




From Hurghada: 2-Day Cairo Trip by Plane
- Site ticket for the plateau included
- Hotel pickup included
- German-speaking guide indicated
- Free cancellation up to 72 hours before
Two Days from Hurghada to the Giza Plateau
The two-day trip starts in Hurghada and takes you by plane to Cairo. From HRG airport, the flight takes 60 minutes. If you were to take the road, you'd have to reckon with 473 kilometers and about six hours of driving to reach the Giza Plateau; the flight option saves you that long transfer. On the plateau itself, the program includes the three pyramids, the Sphinx, and the viewpoints between the structures. Because the tour lasts two days, you don't have to squeeze the sightseeing into the hours of a single day. It's designed for travelers who want to reach Cairo from Hurghada by plane, appreciate a well-organized itinerary, and are willing to take two days for it.





Photos by the provider Emo Tours Egypt. They show the offer, not your day.
- Provider
- Emo Tours Egypt
- Duration
- 2 days
- Start location
- Hurghada
- Group type
- private bookable
- Guide
- live guide
- German-speaking
- yes
- Hotel pickup
- yes
- Price
- from €496
- Rating
- 4.0 out of 23 reviews
- Quality threshold
- passed
What's included, what's not, and what the provider is silent about
The catalog distinguishes three states, and the third is the most important: no information does not mean excluded, but unclarified.
| Service | Status | What this means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Site ticket plateau | included | Included in the price, nothing more to pay. |
| Interior of a pyramid | no information | The normal case. Khufu officially around €16 (1,000 Egyptian pounds). |
| Hotel pickup | included | Included, meeting point is your accommodation. |
| Lunch | included | Included. |
| Burial chambers and mastabas | nowhere in the catalog | In the entire reviewed catalog, no offer sells access to a tomb on the plateau. |
| Cancellation | free up to 72 h before | Provider's statement in the catalog. |
- Status
- included
- What this means for you
- Included in the price, nothing more to pay.
- Status
- no information
- What this means for you
- The normal case. Khufu officially around €16 (1,000 Egyptian pounds).
- Status
- included
- What this means for you
- Included, meeting point is your accommodation.
- Status
- included
- What this means for you
- Included.
- Status
- nowhere in the catalog
- What this means for you
- In the entire reviewed catalog, no offer sells access to a tomb on the plateau.
- Status
- free up to 72 h before
- What this means for you
- Provider's statement in the catalog.
What's included in the price and what's listed separately
The trip is bookable from €496. Included are hotel pickup, lunch, and the site ticket for the Giza Plateau. For this ticket, the provider covers the official amount of 700 Egyptian pounds (around €11), converted at the rate of 59.14 EGP per euro as of September 3, 2026. The site ticket does not cover the interiors. For the Khufu interior, an official price of 1,000 Egyptian pounds (around €16) is listed. Whether this price is already included in the tour price or is an additional cost, the provider does not say. Tipping is customary in Egypt and is not a surcharge for special service.
The price in comparison
Entry price of this tour against the four best-documented offers in the same category. The highlighted bar is this tour.
Price alone says little. Read it together with the 'Site ticket' row in the comparison table: An offer without entrance is not cheaper, but calculated differently.
Figures in this chart as a table
| Row | From Hurghada: 2-Day Trip to Cairo… | Hurghada: Day Trip to Cairo with… | Hurghada to Cairo: Pyramids and Mus… | From Hurghada: Day Trip to the Highl… | Hurghada: Full-Day Trip to Cairo… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 496 € | 239 € | 80 € | 65 € | 219 € |
This tour against four comparable ones
All five come from the category 'Pyramid excursions from Hurghada'. The column for this tour is highlighted; the other four are the best-documented in the category.
| Von Hurghada: 2-tägige Reise nach Kairo mit dem … | Hurghada: Tagesausflug nach Kairo mit Flug … | Hurghada nach Kairo: Pyramiden und Museum für … | Ab Hurghada: Tagesausflug zu den Highlights von … | Hurghada: Ganztägiger Ausflug nach Kairo mit dem … | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | Emo Tours Egypt | Book Tour Egypt (BTE) | FTS Travelss | Nice Tours | FTS Travelss |
| Price | from 496 € | from 239 € | from 80 € | from 65 € | from 219 € |
| Duration | 2 days | 16 to 17 hours | 1 days | 15 to 20 hours | 1 days |
| Group type | private | group | small group | group | small group |
| German-speaking | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Area ticket | included | included | Add-on | included | included |
| Pickup | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Rating (reviews) | 4.0 (23) | 4.9 (3,361) | 4.8 (1,255) | 4.6 (7,111) | 4.8 (458) |
| Quality threshold | passed | passed | passed | passed | passed |
| Free cancellation until | 72 h | 24 h | 24 h | 24 h | not specified |
- Provider
- Emo Tours Egypt
- Price
- from 496 €
- Duration
- 2 days
- Group type
- private
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.0 (23)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 72 h
- Provider
- Book Tour Egypt (BTE)
- Price
- from 239 €
- Duration
- 16 to 17 hours
- Group type
- group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.9 (3,361)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
- Provider
- FTS Travelss
- Price
- from 80 €
- Duration
- 1 days
- Group type
- small group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- Add-on
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.8 (1,255)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
- Provider
- Nice Tours
- Price
- from 65 €
- Duration
- 15 to 20 hours
- Group type
- group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.6 (7,111)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
- Provider
- FTS Travelss
- Price
- from 219 €
- Duration
- 1 days
- Group type
- small group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.8 (458)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- not specified
The order follows the evidence base and not the commission. All values come from the same catalog fields to make the columns comparable.
How many people have judged?
Number of reviews per offer, with the rating in parentheses. A rating without its sample size is not information.
The quality threshold for this page is ten reviews. Anything below that is not a judgment but a coincidence.
Figures in this chart as a table
| Row | From Hurghada: 2-Day Trip to C… (4.0) | Hurghada: Day Trip to Cairo… (4.9) | Hurghada to Cairo: Pyramids… (4.8) | From Hurghada: Day Trip to t… (4.6) | Hurghada: Full-Day Trip to … (4.8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 23 reviews | 3,361 reviews | 1,255 reviews | 7,111 reviews | 458 reviews |
Rating: 4.0 out of 23 reviews
The rating is not high at 4.0, and the base is narrow: 23 reviews. With so few votes, individual critical reviews can significantly lower the average. In the category of pyramid tours from Hurghada, the tour ranks 20th out of 36 by number of reviews. The category list, ordered by evidence strength, places it 26th out of 36. That is a mediocre to weak result. If you want to draw reliable conclusions from reviews, you should therefore also look at the offers with significantly larger review numbers in the same group.
The day, stop by stop
The order follows the usual sequence. Each stop tells you what to expect there and the documented figures for it; everything else is in the data sheet.
Pickup at your accommodation
The provider picks you up; the duration of the tour counts from here, not from the gate.
Giza Plateau
The site itself: the three pyramids, the Sphinx, and the viewpoints in between. Private vehicles are not allowed up; you travel by electric shuttle or on foot.
- Site ticket foreigners (adults)700 EGPMinistry of Tourism and Antiquities
- Opening hours (official website)08:00–16:00Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
- Ticket office closes before gate closes1 hourAltertümerverwaltung (Regelpraxis)
Return to the starting point
The return trip is part of the stated duration. In Cairo traffic, it is the most unpredictable part of the day.
A place in this list is a stop, not a promise about the duration of the stop.
Temperatures in Hurghada over the year
Average daily maximum and minimum values per month. Two series, one axis; the points mark the hottest and coldest months.
On the site itself there is hardly any shade; the values are normal outdoor values and not a forecast.
Figures in this chart as a table
| Row | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily maximum | 22.2 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.2 °C | 29.9 °C | 33.7 °C | 36.3 °C | 37.4 °C | 37.5 °C | 35.3 °C | 32.1 °C | 27.8 °C | 23.8 °C |
| Daily minimum | 11.6 °C | 12.4 °C | 15.1 °C | 18.7 °C | 23.1 °C | 26.1 °C | 27.8 °C | 28 °C | 25.6 °C | 22.2 °C | 17.7 °C | 13.4 °C |
Monthly temperatures in Hurghada: summer heat, mild winter months
The chart above this section shows daily maximum and minimum values for Hurghada. The hot months are June to September: then the maximum values are between 35 and 38 degrees, the minimum values between 26 and 28 degrees. May and October remain hot with 34 and 32 degrees. December to March are significantly milder with maximum values of 22 to 28 degrees and minimum values of 12 to 18 degrees. On the site there is hardly any shade; the values are normal outdoor values, not a forecast. For the duration of this tour, this means: in the months June to September, the heat is fully present even on the second day; in the winter months, conditions for being outdoors are more pleasant.
The complete data sheet
Every piece of information that this project has documented about this tour, the places in its program, and the area covered by its ticket: 115 rows, each with its source. Collapsed because this is not a reading page, but fully present.
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| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The offer30 | ||
| Listing title | From Hurghada: 2-Day Cairo Trip by Plane | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Provider | Emo Tours Egypt | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Product number | 349066 | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Start location | Hurghada | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Duration | 2 days | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Multi-day | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Starting price | 496 € | GetYourGuide, live retrieval |
| Starting price in local currency | approx. 29,333 EGP | Exchange rate 59.14 EGP per euro |
| Rating | 4.0 stars | GetYourGuide, live retrieval |
| Number of reviews | 23 | GetYourGuide, live retrieval |
| Project quality threshold | Passed | Own rule: at least 4.0 with at least 10 reviews |
| Rank in category | 26 out of 36 in "Pyramid trips from Hurghada" | Own evaluation, grade weighted by number of reviews |
| Plateau area ticket | Included | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Interior of a pyramid | No information | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Access to a tomb | No offer in the catalog sells this | Own evaluation of all 252 offers |
| Hotel pickup | Included | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Lunch | Included | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Type of guide | Live guide | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Guide languages | English, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic | GetYourGuide catalog |
| German-speaking guide | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Private booking | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Small group | No | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Group type per provider | Private group | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Preferred entry | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Wheelchair accessible | No information | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Free cancellation | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Cancellation deadline | 72 hours before start | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Giza reference in catalog | Medium | Own check of catalog fields |
| Provider images | 5 photos | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Data status | 2026-09-03 | Own retrieval |
| Giza Plateau22 | ||
| Area ticket foreigners (adults) | 700 EGP · Students 350 EGP; Egyptians 60/30 EGP. Does NOT cover interiors | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities |
| Area ticket students (foreigners) | 350 EGP | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities |
| Opening hours (official website) | 08:00–16:00 · Official sources contradict each other (PDF from 2020: 07:00–17:00); ticket office closes one hour before closing | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities |
| Ticket office closes before gate closes | 1 hour | Antiquities administration (standard practice) |
| Payment at ticket office | Card only, no cash · Cashless sales since 2023; cash still needed for tips and small items | Daily News Egypt |
| Main entrance since 2025 | Great Gate on the Cairo–Fayoum desert road (southwest) · Replaces the old gate at Mena House; Sphinx Gate open but without ticket office | RESEARCH-BASE |
| Private vehicles on the plateau | Prohibited since the 2025 reorganization | RESEARCH-BASE |
| Electric shuttle | Included in admission, hop-on/hop-off · Stops: Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, Panorama Point, Sphinx | RESEARCH-BASE |
| Visitor operations | Orascom Pyramids Entertainment (OPE), 15-year contract since 2018 · Ticket revenue remains entirely with the state, plus 50% of project profit | Egyptian Streets |
| Visitors per year (operator figure) | 3,500,000 · Figure from 5 Jan 2026; target 5 million; no official per-site figure published | Middle East Observer |
| Visitors per day (derived) | 9,600 · Calculated from 3.5 million/year | Middle East Observer |
| UNESCO World Heritage since | 1979 · Part of 'Memphis and its Necropolis', No. 86 | UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| Area of the World Heritage Site | 16,358.52 ha | UNESCO / Wikidata |
| Length of the pyramid field (Abu Roasch to Dahshur) | 30 km · Over two dozen pyramids depending on counting method | UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| Great Pyramid of Khufu closed at noon | 12:00–13:00 | RESEARCH-BASE (site visit 2026-08-31) |
| Interior of the Great Pyramid of Khufu (circulating figures) | 400–1,500 EGP · Three orders of magnitude circulate; daily quota ~300 in two windows (Hawass regulation after 1998) | RESEARCH-BASE (multiple sources, disputed) |
| Entry for under 16s on Fri/Sat/holidays | only with ID or accompanied · Regulation from June 2022; current application unverified | Egypt Independent |
| Major concerts on the plateau since | 1978 · Around 15 documented major performances in five decades, almost annually since 2021 | The National |
| First professional boxing match on the plateau | 2026-05-23 · Usyk vs. Verhoeven, T.K.O. round 11 | Saudi Press Agency |
| Private photography at sites | free, also with system/SLR cameras · Permit required: photo umbrellas, artificial light, equipment blocking pathways | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities |
| Milky Way over the plateau | not visible (brightest night sky worldwide in the Nile Delta) · Starry-sky photos over the pyramids are montages | Falchi et al., Science Advances 2016 |
| Air purification system in the King's Chamber since | September 2025 · Plasmacluster; aim: reduce humidity, protect walls | Egyptian Streets |
| Hurghada and the Climate38 | ||
| Population | 214,247 inhabitants · Official estimate 2023 by the statistics authority CAPMAS; no separate census value 2017 in the city list. | CAPMAS via citypopulation.de |
| Latitude | 27.26 degrees | Wikipedia |
| Longitude | 33.81 degrees | Wikipedia |
| Elevation above sea level | 11 m | Wikipedia |
| Airport code | HRG IATA · Second largest airport in Egypt. | Wikipedia (Hurghada International Airport) |
| Airport to city centre | 5 km · 5 km southwest of the city centre El Dahar. | Wikipedia (Hurghada International Airport) |
| Road to Giza Plateau | 473 km · Route-dependent 450 to 473 km; Wikipedia mentions approx. 455 km via the Hurghada-Sokhna-Cairo road. | Egypt Tours Plus |
| Driving time to Giza (one way) | 6 h · Around 6 hrs each way with breaks; figures vary between 5 and 7 hrs depending on traffic. | Discover Hurghada |
| Flight time to Cairo | 60 min · Nonstop approx. 60 to 75 min.; Egypt Tours Plus states 1 hr 15 min flight time. Distance approx. 400 km. | Prokerala flight time calculator |
| Pickup window bus day tour | 01:30-02:30 · Hotel pickup before sunrise; total tour 18 to 20 hrs, return around 22-23. | Discover Hurghada |
| Departure flight day tour | 07:00 · Sample itinerary: 7:00 departure, 9:30 at Giza Plateau, 18:00 return flight, 19:15 back in Hurghada. | Egypt Tours Plus |
| Annual precipitation | 7.9 mm | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Water temperature min. | 21°C · Coldest month February/March. | Wikipedia (climate table Hurghada) |
| Water temperature max. | 28°C · Warmest month August. | Wikipedia (climate table Hurghada) |
| Daily maximum January | 22.2°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum February | 23.5°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum March | 26.2°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum April | 29.9°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum May | 33.7°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum June | 36.3°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum July | 37.4°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum August | 37.5°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum September | 35.3°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum October | 32.1°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum November | 27.8°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily maximum December | 23.8°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily minimum January | 11.6°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily minimum February | 12.4°C | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Daily minimum March | 15.1°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| April daily minimum | 18.7°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| May daily minimum | 23.1°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| June daily minimum | 26.1°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| July daily minimum | 27.8°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| August daily minimum | 28°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| September daily minimum | 25.6°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| October daily minimum | 22.2°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| November daily minimum | 17.7°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| December daily minimum | 13.4°C | NOAA climate normals 1991–2020 via Wikipedia |
| Great Pyramid of Khufu (on the same site, reference data)25 | ||
| Original height | 146.6 m · 280 cubits; the official site says 146.5 m | Wikipedia (en): Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Current height | 138.5 m · The missing eight metres are the removed casing and tip | Wikipedia (en): Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Base length | 230.33 m · 440 cubits | Wikipedia (en): Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Construction volume | 2,600,000 m³ | Wikipedia (en): Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Inclination angle | 51°50'40" · Corresponds to a seked of 5 1/2 palms | Wikipedia (en): Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Material | Limestone, mortar, granite | Wikipedia (en): Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Origin of the casing | Turah, south of Maadi, delivered by ship · The structure was once completely clad in high-quality limestone | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Builder | King Khufu (Cheops), c. 2589–2566 BC | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Estimated construction time | 10 to 20 years · Official figure; exactly how it was built remains unresolved to this day | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Tallest building in the world | For 3,800 years | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Seven Wonders of the World | The only surviving one of the ancient Seven Wonders | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Chambers | 3 chambers · One in the bedrock, two in the masonry – according to the ministry, no other pyramid has this | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Sarcophagus | In the King's Chamber, still in place today | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Grand Gallery | Corbelled ascent to the King's Chamber | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Boat pits on the south side | 2 ships · Found dismantled; the first boat is now in the Grand Egyptian Museum | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Interior visit foreigners (adults) | EGP 1,000 · Official amount; the site ticket is also required. Amounts of EGP 400 to 1,500 are also in circulation – the ministry's figure is the reliable one | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Interior visit students | EGP 500 | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Opening hours (monument side) | 7:00 AM–5:00 PM · Seven days; the site side of the same ministry says 8:00 AM–4:00 PM. The contradiction is official and unresolved | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Midday closure | 12:00 PM–1:00 PM · Only the Great Pyramid; documented in the project's research database | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (Giza Plateau) |
| Temporary closure | April 1, 1998 · Humidity inside had risen to 80 percent due to visitors | Zahi Hawass, Restoring the Great Pyramid |
| Water release per visitor | 20 g · Through breath and sweat; the moisture carries salts into the plaster and justifies the tight daily quota | Zahi Hawass, Restoring the Great Pyramid |
| Air purification system | Since September 2025 in the King's Chamber and the chamber below · Plasmacluster technology; the system is in the chambers, not in the Ascending Passage | Egyptian Streets / Ahram Online, September 2025 |
| ScanPyramids: Big Void | At least 30 m above the Grand Gallery · Muon radiography, published 2017 | Nature 2017 (ScanPyramids) |
| ScanPyramids: North Face Corridor | Confirmed behind the chevron stones on the north side · Confirmed in 2025 by ground-penetrating radar, ultrasound, and resistivity measurement | Scientific Reports 2025 (North Face Corridor) |
| UNESCO World Heritage since | 1979 · As part of "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur" | UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
At the Great Gate: opening hours, card payment, and shuttle
The main entrance to the plateau has been the Great Gate on the desert road between Cairo and Fayoum since 2025; the Sphinx Gate is open but has no ticket office. The official website lists opening hours from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, while an official PDF from 2020 deviates, stating 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. In any case, the ticket office closes one hour before the site. Payment at the counter is by card only, not cash. Private vehicles have not been allowed on the plateau since the 2025 reorganisation. Those who do not walk take the electric shuttle; its documented stops are the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Panorama Point, and the Sphinx.
Who this tour suits and who should take the museum tour
This trip can be booked privately, but not as a small group. It suits travellers who want their own itinerary without other travellers and appreciate an explicitly German-speaking guide. Those who also want to see a museum in addition to the plateau will find the one-day comparison tour "Hurghada to Cairo: Pyramids and Museum for First-Timers" a more suitable alternative, at a significantly lower price from €80. The provider makes no statement on wheelchair accessibility; if you rely on it, you should ask before booking.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the entrance to the plateau included in this offer?
Yes. The site ticket for about €11 (700 Egyptian pounds) is included in the price.
How long does the tour actually take?
The catalogue says 2 days. This period is counted from the meeting point or hotel, not from the gate; in Cairo traffic, a good half to a full hour is lost in each direction.
Is there a German-speaking guide?
Yes, the provider lists German as the guiding language. That is a promise from the provider, not a verified attribute of the person on site.
Will I get into a pyramid with this?
The offer says nothing about this, which is the case for 175 of 252 offers. You buy the ticket on site; for the Great Pyramid it is officially about €16 (1,000 Egyptian pounds).
Is the rating of this offer meaningful?
Yes. 4.0 stars from 23 reviews is above the threshold of 4.0 with at least ten votes that this page applies.
Where can I find all the data for this tour?
In the data sheet on this page. It lists every detail about the tour, each destination visited, and the climate of the departure city, each with its source, and can be downloaded as a CSV.

From Hurghada: 2-day trip to Cairo by plane
Dates, availability, and the latest version of the services are provided by the operator. This page reflects the catalog status, not the status as of this morning.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these sources. The text does not mention them to keep it readable; the data sheet lists the source in each row.
- 1GetYourGuide: Von Hurghada: 2-tägige Reise nach Kairo mit dem Flugzeug abgerufen 2026-09-03Title, duration, services, languages, cancellation policy, stars, number of reviews, and starting price.
- 2Kursdatensatz des Projekts, partners/fx.json abgerufen 2026-09-03Conversion from Egyptian pounds to euros, 59.14 EGP per euro. Amounts are rounded down because "from" indicates a lower limit.
- 3Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 4Altertümerverwaltung (Regelpraxis) abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 5Daily News Egypt abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 6RESEARCH-BASE abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 7Egyptian Streets abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 8Middle East Observer abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 9UNESCO World Heritage Centre abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 10UNESCO / Wikidata abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 11RESEARCH-BASE (Ortstermin 2026-08-31) abgerufen 2026-08-31
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