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The Egyptian flag flying over a busy pier beside Port Said's historic European-style buildings

Port Said Port · Suez Canal entrance

From the Suez Canal to the Pyramids of Giza

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Port Said, Egypt · Photo: Abdalrhman Abdelbasst

Focus: Cairo and Giza excursions

Arriving at Port Said Port

Port Said grew up with the Suez Canal in the 1860s, and its waterfront still shows the balconied architecture of that era. For cruise passengers it is the classic starting point for a day in Cairo and Giza.

The road follows the canal south before turning west toward Cairo. Your day can centre on the Pyramids and the Sphinx, add the Grand Egyptian Museum, or take in the Citadel and the lanes of Khan el-Khalili.

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
  • Cairo traffic varies widely through the day, so we plan conservative return times.
  • Tell us your arrival and all-aboard times and we will suggest the itinerary that fits comfortably.
A large ship passing through the waters off Port Said
The Great Sphinx of Giza in warm evening light with the Great Pyramid rising behind it
The domes and slender minarets of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at the Cairo Citadel

Our guests ashore from Port Said

  • Guests of Narmer Tours on the Giza plateau with the pyramids on the horizon
    Giza plateau
  • Guests of Narmer Tours riding camels on the Giza plateau
    Giza plateau
  • Guests of Narmer Tours outside the Grand Egyptian Museum
    Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza

Excursions from Port Said

Choose your day ashore

Add your ship’s arrival and all-aboard times to see how each itinerary compares. We confirm the final plan with you before quoting.

Use the times in your cruise documents, in local port time.

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Tell us what you would like to see from Port Said Port and we will plan around your time ashore.

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