Cairo by Plane

Sharm El Sheikh · History & culture

Cairo by Plane

Fly from Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo for the Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo.

  • Departure Sharm El Sheikh
  • Duration Full day
  • Price $190 per adult

About this tour

A day trip from Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo by plane.

  • Pyramids of Giza: the ancient complex of the three great pyramids of Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure, plus smaller satellite pyramids built as tombs for members of the royal family
  • The Great Sphinx, a mythical figure with a human head and a lion's body, carved from a single block of limestone
  • Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with statues of pharaohs, stelae, papyri, funerary masks and sarcophagi among more than 150,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts
  • Boat ride on the Nile, about 25 minutes (optional, extra charge)
  • Walk through Old Cairo
  • Transfer to the airport

Important information

  • An Egyptian visa is required if your passport has only a Sinai stamp. The visa is issued right before the excursion, so you leave the hotel 1 hour earlier. Visa $25 plus $5 transport, $30 in total.
  • A non-refundable prepayment of $135 is required to buy the plane ticket.
  • To arrange the tourist police travel permit, please send photos of the passports of everyone traveling.

Included

  • Transfer
  • Buffet lunch
  • Round-trip flights
  • Russian-speaking guide
  • Entrance tickets to the sights

Not included

  • Drinks with lunch
  • Nile boat ride (optional, $20, can be booked with the guide on site)
  • Egyptian visa if needed ($30 including transport)

What to bring

  • Passport with visa
  • Travel insurance
  • Money for personal expenses
  • Packed breakfast (order in advance at hotel reception)
  • Hat, comfortable shoes and sunglasses
  • Warm clothes in winter
  • Do not bring water or other liquids: they may be confiscated at the airport