Giza Pyramids and Old Cairo: Explore Citadel, Khalili Bazaar, and Sacred Sites in a Day

Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Cairo with a day tour to the Giza Pyramids, Old Cairo, Citadel, and Khalili Bazaar. Explore ancient sites, visit historic churches and mosques, and shop for unique souvenirs in the bustling bazaar.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Giza Plateau - Begin your tour with a pickup from your Cairo or Giza hotel by a tour guide. Visit one of Egypt’s highlights and top attractions in Cairo: the three pyramids of Giza - Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos.
  • Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) - Khufu’s pyramid complex includes a valley temple, now buried beneath the village of Nazlet el-Samman. Diabase paving and nummulitic limestone walls have been discovered, but the site remains unexcavated.
  • Pyramid of Menkaure - Menkaure’s pyramid complex features a valley temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple, and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple once housed several statues of Menkaure. During the 5th Dynasty, a smaller ante-temple was added to the valley temple.
  • Khafre’s Pyramid - Khafre’s pyramid complex includes a valley temple, the Sphinx temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple, and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple revealed several statues of Khafre, some of which were found in a well in the temple floor by Mariette in 1860.
  • Great Sphinx - This is also where you can get an up-close view of the Sphinx, a massive funerary complex guarded by the legendary lion’s body with the face of King Chephren.
  • Cairo Citadel - One of the oldest structures in the modern era, where you can visit the famous mosque of Mohamed Ali.
  • Mosque of Muhammad Ali - Located in the Citadel of Cairo, this Ottoman mosque was commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848. It sits atop the citadel.
  • Coptic Cairo - Also known as Christian Cairo, where you can visit the oldest churches and the synagogue of Ibn Ezra. There is also an option to visit the Coptic Museum, but it requires an additional ticket, which is not included.
  • Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) - Saint Virgin Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is located in Egyptian Babylon.
  • Synagogue Ben Ezra - The Ben Ezra Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the El-Geniza Synagogue.
  • Khan Al-Khalili - One of the oldest free markets in Egypt. The tour concludes with a drop-off at your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Private transfers in air-conditioned latest model vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Tipping
  • Personal Items
  • Lunch at Local restaurant (Optional)
  • Tour guide (optional)
  • Entry Fees (Optional)
Additional Information

A Day Excursion to Giza Pyramids, Historic Cairo, Citadel, and Khalili Market - Spend an entire day visiting Cairo’s top attractions like the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx and the Citadel of Saladin, which houses the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Explore Coptic Cairo, home to some of the city’s oldest churches such as the Church of St. Barbara and Abu-Sergah, including a visit to the holy cave where the holy family took refuge during their sacred journey to Egypt. Don’t miss a visit to the ancient Jewish synagogue- Ben Ezra Synagogue and the bustling Khan Khalili Market. Experience Cairo’s highlights all in a single day tour. Please note that this tour may be a shared experience if there are other reservations for the same date.

  • Entry fees includes basic area only
  • Entrance fees -Depending on the Tour Options Chosen
Location
94 Al Kasr Al Aini
Al Kasr Al Aini
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Andriana_k
May 27, 2024
Recommended-Great opportunity to see many things in a day - This day trip is highly recommended for people who wish to have a great time in key sights and care about listening to some very interesting facts about the history of Egypt. Our tour guide was Marwa and the driver was Hasan. MARWA is a very sweet person that really cares for what she is doing. She is also very helpful and kind and will not let you get overcharged for items of local markets. The sights were amazing and very interesting and the trip was not so tiring -having in mind that it has many sights in one day. The van was also amazing and comfortable.
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Eldetted2022
Mar 18, 2024
Brilliant guide and driver, amazing tour - Our tour was FABULOUS. Essim Ali (hope I spelt that right), was quite amazing. Perfect English, understood my many questions, we understood him perfectly. He went out of his way to point out fabulous things most would miss. Truly unbelievable tour, bravo, and our driver was exceptional, all that busy close of day mad Cairo traffic (I have forgotten your name), you were exceptional.
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Lauren_d
Mar 17, 2024
Isam Ali of Emo Tous is an excellent guide. - Our guide was Isam Ali (I hope that is the correct spelling). He was fabulous. We were NOT rushed; he went at our pace, and he took some really fun photos for us. All our questions were answered regardles of the topic. There did not seem to be any lack of understanding for him or for us. We did not want to stop for lunch and he was happy to work right through the whole day. By the end of the day he was limping, but he just kept going pleasantly thoughtfull, extremely knowledgeable and graciously. Our driver He was excellent and forgive me, I have forgotten his name. How he managed to maneover as he did in the constant traffic and hooting was incredible. A day with these two gentlemen is well worth the price; a full 9 hours. That was yesterday, 16 March 2024. Today, 17 March 2024. We chose a different company and it was no where near as pleasant. Our guide could not speak much English and he did not understand most of our questions. We were supposed to be taken to a felucca trip and they pushed not to go so much, we gave up. We were supposed to have about 12 hrs and we got about 6 and a half. We really understand how fortunate we were yesterday.
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Kelseyhg5606zb
Mar 16, 2024
Dashuur and Memphis - Sayed Mahmoud led us around the Dashuur, Red and Bent pyramids. After he led us around Memphis to see some statues. We had a great lunch and visited the carpet school. Our driver Ahmed was amazing and a very safe driver. He kept the vehicle very clean after each trip!
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Eval014
Jun 12, 2021
Best Guide with Emo tour - The best guide ever in Cairo is Oussama, male you laugh 24h know the best spot in the city ,a super guide and eazy goin guy. Wonderful enerfy and positive mindset. Ask him about the spot for keftah and chicken bbq. And if you visit Loucour and Aswan the only reference is Ahmed E. he is a GOAT. Will do everything to make you comfortable and enjoying your stay. He is one of my favorite personn in Egypt.
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Benhutchins83
Feb 18, 2020
Pyramids of Egypt - I very much enjoyed my tour today with Essam! He is very knowledgeable of Egyptian history. It was very interesting listening to him share this knowledge throughout the tour. He also helped me with taking photos and kept everyone away who was trying to sell me things. Definitely recommend him for anyone else wanting to do a tour around the pyramids!
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Hbofo
Jan 17, 2020
Amazing tour with Maged!! - A lot of ground to cover in this tour in a day, but Maged was brilliant in organizing the places in the tour so that we could get sufficient time at each place and at the best time of the day. Was very hazy on the Sunday morning, so Maged suggested we finish old cairo first since cairo city traffic would be relatively less early in the morning and we would get better shots and visibilty in the afternoon at the pyramids, and he was spot on. We saved time on the commute so we could take our time soaking in the citadel and old cairo without the crowds. Later visited Khan-el-khalili before the evening crowds started. Ended the tour at Giza when the sky had cleared up completely with plenty of time to spare for an additional camel ride too and we got some brilliant shots. Also, Maged in highly knowledgeable about Egyptian history and knows all the best spots for photos and is an amazing photographer. We got some of the best shots of our Egypt trip with him. We saw everything on the plan and never felt rushed. Highly recommend EmoTours and Maged!!
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Priya
Jan 17, 2020
Very pleasant - My tour guide was called Menna. She was lovely and very enthusiastic about history. She explained the history in detail and very well. Very courteous and polite. Didn’t rush the tour at all. Took awesome pictures of me. Went above and beyond in making sure i had a great day. Fully recommend asking for Menna for your tour.
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Muqtasidh
Jan 14, 2020
Nice day trip - Adel Hakem was my guide very courteous and professional and had great knowledge of ancient Egypt. I'd recommend him.
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Grayblack09
Aug 25, 2019
Essam was the best!! - After a fantastic outing to Giza, Memphis and Saqqara with Essam, I booked a second tour with him!! I only had about 5 full days in Cairo, so wanting to maximize my sightseeing, I booked a trip with Emo tours; I’m elated that I did. Essam should receive am award for his dedication to my happiness, his willingness to take incalculable photos, and how knowledgeable he was. What blew me away was that on both tours, no matter how niche or obscure of a question I asked, Essam always knew the answer. Additionally, Essam catered to my vegan dietary needs and helped me unearth some delicious and authentic Egyptian street food. There can be consternation not only as a solo traveler in a dissimilar culture, but also as a queer individual, however Essam made me feel most welcomed in an unfamiliar place. While the resounding theme of this trip thus far has been how fallacious Western media can be regarding those living in the Middle East, Essam and this particular tour was especially singular.
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