Marsa Alam: Cairo, Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx Tour

Pickup from your hotel in Marsa Alam is around midnight; be at your hotel's security gate 10 minutes before your pickup time. The air-conditioned bus has a toilet, and the drive to Cairo takes about 10 hours. Exact times depend on where your hotel is and on police escort arrangements. In Cairo and Giza you see the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza and visit a museum, with entry to these sights included. Entering the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) is optional: if there is time, you buy a separate ticket at the site. After the pyramids the group has a buffet lunch, then visits a papyrus institute and after that an oil factory. If you want a Nile boat ride, you can book it with your guide during the bus journey, at extra cost. The order of the visits can change, depending on the guide and on how many visitors are at each site. The bus then drives you back, and you are at your hotel again at roughly 1:00 a.m. on the next day, so you are away for a full day and a night. The guide speaks Russian. Drinks at lunch are not included. Ask your hotel reception in advance for a packed meal, and bring a copy of your passport, cash, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, comfortable shoes, a warm layer for the evening and a phone charger.

Pickup is around midnight from Marsa Alam hotels. The outward journey to Cairo takes approximately 10 hours. The full excursion lasts around 26 hours with return to your hotel at about 1:00 a.m. the following day. Guide language is Russian. Entry inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu is optional and paid separately at the site. The order of visits may change depending on the guide and visitor numbers. Arrange a packed meal with your hotel reception in advance.