Half-day Tours in Egypt

Exploring Aswan's highlights with a private guide means a more flexible and personalized sightseeing experience than on a shared trip. With this half-day tour, you travel with your own Egyptologist guide to the Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan High Dam, and Philae Temple, with the opportunity to view and learn about them as you like. Private air-conditioned transport, a choice of departure times, and hotel, port, and station pickup and drop-off are also included for convenience.

Half Day tour to East Bank of Luxor from hotels in Luxor.

This half-day morning Giza Pyramids and Sphinx Adventure from Cairo offers travelers the chance to experience the best of this ancient city. Early morning departure insures you'll beat the crowds as you make your way to the Giza necropolis to admire the giant Sphinx and three great pyramids. Your expert local guide will share stories and history about their construction before taking you to a local restaurant for an authentic Egyptian lunch.

Rewind to the Egypt of nearly 5,000 years ago on this 4-hour tour to Saqqara and Memphis from Cairo. Traveling by air-conditioned vehicle with a knowledgeable guide, head to Saqqara to view the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world's oldest large-scale stone monument. Learn why it was built, and then view the relics of Memphis, the ancient capital of Lower Egypt. Learn about its heyday in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC and visit the outdoor museum to see some of its treasures, including a colossal statue of Ramses II.

Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum are left off many sightseeing itineraries, yet both offer deep insight into Egypt's ancient past. This private half-day tour takes you to both, and with a personal Egyptologist guide to give extra background. View the antiquities and mummies at Luxor Museum, and see the tools, techniques, and results of ancient mummification at the Mummification Museum. Entrance fees and private air-conditioned hotel and port transfers are included for a complete experience.

Visit two Aswan must-sees - the Philae Temple and High Dam - on a convenient half-day tour. Gaze at the High Dam, built across the River Nile during the 1960s to control Egypt's floods. Then, continue to Philae, riding a motorboat to this ancient island temple dedicated to the goddess Isis. See the courts, colonnades, halls as an Egyptologist guide charts the temple's history. Includes air-conditioned transport, boat ride, entrance fees, and central hotel pickup and drop-off.

Set out with a private guide to discover Luxor East Bank and its famous temples. After hearing the stories behind the beguiling Karnak Temples, you'll head onward to Luxor Temple to see one of the largest temple complexes of Ancient Egypt. The private tour is led by an Egyptologist guide just for your sole group, allowing you greater freedom to ask questions with commentary tailored to your interests.

With some of ancient Egypt's best-preserved artwork, Dendera Temple is a fascinating Greco-Roman site just 44 miles (70 km.) from Luxor. This half-day tour gives you the flexibility to explore at your own pace, with a private guide to tell the stories behind the colorful paintings. You'll see a vibrant ceiling cleaned of soot, climb into the temple crypt, and follow narrow passageways onto the roof, learning about Egypt's Ptolemaic period along the way. For your convenience, this tour includes entrance fees and round-trip transport from Luxor hotels.

Experience Egypt's iconic pyramids by riding a camel across the Giza Plateau on a private, 4-hour tour from Cairo with an Egyptologist guide. Take in the most important sites, from the three pyramids to the Great Sphinx, Valley Temple and Solar Boat Museum, then pause for a classic Egyptian lunch in a nearby restaurant. Enjoy the chance to explore at your own pace, with a personal guide that tailors the itinerary to your interests.

Ride a camel to  St. Simeon's Monastery on a private, 3.5-hour tour on Aswan's Elephantine Island. Glimpse faint traces of fresco paintings as you explore the 7th-century site, and take in stark views from the fortified walls. Learn the story of the monks that used Elephantine Island as a basecamp for missionary trips into Nubia, and find graffiti left by Islamic pilgrims during their long journeys to Mecca. 

Step into an ancient Egyptian landscape with a half-day, private tour of the pyramids at Giza and the Great Sphinx from Cairo. Enjoy the flexibility of a personal tour guide and private car as you explore the iconic sites, and hear stories about the kings, priests and workers who built the pyramids.

Explore the Denderah Temple complex on the west bank of the Nile. The half-day tour from Luxor includes the Hathor Temple to see the temple Zodiac, relief, and restored ceilings.

See the artifacts and mummies discovered in Luxor's tombs and temples on a half-day tour to the city's two best-loved museums, the Luxor Museum and the Mummification Museum. At the Luxor Museum, you'll see treasures that range from the Old Kingdom to the Mamluk period, including the magnificent statues excavated from Luxor Temple. Continue to the Mummification Museum to find the preserved remains of humans and animals, as well as the tools of mummification. Pre-booking transport from your hotel to the museums ensures a hassle-free day of exploring Luxor.

Plunge into the ancient history of Coptic Cairo on a private full-day tour led by a knowledgeable guide. Absorb the historical charm of Old Cairo, an atmospheric enclave home to landmarks like the Hanging Church and the Roman ruins of the Babylon Fortress. Descend to the crypt of an archaic Coptic church; feast on typical Egyptian dishes like Koshary at lunchtime; and head inside the colossal mountain, El Moqqatam, to see the holy inscriptions carved onto the stone walls. Receive undivided attention from your guide on this educational private tour.   

Check out Cairo's greatest Islamic monuments on this private half-day tour, accompanied by an Egyptologist guide. Travel into Old Cairo, the city's oldest quarter, and visit the medieval Citadel of Saladin, built by Saladin to stave off the Crusaders. Admire the city views and Mohammad Ali Mosque here before visiting two of Cairo's most magnificent mosques. Behold the 14th-century Sultan Hassan Mosque, one of the world's largest and most extravagant; and visit the Al-Rifai Mosque, a stunning 19th-century sanctuary housing several Egyptian royal tombs. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Half-day tour to see the necropolis of ancient Thebes. Visit The Valley of the Kings, last resting-place of the ancient Pharaohs, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Memnon colossal statues. Also, see the craftsmanship of the locals in an alabaster gallery.

Tick off two of Egypt's UNESCO World Heritage-listed ancient wonders in one morning on this tour of Luxor. Explore the impressive ruins of Karnak Temple, including the Avenue of the Sphinxes and the Great Hypostyle Hall, then continue to the magnificent Luxor Temple, located on the East Bank of the Nile River.

See the temple complex of  Medinet Habu that is about 4 miles from the Valley of the Kings near the foot of the Theban Hills. Visit the mortuary temple that is the best preserved temple at Thebes.

See iconic sites along Luxor's East Bank on a private, half-day tour to Luxor and Karnak temples. Learn the stories behind the sprawling Karnak complex as you explore with an Egyptologist guide; stroll the shores of a sacred lake, interpret ancient inscriptions and pass between rows of enigmatic sphinxes. Follow the footsteps of pharaohs at Luxor Temple, a complex dedicated to kingship, then slip into sacred shrines and see the colossus of Ramses II, a famous statue that watches over ancient Egypt's 'southern sanctuary.'

Enter the world of ancient Egypt's pharaohs for a morning on a private 4-hour visit to the Giza pyramids and Solar Boat Museum from Cairo. After admiring the pyramids, Sphinx and Valley Temple and hearing their secrets from your Egyptologist guide, head inside the modern Solar Boat Museum. Gaze in awe at the prize exhibit: a reassembled wooden boat found buried near the Great Pyramid and probably used as a funerary barge. Round off your tour with a leisurely camel ride on the Saharan sands and a tasty Egyptian lunch.