Your private Egyptologist guide and driver meet you at your Cairo or Giza hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. Begin at the Giza Plateau to tour the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Visit the Valley Temple of Khafre and stand beside the Great Sphinx. After an optional lunch at a local restaurant overlooking the pyramids, drive to downtown Cairo to visit the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square. Explore two floors of pharaonic artifacts, royal statues, sarcophagi, and ancient papyri. Conclude your tour with a private return transfer to your hotel.
Giza Pyramids & Egyptian Museum Day Tour
Discover Cairo's iconic monuments on a private day tour with your private French- or English-speaking Egyptologist guide, exploring the Giza Plateau Pyramids, Great Sphinx, Valley Temple, and the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square.
PickupCairo
GuidePrivate, French or English
Group1 to 8 travellers
Duration1 day
Overview
Experience Cairo's primary pharaonic treasures on a full-day private guided tour. Accompanied by your licensed Egyptologist guide, you visit the Giza Plateau to examine the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, learning about ancient royal burial practices, alignment, and limestone construction techniques.
Your morning includes close-up views of the Great Sphinx and the granite Valley Temple of Khafre. After an optional lunch break, travel to Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to tour the Egyptian Museum, housing more than 120,000 artifacts, including royal statues, sarcophagi, and pharaonic treasures spanning 5,000 years. Private door-to-door hotel transfers and bottled water are included.
Highlights
- Great Pyramid of Khufu — sole surviving wonder of the ancient world on the Giza Plateau
- Pyramids of Khafre & Menkaure — royal Old Kingdom tombs and panoramic plateau views
- Great Sphinx & Valley Temple — limestone guardian sculpture and granite mummification temple
- Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square — historic repository of over 120,000 pharaonic antiquities
- Private Egyptologist Guide — personalized historical tour in French or English
Day by day
Day 1
Giza Pyramids and Egyptian Museum private tour
Included
- Private Egyptologist guide, French- or English-speaking
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for round-trip hotel transfers
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo or Giza
- Bottled water during the tour
- All service charges and taxes
Not included
- Entrance tickets to the Giza Pyramids site and Egyptian Museum
- Optional ticket to enter inside the Great Pyramid
- Optional entry to special museum halls
- Lunches and drinks
- Gratuities for guide and driver
- Travel insurance
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Questions
Are entrance fees included in the tour price?
No, entrance tickets for the Giza Plateau and Egyptian Museum are purchased directly at site ticket offices.
Can we go inside the Great Pyramid?
Yes, entry inside the Great Pyramid is available by purchasing a separate ticket at the main gate.
What time does the morning pickup start?
Pickup is typically scheduled between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM from your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Is lunch included during the tour?
Lunch is optional. Your private guide will suggest clean local restaurants near the pyramids or downtown.
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