Cairo Day Trip from Alexandria: Pyramids, Museum and Khan

This Cairo day trip from Alexandria is a private journey of about 12 hours that packs the capital’s highlights into a single day. You are picked up at your hotel in Alexandria, visit the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili, and return the same evening.

What you will see

The day starts on the Giza Plateau with the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, built in the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, followed by the Great Sphinx, carved from the bedrock beside them. Next comes the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, home to a vast collection of statues, coffins, jewellery and everyday objects from thousands of years of Egyptian history.

The last stop is Khan el-Khalili, the historic market in Islamic Cairo, where you can stroll through narrow lanes of workshops, lanterns and cafés before the drive back to Alexandria.

Good to know

• Options: choose car with driver only, car and guide, car, guide and entry tickets, or the full option that also includes lunch.
• Lunch: in the option with lunch, it is served at a restaurant in Cairo; drinks are paid separately.
• Long day: the trip lasts around 12 hours, with a good part of it spent on the road between the two cities.
• Entry to the inside of the pyramids is a separate ticket bought on site.

If you are based in Alexandria and want to see the pyramids without changing hotels, this Cairo day trip from Alexandria is a practical choice.