Cairo Overnight Tour

Pickup

Your WOW Egypt Tours representative and driver will pick you up from your hotel, Cairo International Airport, Giza hotel, or your location in Cairo or Giza. You will be transferred by private modern air-conditioned vehicle with your private Egyptologist guide to begin your Cairo Overnight Tour.

Great Pyramids of Giza

Start your tour with a visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the most important ancient Egyptian sites and one of the main highlights of any Cairo tour. The Giza Pyramids Complex was built during the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, around 2600 BC to 2500 BC, and includes the three main pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.

Your private Egyptologist guide will explain the history of the Old Kingdom, the role of the Giza Plateau, pyramid construction, and the importance of the pyramids as royal tombs. You will see the Great Pyramid of Khufu, built around 2580 BC to 2560 BC and originally about 146.6 meters / 481 feet high.

You will also see the Pyramid of Khafre, built around 2570 BC and originally about 143.5 meters / 471 feet high, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, built around 2510 BC and originally about 65 meters / 213 feet high, from outside.

Entry inside any pyramid can be added at additional charge if available on the day of your visit.

Great Sphinx

Continue to the Great Sphinx of Giza, one of the most recognized monuments in Egypt. The Great Sphinx is generally dated to the Old Kingdom, around 2500 BC, and has the body of a lion and the head of a king.

The Great Sphinx measures about 73 meters / 240 feet long and about 20 meters / 66 feet high. During your visit, your guide will explain the history of the Sphinx, its connection with King Khafre of the 4th Dynasty, and its role in the ancient Egyptian royal and religious landscape of Giza.

Valley Temple of Khafre

Continue to the Valley Temple of Khafre, part of the pyramid complex of King Khafre from the 4th Dynasty, around the 26th century BC. Valley temples were connected with royal funerary rituals, purification, mummification traditions, and the processional route leading toward the pyramid complex.

The Valley Temple of Khafre is usually dated to around 2570 BC and was built with large limestone and granite blocks. It is located near the Great Sphinx and formed part of the wider Khafre funerary complex on the Giza Plateau.

The Valley Temple visit gives more context about the full funerary complex at Giza and helps explain how the pyramids, temples, causeways, and royal burial areas were connected in ancient Egypt.

Grand Egyptian Museum GEM

Continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum GEM, located near the Giza Pyramids. The museum is one of the largest museums dedicated to ancient Egyptian civilization and is planned as a main center for displaying important collections, statues, royal objects, and archaeological material from different periods of ancient Egyptian history.

The Grand Egyptian Museum is located about 2 km / 1.2 miles from the Giza Pyramids and was developed on a site of about 480,000 square meters. During your visit, your private Egyptologist guide will explain the main museum sections, the historical value of the displayed objects, and the connection between the museum collections and the ancient Egyptian sites you visited at Giza.

Lunch Time

Lunch is served at local restaurant.

Check-in Your Hotel

After your Day 1 visits, transfer to your hotel in Cairo or Giza for check-in. Hotels are selected in the Pyramids area or Cairo city center, subject to your booking category and room availability.

Nile Cruise Dinner and Oriental Show

In the evening, your representative and driver will transfer you from your hotel to the Nile Cruise docking area in Cairo for your Nile Cruise Dinner and Oriental Show.

Enjoy dinner onboard a Nile dinner cruise while sailing on the Nile in Cairo. The Nile River is about 6,650 km / 4,130 miles long and was central to ancient Egyptian agriculture, transport, trade, and daily life.

The evening program usually includes oriental music, belly dancing, and Tanoura show according to the cruise program on the day of your tour. The route and sailing duration depend on the cruise operation and Nile conditions in Cairo.

After the dinner cruise, you will be transferred back to your hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle.

Overnight

Overnight at your Pyramids and Sphinx view hotel in Cairo or Giza.

Meals: Lunch & Nile Cruise Dinner Overnight: Pyramids area or Cairo city center

Breakfast

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

Check-out

After breakfast, check out from your hotel in Cairo or Giza. Your driver will assist with luggage, then you will start your Day 2 Cairo sightseeing visits.

The Egyptian Museum

After breakfast, start your second day with a visit to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, one of the most important museums in Cairo. The museum opened in 1902 and contains a large collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities from different periods of Egyptian history.

During your visit, your private Egyptologist guide will explain selected objects, royal statues, funerary items, daily life artifacts, and important archaeological discoveries. The museum includes collections connected with pharaohs, temples, tombs, burial customs, art, and daily life from more than 5,000 years of Egyptian history.

The Egyptian Museum gives useful context for understanding ancient Egyptian religion, royal power, burial customs, art, and daily life before continuing to later historical sites in Cairo.

Lunch Time

Lunch is served at local restaurant.

Salah El Din Citadel

After lunch, continue to Salah El Din Citadel, also known as Saladin Citadel, one of the most important medieval monuments in Cairo. The Citadel was started by Salah al-Din in 1176 AD as a fortified complex to protect Cairo and became a major seat of government for several centuries.

During your visit, your private Egyptologist guide will explain the history of the Citadel, its military role, its location overlooking Cairo, and its importance during the Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods.

Saladin Citadel remained an important center of power in Egypt from the late 12th century AD until the 19th century. Its high position on the Mokattam Hills gives wide views over Cairo and helps explain why the site was chosen for defense, administration, and control of the city.

Mohamed Ali Mosque

Continue inside the Citadel to visit Mohamed Ali Mosque, also known as the Alabaster Mosque. The mosque was built between 1830 and 1848 AD under Muhammad Ali Pasha and is one of the most recognized Ottoman-style landmarks in Cairo.

Your guide will explain the architecture of the mosque, its domes, minarets, courtyard, interior decoration, and its connection with Muhammad Ali Pasha, who ruled Egypt in the 19th century and played an important role in the country’s modern history.

The mosque is located inside Saladin Citadel on the Mokattam Hills and is known for its high position overlooking Cairo. Its large central dome, two slender minarets, alabaster-covered walls, and wide courtyard make it one of the main highlights of Islamic Cairo sightseeing tours.

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

Continue to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, also known as NMEC, one of the important museum visits in Cairo. The museum was officially opened in 2021 and presents Egyptian civilization through different historical periods, from ancient Egypt to later eras.

During your visit, your guide will explain the main museum sections and the historical value of the collections. The museum is especially known for its royal mummies display, which gives important context about ancient Egyptian kings, queens, burial traditions, and preservation practices.

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization gives clear context about Egyptian history across thousands of years, including ancient Egyptian life, crafts, beliefs, writing, society, and cultural development through different periods.

Khan El Khalili Bazaar

Continue to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of Cairo’s most famous historic market areas. The bazaar was founded in the late 14th century AD, around 1382 AD, during the Mamluk period and remains an important commercial and cultural area in Islamic Cairo.

During your visit, you will walk through old market lanes, shops, and historic streets near El Moez Street. Your guide will explain the history of the bazaar, its connection with trade in medieval Cairo, and its role as one of the most visited old market areas in Egypt.

Khan El Khalili Bazaar is located near Al-Azhar Mosque, which was founded in 970 AD, and close to several monuments and streets from the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. The area gives clear context about markets, trade, local crafts, and daily commercial life in historic Cairo.

El Moez Street

End your tour with a visit to El Moez Street, also known as Al Muizz Street, one of the most important historic streets in Cairo. The street is connected with the foundation of Fatimid Cairo in 969 AD and includes many Islamic monuments from the Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods.

El Moez Street extends for about 1 km through Islamic Cairo and includes gates, mosques, madrasas, sabils, palaces, old houses, and historic commercial areas. During your walking visit, your guide will explain the history of the street, its main monuments, and its importance in the urban layout of medieval Cairo.

El Moez Street gives a clear view of Islamic architectural development in Cairo over more than 1,000 years, from the Fatimid foundation of the city in the 10th century AD through later Mamluk and Ottoman additions.

Drop-off

After completing your Cairo Overnight Tour, you will be transferred back by private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel, Cairo International Airport, Giza hotel, or your location in Cairo or Giza.

Meals: Breakfast