Travel to Cairo to make the most of your time in this world-famous city. You'll visit Cairo's most famous sites including the Great Pyramids and Sphinx, Egyptian Museum.
Be Witness the best of Egypt’s capital in one unforgettable day.
Marvel at the pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, once ranked as an Ancient Wonder of the World.
See the spectacular Tutankhamun collection at the Egyptian Museum, including the boy king’s death mask.
Stop for an included lunch and visit a papyrus institute
Enjoy a flexible itinerary and personalized commentary from an professional Egyptologist in Cairo.
Posted By : Freya_S
Your guides will team up with shady shops to get you to spend money on fake oils and spices. We used so much money in the shop, because our GUIDE booked through Viator, told us it was a legit place. Apparently he was in on hustling us for our money, which is so uncomfortable. We were with these guides for 24hrs in total, can you imagine how we feel now coming home and finding out, that it was all a huge scam and we fell for it? Given the fact that we had a “licensed egyptologist” as our guide for the day. WE EVEN GAVE HIM TIPS AFTERWARDS. We are supposed to be able to trust our guides. We found out when we got home and put our “spices” in water - full of dye, chemicals and I am not even sure they are edible. Our oils are the fakest ever and NOT what they showed us in the shop. Is this how to treat the tourists on which your country’s economy lie upon? We are not recommendint this trip at all, and frankly, I don’t trust Viator anymore either!
It was an awful experience and we feel so violated.
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Posted On : 2024-07-23 03:57:00 
Posted By : Jools_W
The journey to Cairo from Sharm, by bus, is about 8/9 hours so be prepared. We were picked up at about 12.15am at our hotel on Friday morning.
The museum was our first stop and was amazing, full of fantastic artefacts and the King Tut room was awe inspiring and emotional. Photographs and videos are not allowed in the room but lots of people ignored this!
Our next stop was a short boat trip (optional) along the Nile to a floating restaurant. The food was very nice and there was plenty of it.
We then visited a 'fragrant oil' manufacturer where various essential oils were available to buy - they were quite expensive and I'm not sure if anyone actually bought any.
We then went to the Pyramids which was amazing although there wasn't enough time to go inside. We took the optional trip on a horse drawn 'chariot'. The driver was insistent that we gave him $10 each as a tip which I refused - our guide suggested giving him max $2 - with much arguing he 'accepted' $5!
Next we went on a short drive to see the sphinx which was spectacular, guarding the pyramids and a great photo opportunity.
Our final stop was at a papyrus shop where they explained the history and showed visitors how they are made. Many people bought the personalised ones to take home.
There was a comfort stop of about half an hour on the way back to Sharm and we finally got back to our hotel at about 1am on Saturday.
We really enjoyed the day and it was well worth the long journey there and back. Just be prepared to be rushed at each of the stops - there is not enough time to fully appreciate everything you see - think of it as a Cairo taster
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 08:28:30
Posted By : Marine D
It’s a long journey! We leave the day before traveling at night in an uncomfortable coach sitting for 9 hours with 1 stop where it is possible to eat. In the morning, visit the Cairo Museum at a running pace! Too short for me, magnificent museum! Very nice guide… Boat trip for those who want (paid and without interest) honest lunch in Cairo and visit to the pyramids in the afternoon. Visit to a Perfume and Papyrus store without interest!! I miss a longer time at the museum!! Because honestly the boat, perfumes, papyrus have no interest…..and return to Charm in around 9 hours, i.e. midnight at the hotel….
It's very tiring. To do only if you really want to see the pyramids.
Only Russians on the bus so the explanations in Russian and a little in English.
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 12:19:39 
Posted By : Vladimir_C
It was very nice and organized trip.You can see a lot things in Cairo for a one day.100% recommended this trip for the value of the money
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 08:25:09
Posted By : Sightsee50097073166
Great experience but the Nile Cruise was not impressive and can be dropped out....
The food on the trip was average and could be better.
The guide was amazing and very friendly.... (Mona)
The Pyramids and Museum were the main hi-lights. Just amazing.
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Posted On : 2024-03-20 11:19:51
Posted By : Mark_E
Overall the day was excellent - well organised and the chance to see famous Egyptian sites in a short time scale.
The organiser arranged the required visa for us and we had an English speaking Egyptologist - more information than I can remember
Lunch was good - we opted out of short Nile boat trip tit he restaurant and glad we did we saw as much from the Bus driving to meet them at the restaurant.
Bus wasn’t an issue for us but expect 6 hours plus each way.
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Posted On : 2024-01-29 12:36:10
Posted By : KJkJ01
A long day but worth the effort to see the only one of the 7 wonders of the world still in existence. Awe inspiring to see them up close and still wonder at how they were built. A must if you go to Egypt. The Egyptian museum was fascinating as well with a knowledgeable guide.
However, please can you correct the Itinerary on the web site as you do not even get close to the timings at each place listed below. The reason we booked this tour instead of others was to spend more time at the Museum, Pyramids and Sphynx. Instead we got a tour identical to all the others advertised with about 2 hours at the Museum, 1 hour at the pyramids and 35 minutes at the Sphynx. We did not actually get taken to the Papyrus Museum but to a shop trying to sell us papyrus and also to a perfume shop not even mentioned in the itinerary, again for the hard sell. We also chose this trip as it did not include the boat ride on the Nile, again to spend more time at the main sites, but this was factored in to the trip (at an additional cost) wasting time. Please be honest and say this tour is identical to all the others so everyone know what they are paying for.
"Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo in Cairo Egypt is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items with a representative amount on display. The remainder in storerooms built in 1901 by the Italian construction company Garozzo-Zaffarani, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region. As of March 2019, the museum is open to the public. In 2020 the museum is due to be superseded by the new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt. Sources cite at least 118 identified Egyptian pyramids. Most were built as tombs for the country's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion with the wings of a falcon. In Greek tradition the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicized as treacherous and merciless and will kill and eat those who cannot answer her riddle
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Egypt Papyrus Museum, 98 Pyramids Road, Giza 11511 Egypt
"Papyrus" early form of a book. Papyrus is first known to have been used in Egypt (at least as far back as the First Dynasty), as the papyrus plant was once abundant
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Posted On : 2024-01-29 11:26:41
Posted By : Curious13869669319
Had an amazing day out in Cairo the hosts was very friendly, Learned alot about Egypts history, felt very safe, and would definitely recommend to friends and do it again in the future.
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Posted On : 2024-01-20 19:25:40
Posted By : Lindsey_P
Camel riding around the pyramids was just exceptional
Our tour guide was an amazing man
Thankyou.
Only downside was the journey time, however this was to be expected due the distance.
Very good value for money too.
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Posted On : 2023-12-07 06:05:08
Posted By : Tamsin_W
Much as I wanted to leave a positive review, I feel I have a duty to warn people what to actually expect.
Firstly, pick up was by a small minibus which transferred us to a bigger coach. That driver expected a tip… then on the coach, which was meant to be air conditioned and is advertised as such, it was air conditioned above only the window seats. The seats in the aisle had no air conditioning. Those lucky enough to get a window seat, weren’t so lucky when the vents wouldn’t stay open anyway.
The coach was completely full and families were forced to share rows with strangers. I was separated from my children and sat next to a man who happily spilled into my seat. It made the journey very uncomfortable.
The journey… a trip that should take about 6 hours, ended up taking almost 11 hours on the way there and 10 hours on the way back. This is due to the drivers stopping to wait for all buses travelling to anf from Cairo to travel together. There were also ‘10 minute rest stops’ which ended up being 45 minutes sat waiting on a roasting hot bus with no engine running even if the air con was working!
Every hour, more stopping and waiting for drivers to have cigarette breaks together.
Then the itinerary… the museum was more waiting around for the guide than actually having time to see anything.
The Nile cruise offered as an optional extra was actually good value and very enjoyable.
The papyrus institute was just an opportunity for them to sell massively overpriced souvenirs.
Lunch was ok, but drinks were very expensive compared to buying anywhere else in Egypt.
The pyramids were amazing but you do get hounded by people trying to get money from you to take pictures.
The sphinx was also great to see but again, hounded by people selling stuff.
Finally there was one last stop to again try to sell overpriced perfumes and jewellery.
Back on the bus by 6.30pm yet we didn’t get back to the hotel until 4.30am. During this time we were offered pizza by the tour guide. He said a medium pizza and 2 cans of cola for the kids would be $10 or 380 Egyptian pounds.
When the pizza came and he asked for payment, suddenly the cola was extra and he wanted 500 Egyptian pounds. We weren’t the only ones on the bus who were ripped off by him hiking the price up after eating.
Overall the sights you see are so worth the money, but the trip is massively let down by the tour guide on the bus trying to make extra money for his own pocket and the huge delays and uncomfortable travel.
I will finish on a positive note though, the guide we met in Cairo who arranged the boat trip and the horse and cart at the pyramids for us was brilliant. Very helpful, kind and not trying to make money off us so even when lending us cash until we found an ATM, he was converting from dollars to Egyptian pounds at a better rate for us than the bank. He’s the one who got all of our tip money for the day!
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Posted On : 2023-08-13 11:47:53
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