Alexandria Port Small Group Shore Excursion Pyramids and GEM
- 8–14 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 8 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
From your cruise ship in Alexandria to the Pyramids of Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum, with a licensed Egyptologist who knows both worlds inside out. Your guide meets you at the port with an air-conditioned vehicle. You drive to Cairo and start at the Giza Plateau, standing at the base of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, seeing the Sphinx, and visiting the panoramic view point where all three Pyramids align for photos. Then straight to the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest archaeological museum ever built. Your guide walks you through the soaring atrium past the towering statue of Ramses II and into the Tutankhamun galleries where his complete treasures are shown together for the first time in history. Lunch at a quality local restaurant, then return to your ship with 2 hours of buffer before sail-away. Maximum 8 travelers per departure, so you get personal attention from your Egyptologist. Often you may have the tour to your party only. We have been doing this since 2013.
Inclusions
What's included
- Licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Soda/Pop
- All entrance fees to Giza Plateau, Sphinx, and Grand Egyptian Museum (if price option selected)
- Bottled water
- Local lunch at a quality restaurant (if price option selected)
What's not
- Gratuities for guide and driver ( optional)
Itinerary
After your private transfer from Alexandria Port to Cairo (approximately 2.5 hours), you arrive at the Giza Plateau. Your Egyptologist walks you to the base of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, explains its construction and history with real depth, and gives you time at the panoramic view point for the clearest photo of all three Pyramids together.
A short walk from the Pyramids brings you to the Great Sphinx of Giza, the limestone guardian carved from a single rock outcrop over 4,500 years ago. Your Egyptologist explains its true age (disputed by some scholars), what it actually represents, and the centuries of restoration that have shaped it. You'll have time for photos from the dedicated viewing platform with the Pyramid of Khafre rising behind it.
You continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest archaeological museum ever built, opened in November 2025. Your guide walks you through the soaring atrium past the towering statue of Ramses II, up the Grand Staircase lined with royal monuments, and into the Tutankhamun galleries where his complete collection is displayed together for the very first time in history. You see the gold mask, the chariots, the throne, and the canopic shrines, all with stories told by someone who actually studied them.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Pick Up from Alexandria Port Passengers station terminal.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Egypt Day Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Alexandria
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 74 day trips we list in Alexandria.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 25 of 74.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt's Mediterranean port, was founded by Alexander the Great and holds Roman ruins, a harbour fort and a modern library by the sea.
Alexander the Great founded the city in 331 BC, and for centuries it was the capital of Ptolemaic Egypt, with a great library and the Pharos, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The lighthouse fell to earthquakes, and the Citadel of Qaitbay, a fifteenth-century fort on its site, now guards the harbour mouth. The Corniche runs for miles along the bay in front of tall, weather-worn apartment blocks.
Top-ranked sights in Alexandria: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Roman Amphitheatre, Citadel of Qaitbay (Fort Qaitbey).
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