2 Days 1 Night Package in Cairo and Luxor

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2 Days 1 Night Package in Cairo and Luxor

• Hotel pickup included
• German-speaking guide indicated
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
• Duration per provider: 2 days

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Two Days from Cairo, with Overnight Stay en Route to Luxor

This tour starts for you in Cairo and first takes you to the Giza Plateau, to the three pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, as well as to the Great Sphinx. Emo Tours Swiss GmbH offers it as a continuous two-day package with one overnight stay: instead of booking Cairo and Luxor as two separate trips, a single reservation covers both destinations.

The first day is dedicated to the plateau; on the second, you travel on to Luxor. From €456, the entry price for this two-day package starts; what it includes is detailed in the next section. This format is designed for you if you plan two full days for the combination of Cairo and Luxor, not just a short morning on the plateau alone.

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What the provider promises and what is officially added on the plateau

According to the provider, lunch, hotel pickup, and preferred entry without separate queuing are included. The tour is guided live and optionally in Arabic, English, German, or Spanish; a German-speaking guide is explicitly noted. The provider does not comment on the site ticket for the Giza Plateau or the ticket for the interior of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, neither as included nor as excluded.

Officially, the site ticket for foreign adults costs 700 Egyptian pounds, approximately €11; the ticket for the interior of the Great Pyramid of Khufu costs 1,000 Egyptian pounds, approximately €16, at the exchange rate of September 3, 2026, of 59.14 Egyptian pounds per euro. For the interior of the Pyramid of Menkaure, a separate official rate of 280 Egyptian pounds applies for foreign adults. In Egypt, it is also customary to give small amounts as a token of appreciation, even if no individual service requires it.

A rating without a single review: what it means and what it does not

There are no reviews for this offer yet. That is not a value judgment but an empty sample: without reviews, neither good nor bad experiences can be documented; there simply are none. Within its category, the offer ranks 103rd out of 126, a ranking by booking strength, not by rating level, which would not indicate anything with zero reviews anyway.

What can be verified independently of a rating is the free cancellation period of 24 hours before the start: a firm promise that does not depend on the number of reviews. Other offers in the same category have several thousand reviews; there, a rating can indeed be read as evidence. Here, it cannot be read because it is missing.

Summer heat without shade: when the two days are easier to plan

From June to August, Cairo reaches 35 degrees during the day with lows of 22 to 24 degrees. On the open plateau, where there is hardly any shade, this is more noticeable than in the city. September, with a maximum of 33 degrees, is hardly lower.

It only gets cooler from December to February with 19 to 20 degrees during the day and 10 to 12 degrees at night, which is more pleasant for two full days outdoors than a summer date. Since the program combines the day on the plateau with the overnight stay and the onward journey to Luxor, the morning is what counts on both days: in the early hours, temperatures are well below the stated maximums before the strongest heat sets in at midday.

At the new main gate: fixed ticket office hours, card only, no private cars

Since 2025, the main entrance has been via the Great Gate on the desert road between Cairo and Fayoum, southwest of the plateau. The former gate at Mena House has been replaced; the Sphinx Gate remains open but no longer has its own ticket office. Officially, the site is open from 8 am to 4 pm, although an older document from 2020 still lists 7 am to 5 pm.

In any case, it is reliable that the ticket office closes one hour before the gate closes and that payment is by card only; the office has not accepted cash since 2023. Private vehicles have not been allowed onto the plateau since the 2023 reorganization; if you don't walk, you can use the electric shuttle included in your ticket, which stops at all three pyramids, the panorama point, and the Sphinx.

Yes for combining Cairo and Luxor, rather not for a short Cairo visit

This tour suits travelers who are planning two days for Cairo and Luxor anyway and prefer to cover both destinations in one booking rather than organizing them separately. It is bookable privately rather than in a fixed group, which appeals to anyone who wants to set their own pace or focus on the plateau.

If, on the other hand, you only have a day or a few hours in Cairo and are visiting Luxor separately or not at all, you are better off with shorter alternatives in this category, such as the private half-day tour to the pyramids and the Great Sphinx with a camel ride, which lasts four to eight hours, starts at €51, and is based on a broad foundation with a 4.9 rating from 7,579 reviews. For a pure Cairo itinerary, this two-day package is too large.

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2-day, 1-night package in Cairo and Luxor

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