Book Tour Egypt · Hurghada area
A day trip from Hurghada by plane, run by Book Tour Egypt: an early flight to Cairo, the pyramids and the Sphinx with an Egyptologist, a museum and lunch, and a flight back the same night. Pick it if you are staying on the Red Sea and would rather fly than spend most of the day on the road.
This is a long day: 16 to 17 hours from pickup to drop-off. A van collects you in the Hurghada area (the listing names Sahl Hasheesh and Soma Bay; Marsa Alam pickup is an add-on) and takes you to the airport. After a flight of about 80 minutes, a representative meets you outside arrivals in Cairo. You get about two and a half hours on the Giza plateau with an Egyptologist, then a museum, lunch and a flight home.
The museum is your choice. The listing includes entry to the Grand Egyptian Museum or the old Egyptian Museum, depending on the option you book. It also includes the flights, transfers, lunch, water and the plateau entry fees. The itinerary adds a pass by Khan el-Khalili, the old bazaar, and a shopping stop in Giza of about 30 minutes.
Read the inclusions with care. The list names a Nile boat trip, drinks at the restaurant, a camel ride and entry into the burial chamber of Khufu or Khafre. Yet the highlights call the boat trip an extra-cost option. Ask the operator which of these your booking covers before you rely on any of them. The listing says the trip is not suitable for people with mobility impairments or wheelchair users, and baby strollers are not allowed.
About 30 minutes by van to Hurghada airport, then a flight of about 80 minutes. The operator contacts you by WhatsApp or email the day before with pickup details.
Outside the arrivals hall in Cairo. The Egyptologist joins you for the sightseeing.
The Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and the plateau with your guide.
The Grand Egyptian Museum or the old Egyptian Museum, guided, with lunch at a restaurant with pyramid views.
A pass by the old bazaar and a shopping stop in Giza of about 30 minutes. The order can change with flight times, traffic and daylight.
A flight of about 75 minutes to Hurghada, then the van to your hotel.
Mr Falcon was an excellent guide, full of knowledge and very helpful. would highly recommend.
Jakob, the tour guide, was very good, told us a lot, and everything was easy to understand.
Yakup told us a lot about Cairo, the pyramids and Egyptian history
We would do the excursion exactly the same way again anytime.
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Sixteen to seventeen hours from hotel pickup to drop-off, with two flights of about 75 to 80 minutes each.
One of two, by option: the Grand Egyptian Museum or the old Egyptian Museum.
Unclear. The list of inclusions names a Nile boat trip, but the highlights call it an extra-cost option. Ask the operator before you book.
Your passport, comfortable shoes and sunscreen. Booking names must match the passports.
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