Tours and Trips in Middle East and Africa

Cover Cairo highlights with a full-day, private tour that includes the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, the Giza Pyramids, and a perfume factory; you'll go from pharaonic treasures to Egypt's ancient monuments and historic churches. Exploring alongside a private guide saves you time in transit so you can cover more ground in one day, cooling off between stops in a climate-controlled vehicle.

Combine ancient history and adventure on a 6-hour, private tour of the Dahshur necropolis with a quad bike experience on the Giza Plateau. Step back in time at the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid, built by the powerful King Sneferu. Continue to Giza to lay down tracks in the Sahara Desert, the great sand sea which laps the base of the Great Pyramid and the enigmatic Sphinx. Take in unforgettable views of the Giza Plateau's iconic structures, then finish your day with return transfer to your hotel.

Enjoy time out from the Red Sea to visit Cairo on this private full-day trip from Hurghada, with return flights. Traveling around Cairo by air-conditioned minivan, visit the Giza Plateau to witness the UNESCO-listed pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. Hear their history from your Egyptologist guide, see the Sphinx, and after lunch at a local restaurant, explore the Egyptian Museum, home to Tutankhamun's treasures and other incredible artifacts. Scout out souvenirs at Khan El-Khalili, Cairo's 14th-century bazaar, before your return flight. Round-trip airport transfers in Hurghada and Cairo included.

Experience Cairo's very best with a private, full-day tour that takes in ancient sites, artifacts and a bustling bazaar. Ride a camel through the sand beside the soaring pyramids at Giza, then descend to the funerary complex at the Valley Temple. Go toe-to-toe with the enigmatic Sphinx, and pause for lunch before visiting the Egyptian Museum. Explore the stunning collection of artifacts, mummies and royal treasures with your guide, then continue to the Khan el Khalili bazaar to browse vibrant displays of fabrics, handicrafts and antiques.

Travel door-to-door from Luxor to Aswan by way of Edfu and Kom Ombo without the expense of a cruise on this private day trip. Start at the Temple of Kom Ombo, with its crocodile mummies, dedicated to the gods Horus and Sobek; continue to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. At each site, your private Egyptologist guide will introduce the highlights, answer questions, and allow you time to explore independently.

Private day tour to Pyramids, Sphinx and Khan El Khalili market from Cairo with lunch

Admire the forts and oases of rural Oman on this private full-day trip from Muscat. Accompanied by a private guide, travel by air-conditioned vehicle to the coastal town of Barka to visit its morning fish market and restored house-turned-museum of Bait Na'am to learn about life here in the 1600s. Then, drive through gorgeous palm groves and 'wadis' (dry river beds) to see three of Oman's beautiful forts, Al Hazm, Rustaq and Nakhl. View each splendidly restored fort, and then visit the natural springs at Thowarah before returning to Muscat.

An excellent value for the money, this full day trip to Alexandra - Egypt's second-largest city - is led by an Egyptologist guide. Relax in an air-conditioned vehicle with on-board WiFi during the approximately three-hour drive to Alexandria. Then choose four activities from the provided list for a customized tour of the city. Lunch, entrance fees, and snacks, and bottled water are included.

Journey north from Cairo on a privately guided day trip, and spend the day in Egypt's beautiful Mediterranean city of Alexandria. As your guide drives you around by air-conditioned vehicle, learn how Alexander the Great founded the city in around 331 BC, and view must-sees including the Roman amphitheater and harborfront Fort Qaitby. Visit the eerie Roman catacombs of Kom al-Shoqafa and hear about Alexandria's famous ancient library as you admire its stunning modern successor, the curving, sun-shaped Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Your tour includes lunch in Alexandria and all entrance fees.

Enjoy a day tour to the amazing High Dam, this engineering masterpiece was built to protect Egypt from annual floods from the River Nile. Then proceed on to visit the famous Unfinished Obelisk, where you will see how the ancient Egyptians cut the huge stones to make the obelisks. After this continue onto the very beautiful Philae Temple, which was built in honour of the Goddess Isis.

Customize a private tour to Saqqara, Giza or Cairo on this full-day adventure. Choose from a wide variety of possibilities, like the many fascinating pyramids, including the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Djoser and the Red Pyramid, to name a few. See the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Cairo Tower, the Citadel, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali and much more. All necessary entrance fees, plus lunch and a Cairo hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Cairo highlights private day tour with lunch

Forget haggling with taxi drivers and discover the pyramids in style on this door-to-door tour with private guide. Start at Saqqara, home of the world's first pyramid, the Step Pyramid, and tour one of the most beautiful tombs on the site. Then let off steam, kick up sand, and soak up views of the Giza Pyramids as you roar across the desert on an ATV. Tour includes lunch.

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.  

Cast your flashlight into Cairo's ancient, medieval and late Ottoman eras on a private, full-day tour to the Giza pyramids, Hanging Church and Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. With an Egyptologist guide, explore the 4,500-year-old pyramids, Great Sphinx and Valley Temple at the Giza Plateau. After lunch at a local restaurant, fast-forward to early medieval times at the Hanging Church, one of Egypt's oldest Coptic churches, famously built above a Roman fortress. Finish at the hilltop Citadel of Saladin to admire the magnificent, 19th-century Alabaster Mosque, a symbol of Ottoman-ruled Cairo.

See the ancient marvel of Abu Simbel on a private day trip from Aswan. Journey southward by private, air-conditioned vehicle as your personal guide shares tales of the 3,400-year-old complex, a masterwork of ancient Egyptian engineering beside Lake Nasser. Awe at the two temples, graced by colossi of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, and tour the Great Temple's statue-lined halls and battle reliefs. While you explore, hear the incredible story of the temples' 1960s relocation to protect them from flooding after the building of the Aswan High Dam.

Visit the holy sites of Jerusalem's three great religions on a full-day tour with a private guide. Take in atmospheric neighborhoods in each of the city's four historic quarters, and browse vibrant displays and local markets. Join crowds of worshipers at the foot of the Western Wall, see the golden Dome of the Rock atop the Temple Mount, and trace Jesus' footsteps to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Get insider tips on how to explore the city like a local, and enjoy the personal experience of a private tour.

Rewind to the days of Alexander the Great on a private day trip to Alexandria, Egypt's Mediterranean coastal city. Admire the Nile Valley as you travel to this picturesque city, founded by Alexander around 331 BC, and tour the highlights as your expert guide recounts the city's history. Descend into the underground Roman catacombs to see eerie chambers; view the Roman column of Pompey's Pillar; and visit the stunning, new disc-shaped Alexandria Library, built where the city's classical library once stood. A delicious seafood lunch in Alexandria is included.

Visit the breathtaking complex of Abu Simbel, one of Egypt’s must-see ancient wonders, on a private day trip from Aswan. Travel south to Lake Nasser, and ogle the two, UNESCO-listed temples, built 3,400 years ago and moved to the current, flood-protected site during the 1960s. Behold the colossi of Ramses II on the Great Temple, and inspect the sculptures and battle reliefs of the inner halls. Admire the Small Temple, also fronted by giant statues, and hear about both buildings’ history and incredible piece-by-piece relocation from your personal Egyptologist guide.

On this tour you will be picked up from your hotel in Alexandria and see the highlights of Alexandria.