Hurghada Cairo Pyramids & GEM excursion by plane - Small group
Description
Immerse yourself in the Melting Pot Cairo for a day and learn more about the fascinating world of Ancient Egypt in the Egyptian Museum. Experience the breathtaking wonder of the world of the Pyramids of Giza, the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx. Let yourself be carried away to the bazaar as if from 1001 nights, smell history at the world-famous Tahrir Square - we will show you authentic Egypt outside of the tourist strongholds with German-speaking, certified travel guides who know Cairo like the back of their hand and give you all the small and big secrets bring closer.
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Itinerary
Meet your Egyptology tour guide at the museum to begin your day. Visit the state-of-the-art Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the world's largest archaeological museum with over 100,000 artifacts.
Marvel at the last existing wonder of the world - a fabulous experience! Ride a camel around the pyramids and step onto the ground where the ancient Egyptians walked thousands of years ago. At the end of the trip you might visit a perfume factory or a papyrus factory, depending on the time left.
Afterwards, your mind needs some rest. You can, for example, relax with a boat trip on the Nile and discover Cairo from the water.
If the return flight from Cairo is late in the evening, we will spend some time visiting the London of the Middle Ages (Khan el Klalili market), Old Cairo, recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, or Cairo Festival City, an extra-large shopping mall (air-conditioned), one of the largest in the Middle East. Full of the most famous international brands, restaurants, cafes and a huge colorful dancing fountain, where you will be drawn to Cairo's chic, modern nightlife.
If we have time, we can make two 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 be useful to the Egyptian farmers who work in these sectors and preserve these very old handicrafts from ancient Egypt. (These visits depend on the time remaining.)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Guests will be picked up from all hotels in Makadi Bay. -- Note: Please ensure that you provide your real names exactly as they appear on your passports (first name / family name) --- ATTENTION: The order of visits to the attractions may be changed on site (depending on the flight arrival time, traffic in Cairo and daylight).
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(29)
I found the offer online at home. Everything was perfectly organized. - Pickup at the hotel to the airport. - Flight with Air Cairo. - Reception at Cairo airport by our guide Jacob. - in the evening around 8 PM transfer back to the airport. We felt completely well and safely taken care of. Jacob had a lot of information about ancient and modern Egypt for us. As a trained Egyptologist, he was especially in his element at the GEM (Grand Egyptian Museum). It was a long but rewarding day for us. My husband had never been to Cairo before, and even I learned and saw new things on my third visit.
Absolute disaster. I booked a trip. A transfer was booked and paid for. Pick up at 4:45 a.m. scheduled and confirmed. I stood on the street from 4:45 a.m. to 5:20 a.m. No transfer to see. No answer to my messages either. This company is not recommended.
Full and pleasant tour with good explanations demonstrating knowledge of Egyptian history. Slower talk is needed to allow information to be assimilated. Sometimes it went too fast especially for children
My opinion is not going to be very objective Catastrophic weather: hail rain cold thunderstorm Planes delayed both outbound and return due to the weather so the day was shortened (no Nile cruise) Very tiring day but it is impressive to see the pyramids The great museum is very beautiful and huge Our raffa guide took us to a restaurant facing the pyramids c was nice We crossed the city of Cairo it is huge and very diverse according to the neighborhoods In summary day gachee with the weather that is exceptional there
Quite a few steps, but a fantastic experience with a lot of information about Egypt's rich history. Good guide who informed competently about everything. AirCairo's return flight to Hurgharda had a little more to be desired. Long wait in the plane in Cairo without any information. Good location in Cairo. We saw a lot.
Everything perfect! I booked with them trusting the reviews... best price on the market. The guide was super nice and educated. He spoke good Italian
What an unforgettable experience! Everything was so well organised from start to finish. Book Tour Egypt really knows how to run a smooth and stress-free day trip. From the early morning hotel pick-up to the return airport transfer, everything went like clockwork. Seeing the Pyramids up close was truly surreal – a real bucket list moment. The Egyptian Museum was fascinating, and the short boat ride on the Nile was a lovely touch that added a relaxing break to the busy day. Big shout out to our guide, Achmed, who was both informative and entertaining. His knowledge of ancient Egyptian history was impressive, and he made the whole tour engaging for everyone. Also, a huge thanks to Book Tour Egypt for her excellent communication – They stayed in touch the whole time to make sure we were happy and everything was going well. We had a great group with us, and the whole day had a fun, friendly vibe. Couldn’t have asked for more. Would absolutely do it again – 100% recommended! Thank you, Book Tour Egypt!
We took a day trip from Hurghada to Cairo, and I can only say positive things from the guide to the very good and very competent drivers. I'm very sorry to have read a bad review by the way recent, I do not return everything that has been written, indeed they are very helpful if they can come into contact with everything while you do the trip / excursion they write to you to have info if everything is going well otherwise they intervene in case of problems. Another thing is absolutely not true that they are not reachable both by WA and email, indeed I can say that they are very present and unlike many local Egyptian tour operators, I can say that they work like Europeans both in terms of schedules and professionalism and reliability. I can only recommend this tour operator and when I return to Egypt I will still use them. Thanks to the two guides Mario and Said very nice and prepared. Thank you very much for the wonderful experience we had on this trip to Cairo.
A privately guided tour of the pyramids to Giza and Sakkara in the December 2024. Our one day trip to Cairo, Sakkara and Giza was perfectly organized by “Book Tour Egypt”. The booking initially started over the internet and then continued seamlessly in WhatsApp. I was a bit skeptical at first, but it works perfectly. All information about handling, as well as transfer to the airport and departure are done via WhatsApp. Since we started near Marsa Alam, we started quite early at 0:15. The transfer (260 km) was by taxi, we were picked up on time and taken to the airport in Hurghada. The flight was already registered online by Book Tour Egypt and could check in directly with the passport. In Cairo directly at the exit of the airport, the German speaking guide Ahmed, together with the driver, was waiting for us. Ahmed a trained Egyptologist and speaks perfect German. He then made us an unforgettable day in his partly personal, humorous way and peppered with expertise. His knowledge of history and culture is excellent – he also responds to every question and explains it with passion. Ahmed brings this across really well, almost bringing the past to life. A little time travel. Especially since Ahmed was always available for a “photo shoot” and really took some great photos with us. For our excursion, which started early in the morning through the still relatively quiet Cairo and it went after an hour drive to Sakkara to the oldest of all pyramids and quite active excavation site. Around noon we had lunch before continuing to the pyramids of Giza. The return journey from Giza to the airport through Cairo was then also a real experience, what a vibrant and lively city, no traffic lights, pure traffic chaos, our driver Tarek mastered it confidently. Thanks also to Ahmed, who then gave us a few more particles from the baker on the return journey. All in all, a perfectly organized tour, on the part of the travel organization and above all, the super great day with the guide Ahmed. Anytime again with “Book Tour Egypt”
A perfectly organized day that will stay with us for a long time. A very long day where we were brought to the airport of Hurghada on time at half past three in the night continued with the pickup in Cairo. A perfectly German speaking guide accompanied us 6 all day, showed us the most beautiful subjects and took many photos of us. His knowledge was phenomenal, he had an answer to everything. Whether pyramids, sphinx, lunch, Nile ride, Egyptian Museum everything was so well organized that despite the length of the day it was a totally relaxed trip.
