City Tours in Giza: 15 Worth the Early Start

1.Female-Guided Pyramids, Sphinx & Museum City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,614 reviews · 8 hours · from $73Our pick

Spend eight hours exploring Cairo and Giza with a female Egyptologist such as Bossi, Randa, Basant, or Samaa. Visit the pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Egyptian Museum, and Khan el-Khalili, with air-conditioned transport, hotel pickup, and a traditional lunch. The female-led format suits solo women, couples, and families.

“The trip was so amazing. I would like to thank our tour guide Ms Salma for the excellent service, she always makes sure everyone is okay and happy with everything and even did some fun trivia to make our trip more fun and memorable. Highly recommend and very helpful towards our needs (literally anything apart from the package tours).”

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2.Private tour: GIza Pyramids, Memphis City & Sakkara Pyramid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 637 reviews · from $8Top rated

Spend about 8.5 hours with your own group visiting the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis, and selected Old Kingdom tombs. Hotel transfers and bottled water are included. You can add a private guide, entry tickets, and lunch, so check your chosen package carefully. Guides may include Hazem, Ahmed Brakat, Heba, or Mohammed.

“Very nice places to visit. The guide was very helpful and it was very fun. I recommend this experience.”

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3.8 hours Cairo day Tour to Giza Pyramids, Memphis City, Sakkara and Dahshur

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 406 reviews · from $70

Spend about eight hours exploring Egypt’s greatest pyramid sites with a private guide and driver. You’ll see Giza, the Sphinx, Saqqara’s Step Pyramid, Dahshur’s Bent and Red Pyramids, and Memphis. Guides such as Amr Fouad, Khaled, Sue, Marwa, and Islam have been praised for clear explanations, photo help, and flexible pacing, though shopping stops may occur.

“Mohammed was a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable, charming ,, a d showed us every thing we wanted to see”

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4.Great Giza Pyramids, Sphinx , saqqara step Pyramid , Memphis city

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · from $5Best value

Spend about nine hours with a private guide and driver visiting the Giza pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Saqqara’s Step Pyramid, and ancient Memphis. Guides such as Terek, Haidy, Reem, Rhonda, and Karim have led past departures. The day includes hotel pickup, site admissions, and buffet lunch beside the pyramids.

“Very kind and good driver. He waited for us in every place and recommended us some more attractions.”

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5.Private Tour To Giza Pyramids, Memphis City, Dahshur And Sakkara Pyramids

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · from $120

Start at 8:00 am with hotel pickup in Cairo or Giza, then visit the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur by private air-conditioned car. An Egyptologist guide provides commentary, while lunch, bottled water, site admissions, and return transport are included. Ask about extra fees before entering any pyramid interior.

“Highly recommend I feel the sign of a good travel company is how it handles last minute problems . In our case , our driver fell sick and the guide was to double as both . When he reached , I made it clear I wanted a driver on standby as I wRead more”

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6.Top Day Tour To Giza Pyramids & Memphis City & Sakkara Pyramid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · from $45

Spend about eight hours with a private Egyptologist visiting the Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx, Saqqara’s Step Pyramid, ancient Memphis, and several Old Kingdom tombs. Your private air-conditioned car collects you in Cairo or Giza, with lunch, water, and hotel drop-off included. Entrance details need confirming before booking.

“Great tour of Memphis, Saqqara, and Giza. The tour guide gave a detailed explanation of each site and knew the spots for the best pictures. There was a brief stop at a carpet school/factory that I would have preferred to avoid but know this is just inherent with most tours. The private car was clean and well-maintained. All in all, a great all around tour of one of the original wonders!”

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7.Full day tour to Giza Pyramids Memphis City And Sakkara Pyramid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $80

Start at 8:00 am with hotel pickup in Cairo or Giza, then visit the three Giza pyramids, Valley Temple, and Sphinx. Continue to Saqqara’s Step Pyramid and ancient Memphis, home to Ramses II’s colossal statue. Omar or another Essoo Egypt Tour guide leads your private group in a car with a flexible, personal approach.

“Very good trip with abou Omar 😊 I recommend. We did all the pyramids of gizeh. He’s a good guide and driver. We saw the 9 pyramids and other tombs and status”

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8.Day Tour to Giza Pyramids Memphis City Dahshur and Saqqara Pyramids

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · from $16

Spend about nine hours touring Egypt’s great pyramid sites, from Khufu and the Sphinx to the Step Pyramid, Unas, Teti, Dahshur, and Memphis. Your private group travels by air-conditioned vehicle with hotel pickup and bottled water. Guides may include Mahmood, Mimo, or Abir, and optional entry fees should be confirmed before departure.

“Hi, it was the worse tour ever...The guide (jose) didn't know anything.. we did only 2 pyramids, didn't want to go to zoser. Nothing from menphis, they only wanted to take us to buy papirs, oil, perfume, coton or carpets. Also, took us to an store of carpets although we said Read more”

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9.Private Day Trip To Giza Pyramids, Memphis City Dahshur & Saqqara Pyramids

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · from $65

Spend about nine hours exploring Cairo’s major pyramid sites in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. Your guide leads you from Giza and the Sphinx to Memphis, Dahshur, and Saqqara, with entry fees, hotel transfers, and bottled water included. Lunch, camel rides, and entry inside the pyramids cost extra.

“I was very disappointed with the Private Day Trip to the Giza Pyramids, Memphis City, Dahshur, and Saggara Pyramids that we attended on Wednesday, accompanied by Nasser as our guide and Ahmed as our driver. Regrettably, the service provided did not meet the expecRead more”

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10.5-Hours VIP Private Day Memphis city ,Sakkara pyramids ,Dahshur

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $19

Spend about five hours visiting Memphis, Saqqara, the Step Pyramid, Teti’s Pyramid, and Dahshur’s Bent and Red Pyramids. Your private vehicle collects you from a Cairo or Giza hotel, and you can choose transport only, add a guide, or include entrance fees. Guides such as Kyrllos and Ahmed are available, with koshary lunch included.

“Our driver was super late which meant we had to rush through pretty much every stop and didn’t get to spend as much time at them as we would have liked. Since all of the sights close at 5 and stop allowing entry at 4:30. To be fair, we did book it last minute but i believe if Read more”

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11.VIPTour Giza pyramids ,Saqqara step pyramids & Memphis Old City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $20

Travel from your Cairo or Giza hotel to the Great Pyramid, Sphinx, Saqqara’s Pyramid of Djoser, and the open-air Memphis Museum. Your air-conditioned car, bottled water, guide, and hotel return are included. The tour is usually planned for about six hours, though one reported outing lasted only four.

“Booked on the morning and was able to secure a private, no-hassle ride to some fantastic sights. Our driver Ahmed was outstanding--he stepped in when we had problems buying tickets, and especially helpfully, when we ran short of cash (we expected to be able to use Read more”

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12.Pyramids of Giza Sound & Light Show with City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 27 reviews · 8 hours · from $68

This eight-hour private tour pairs the Giza Pyramids sound and light show with a guided Cairo night tour and Egyptian dinner. Your guide may be Mohamed, Jesse, Ramy, or another English, Spanish, German, Italian, or Arabic speaker. Hotel pickup, a private air-conditioned car, entry fees, water, and return transfer are included.

“Le jeux de lumières est insuffisant, C’est dommage de ne pas profiter de ce potentiel”

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13.Day Tour to Giza Pyramids, Memphis City And Saqqara Pyramid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $20

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring the Great Pyramid, Sphinx, Memphis, and Saqqara with a private guide and air-conditioned vehicle. Guides such as Amir, Sam, and Ahmed Mohsen are praised for clear history, useful photo help, and flexible schedules. Entrance tickets and tips cost extra, so budget for both.

“Nice Piramids visit with Amir. Serious, with good info, no shopping. He helps with a problem and give us time free to enjoy. We recommend his professional job. Thanks!”

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14.Private tour: Giza Pyramids, Memphis City & Sakkara Pyramid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $35

Spend about eight hours with a private Egyptologist guide exploring Saqqara’s Step Pyramid, ancient Memphis, and the Giza Pyramids. Guides such as Dalida, Merit, and Emad explain the monuments in clear detail, while hotel pickup, lunch, bottled water, a soft drink, and private air-conditioned transport keep the day simple. Entrance fees are extra.

“Dalida is so knowledgeable, fun and considerate.she knows so much about her country's history, and shared with us many fun facts. I had a great experience with her and the driver, mister Abu Maher. The car was comfortable, with air conRead more”

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15.Multi-Day Sites of Giza and Cairo City Tour plus Egyptian Antiquities Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $120

Spend two days with an English-speaking Egyptologist exploring the Giza pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Egyptian Museum, and Khan el Khalili. Guides such as Mohammed El Beltagy, Esam, Ahmed, and Sayed are available through MyEgyTours, with private air-conditioned transport, lunch, mineral water, and time for photos and shopping.

“We went out with Taha and our local Bedouin guide”

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