Grand Egyptian Museum & Pyramids & sphinx from Sharm el Sheikh
Description
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel. It runs along the Gulf of Suez. Once in Cairo, your tour guide will meet you and accompany you throughout the tour. The excursion begins with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, which, in addition to its over 120,000 exhibits, also houses the golden coffin of Tutankhamun or the ancient Egyptian Museum. Afterwards, enjoy your lunch. The further course of the excursion will take you to the great pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. The pyramid tour ends at the Sphinx and the temple in its vicinity. If time permits, you will have the opportunity to drive to Cairo Bazaar at the end of the day before returning to Sharm el Sheikh. At the end of the trip maybe you visit perfume factory or papyrus factory and that depends on the time left.
Tour Options
Itinerary
In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and taken to Cairo by air-conditioned coach. Once there, your tour guide will meet you and accompany you throughout the tour.
Meet your Egyptologist tour guide at the museum to start your day. Visit the state-of-the-art Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest archaeological museum in the world with over 100,000 artifacts, or the ancient Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. When Booking Referral, choose which museum you are interested in.
Meet your Egyptologist tour guide at the museum to start your day. Visit the state-of-the-art Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest archaeological museum in the world with over 100,000 artifacts, or the ancient Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. When Booking Referral, choose which museum you are interested in.
Enjoy a boat trip on the Nile for a fee or stroll along the banks of the Nile for free.
Enjoy your lunch
Marvel at the last existing wonder of the world - a fabulous experience! You will find a total of three pyramids here: the Chephren, Cheops and Mykerinos pyramids. You can discover the area on foot, on horseback or by camel. Duration between 2 and 3 hours.
After visiting the pyramids of Giza, you will go to the Great Sphinx, by far the largest and most preserved sphinx. It consists of a human head on a lion's body. The Sphinx was carved from the remainder of a limestone mound that served as a quarry for the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Duration approx. 20-30 minutes.
Since all buses have to wait for the convoy leaving Cairo for Sharm at the end of the day, you will make one or two of the following stops: characteristic visits to the Papyrus Museum and the Essential Oil Factory. These two attractions will familiarize you with the ancient Egyptian techniques of making papyrus and essences. These two interesting visits will increase your knowledge of daily life in ancient Egypt and will also help the Egyptian farmers who work in these sectors and preserve these very old handicrafts from ancient Egypt. (While waiting for the convoy to return)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Guests will be picked up from all hotels in Sharm el Sheikh. Due to the convoy, the journey from Sharm El sheikh to Cairo (One way) can take between 7 and 9 hours as all buses and cars have to be driven by a police car for security reasons. It is written in total at Sharm airport. To be able to travel to Cairo you need a visa. You can buy the visa when you arrive in Sharm at the airport for 25 USD per person. or you can take a taxi later, buy it at the bank at the airport and then go to Nabq Bay to get the stamp. It will cost around 25 USD per person. Or we can organize it for you on the day of travel through another company. It will cost 31 euros per person.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(408)
Abou: a guide who speaks French, it's so rare.... He is passionate and provides clear explanations. A lover of the small museum. Always concerned about the well-being of his "clients."
Great well-organized experience! Our guide Khaled was very engaging and friendly. Even though the trip is long, it is absolutely worth it.
We booked both the transfer from the airport to the hotel and a day tour by bus from Sharm to Cairo. I highly recommend it because they are professional and speak Italian, which in Sharm is worth more than a camel 😅. The taxi driver who picked us up at arrival was waiting for us at the airport exit with a sign; he was a calm and polite young man, the only polite taxi driver we encountered there, believe me. Then I must highly recommend our guide in Cairo, Mr. Mohamed. He took us to the old museum, the pyramids, lunch, and various perfume and papyrus shops, always staying close to us, helping us negotiate prices, and keeping the street vendors at bay, who are everywhere. He spoke perfect Italian, was very knowledgeable, ready to answer any extra questions, and friendly; we joked and laughed all day. In the end, he gifted each of us in the group a small papyrus as a keepsake. I cannot forget to mention the driver of the minibus with whom we toured Cairo; he was smiling and calm and had prepared fresh water for us before entering the pyramids, which, believe me, saved my life at least. Without a doubt, I would choose them again.
The guide was super very friendly and helpful the name of the guide is achmed if you have it become an unforgettable trip
Mohamed, the famous cobra, was excellent and very kind; I highly recommend him.
The guide Khalifa El Kamety is very well-prepared for his job! He is kind, I recommend him! Score: 1000.
Beautiful experience, I recommend it to everyone, thank you.
My friend and I had a great day with Hussein, this guy is really awesome, he’s kind, smart, and nice. Thanks to him we were able to discover and learn a lot about the pyramids and the history of the Egyptian empire. It was simply pleasant. And zero hidden defects. I thank Hussein again for having here for us, it is the best guide you can find if you are really interested in the history of Egypt. everything went smoothly.
A truly memorable day with Manal. The whole day was brilliantly organized from start to finish. Apart from the delay getting back on the plane to Sharm (which we were informed could happen) We booked through TUI at our Hotel at Sharm Rixos Adults Only and took the plane to Cairo. Honestly it will stay with us forever. Manal you are on the ball baby! You know your stuff. I liked it when you said to us if the guy tries to get any more money off you for the horse and cart ride at the Pyramids don't do it! Obviously we did and she asked us if we'd like her to get the money back! I loved her spirit. Thank you Manal for a day we won't forget.
Wonderfull experience friendly stuff and best emotions
