Cairo: 8-Day Private Egypt Tour with Flights and Nile Cruise
- Hotel pickup included
- Guided tour in German specified
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
- Duration according to provider: 8 days
You start in Cairo, eight days are planned
You start in Cairo; eight days are planned. The provider sells the trip as a combination of flights, a Nile cruise, and a visit to the Giza Plateau. The only stop they specifically mention is the plateau with the three pyramids, the Sphinx, and the viewpoints in between. They leave open what exactly the Nile cruise visits and how many days it takes up. They also do not say how much time is planned for the Giza Plateau. You will be accompanied by a live guide; languages offered are Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Photos from the provider Nice Tours. They show the offer, not your day.
- Provider
- Nice Tours
- Duration
- 8 days
- Start location
- Cairo
- Group type
- Group
- Guide
- Live guide
- German-speaking
- Yes
- Hotel pickup
- Yes
- Price
- From €1812
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 97 reviews
- Quality threshold
- Not passed
What is included, what is 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 unresolved.
| Service | Status | What this means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Plateau area ticket | Not included | About €11 per adult at the ticket office, card only. |
| Interior of a pyramid | No information | The norm. Khufu officially about €16 (1,000 Egyptian pounds). |
| Hotel pickup | Included | Included, meeting point is your accommodation. |
| Lunch | Included | Included. |
| Tomb 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 24 hours before | Provider's statement in the catalog. |
- Status
- Not included
- What this means for you
- About €11 per adult at the ticket office, card only.
- Status
- No information
- What this means for you
- The norm. Khufu officially about €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 24 hours before
- What this means for you
- Provider's statement in the catalog.
What the entry price includes and what is added at the plateau
The entry price starts at €1,812. Included are hotel pickup, lunch, and the guide's accompaniment. Explicitly not included is the area ticket for the Giza Plateau. It officially costs 700 Egyptian pounds, about €11. This makes the tour part of a minority: only 14 other offers also exclude the area ticket. The provider does not mention the interior of the Great Pyramid of Khufu; if you want to visit it, you pay the official price of 1,000 Egyptian pounds, about €16. Tipping is customary in Egypt, but 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 'Area ticket' row in the comparison table: An offer without entrance is not cheaper, but calculated differently.
Figures in this chart as a table
| Row | Cairo: 8-Day Private Egypt Tour w… | Cairo: Private Tour to Pyramids a… | Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyr… | Cairo: City Tour with Female Guid… | From Cairo: Tour to the Pyramids … |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 1,812 € | 51 € | 83 € | 52 € | 62 € |
This tour against four comparable ones
All five come from the category 'Pyramid tours from Cairo'. The column of this tour is highlighted; the other four are the best-documented in the category.
| Kairo: 8-tägige private Ägypten-Tour mit Flügen und … | Kairo: Private Tour zu Pyramiden und Großer Sphinx … | Kairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramiden … | Kairo: Stadtführung mit weiblicher Führung zu … | Ab Kairo: Tour zu den Pyramiden von Gizeh, Sphinx … | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | Nice Tours | Snefro Travel | OceanAir Travel | OceanAir Travel | OceanAir Travel |
| Price | from 1812 € | from 51 € | from 83 € | from 52 € | from 62 € |
| Duration | 8 days | 4 to 8 hours | 7 to 8 hours | 8 hours | 8 hours |
| Group type | group | private | group | group | small group |
| German-speaking | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Area ticket | no | included | included | included | included |
| Pickup | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Rating (reviews) | 3.6 (97) | 4.9 (7,579) | 4.7 (4,382) | 4.8 (1,697) | 4.7 (3,587) |
| Quality threshold | failed | passed | passed | passed | passed |
| Free cancellation until | 24 h | 24 h | 24 h | 24 h | 24 h |
- Provider
- Nice Tours
- Price
- from 1812 €
- Duration
- 8 days
- Group type
- group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- no
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 3.6 (97)
- Quality threshold
- failed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
- Provider
- Snefro Travel
- Price
- from 51 €
- Duration
- 4 to 8 hours
- Group type
- private
- German-speaking
- no
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.9 (7,579)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
- Provider
- OceanAir Travel
- Price
- from 83 €
- Duration
- 7 to 8 hours
- Group type
- group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.7 (4,382)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
- Provider
- OceanAir Travel
- Price
- from 52 €
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Group type
- group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.8 (1,697)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
- Provider
- OceanAir Travel
- Price
- from 62 €
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Group type
- small group
- German-speaking
- yes
- Area ticket
- included
- Pickup
- yes
- Rating (reviews)
- 4.7 (3,587)
- Quality threshold
- passed
- Free cancellation until
- 24 h
The order follows the evidence base, 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 of this page is ten reviews. Anything below is not a judgment, but chance.
Figures in this chart as a table
| Row | Cairo: 8-Day Private Egypt Tour… (3.6) | Cairo: Private Tour to Pyramid… (4.9) | Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, … (4.7) | Cairo: City Tour with Female G… (4.8) | From Cairo: Tour to the Pyrami… (4.7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 97 Reviews | 7,579 Reviews | 4,382 Reviews | 1,697 Reviews | 3,587 Reviews |
3.6 out of 97 votes: reliable, but not a strong result
The rating of 3.6 comes from 97 reviews. By the number of votes, the tour ranks 30th out of 126 offers in its category; the average is thus based on a broad foundation, but remains weak. The separately listed rank 98 out of 126 is a sorting by evidence strength, not by rating alone. You should keep the two apart.
The day, stop by stop
The order follows the usual sequence. Each stop tells you what to expect there and the documented figures; 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 go by electric shuttle or on foot.
- Area ticket for 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)
Back 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 Cairo throughout the year
Average daily maximum and minimum values per month. Two series, one axis; the points mark the hottest and coldest months.
There is little shade on the site itself; 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 | 18.9 °C | 20.5 °C | 23.8 °C | 28.1 °C | 32.2 °C | 34.6 °C | 35 °C | 34.9 °C | 33.4 °C | 30 °C | 24.9 °C | 20.5 °C |
| Daily minimum | 10.1 °C | 11 °C | 13.2 °C | 15.9 °C | 19.3 °C | 22.2 °C | 23.8 °C | 24.3 °C | 22.7 °C | 20 °C | 15.6 °C | 11.7 °C |
Cairo through the year: hot summers, mild winters
The chart above this section shows average temperatures in Cairo over the year. In the summer months June to August, daytime temperatures reach 35°C, cooling down to only 22–24°C at night. November to February are mild, with highs between 19 and 25°C and lows between 10 and 16°C. In April, May, September, and October, highs range between 28 and 33°C. There is little shade on the Giza Plateau; the values are normal outdoor values, not a forecast. For the eight days of the tour, this means: if you travel in summer, you must expect these conditions; if you are flexible, you will find more pleasant conditions in the mild months.
The complete data sheet
Every piece of information this project has documented about this tour, the places in its program, and the area covered by its ticket: 118 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 | ||
| Provider name | Cairo: 8-day private Egypt tour with flights and Nile cruise | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Provider | Nice Tours | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Product number | 454129 | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Start location | Cairo | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Duration | 8 days | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Multi-day | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Starting price | 1812 € | GetYourGuide, live retrieval |
| Starting price in local currency | approx. 107,161 EGP | Exchange rate 59.14 EGP per euro |
| Rating | 3.6 stars | GetYourGuide, live retrieval |
| Number of reviews | 97 | GetYourGuide, live retrieval |
| Project quality threshold | Not passed | Own rule: at least 4.0 with at least 10 reviews |
| Rank in category | 98 out of 126 in "Pyramid tours from Cairo" | Own evaluation, grade weighted by number of reviews |
| Plateau area ticket | Not included | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Interior of a pyramid | No information | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Access to a tomb | No offer in the catalog sells that | Own evaluation of all 252 offers |
| Hotel pickup | Included | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Lunch | Included | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Type of guide | Live guide | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Guide languages | Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian | GetYourGuide catalog |
| German-speaking guide | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Private booking | No | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Small group | No | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Group type according to provider | No information | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Preferred entry | No | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Wheelchair accessible | No information | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Free cancellation | Yes | GetYourGuide catalog |
| Cancellation deadline | 24 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 purchases | Daily News Egypt |
| Main entrance since 2025 | Great Gate on the desert road Cairo–Fayoum (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 fully 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 figure per site 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 (on-site visit 2026-08-31) |
| Interior of the Great Pyramid (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) |
| Access 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 of charge, also with system/SLR cameras · Permit required: photo umbrellas, artificial light, equipment blocking paths | 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; goal: reduce humidity, protect walls | Egyptian Streets |
| Cairo and the Climate41 | ||
| Population (city) | 9,801,536 inhabitants · As of 2023 | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| Population (Greater Cairo) | 22,200,000 inhabitants | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| City area | 606 km2 | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| Area of Greater Cairo | 2,744 km2 | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| Altitude above sea level | 23 m | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| Latitude | 30.04 degrees | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| Longitude | 31.24 degrees | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| Founding of the Fatimid city | 969 AD · Earlier predecessor settlements (Babylon, Fustat) are significantly older | Wikipedia (en): Cairo |
| Nearest airport | CAI IATA | Wikipedia (en): Cairo International Airport |
| Airport to city centre | 20.7 km | OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data |
| Road to Giza Plateau | 16.5 km | OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data |
| Driving time to Giza Plateau | 18 min · Free-flow time without traffic; in Greater Cairo actually significantly longer | OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data |
| January daily high | 18.9 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| January daily low | 10.1 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| February daily high | 20.5 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| February daily low | 11 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| March daily high | 23.8 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| March daily low | 13.2 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| April daily high | 28.1 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| April daily low | 15.9 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| May daily high | 32.2 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| May daily low | 19.3 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| June daily high | 34.6 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| June daily low | 22.2 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| July daily high | 35 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| July daily low | 23.8 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| August daily high | 34.9 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| August daily low | 24.3 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA climate normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| September daily high | 33.4 °C · Station Cairo Airport (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| September daily minimum | 22.7°C · Cairo Airport station (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| October daily maximum | 30°C · Cairo Airport station (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| October daily minimum | 20°C · Cairo Airport station (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| November daily maximum | 24.9°C · Cairo Airport station (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| November daily minimum | 15.6°C · Cairo Airport station (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| December daily maximum | 20.5°C · Cairo Airport station (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| December daily minimum | 11.7°C · Cairo Airport station (CAI) | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Annual precipitation | 24.8 mm | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Annual mean of daily highs | 28.1°C | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Annual mean of daily lows | 17.5°C | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Highest recorded value | 47.8°C | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Lowest recorded value | 1.2°C | NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020 via Wikipedia |
| Great Pyramid of Khufu (same area, reference data)25 | ||
| Original height | 146.6 m · 280 cubits; official site says 146.5 m | Wikipedia (en): Great Pyramid of Giza |
| Current height | 138.5 m · The missing eight meters 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 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), ca. 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 | 3,800 years | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Seven Wonders | 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 boats · Found dismantled; the first boat is now in the Grand Egyptian Museum | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Interior visit foreigners (adults) | 1,000 EGP · Official amount; the site ticket is also required. Elsewhere, 400 to 1,500 EGP are in circulation – the ministry's figure is the reliable one | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Interior visit students | 500 EGP | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Opening hours (monument side) | 07:00–17:00 · Seven days; the site side of the same ministry says 08:00–16:00. The contradiction is official and unresolved | Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (The Great Pyramid) |
| Midday closure | 12:00–13:00 · 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 Grand Gallery | 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: tickets, shuttle, and conflicting opening hours
Since the 2025 reorganization, several rules apply at the gate. The main entrance is the Great Gate on the desert road connecting Cairo with Fayoum; the Sphinx Gate remains open but has no ticket office. Opening hours are given as 8 am to 4 pm, with an older listing of 7 am to 5 pm. The ticket office closes one hour before the gate closes. Payment is by card only; cash is still needed for tips and small purchases. Private vehicles are no longer allowed on the plateau. Included in the site ticket is an electric shuttle that stops at Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, the Panorama Point, and the Sphinx.
Who the eight-day trip suits and who it doesn't
The tour suits travelers who want to combine a multi-day Nile cruise with a stay in Cairo and prefer not to organize the pyramid visit themselves. It is not suitable for anyone who has only planned one day for the pyramids. An alternative is the day tour "Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour and Lunch"; it lasts 7 to 8 hours, costs from €83, and is listed with a German-speaking guide. In terms of price, the eight-day trip ranks 120th out of 126 offers at its entry price, placing it in the most expensive five percent of the category.
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Frequently asked questions
Is entry to the plateau included in this offer?
No. Budget around €11 (700 Egyptian pounds) per adult, payable by card only.
How long does the tour actually take?
The catalog says 8 days. This period is counted from the meeting point or hotel, not from the gate; in Cairo traffic, allow a good half to full hour each way.
Is there a German-speaking guide?
Yes, the provider lists German as the tour language. That is a promise from the provider, not a verified attribute of the person on site.
Does this get me inside a pyramid?
The offer says nothing about that, which is the case for 175 out of 252 offers. You buy your ticket on site; for the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the official price is around 16 euros (1,000 Egyptian pounds).
Is the rating for this offer meaningful?
No. 3.6 stars from only 97 reviews is not enough for a judgment, regardless of how high the score is.
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 place visited, and the climate of the departure city, each with its source, and can be downloaded as a CSV.
Cairo: 8-Day Private Egypt Tour with Flights and Nile Cruise
Dates, availability, and the latest version of services are with the provider. 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 cite them to keep it readable; the data sheet lists the source for each line.
- 1GetYourGuide: Kairo: 8-tägige private Ägypten-Tour mit Flügen und Nilkreuzfahrt 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 of 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
- 12RESEARCH-BASE (mehrere Quellen, umstritten) abgerufen 2026-08-31
- 13Egypt Independent abgerufen 2026-08-31
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