Overview
Tour Description
If your ship spends two days in Alexandria or allows an overnight tour, you can see Cairo properly. This private shore excursion takes you to the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum on day one, a night in a 5-star Cairo hotel, and the Egyptian Museum and old Cairo on day two.
Highlights
- The Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum
- A night in a 5-star hotel in Cairo
- The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square
- Coptic Cairo, the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili
Itinerary
Day 1: Alexandria port to Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Your Egyptologist meets you at the cruise terminal and drives you to Giza for the three great pyramids, the six queens’ pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. After lunch you visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, then check in to your 5-star hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Lunch. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Cairo.
Day 2: The Egyptian Museum, old Cairo and back to the ship
After breakfast you visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, then explore Coptic Cairo and the Citadel, with lunch and time in Khan el-Khalili. You drive back to Alexandria in time for your ship.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
Included and Excluded
- Pick-up and drop-off at Alexandria cruise port
- Private air-conditioned vehicle
- 1 night in a 5-star Cairo hotel with breakfast
- English-speaking Egyptologist
- 2 lunches
- Entrance fees
- Bottled water
- Service charges and taxes
- Drinks
- Optional shopping stops
- Tips for the guide and driver
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FAQs
How much is the 2-day Cairo tour from Alexandria port?
It depends on group size: $750 (1 person), $550 (2 to 4 people), $450 (5 to 8 people), $350 (9 to 35 people) per person, including a night in a 5-star hotel.
Can I leave the ship overnight?
Check with your cruise line. Many allow overnight tours when the ship stays two days in port, or rejoins at Port Said.
Can you drop us at Port Said instead?
Yes, if your ship sails on to Port Said, we can take you there instead of back to Alexandria.
What do I need to bring?
Your passport and an overnight bag.
How far is Alexandria from Cairo?
About three hours by road.
