Cairo Day Tour From Sokhna Port — Pyramids & the Grand Egyptian Museum

Twelve hours in total, measured from the moment we collect you at your ship to the moment we hand you back at the gangway. Pick-up is at 08:00, you are on the Giza plateau by around 10:30, at lunch at 12:30, and inside the Grand Egyptian Museum from 13:30. The return leg is scheduled against your vessel's sailing time, and pick-up can be adjusted if your ship's timetable requires it.

On this tour: pick-up from your ship at Sokhna Port, an air-conditioned private vehicle for the full Sokhna–Cairo–Sokhna round trip, entrance fees to every site listed in the itinerary, an English-speaking guide, one lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo, a bottle of mineral water per person, all service charges and taxes, and assisted transfer back to the port. Tipping, drinks at lunch and any additional optional tours are not included.

This tour is private as standard — there is no group version. You have your own air-conditioned vehicle, your own driver and your own guide for the whole twelve hours, which is what makes the flexible pick-up and the sailing-time return possible. Families and groups travelling together receive special pricing, so tell us your party size when you enquire.

This itinerary covers the ones worth prioritising in a single port day: the Pyramids of Giza — Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus — followed by the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple, then the Papyrus Institute, and finally the Grand Egyptian Museum. That sequence gives you the Old Kingdom monuments in the morning light and the world's largest archaeological museum in the afternoon, without doubling back across the city.

Yes. One lunch at a local restaurant in Giza is included in the price and served at 12:30, between the Papyrus Institute and the Grand Egyptian Museum. Drinks ordered at the table are not included and are settled directly at the restaurant. A bottle of mineral water per person is provided as part of the tour.

This one is designed for them specifically. We meet you at your ship rather than at a city meeting point, we keep the pick-up time flexible, and we plan the entire return leg around your vessel's departure. Assistance back to Sokhna Port to catch your ship is written into the inclusions, so the schedule is our responsibility to manage, not yours.

Prices start from $150 per person for this private twelve-hour excursion, with everything listed in the inclusions already covered. Families and groups travelling together qualify for special rates. Because the final figure depends on how many of you are travelling, send us your party size and port date through the enquiry form and we will confirm exact pricing. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the tour begins.

Yes — the GEM is the afternoon centrepiece of this itinerary, from 13:30. You explore the world's largest archaeological museum, home to over 100,000 artefacts, including the complete Tutankhamun collection displayed together for the very first time, alongside royal statues, jewellery, ceremonial objects and interactive exhibits. The galleries open onto landscaped gardens with panoramic views back towards the pyramids.