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Day Tour to Cairo and Pyramids from Port Said

A full day ashore in Port Said to reach the Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum, with private transport and a qualified Egyptologist guide.

Duration1 Day
LocationCairo
Group size1 travelers
Journey type Shore Tour
AvailabilityDaily
The experience

Your Cairo experience, made effortless

Port Said is the closest Egyptian port to Cairo, and this excursion uses that advantage well. In roughly three hours you travel inland to Giza, giving you a comfortable full day at the three great pyramids and the Sphinx before continuing to the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo.

This is the most popular choice from Port Said because it combines the two sites almost every first-time visitor wants to see, without the pressure of trying to fit them into a half-day. The museum visit is the counterweight to the heat and open air of the plateau: cool, quiet and dense with objects that explain what you were looking at outside.

All timings are built around your ship's port call, and you are returned to the terminal in time to board. If your ship sails early, tell us when you book and we will shorten the route to suit.

At a glance

Why you will love this tour

  • 01 The Giza Pyramids ComplexKhufu, Khafre and Menkaure on the Giza plateau, with the Great Sphinx at the foot of the valley.
  • 02 The Great SphinxA 73-metre limestone guardian carved around 2500 BC and still watching the eastern desert.
  • 03 The Egyptian MuseumOver 5,000 years of artefacts, including Tutankhamun's complete collection of grave goods.
  • 04 Private air-conditioned transportYour own vehicle and guide for the day, starting at the cruise terminal.
Your route

How your day unfolds

Port Said port, around 07:00 — Your Egypt Rest Tours representative meets you at the cruise exit door with a name board and walks you to your air-conditioned vehicle. Please allow roughly three hours for the drive to Cairo.

08:00, en route — You pass the canal and the northern suburbs, then join the Cairo road corridor. A short stop is made at a roadside rest stop for refreshments.

11:00, Giza Plateau — You arrive at the Giza Pyramids complex. Your guide leads you to the southern entrance and the Great Sphinx, then walks the plateau to the base of Khufu's pyramid. You have free time here to take photographs and, if you wish, purchase a camel or horse ride outside the fenced area.

13:00, lunch — Lunch is served at a local restaurant in Giza.

14:30, the Egyptian Museum — You transfer to the museum beside Midan Tahrir. Your guide focuses on the pharaonic galleries, the Tutankhamun rooms and the royal mummies, and leaves you free time to explore at your own pace.

17:00, return — You begin the drive back to Port Said, arriving at the terminal with a comfortable margin before your ship departs.

Meals: Lunch included

Good to know

What is included

Included

Covered in your tour

  • Port Said port pickup and return, meeting you at the cruise exit door
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle throughout the day
  • Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
  • Entrance fees to the Giza Plateau and the Egyptian Museum
  • Lunch at a local restaurant in Giza
  • Bottled water served in the vehicle
  • All service charges and taxes

Not included

Plan for separately

  • Anything not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Gratuities for guide and driver

Your destination

Cairo

Cairo

Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, where the Pyramids of Giza rise beyond the skyline and centuries of Pharaonic, Coptic, and Islamic heritage meet in vibrant bazaars and world-class museums.

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