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Overnight Trip to Cairo from Port Said

Two days and one night ashore, with the Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum on day one and the Cairo Citadel and Khan El Khalili on day two.

Duration2 Days / 1 Night
LocationCairo
Group size1 travelers
Journey type Shore Tour
AvailabilityDaily
The experience

Your Cairo experience, made effortless

Port Said to Cairo is a three-hour drive each way, which makes a single day brisk but doable. Staying overnight changes the character of the visit completely: you travel once, you see Cairo in cooler morning light, and you finish with a proper evening in the old city rather than a mad dash back to the ship.

Day one covers the pharaonic Egypt that most guests come for — the Giza Plateau and the Egyptian Museum. Day two turns to the Islamic and medieval city: Saladin's Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque above it, and then down into Khan El Khalili, the bazaar that has traded in the same streets for centuries.

Accommodation is in a five-star Cairo hotel with breakfast included, and your private guide and vehicle stay with you for both days. We build the return journey around your ship's sailing time.

At a glance

Why you will love this tour

  • 01 The Giza Pyramids ComplexThe three great pyramids and the Great Sphinx, with time at the plateau.
  • 02 The Egyptian MuseumThe full pharaonic collection, including Tutankhamun's burial treasures.
  • 03 The Step Pyramid of SaqqaraDjoser's pioneering monument and the Serapeum's royal bull coffins.
  • 04 The Citadel of SaladinThe 12th-century fortress that has commanded the city since the Crusader era.
  • 05 Khan El KhaliliCairo's best-known bazaar, unchanged in character for centuries.
Your route

Day-by-day itinerary

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

11:00, Giza Plateau — Your guide takes you to the Great Sphinx and on to the base of the pyramids. Free time for photographs; camel and horse rides are available outside the site fence if you wish.

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

14:30, Saqqara — Continue south to Djoser's Step Pyramid and the Serapeum.

16:30, the Egyptian Museum — Transfer to Midan Tahrir for the pharaonic galleries and the Tutankhamun collection.

18:30, hotel check-in — Transfer to your five-star hotel, with time to rest before dinner.

Meals: Lunch included · Stay: Five-star hotel in Cairo

07:30, breakfast — Breakfast is served at the hotel.

09:00, the Egyptian Museum — Return to the museum, this time with a focus on the royal mummies and the New Kingdom rooms that yesterday's visit could not reach.

11:00, the Citadel of Saladin — Drive to the fortress on the eastern edge of the city. Your guide explains its history as the seat of Egyptian rulers for eight hundred years, then walks with you up to the Muhammad Ali Mosque, whose blue interior is modelled on the mosques of Istanbul.

13:00, lunch — Lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo.

14:30, Khan El Khalili — Free time browsing the bazaar's lanes of spices, metalwork, textiles and calligraphy. Your guide is available to help with negotiating and directions.

16:00, return to Port Said — Depart for the port, arriving with a comfortable margin before your ship sails. Adjust this time freely if your sailing is early.

Meals: Breakfast included

Good to know

What is included

Included

Covered in your tour

  • Port Said port pickup and return, at the cruise exit door
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle for both days
  • One night in a five-star Cairo hotel with breakfast
  • Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
  • Entrance fees to all mentioned sites
  • Lunch at local restaurants in Cairo
  • Bottled water served in the vehicle
  • Free time for shopping in Cairo
  • 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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