From Pyramids to the Sea
Four days pairing the monuments of Cairo and Giza with a day on the Mediterranean at Alexandria.
What does From Pyramids to the Sea include, and what does it cost?
From Pyramids to the Sea is a private 4-day, 3-night journey through Cairo, Giza and Alexandria, from €618 per person. It includes a private Egyptologist guide throughout; 3 nights' accommodation in 4- or 5-star hotels; all entrance fees to sites and monuments; and lunch on each touring day. International flights are not included.
Overview
Short on days but rich in range, this break pairs the founding monuments of the Old Kingdom with the Mediterranean cosmopolis of Alexandria. You start with the Egyptian Museum, spend a full day among Alexandria's catacombs and citadel, then give Giza and Saqqara the morning light they deserve before closing in the lanes of Islamic Cairo. Ideal as a stand-alone trip or the front half of a longer Egypt itinerary.
Itinerary
Arrival & the Egyptian Museum
- Private airport welcome and hotel transfer
- Afternoon at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
- Welcome dinner recommendations from your guide
Alexandria day trip
- Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
- Citadel of Qaitbay and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
- Pompey's Pillar and a seafront seafood lunch
Giza & Saqqara
- Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx
- Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
- Memphis, first capital of a united Egypt
Islamic Cairo & departure
- Saladin Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali
- Khan el-Khalili bazaar
- Private transfer to the airport
Included & not included
Included
- Private Egyptologist guide throughout
- 3 nights' accommodation in 4- or 5-star hotels
- All entrance fees to sites and monuments
- Lunch on each touring day
- Private air-conditioned transfers
- Hotel pickup & drop-off
- Bottled water every day
Not included
- International flights to and from Egypt
- Egypt entry visa
- Tipping (gratuities)
- Personal expenses
- Optional extras — Abu Simbel, camel rides, dinner cruise, drinks
Comfort & pace
Good to know
Is four days enough for Cairo and Alexandria?
Yes — this itinerary is built to cover the essentials of both without rushing, with one full day given to Alexandria and a full morning to the Giza plateau.
Can I add Luxor or a Nile cruise?
Easily. This break makes a natural first half; we add a flight or sleeper train to Luxor and Aswan whenever you have more days.
How long is the drive to Alexandria?
About two and a half to three hours each way on the desert road, in a private air-conditioned vehicle with your guide.
How demanding is From Pyramids to the Sea?
The walking on From Pyramids to the Sea is moderate, as on any journey built around monuments. Nights: One hotel in Cairo for all three nights. By road: A day trip from Cairo to Alexandria and back by road. There are no pre-dawn starts.
Is this journey right for you?
- Travellers who would rather see four things properly than twelve badly
- Anyone who wants a licensed Egyptologist beside them, not a headset and a flag
- Couples and families for whom pace, comfort and privacy decide whether a trip works
- Visitors marking something — a honeymoon, an anniversary, a milestone birthday
- Anyone looking for the lowest price on Egypt — we are not the cheapest and do not try to be
- Coach tours, shared group departures and itineraries sold by the seat
- Hostels, dormitories and hop-on backpacking routes
- Travellers who would rather organise the logistics themselves
What this journey is, without exception
Every operator in Egypt uses the word luxury. These are the specifics behind ours — checkable before you pay for anything.
A licensed Egyptologist, not a guide
Every journey is led by a guide licensed by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism with a degree in Egyptology. They are with you at the monuments, not waiting in the car park — and they are yours for the day, answering your questions rather than reciting to forty people.
Your party only
No shared coaches. No fixed departure dates. No strangers on your itinerary. If you are two people, the vehicle, the guide and the pace belong to two people.
Built around you, then written down
We design the itinerary from your interests and your dates — not from a catalogue page. You receive it in writing before anything is paid, and it changes as often as you want it to until it is right.
One price, itemised
The quote lists what is included and what is not, line by line, before you commit. Your Egyptologist, private air-conditioned transfers and lunch on touring days are inside the price on every journey, and entrance fees are inside it on every multi-day one. Where something sits outside — monument tickets on a day tour, for instance — it is named on the page you are reading, at the rate the ticket office charges, not discovered at the end.
Reachable while you travel
You have a direct line to the people who planned your journey for the whole time you are in Egypt — not a call centre, and not a number that stops answering after the deposit clears.
Time protected, not filled
A day with four sites crammed into it is a cheaper day to sell and a worse day to live. We plan around light, heat and crowds — the Valley of the Kings at opening, the Egyptian Museum when the coaches have gone — and we leave the afternoon alone.
On price, plainly
Kemet sits at the upper end of the Egyptian market and we are comfortable saying so. A private Egyptologist for a week costs what it costs; so does a car that is yours alone and a room that faces the river rather than the car park. What we will not do is quote low, then recover the difference through optional extras, shopping stops and an itinerary that quietly turns into a group. Every price on this site is a per-person starting point for a private journey, and the written quote that follows is the price you pay.
Preparation reading
Guides to help you prepare for this journey.
Egypt Travel Guide
Everything you need to plan a trip to Egypt — visa requirements, the best time to go, getting around, top destinations, culture and practical essentials.
Best Time to Visit Egypt
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Getting Around Egypt
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