A night near the pyramids takes the rush out of the day and adds Saqqara, Memphis or Old Cairo. The two trips here travel very differently: one flies, the other goes by night bus.
The short answer
For two days in Cairo from Hurghada with a flight each way, the private trip by Emo Tours Egypt is the one to book: Giza, Saqqara and Memphis on day 1, a night in a 4-star hotel, then the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili before the flight back.
The FTS Travelss two-day tour does not fly. It travels by overnight bus, spends day 1 at Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum, puts you in an apartment with a view of the pyramids and leaves day 2 to add-ons before the bus back at 16:00.
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Museum: Egyptian Museum, Tahrir
Museum: Grand Egyptian Museum
On a day trip, Cairo gets the hours between two flights or two night drives. With a night in the city you see more and spend less of the day in transit: the extra day goes to Saqqara and Memphis, the old museum on Tahrir Square or the churches and bazaar of Old Cairo.
Sorted by number of reviews. The column "Day 2" shows what the listing plans for the second day.
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Cairo 2-day tour with a pyramid-view stay FTS Travelss | Overnight bus each way | Apartment with pyramid view | Free, add-ons only; bus back at 16:00 | Up to 8 | Free up to 24 h before | ★ 4.9 (70) | €270 per person | Book now |
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2-day trip to Cairo by plane Emo Tours Egypt | Flight each way | 4-star hotel with breakfast | Egyptian Museum (Tahrir), Citadel, Khan el-Khalili | Private | Free up to 3 days before | ★ 4.2 (25) | €515 per person | Book now |
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Private trip with flights both ways, Saqqara and Memphis, a 4-star hotel night and the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square.
A private two-day trip with flights both ways. After an early pickup you land in Cairo by about 7 in the morning. Day 1 covers the pyramids of Giza, the Valley Temple and the Sphinx, the Step Pyramid of Saqqara and Memphis with the colossus of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx, with lunch, and a night in a 4-star hotel.
On day 2 you check out at 8 o'clock for the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel with the Muhammad Ali Mosque and Khan el-Khalili, then lunch and the flight back to Hurghada. The operator checks flight availability after booking, so contact them directly once you have booked.
Pickup at your hotel in Hurghada early in the morning.
Taken from the tour listing on the booking platform. The museum, the entry tickets and the pickup surcharge for towns outside Hurghada can differ by option, so check the option you book.
By overnight bus, with Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum and a night in an apartment facing the pyramids.
A two-day trip by overnight bus, not by plane, for up to 8 participants. You travel from Hurghada overnight, see the Giza plateau and the Grand Egyptian Museum on day 1 and spend the night in an apartment with a view of the pyramids; a representative is at the apartment throughout. A dinner cruise on the Nile can be added.
Day 2 starts with breakfast and is flexible, with optional add-ons: Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur with the Citadel, or Old and Islamic Cairo with the Hanging Church, Khan el-Khalili and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The return to Hurghada leaves at 16:00. The accommodation is a private apartment rather than a hotel; a single room is available per booking.
Pickup in Hurghada, time confirmed the day before (night travel). Makadi, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna, Soma Bay and Safaga as an add-on.
Taken from the tour listing on the booking platform. The museum, the entry tickets and the pickup surcharge for towns outside Hurghada can differ by option, so check the option you book.
The same points for every tour, as the listing states them: how you travel, which museum, which entry tickets the price covers, the group, the pickup and the cancellation terms.
| Tour | Operator | Travel | Museum | Entry tickets | Group | Pickup | Cancellation |
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| 2-day trip to Cairo by plane from Hurghada | Emo Tours Egypt | Flight each way | Egyptian Museum, Tahrir | Giza and museum included | Private | Early, in Cairo by about 7:00 | Free up to 3 days before |
| 2-day Cairo tour from Hurghada with a pyramid-view stay | FTS Travelss | Coach | Grand Egyptian Museum | Giza and museum included | Up to 8 | Late at night | Free up to 24 h before |
From the GetYourGuide listings, read on 2 November 2026. Where a listing says nothing, the cell says "Not stated"; the option you book decides the rest.
The Emo Tours Egypt trip flies both ways. After an early pickup you land in Cairo by about 7 in the morning, and on day 2 you fly back to Hurghada after lunch. The FTS Travelss tour has "2-day tour" in the title but not the transport: the listing describes an overnight bus from Hurghada, arriving in Cairo for day 1, and a bus back that leaves at 16:00 on day 2. Its listing asks you to bring warm clothing for the night journey. The German Federal Foreign Office advises travellers in Egypt to avoid overland journeys at night, citing low road safety (as of 2 November 2026). If you want two days but no night drive, the flight trip is the only one of the two that avoids it.
Saqqara, with the Step Pyramid, and Memphis, with the fallen colossus of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx, lie south of Giza and do not fit into any of the flight day trips. The Emo Tours Egypt trip includes both on day 1, after the Giza plateau, the Valley Temple and the Sphinx. On the FTS Travelss tour, Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur are an add-on for day 2, together with the Citadel; the other add-on is Old and Islamic Cairo with the Hanging Church, Khan el-Khalili and the royal mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
The flight trip books one night in a 4-star hotel with breakfast; in the reviews, guests mention the pool and a good breakfast. The bus tour puts you in a private apartment with a view of the pyramids, not a hotel, and a representative stays at the apartment throughout. Rooms are not described in detail, and a single room is "available per booking", so ask the operator before you book if you would share a room or the apartment with other guests.
The Emo Tours Egypt trip is private: your party, a guide and a driver, with guides in English, Spanish, German, Italian or Arabic. Free cancellation ends 3 days before the start, earlier than on the day trips, and the operator checks flight seats only after you book, so contact them right away. The FTS Travelss tour is a small group of up to 8 with an Egyptologist guide and free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Two days suit you if the museum matters as much as the pyramids, if you want Saqqara, or if a day of 14 to 16 hours is too much for your party. Bring your passport: the hotel, the domestic flights and the police checkpoints on the highway all need it. If one day is enough, the flight day trips are compared on the home page, and plane or bus sets the day trips by road against the flights.
No. The listing describes an overnight bus from Hurghada to Cairo and a bus back at 16:00 on day 2. The two-day trip by Emo Tours Egypt flies both ways.
The Emo Tours Egypt trip includes Saqqara and Memphis on day 1. On the FTS Travelss tour they are an add-on for day 2, together with Dahshur and the Citadel.
On the flight trip in a 4-star hotel with breakfast. On the bus tour in a private apartment with a view of the pyramids; ask whether rooms are shared, as the listing offers a single room per booking.
The flight trip visits the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square on day 2. The bus tour visits the Grand Egyptian Museum on day 1 and offers the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization as a day-2 add-on.
The flight trip up to 3 days before the start, the bus tour up to 24 hours before.
The flight day trips from Hurghada, back at the hotel the same evening.
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