturdays and Wednesdays, which helps on a long day.

Where each tour starts

From	How you get to Cairo	The day
Cairo Tour from Hurghada By Air	Flight from Hurghada	Giza Plateau, lunch near the pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili
Marsa Alam to Cairo Day Trip by Air	Flight from Hurghada, with hotel pickup in Marsa Alam	Giza Plateau and the Sphinx, lunch in Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili
Cairo Trip from Sharm El Sheikh by Flight	Flight from Sharm El Sheikh	The Grand Egyptian Museum first, then the pyramids and Sphinx, then Islamic Cairo and Khan El Khalili
Cairo Day Tour From Dahab By Air	Flight from Sharm El Sheikh, with hotel pickup in Dahab	Giza Plateau, lunch in Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum
Cairo Day Tour from Luxor by Flight	Flight from Luxor	Straight from the airport to Giza, lunch in Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum in the afternoon, then the evening flight back
Grand Egyptian Museum Tour from Alexandria	By private vehicle from Alexandria	The Grand Egyptian Museum, with the complete Tutankhamun treasure and the Grand Hall, and lunch in Cairo
Cairo Tour from Alexandria	By private vehicle from Alexandria	The Great Pyramids, the Valley Temple of Khafre and the Great Sphinx, then a quad bike ride and a 15-minute camel ride

Flight times and what the price covers differ by tour, so read the page for your departure city and confirm the details with us before you book.

What the day looks like

On the Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Dahab and Luxor tours you meet your Egyptologist on arrival and go straight to the Giza Plateau for the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple, where mummification rituals took place. Lunch follows, then the Grand Egyptian Museum, which the Marsa Alam and Dahab pages describe as home to treasures of Tutankhamun. The Hurghada and Marsa Alam tours end with Khan El Khalili.

The Sharm El Sheikh tour reverses the order. It opens with the Grand Egyptian Museum, described on its page as the largest archaeological museum in the world with the complete treasures of Tutankhamun, then the Giza Plateau, then Islamic Cairo and Khan El Khalili. The Great Pyramid can be entered only as an extra, because entry inside it is not included.

Before you choose, read about the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Great Pyramids of Giza and Khan El Khalili.

Opening hours for a long day

Grand Egyptian Museum	Hours
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday	Complex 08:30 to 19:00; galleries 09:00 to 18:00; last entry 17:00
Saturday and Wednesday	Complex 08:30 to 22:00; galleries 09:00 to 21:00; last entry 20:00

These are the official hours at the time of writing; museums run reduced hours in Ramadan. If you would rather stay in Cairo for longer, see our guide to Cairo day trips or the Cairo day tours list.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I really do Cairo in a day from Hurghada? Yes, by a same-day flight. The tour covers Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum, lunch and Khan El Khalili.

Is lunch included? Yes, at a local restaurant in Cairo, on six of the seven. The Alexandria quad bike and camel tour does not list lunch.

Is the Grand Egyptian Museum ticket included? Yes. The Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh and Alexandria museum tours state it, and the Dahab and Luxor tours list entrance fees for every site they visit.

What is not included? Tips and personal spending. On the Sharm El Sheikh tour, entry inside the Great Pyramid is also not included.

Can I go from Alexandria? Yes, by private vehicle: one tour is the Grand Egyptian Museum, the other is the Giza pyramids with a quad bike and camel ride.