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The 15 Best Day Trips in Egypt

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Everything with a guide, a boat or a minibus attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

Cairo: Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride - Hotel pickup from Cairo or Giza
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Cairo: Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride

1.Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6,335 reviews · 4 - 8 hours · from $48Our pick

Visit the Giza Pyramids and Great Sphinx with a private English-speaking Egyptologist guide, hotel transfers, and a 10 or 30-minute camel ride. Guides such as Nihal, Rita, Summer, Hagar, and Ezzaldin Rashdan are praised for clear explanations, patience, and help with family photos. Optional add-ons may include the Grand Egyptian Museum, Saqqara, Memphis, and a felucca ride.

“Sara was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable, and helpful, she also took us to an amazing restaurant with a pyramid view where we had a very tasty lunch. all in all this was a great experience”

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Tour to Giza Pyramids and The Egyptian Museum - Starting at the Giza Pyramids
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Tour to Giza Pyramids and The Egyptian Museum

2.Tour to Giza Pyramids and The Egyptian Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,016 reviews · from $155Top rated

Spend about eight hours with a private Egyptologist guide visiting the Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx, Valley Temple, and Egyptian Museum. Hotel pickup, admissions, lunch, and transport are included. Ask about entering a pyramid or the Mummies Room, since those tickets cost extra.

“A perfect tour to experience Cairo. Our guide was FABULOUS! She’s very knowledgeable, accommodating to our requests , time flexible and pleasant to be with. Our driver was always smiling- them together was a great team to spend a whole day with.”

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From Hurghada: Cairo and Giza Highlights Full-Day Tour - Reaching the Giza Plateau
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From Hurghada: Cairo and Giza Highlights Full-Day Tour

3.Cairo and Giza Highlights Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6,014 reviews · 15 - 20 hours · from $76

Leave Hurghada before dawn for a guided Cairo and Giza day trip. Explore the pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, and Egyptian Museum with guides such as Ahmed Rabea, Noura, Mustafa Salah, or Ragab. Lunch is included, while a Nile boat ride, camel ride, and GEM visit depend on the option you choose.

“Our drivers and our tour guide - Ahmed Rabea were all great. Very helpful and friendly.”

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From Cairo: Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Saqqara & Memphis Tour - Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser
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From Cairo: Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Saqqara & Memphis Tour

4.Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Saqqara & Memphis Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,110 reviews · 8 hours · from $90

Spend eight hours with an Egyptologist guide such as Tony, Ayat, or Samaa, moving from Saqqara’s Step Pyramid to Memphis, Giza, the Sphinx, and Valley Temple. Pickup, transport, water, and general admission are included, while lunch, camel rides, and pyramid entry depend on the option you book.

“Great trip! Enjoyed it very much. Our guide was ok. He gave a lot of info/history about place which took up majority of the time and we hardly got any free time! My husband and I traveled from very far (Trinidad and Tobago) yes the info was appreciative but we wanted to some free time to take pictures and savor the moment! The pyramids was the last stop we decided to leave the group and explore on our own! Other than that it was great! Our guide knows his history but need to find balance in giving info and allowing free time!”

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Hurghada: Quad Bike Tour of the Desert and Red Sea - The safety briefing and first turn of the throttle
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Hurghada: Quad Bike Tour of the Desert and Red Sea

5.Quad Bike Tour of the Desert and Red Sea

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3,087 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $14

Ride a quad through Hurghada’s desert for two hours with a safety briefing, guide, photo stops, and a short camel ride. Pick sunrise with breakfast, an early quad and horse combo, or sunset with dinner, a show, and stargazing. Shared or private transfers are available.

“really enjoyed the day great value for money the guides were helpful. We had a camel 🐫 ride for free food and entertainment excellent so 5 stars from me.”

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Cairo 8 Hour Private Tour of Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Bazaar - Lunch and the question of shopping stops
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Cairo 8 Hour Private Tour of Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Bazaar

6.Cairo 8 Hour Private Tour of Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,931 reviews · from $49

Spend 8 to 10 hours with a private Egyptologist guide and driver, visiting the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, and Khan el Khalili. The tour includes lunch, a 30-minute camel ride, hotel pickup in Cairo, and flexible attention from guides such as Manar, Fatima, Zenab, and Mahmoud Hoka.

“Had an excellent day tour of Cairo, made special by our fantastic tour guide Mohammed Aziz. He took us expertly round the Pyramids, the Bazaar and the museum taking his time to explain everything in great detail. And giving us all the time we needed to explore and take Read more”

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From Cairo: Half-Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx - Hotel pickup and the Cairo to Giza journey
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From Cairo: Half-Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

7.Half-Day Tour to Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,891 reviews · 5 hours · from $50

Meet your Egyptologist guide at your Cairo or Giza hotel, then explore the Giza Plateau, Great Pyramid, Sphinx, and Valley Temple in five hours. Guides such as Tony, Randa, Samaa, and Zee add clear history, useful local advice, and photo help. Entry inside the Great Pyramid, camel rides, and lunch cost extra.

“Wonderful tour with Zee. Lovely guy and an extremely knowledgable local guide.”

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Cairo: Pyramids, Sakkara & Memphis Tour with Lunch - Giza Pyramids: the essential three-hour visit
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Cairo: Pyramids, Sakkara & Memphis Tour with Lunch

8.Pyramids, Sakkara & Memphis Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,493 reviews · 8 hours · from $60

Spend eight hours with a guide such as Hazem, Fatma, or Khalaf at Giza, Saqqara, and Memphis. Expect hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, site entry, lunch, water, and useful photos. The busy schedule covers Egypt’s essential pyramid sites, with shopping stops possible on some departures.

“Romani was a wonderful guide. Knowledgeable, passionate and fun! We had a great time. Thank you for the experience!”

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Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch - Hotel pickup and the Cairo drive
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Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch

9.Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,282 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $89

Spend 7 to 8 hours with an Egyptologist guide such as Ramy, Samaa, or Bossi, visiting the Giza pyramids, Sphinx, Khafre’s Valley Temple, and Grand Egyptian Museum. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, lunch, and general admission are included. An inside-pyramid visit costs extra.

“It was fantastic! Our guide Karim told us so much about the history. He was kind and polite. The pyramid tour was great! The New Egyptian Museum was so beautiful l. We learn so much and saw the most important things. I strongly recommend this tour!”

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Hurghada: Red Sea & Desert Horse Riding Tour with Swimming - Meeting your horse and learning the basics
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Hurghada: Red Sea & Desert Horse Riding Tour with Swimming

10.Red Sea & Desert Horse Riding Tour with Swimming

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,198 reviews · from $20

Meet your horse at a Hurghada stable, learn the basics with guides such as Karim, Ameen, Keo, and Sasa, then ride through desert and along the Red Sea. Choose the swimming option for about an hour in the water. Hotel transfers, helmets, chaps, tea, coffee, and water are included.

“Very good excursion. Swimming with the horses in the sea was the highlight. Good fun and the tour guides were a good laugh”

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From Hurghada: Makadi Bay ATV Tour - Riding across sandbanks and desert tracks
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From Hurghada: Makadi Bay ATV Tour

11.Makadi Bay ATV Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,101 reviews · 2 hours · from $17

You’ll drive an ATV from Hurghada across sandbanks and desert tracks to Makadi Bay, stopping at cliffs, a remote beach, and a Bedouin area. Guides such as Mustafa, Sayed, Abdul, and Mohamed keep the ride moving and help with photos. Tea and a short camel ride are included.

“I had super communication from booking through to pick up, and the lads doing the trip were just amazing and so much fun, as there were other booking groups there we were taking off on our own which was ace, one of the best trips I've done on a holiday yet.... and I've had a few... Through the edge of the desert to the coast line and back riding over sand dunes, having stops for photos, got some mint sun set pics too. Thanks (shukran) 😊”

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Hurghada: Dolphin Watching Boat Tour with Snorkeling & Lunch - The boat, shade, and time between stops
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Hurghada: Dolphin Watching Boat Tour with Snorkeling & Lunch

12.Dolphin Watching Boat Tour with Snorkeling & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,819 reviews · from $25

Join FTS Travels from Hurghada for a 6 to 7-hour Red Sea cruise with wild dolphin watching, two guided snorkeling stops, lunch, soft drinks, banana boat rides, and a shaded sun deck. Guides such as Mido, Abdo, and Mostafa are known for helping nervous swimmers and families feel safe.

“money for value is amazing 1000% worth it and amazing experience”

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Luxor: Shared Full-Day Tour to Luxor West and East Banks - Crossing Luxor’s West Bank for the royal tombs
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Luxor: Shared Full-Day Tour to Luxor West and East Banks

13.Shared Full-Day Tour to Luxor West and East Banks

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,812 reviews · 8 hours · from $90

Spend a full day crossing Luxor’s east and west banks with an Egyptologist guide. Visit royal tombs, Hatshepsut’s terraces, the Colossi of Memnon, Karnak, and Luxor Temple. Guides such as Ahmed Bahaa, Gabriel, Alaa Hassan, and Omar are praised for clear explanations and helpful pacing.

“We have a tour guide in luxor with the name of Gabriel, Wow what experience I think it's the best experience we had so far on tour guides. He explained so much things that I really didn't know about for the Egyptian mythology and story with detail by detail and ofc the reason why everything happend and the buildings structured like this, I recommend Gabriel for touring around he will expalin anything you want and ask with no hesitation.”

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Private Guided Tour to Giza Pyramids and Great Sphinx - Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus
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Private guided tour to Giza Pyramids, and Great Sphinx

14.Private guided tour to Giza Pyramids, and Great Sphinx

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,755 reviews · from $35

You’ll tour Giza with a private Egyptologist guide such as Islam, Sameh, Mona, or Haitham, visiting all three pyramids, the Sphinx, and a panoramic photo point. Hotel pickup, water, lunch, and a 20-minute camel ride are included in selected options. Extra tickets are needed to enter a pyramid.

“I'm glad I did this experience because i would have struggled if i was on my own, but I wouldn't do it again. My guide spent way too much time educating me about the pyramids & surrounding areas. I think she did this because I was solo & she needed to fill the time. At one point she had me sit down, on the ground, and pulled out what looked like pages from an elementary textbook, which she talked through with me 1 by 1. The best part was the camel ride, and during that time I was with a different guide. At the end, she asked me to leave…”

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Hurghada: 6 Islands Tour with Dolphin Watching & Snorkelling - Giftun National Park and the first snorkeling stops
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Hurghada: 6 Islands Tour with Dolphin Watching & Snorkelling

15.6 Islands Tour with Dolphin Watching & Snorkelling

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,624 reviews · 8 hours · from $51

Spend about eight hours on a Hurghada speedboat visiting Giftun, Nemo Bay, Orange Bay, Magawish, White Island, and Juzur Abu Monqar. Expect three snorkeling stops, a wreck, dolphin watching when conditions allow, fruit and drinks, and guides such as Basil, Fatih, Omar, and Ahmed.

“This 6-islands tour is, in my opinion, the best and most complete boat experience in Hurghada. It offers a perfect balance between excellent snorkeling and enough time to truly enjoy the islands, without any rush. The snorkeling is a major highlight, especially the stop at a sunken boat, which makes the experience even more memorable. The tour includes ample time at Orange Bay and at Magawish Island, which is just as beautiful but far less crowded, giving it a more authentic and relaxed atmosphere. The speedboat, with its limited capacity, is a huge advantage. Even though it is a full-day tour, the fast transfers allow you to comfortably visit all…”

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