City Tours in Cairo

During your next layover in Cairo, skip the long wait in the airport and visit Egypt's top attractions. Hit up downtown locations like the Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square, and tick off the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx - with plenty of time to catch your next flight. Tours include a personalized pickup with signboard at arrivals, and comfortable transfers between locations in an air-conditioned private vehicle.

Explore Cairo's dynamic Christian and Islamic history on a walking day tour of the old city. The outing is divided into two segments. First you'll visit Christian Coptic Cairo - among the most important locations for Christians in Egypt - and visit a church and a synagogue. After a lunch break at a local restaurant, continue on to learn about Islamic Cairo, where you'll have the opportunity to enter two mosques.

Step into the ancient world and the Egyptian kitchen on a private Cairo tour that combines the Egyptian Museum with a Koshari cooking class. Explore the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, from mummies to coins and papyrus, and see the very best of the sprawling museum with your personal guide. Visit a local bazaar and spot a mysterious, ruined mansion, then learn to cook a traditional, Egyptian Koshari meal in a local restaurant.

Visit Cairo's essential historic destinations on a full-day tour with an experienced guide. Browse the vast collections at the Egyptian Museum, and learn the stories behind the royal mummies, gilded masks and exquisite artifacts, including Tutankhamun's treasures. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant then explore the Coptic and Jewish landmarks of old Cairo, from the crypt below Abu Serga to the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Finish your tour in Cairo's vibrant present, browsing the bright displays of handicrafts, perfumes and souvenirs at Khan El Khalili bazaar.

Enjoy this rich tour around Thebes marvelous 4000 year old monument. This is a full day tour around the West Bank Tombs and Temples (the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatchepsut, the Nobles Tombs, Artisans Tombs, Habu temple, Ramasseum temple and a photo stop by the colossi of Memmnon. This is an extra dose of history for Egyptology fans.

Experience Cairo's highlights on a full-day sightseeing tour to the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Saladin, Mohamed Ali Mosque and Khan El Khalili Bazaar, and immerse yourself in the city's rich history and vibrant culture. Discover Pharaohs' hordes, crumbling mummies and gleaming antiquities as you visit the museum with a local guide, then take in the views from the Citadel's medieval fortifications. Pause for lunch at a restaurant, see the soaring architecture of an iconic mosques and browse for souvenirs and spices in the colorful stalls of a bustling souk.

Make the most of your time in Cairo with a fully-customizable layover tour of the city's historic sites. Simply meet your guide at Cairo International Airport, and visit the iconic pyramids at Giza and the nearby Sphinx and Valley Temple. See the mummies and relics at the Egyptian Museum, and take in the gleaming funerary mask of King Tutankhamun. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then walk the medieval walls of the Cairo Citadel and shop for souvenirs at Khan el-Khalili bazaar before returning to the airport.

Get under the skin of Cairo on this fascinating city tour. With an informative Egyptologist guide, head for the spectacular Egyptian Museum, home to some 165,000 Egyptian antiquities. View the main treasures, including the burial riches and gold death mask of Tutankhamun, as your guide tells enlightening tales of the pharaohs, their lives and belief in the afterlife. Visit the hilltop 12th-century Citadel of Saladin; admire the Mosque of Muhammed I, also known as the Alabaster Mosque; and roam the atmospheric Khan el-Khalili bazaar to browse and barter for souvenirs.

See the best of Alexandria on a full-day, private tour with an experienced guide. Get the perfect overview and orientation of the city as you trace an all-star route from the stunning modern library to ancient wonders and Roman landmarks. Step into the dramatic history of Egypt's second largest city, which has seen thousands of years of conquerors and conquests from around the Mediterranean.

Be prepared for a unforgettable evening of entertainment in Cairo. Tour the world famous Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Saladin, the Alabaster Mosque, and Khan el-Khalili with lunch provided to you. Before the tour, your driver/guide will meet you at your hotel or the airport and return you to your hotel or airport.

See Luxor's most iconic sites on a private, full-day tour to monuments, temples and tombs on the East and West Bank of the Nile. Start at your Luxor hotel, and go deep into the Valley of the Kings to see a vast temple to Egypt's first female pharaoh and take in the towering colossi of Memnon. Walk the shores of a sacred lake at Karnak, slip inside elegant stone sanctuaries and get a glimpse of the rich symbolism that infuses Luxor Temple's architecture and artwork.  

Visit Cairo's religious landmarks on a full-day tour to the city's most important Coptic, Islamic and Jewish places. Learn how the Christian Holy Family took shelter on the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, explore the Church of Saint Barbara, and see the gilded icons that adorn the Hanging Church. Enter a synagogue built where baby Moses was found and eat lunch at a local restaurant; see Cairo's most important mosques then take in sweeping views of the city from Saladin's 15th-century citadel. 

Discover Cairo at night on a 3-hour city tour, and take in the glittering cityscape from the Cairo Tower. Walk the bustling streets of downtown, browse colorful storefronts on Talaat Harb and immerse yourself in the bustle of Ataba square; see historic buildings and the new opera house, then travel to the top of the tallest structure in North Africa. 

Step back into the pages of history on this 10-hour trip to ancient Alexandria, touring the Bibliotheca Alexandrina library and the city's catacombs and fortifications with the aid of a private guide. Join an Egyptologist for an exploration of this millennia-old center of civilization on the Mediterranean. Visit the modern incarnation of the city's famous 'Library of Alexandria,' and check out the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa before discovering the Citadel of Qaitbay, a key defensive fortification. Your trip also includes lunch, private vehicle, entrance fees and round-trip hotel transport.

Sample the best Egypt has to offer during this 8-hour combination trip to the Pyramids of Giza and Egyptian Museum. Explore the jaw-dropping Pyramids of Giza, learning about their construction and history, before visiting the site's panorama area for picture-taking. After an included lunch, gain additional insight into ancient Egypt at the Egyptian Museum, where you can explore a collection of more than 250,000 artifacts, including the ornate jewelry of King Tut. Your trip includes a guide, entrance fees and round-trip hotel transport.

This private tour of the Egypt Museum, Alabaster Mosque and Khan el-Khalil is perfect for travelers who have already seen the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Follow an expert guide on a tour through some of the city's other great highlights and learn more about the history and religion that make this destination truly unique.