Private Cairo Day Tours With Your Own Guide

Our Cairo day tours are private: a car and driver for your party only, an English-speaking guide who meets you at your hotel, and a day that runs at your pace rather than a coach timetable. Choose a half day at the Pyramids, a full day at Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum, the older pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur, Islamic and Coptic Cairo, or a day trip to Alexandria or Luxor.

Below you will find what each Cairo tour covers, what it costs for one, two or three travelers, and how to combine them if you have one, two or three days in the city.

Our Private Cairo Day Tours at a Glance

Prices are per person and fall as more of you share the guide and the car. Each tour page lists the full details.

The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

The Pyramids Day Tour is the shortest way to see Egypt’s most famous site properly: the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx below them. With your own guide you can choose when to go, starting early before the heat and the tour buses, and how long to stay at each stop. Our guide to the Giza pyramids covers the site in depth.

The Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum in One Day

If you have one full day in Cairo, this is the combination most guests choose. The Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids tour spends the morning at Giza and the afternoon at the museum, which stands close to the plateau and holds the largest collection of ancient Egyptian objects in the world, including the treasures of Tutankhamun. The museum is vast, so a private guide helps you focus on the galleries you most want to see. Read our Grand Egyptian Museum guide before you go.

Saqqara and Dahshur: A Private Tour of the Older Pyramids

The pyramids at Giza were not the first. South of Cairo, Saqqara has the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the earliest large stone building in Egypt, and Dahshur has the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, the experiments that led to the smooth-sided pyramid. Our All the Pyramids tour visits Giza, Saqqara and Dahshur in one day, and the sites south of the city are usually far quieter than Giza. See our guides to things to do in Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser.

Old Cairo, the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili

Cairo is far more than the pyramids. The Old Cairo and Citadel tour visits the Citadel of Salah El Din on its hill above the city, the churches of Coptic Cairo, and ends in the lanes of the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. It is a good second day in the city, and a private guide makes the bazaar easier to enjoy at your own pace.

Day Trips From Cairo: Alexandria and Luxor

• Alexandria. A full day by road to Egypt’s Mediterranean city for the Roman catacombs, the Qaitbay Citadel on the harbour and a seafood lunch by the sea. Our Alexandria travel guide covers the city.
• Luxor by air. A morning flight south, a full day on Luxor’s East and West Banks with a guide, and an evening flight back. A long day, but the only way to see Luxor’s temples and tombs if your time in Egypt is short.

A Cairo Stopover Tour

With a long layover at Cairo airport, the stopover tour collects you from the airport for the Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili, and brings you back in time for your flight. Tell us your arrival and departure times and your nationality, and we will check that the timing and the entry rules work for you.

Cairo in the Evening

Two short evening outings round off a day of sightseeing: the Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids, where the plateau and the Sphinx are lit as the story of the pharaohs is told, and a felucca sail on the Nile as the lights of the city come on.

How Many Days Do You Need in Cairo?

• One day. The Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
• Two days. Add Saqqara and Dahshur, or Old Cairo and the Citadel.
• Three days. All of the above at an easier pace, or a day trip to Alexandria.

For where to stay, see our guide to the best hotels with a Pyramid view and our Cairo travel guide.

What Is Included in Our Cairo Tours

• All transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle
• Private sightseeing as listed on the tour page
• An English-speaking guide for your party only
• Service charges and taxes

Good to know

• Entrance tickets are not listed in the published inclusions, so confirm with us when you book
• Optional extras such as entering a pyramid or a camel ride
• Tips for your guide and driver

Combine Your Cairo Tours With the Rest of Egypt

Cairo day tours fit easily into a longer trip. Our Pyramids and Nile cruise tours combine Cairo with a cruise between Luxor and Aswan, our private Egypt tours keep your own guide throughout, and we can build a tailor-made trip around your dates. Further south, see our Luxor day tours and Aswan day tours.

Why Book Your Cairo Tours With Delta Tours Egypt

We are a family-run operator based in Cairo and have been arranging travel in Egypt since 1974. Our Cairo tours run every day, the guide and car are yours alone, and our team is reachable on WhatsApp before and during your visit.