Cairo in One Day
Memphis, Saqqara, the Giza Plateau, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Sultan Hassan and Khan el-Khalili, in one continuous, well-paced day.
The day, hour by hour
Pickup
From your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Memphis
The first capital of ancient Egypt, founded more than 5,000 years ago and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its open-air museum holds an 11-metre, 38-ton colossus of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx.
Saqqara
Egypt's oldest royal necropolis and the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the earliest large-scale cut-stone building in history, surrounded by temple ruins and tombs with well-preserved reliefs.
The Giza Plateau
The pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx. Your guide covers the engineering, the burial practices and the daily life behind the monuments.
The Grand Egyptian Museum
The world's only hanging obelisk, the Grand Staircase gallery with over sixty artefacts, and the main galleries of the largest archaeological museum devoted to a single civilisation.
Sultan Hassan Madrasa
Completed in 1356, with a 145-metre northern facade rising 38 metres. Historians have called it the great pyramid of Islamic architecture: carved stone, plasterwork, and a marble mihrab.
Khan el-Khalili
Cairo's historic bazaar. Centuries-old alleys of crafts, metalwork, spice and tea houses, with time to walk, shop, or sit with a glass of mint tea.
Return
Drop-off at your hotel, or onward to your evening plans.
What the rate carries
Included
- A private, certified guide for the full day
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All transport in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry tickets to every site on the itinerary
Not included
- Optional extras with separate tickets, such as the interior of the Great Pyramid or the Royal Mummies gallery
- Meals, and anything not named in the itinerary
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