Arrival ports
Where does your ship call?
We plan excursions from four Egyptian cruise ports. Cairo, Giza and Luxor are destinations reached from these ports by road.
Red Sea coast
Safaga Port
Luxor and ancient Egyptian heritage
The Red Sea gateway to Luxor. Cross the Eastern Desert to the temples of Karnak and the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings.
- Main destination
- Luxor
- Road transfer to Luxor
- About 3 to 3.5 hours each way (estimate)
- Best suited to
- Full days ashore of roughly 11 hours or more
Mediterranean coast
Alexandria Port
Alexandria sightseeing and Cairo and Giza excursions
Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexander and Cleopatra. Explore the city itself, or travel inland to the Pyramids of Giza and Cairo.
- Main destinations
- Alexandria, Giza and Cairo
- Road transfer to Giza
- About 3 hours each way (estimate)
- City touring
- Sites in Alexandria are a short drive from the port
Suez Canal entrance
Port Said Port
Cairo and Giza excursions
The northern entrance to the Suez Canal and a direct route to Cairo. Ideal for the Pyramids of Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum and historic Cairo.
- Main destinations
- Giza and Cairo
- Road transfer to Cairo and Giza
- About 3 hours each way (estimate)
- Best suited to
- Full days ashore of roughly 10 hours or more
Gulf of Suez, Red Sea
Al Ain El Sokhna Port
Cairo and Giza excursions
On the Gulf of Suez, and the closest of our ports to Cairo. A desert highway leads to the Pyramids of Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum and historic Cairo.
- Main destinations
- Giza and Cairo
- Road transfer to Cairo and Giza
- About 2.5 to 3 hours each way (estimate)
- Best suited to
- Full days ashore of roughly 10 hours or more
