5 days, 4 nights
Cairo and Alexandria Express
The Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, a full Cairo city day with a Nile dinner cruise, and a free day for Alexandria.
Alexandria, Egypt · Photo: Octone Yuan
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival in Cairo
Arrival at Cairo airport, where we meet you and transfer you to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2
Pyramids and Grand Egyptian Museum
After breakfast, visit the Giza Plateau: the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx. Learn how the ancient Egyptians made papyrus, then continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum next to the pyramids. Return to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Optional extra: Sound and Light show at the Giza Pyramids, with dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 3
Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Coptic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili
After breakfast, visit the Egyptian Museum and the treasures of Tutankhamun, then the Citadel of Saladin and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali. Continue to Coptic Cairo and the Church of St Sergius, where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered, and end in the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. In the evening, dinner cruise on the Nile with belly dancing and a whirling dervish show. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Full board
Day 4
Free day, optional Alexandria
Breakfast and a free day in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional extra: Day trip to Alexandria, about 3 hours each way: the Roman catacombs, the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site of the ancient Lighthouse, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Day 5
Departure from Cairo
Breakfast and transfer to Cairo airport for your flight home.
Meals: Breakfast
Cancellation policy
- Cancellations must be approved in writing; an unapproved cancellation is treated as a no-show (100% of the price).
- Up to 31 days before arrival: no charge.
- 30 to 15 days before arrival: 50% of the package price.
- Less than 15 days before arrival: 100% of the price.
Children
- Under 2 years: free of charge.
- 2 to 5 years: 25% of the adult price.
- 6 to 11 years: 50% of the adult price.
- 12 years and over: adult price.
- Child rates apply to children sharing their parents’ room (maximum 2 children per room). Airline tickets may carry an extra fee per child.
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