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Full-Day Tour to Pyramids, & Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Badge of Excellence

Cairo, Egypt

8 to 10 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Even if you’ve only got a day in Cairo, make the absolute most of it on this action-packed private tour that takes in the Giza Pyramids (and the Sphinx), the Egyptian Museum, and the historic Al-Azhar Mosque. Your day includes your own personal Egyptologist to clue you in on the history, a restaurant lunch, a camel ride at the pyramids, and a Nile cruise in a traditional felucca sailboat.

Discover ancient Egypt at the Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum
Glide along the Nile in a traditional felucca wooden sailboat
Includes a restaurant lunch and a camel ride at the Giza Pyramids
Picks up and drops direct to your Cairo or Giza hotel, saving time

What's Included

Qualified Egyptologist tour guide
Lunch
Camel ride in Giza (if option selected)
Felucca ride (if option selected)

Entrance fees
Gratuities
Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Any hotel in Cairo or Giza

Start time
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pyramid of Khafre

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pyramid of Menkaure

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Grand Egyptian Museum

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nile River

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 155 reviews

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Awesome experience exploring Cairo and Giza

Arnab_R, Mar 2026

We had an excellent day exploring Cairo with Mimo and Adel. Mimo was a fantastic guide — very knowledgeable, engaging, and great at explaining the history in a way that was easy to follow and interesting. He paced the day really well and made sure we covered all the key highlights without feeling rushed. Adel was equally great as our driver — always on time, friendly, and made navigating Cairo’s traffic feel smooth and stress-free. Overall, the whole experience was seamless, enjoyable, and very well organised. Highly recommend both Mimo and Adel for anyone visiting Cairo!

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you for this excellent 5-star review and for recommending us on Viator as well! We're thrilled that your day with Mimo and Adel was such a seamless and enjoyable experience. Mimo's knowledgeable, engaging style and perfectly paced itinerary combined with Adel's friendly, smooth driving make for a winning team. We're so glad they delivered the stress-free, well-organized day you deserved. We'll make sure both Mimo and Adel see your wonderful words. We hope to welcome you back to Egypt again soon! Warm regards, Egypt Life Tours Team

Mimo was an excellent...

Amr_H, Jan 2025

Mimo was an excellent guide who covered Cairo guide beautifully. This tour covered a lot of monuments both pheronic and islamic in well organized scheduled day. Highly recommended.

Brilliant Tour!

Fayyaz_R, Dec 2024

This trip was really well organised. We loved every minute of it. Every aspect was made special because of our dedicated guide Mimo who took away all the hassle and navigated us through Cairo with ease. He was our photographer as we explored the beautiful pyramids, cheering us on as we rode the camels and an expert Egyptologist to help us appreciates the history of the mosque and museum. Amir our driver was great, always in the right place at the right time making this packed itinerary feel relaxed and enjoyable. The Nile boat ride was the perfect way to end the day. Recommended to anyone wanting to get a real authentic Cairo/Egypt experience in one day.

Brilliantly tour

Denise_T, Mar 2024

Our guide and driver (Zenab & Amr) were truly wonderful and really made our day. We achieved so much in one day yet it was relaxed and exciting at the same time. I highly recommend this tour.

Best day tour in Cairo

Chaymae_R, Sep 2023

We had an amazing day due to Mimo and Emad. Mimo is a very intelligent guide who knows a lot about the history of Egypt. He can answer al your questions about the piramides and other ancient monuments. Emad is a very good driver who knows the whole city. In a city of almost 30 million people you need a driver like Emad. Overal the tour was where well prepared and interesting. We recommend the tour for everybody who want to get to know Egypt better, especially if Mimo and Emad are accompanying you.

Great tour of Cairo

bwr6vn2s5w, Sep 2023

We really enjoyed our tour of Cairo! Mimo is passionate and friendly. He allowed us to modify the itinerary and to take the tour at own pace. The air conditioned car was also a dream in the Cairo heat!

Amazing Tour and Tour Guide

rclerido, Jul 2023

This tour was amazing!!! I definitely recommend it!! My tour guide was Mahmoud Hoka. Mr. Hoka is an awesome tour guide. He was informative, kind, he answered all of my questions and he made sure I was ok at every location.

Excellent experience

Oana_M, Apr 2023

We had Michael as a guide, which picked us up few minutes before 8am, went to the pyramids, sphinx, oil's museum, Papyrus Institute, roof top restaurant where we had a lovely lunch, felucca ride on Nile, mosque and finally museum. Everything was nice and Michael was big help giving us a lot of precious history information. We would definitely recommend the tour.

Caïro in one day !

Pascale_B, Feb 2023

We had a wonderful day in Caïro. Our guide Zenab was the best! We visited the Egyptian museum, the pyramids and had a cruise on the Nile. Zenab asked what our preferences were for the day, and gave a lot of background information. She suggested making a few family pictures, which are great and a pleasant memory of an unforgettable day!

Great Intro to Cairo Tour!

Aisha_R, Aug 2022

Lovely and respectful tour guide. Amal had lots of knowledge to share at each stop. Flexible, we were able to see pretty much everything we wanted to see in Cairo. Very pleasant demeanor and conversationist. The whole family enjoyed her company and the tour. Would definitely recommend!

Loved the experience...

Rana_A, Aug 2022

Loved the experience thank you for the beautiful day and the experience. Loved how ponctuel and organized and flexible our guide Phoebe and Mr Nasser the driver were to our needs as a family

The last Ancient Wonder of the World!

Lyana_F, Jul 2022

As a kid my bucket list consisted of visiting the seven ancient wonders of the world. In 2022 the only remaining wonder is the Pyramids of Giza, so naturally I booked a tour! Manar did not disappoint. She arrived early and we headed out on our journey. First stop, the Pyramids of Giza. Manar gave us the complete history of the Pyramids including the beauty in their engineering and how each pyramid came to be. Next, we visited a carefully curated list of Egyptian shops before we headed to a full 5-course lunch! The food was amazing and the service was stellar! We followed lunch with a visit to the Mosque and then we were off to the Egyptian Museum. The museum was breathtaking! There were no questions left unanswered by Manar as she provided a deep dive into Egyptian history from ancient times to modern day. We concluded the tour with a private felucca ride on the Nile river which gave us time to wind down from the days adventure and take in the beauty of it all. I am thrilled with the experience and could not have asked for a better guide than Manar. This tour was well worth the price of admission! Manar made my first trip to Egypt beyond memorable and I will definitely be back to visit the NEW Egyptian museum and Luxor under Manar’s advisement.

The essence of Egypt captured in one tour!

Carlos_M, Jun 2022

Best 1-day tour at giving the essence of Egypt! The guide Mimo is very knowledgeable and knows how to manage the time for a morning first experience on the pyramids, the also in between spots, and all while giving you flexible time for photos & exploring. Mimo is super helpful, kind and an excellent. We’d def recommend to anyone!

Amazing day!

Karamdeep_S, Mar 2022

After searching many days for a tour to the pyramids we chose this one and turns out to be the best choice. Communication prior booking between ourselves and the guides were great and all questions answered. Picked up from Cairo Airport by our guide Mimo who introduced himself and explained our day ahead. Mimo was very informative and answered any questions we had. The day wasn’t rushed and was able all that was on offer. Mimo and our driver looked after us from the moment we arrived to the point of arriving g back at the airport. Would highly recommend and will be using again ( plus Mimo is great at taking photos) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It was really nice...

Eimantas_V, Dec 2021

It was really nice introductionary tour to Cairo. Very hepful, informative and polite guide. Adapted well to our needs and pace ( Family with 3 children).The sail with felluca boat was very relaxing at the end of the tour.

Wonderful tour, service and guide

Askar_D, Dec 2021

It was an amazing tour, we visited all attractions hassle-free and enjoyed it very much. Our guide Michael was very knowledgeable and helpful, made sure we were safe when touring around the city. Vehicle was very comfortable, service and tour amazing. Highly recommend it, so worth it.

Amazing icons of Cairo

Jasemin, Jun 2021

Zenab was a remarkable Egyptologist and local guide. I was thoroughly amazed by the professionalism and warmth exhibited by her and her local counterparts. I have fantasized about visiting Egypt for the longest time, and tapped on my own imagination to pen down my idea about grand Egypt on paper. Shokran for a truly memorable time!

Piramides e Egito antigo

MARCOAURELIO_V, Jul 2023

Tour perfeito, com a guia com alto conhecimento da história egípcia.Leva-nos tbem a fábrica de Papiros e tecidos egípcios.Excepcional.Nota 10

Dia perfecto en El Cairo

DAVID_L, Jul 2022

El tour incluye todo lo que necesitas ver en El Cairo, la agencia Pyramids Land muy profesionales, la reserva fue facil y a un precio muy competitivo. Nuestra guia Amaal Hussein la mejor guia que uno pueda tener, sabe todo sobre la historia de Egipto, flexible y siempre cuidando de nosotros. Muchas gracias por todo

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