WHAT TO DO WHEN IN EGYPT
Discover Egypt your way — experience our favorite spots and
stunning sights with inspiring tours tailored just for you.
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AIRPORT PICKUP
We’d be happy to organize an airport pickup for you.
The driver will be welcoming you just outside of the arrival hall with a sign indicating your name.
Please send us your flight number and arrival time in case you’d like to use this service.
CAI – Hostel 1-3 persons: 17USD / car
CAI – Hostel 4-6 persons: 39USD / car
SPX – Hostel 1-3 persons: 25USD / car
PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
Visit the spectacular sight of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the infamous Sphinx on a day trip you will not forget! The Great Pyramid of Cheops, Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure were all built between 2600 and 2500BC and are the only Ancient Wonders still in existence.
Did you know that the Pyramid of Cheops remained the highest building worldwide for 3800 years, that is until the construction of the Lincoln Cathedral in 1311?
PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT
This day tour will take you into the Ancient Egyptian World. You will absorb the spectacular sight of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. The largest archaeological site of Egypt, Saqqara, allows you to discover the world’s oldest monumental structure entirely made of stone. Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis, the first capital of Ancient Egypt founded in 3100BC. Dahshour is another ancient necropolis area of Memphis and home to the Bent Pyramid. After building step-sided pyramids, the Bent Pyramid provided the Ancient Egyptians with an important learning experience towards building smooth-sided pyramids as they successfully did afterwards at the Great Pyramids of Giza. (Alternatively to Dahshour you can visit the old capital of Memphis instead.)
1pax 40USD | 2pax 25USD | 3-6pax 20USD | price per person
Historic Cairo
Dive into the rich culture and history of Cairo in this unforgettable day tour. Take in impressions from the seed of Cairo, where everything started with a fortress called Babylon that was built in 525BC at the beginning of an ancient canal between the Nile River and the Red Sea. The canal is long gone but the urban structure from the era – Coptic Cairo – is until now well preserved. It is there where you will find Egypt’s oldest synagogue and in close proximity the oldest mosque in Africa, the Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque. It is on this tour as well that you will explore Cairo’s remarkable citadel from where, if you are lucky, you will be able to spot the pyramids!
1-3pax 45USD | 4-6pax 60USD | price per car
NILE DINNER CRUISE
Fancy a relaxed evening with some cultural and culinary specialties after a long day exploring the city? Then the Nile dinner cruise is for you: Enjoy a variety of local and international culinary delicacies combined with a mix of traditional Egyptian and modern music. On top, you will delve into the art of belly dancing and the traditional Sufi tanourah dance show while sailing the river with Cairo’s silhouette in the background.
35USD / person
ALEXANDRIA
Breathe in the fresh air with a touch of sea salt during a stroll along the 32km-long coastline of Alexandria. The “Bride of the Mediterranean”, how the city is called by locals, was once Egypt’s capital before it moved to Fustat (Cairo) and is the second largest city of Egypt and the largest one on the Mediterranean. It boasts a unique atmosphere between historic sights, fishermen quarters and the harbor, the coastline walkway, modern high-rise towers and cozy local street cafes.
FAYOUM
The centerpiece of this day trip is by far the magical experience of visiting the Valley of Wales. In a moon-like landscape that was once covered with water you will find fossils hidden in the surrounding stones, telling stories of a long-gone era. No other place in the world yields the number, concentration and quality of such fossils, nor their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape. According to UNESCO, this is the most important site in the world for the demonstration of this stage of evolution, hosting fossils of some of the earliest forms of whales.
1pax 180USD | 2pax 95USD | 3-6pax 75USD
black & white desert
Stay overnight in the middle of the “outdoor museum of contemporary art” along with beautifully wind-carved rock formations shaped in the form of giant mushrooms or pebbles. The Black and White desert is known having some of the rarest landscapes and geological formations in whole Egypt and guarantees for an unearthly, mind-blowing experience. Here, the landscapes vary from green oasis with palm, mango and guava trees and hot springs, to strange dormant volcanos surrounded by sand and mountains made of crystals or surreal limestone and calcium. Let your imagination be inspired, snooze away next to the campfire under a sky full of stars and become one with nature.
110USD / person
LUXOR
Want to visit the city of palaces, Luxor, which is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world? Escape today’s fast-moving life and explore the area that is home to one third of the world’s ancient monuments! In Luxor, the ancient fuses with the modern world as both the Karnak and Luxor Temple became part of today’s modern city, making Luxor a large open-air museum.
Did you know that the Karnak Temple is the largest place of worship ever built?
1pax 65USD | 2-3pax 50USD | price per person
ASWAN & LUXOR CRUISE
The Nile is breathtaking in Upper Egypt (southern Egypt) due to its tremendous width, reaching up to 650m in Aswan. On the banks you will find vast greenlands seamed with mountains edging the Nile delta creating a colorful play between rich green and sandy beige. On this Nile Cruise tour you will find yourself right in the middle of this magical landscape. From the deck of the boat, you will be able to take all this in, including the golden sunsets and sunrises.
Did you know that Aswan enjoys around 4000 hours of annual sunshine and is thereby one of the sunniest places on Earth?
1pax (single room) 570USD | 2pax (double room) 420USD | price per person
FLY OVER GIZA PYRAMIDS
This tour will take you above the Ancient Egyptian World and the outskirts of Greater Cairo. You will absorb the spectacular sight of the Great Pyramids of Giza from the sky.
250USD / person