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Mount Sinai sunrise & St Catherine
From $73 / person17 hoursSaint Catherine
Cairo Day Trip
Full refund if you cancel 5 days or more before
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Essentials for the day
Giza pyramids & Sphinx entry ticket$17 · per person✓ Included
Egyptian Museum (Tahrir) entry ticket$13 · per person✓ Included
Optional extras
Royal Mummies Hall ticket$10 · per person
Grand Egyptian Museum instead of the Egyptian Museum$18 · per person
Camel or horse ride at the Pyramids (20–30 min)$17 · per person
Nile tour in Cairo$33 · per person
Old Cairo tour — Khan el-Khalili bazaar & the Religions Complex$33 · per person
Inside the Great Pyramid (Khufu)$35 · per person- Inside the Pyramid of Khafre$7 · per person
Itinerary
Door to door: about 20h · estimate; your hotel sets the exact time
Times are approximate. On a group tour the guide sets the order of the visits and the time at each site on the day, depending on crowds, queues and the group.
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Pickup location:
Your hotel or area
- Drive to Cairo
Cairo
about 6h here
Pyramids, Sphinx & Valley Temple
Ticket not includedabout 2 hours hereLunch at a local restaurant
Includedabout 1 hour here
about 40 min by car
Egyptian Museum, Tahrir Square
Ticket not includedabout 2–3 hours here- Drive back to your hotel
Main stop
For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.
Transportation
Transportation from Hurghada to Cairo (about 5 h 30 min)
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