Makadi Bay: Cairo Day Trip by Plane with Giza Pyramids & Egyptian Museum
Fly from Makadi Bay to Cairo and swap the quiet of the bay for the greatest monuments on earth. In a single day, meet the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum - flights, guide and lunch included.
Overview
Some days begin before sunrise for a reason. While Makadi Bay's crescent of resorts is still dark and the sea barely moving, you drive the short way to Hurghada Airport and board a domestic flight to Cairo - and little more than an hour later you swap the calm of the bay for the roar of five thousand years of history, without the long desert road.
At the museum you picked - the classic Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square or the enormous new Grand Egyptian Museum - your Egyptologist guide brings the collections alive: Tutankhamun's gold, painted coffins, the steady faces of kings. Then you reach the Giza Plateau itself, where the three great Pyramids climb out of the desert and the Sphinx watches the horizon, just as it has for longer than any city standing today.
Up close, the numbers stop meaning much and the sheer scale takes over. This is the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing, built stone by stone more than forty-five centuries ago. Over lunch and a slow walk through a Cairo bazaar, it becomes easy to feel why travellers have crossed deserts and seas to stand exactly where you are.
The day is handled from start to finish: pickup from your Makadi Bay hotel, the transfer to Hurghada Airport, return flights, air-conditioned transport in Cairo, entrance fees and lunch are all included. Add a Nile boat ride, a camel ride or a step inside the Great Pyramid if you like. By evening you are back on your lounger in Makadi Bay, carrying one of Egypt's greatest days home with you.
Highlights
- Skip the long desert drive - fly from Makadi Bay to Cairo and back in a single day
- Stand before the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple
- Explore the Egyptian Museum or the new Grand Egyptian Museum, depending on your option
- Travel with an expert English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant and browse a Cairo bazaar
- Add a Nile boat ride, camel ride or entry inside the Great Pyramid if you wish
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from your Makadi Bay hotel
- Air-conditioned transfer between Makadi Bay and Hurghada Airport
- Round-trip domestic flights between Hurghada and Cairo
- Air-conditioned transportation throughout the tour in Cairo
- Small-group or private tour, depending on the selected option
- Expert English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to the Egyptian Museum or the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), according to your option
- Entrance fees to the Giza Plateau, including the Great Sphinx and Valley Temple
- Lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant
- Shopping stop at a local bazaar
Not included
- Drinks at the restaurant
- Optional activities (Nile River boat ride, entry inside the Great Pyramid, and camel or horse riding)
- Guides in Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Chinese and Russian (available as an add-on)
Good to know
- Child price: ages 3-11 · Infants under 3
- Please bring your passport or ID card
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Please wear weather-appropriate clothing
- Payment for the Cairo day trip by plane must be made at least 7 days before departure to secure flight tickets
- Guides in Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Chinese, and Russian are available as an optional add-on for your group
- Optional activities are available, including a Nile River boat ride, entry inside the Great Pyramid, and camel or horse riding
- Please bring extra cash if you wish to purchase drinks, souvenirs, or optional activities