Day Trips to the Pyramids from Cairo

Day trips from Cairo to the pyramids go to Giza, to Saqqara and its Step Pyramid, or to Memphis, and some combine them. We carry 5 day trips from Cairo to the pyramids. More than 2,050 reviews sit on the pyramid trips shown on this page, averaging 4.3 out of 5.

Between 4 and 8 hours is what the day trips we cover take; three last a full 8 hours. Counting every pyramids departure from Cairo, the spread is 4 to 8 hours.

Multi-site days that include Giza

Multi-stop day trips visit several sites in one outing out of Cairo. On an 8-hour itinerary the stops are the Pyramids of Giza, Memphis and Saqqara; an English-speaking guide and an air-conditioned vehicle come with it.

Giza's pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum share a 6-hour itinerary, which travels by car, minibus or bus with air conditioning. Reviewers give that pairing 4.6 out of 5.

Guide-led days to Giza or Saqqara

Guided day trips are outings from Cairo led by a guide. One 8-hour day comes with an English-speaking guide, transport by air-conditioned minibus and hotel pickup and drop-off. Its rating comes to 4.5 out of 5.

A 4-hour day with a professional local guide covers Memphis, with its Mit Rahina Museum, and Saqqara; its listing describes Memphis as Egypt's first capital. "Guided visit to Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser", as that listing put it, and it also points to the colossal Ramses II statue in a Memphis it calls less crowded. Its average is 4.8 out of 5.

Private Giza and Cairo day

Private day trips are guided tours reserved for your party. One 8-hour private guided tour is led by a live guide.

Giza is a stop on several of the Cairo day trips we cover. Among the tours on this page, the trip with the most reviews is "Pyramids of Giza, Memphis and Saqqara Day Trip": more than 1,522, and a rating of 4.3 out of 5.

Table data is indicative and comes from the GuruWalk catalogue. Each activity's current details, including availability, are the ones shown on its listing when you book.

Collection from your Cairo hotel

Several of the Cairo day trips we cover collect you from your hotel and return you to it. On the private tour, the roundtrip transfer runs from centrally located hotels in Cairo or Giza.

Cancellation notice of 24 or 48 hours

Free cancellation on the Cairo day trips we cover runs up to 48 or 24 hours before, depending on the tour. The 4-hour Memphis and Saqqara day keeps the 24-hour window.