Cairo & Sharm el-Sheikh: the Pyramids and Three Red Sea Nights, 5 Nights
Five nights in Egypt flying in and out of Cairo: a night in the capital and a day at the pyramids, three nights at a Red Sea resort in Sharm el-Sheikh with a boat day at Ras Mohamed, a glass-bottomed boat and a desert quad-bike safari, and a last night in Cairo before the flight home.
- Duration
- 5 Nights / 6 Days
- Destinations
- Cairo · Sharm El Sheikh
- Travel style
- Beach & Islands · Cultural
- Transfers
- Private airport transfer
Journey overview
Five nights in Egypt flying in and out of Cairo: a night in the capital and a day at the pyramids, three nights at a Red Sea resort in Sharm el-Sheikh with a boat day at Ras Mohamed, a glass-bottomed boat and a desert quad-bike safari, and a last night in Cairo before the flight home.
Why you'll love this journey
- Arrival and departure at Cairo, so one return flight covers the trip
- The pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx with an Egyptologist guide on the first full day
- Three nights at a Red Sea resort in Sharm el-Sheikh on a soft all-inclusive basis
- A boat day at Ras Mohamed national park with lunch on board
- A glass-bottomed boat over the reef and a quad-bike safari in the desert with dinner
- A last night in Cairo to break the journey before the flight home
Day-by-day itinerary
Our representative meets you at Cairo International Airport with a name board. Once you are through the visa formalities and have your luggage, you are driven to your hotel to check in. No meals are included today.
After breakfast you check out, and your guide takes you to the Giza plateau and its three pyramids, built for Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, with a stop at the panorama point where all three line up, and then the Sphinx. After lunch you stop at a papyrus institute and a perfume workshop, where the way each was made in ancient Egypt is demonstrated, then walk through Khan el-Khalili, the old open-air market. From there you set off by road for Sharm el-Sheikh, a journey of about seven hours, so you reach the resort late in the evening. This is the longest day of the trip. Meals included today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast at the resort you go out on a glass-bottomed boat, which lets you see the Red Sea reef and its fish from inside the hull without getting wet. Later in the day there is a quad-bike (ATV) safari in the desert behind the town, which ends with dinner. Meals included today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast you are taken to the boat for a day at Ras Mohamed, the national park at the southern tip of Sinai; lunch is served on the trip. In the evening there is a tour of Sharm el-Sheikh itself: the Heavenly Cathedral, the Old Market, the Al Sahaba Mosque and a viewpoint over the town. Meals included today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After an early breakfast you check out and drive back to Cairo, again about seven hours, and check in at your hotel for the night. Meals included today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After breakfast you check out and our representative takes you to Cairo International Airport, where the package services end. Meals included today: breakfast.
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Inclusions & exclusions
Included
- 3 nights at a resort in Sharm el-Sheikh on a soft all-inclusive basis and 2 nights in Cairo with breakfast, in standard twin or double rooms, in the hotel combination chosen in your quotation
- Lunches and dinners on the days shown in the itinerary
- The excursions in the itinerary: the glass-bottomed boat, the ATV safari with dinner, the Ras Mohamed boat trip with lunch and the Sharm el-Sheikh town tour
- The Cairo sightseeing in the itinerary with a qualified English-speaking Egyptologist guide; the guide accompanies the Cairo day only
- Entrance fees for the sights named in the itinerary
- Airport transfers and all road travel by private air-conditioned vehicle or coach, sized to the group
- Two bottles of mineral water per person per day
Not included
- International flights to and from Cairo
- Egypt entry visa. Requirements for Indian passport holders change from time to time; we confirm the current rules when you book
- Travel insurance
- Meals not shown in the itinerary, and drinks with meals outside the resort's all-inclusive plan
- Optional tours and activities, including diving
- Tips
- Single-room supplement, and the supplement that applies in peak periods
- Personal expenses
- Anything not listed under inclusions
Accommodation, meals & transport
What the journey covers day to day, taken from this package's own inclusions.
🍽 Meals
- 3 nights at a resort in Sharm el-Sheikh on a soft all-inclusive basis and 2 nights in Cairo with breakfast, in standard twin or double rooms, in the hotel combination chosen in your quotation
- Lunches and dinners on the days shown in the itinerary
- The excursions in the itinerary: the glass-bottomed boat, the ATV safari with dinner, the Ras Mohamed boat trip with lunch and the Sharm el-Sheikh town tour
🚆 Transport
- Airport transfers and all road travel by private air-conditioned vehicle or coach, sized to the group
- Private airport transfer
- Private vehicle or coach with guide
- Private transfers; glass-bottomed boat; quad bikes
- Private transfers; boat
- Private vehicle or coach
Flights, visa & practical
Arranged separately from the journey itself — listed here so there are no surprises.
✈ Flights
- International flights to and from Cairo
🛂 Visa
- Egypt entry visa. Requirements for Indian passport holders change from time to time; we confirm the current rules when you book
🛡 Insurance
- Travel insurance
Every journey is quoted individually for your travel dates and party. Read our pricing terms for how a quotation is prepared. Cancellations and amendments follow our Refund & Cancellation Policy and Terms & Conditions.
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