First time to Cairo traveling with family (daughters 11&13yo)
We LOVE Ancient Egypt and are very much looking forward to seeing it up close. All the stories have made me a bit nervous about taking my family there but i believe if i do it in a limited and controlled way that i should be able to have a great time and see the major sites we want to see.
We are flying in from Canada and planning to spend 4 nights in Cairo at the end of next July for this 1st trip. We are visiting Europe on the same trip so it puts us in the summer heat but i am planning to get up early for the outdoor sights and spend after lunch in pools or air conditioned cars or museums.
This is my literary and I would sincerely appreciate any feedback/suggestions/tips provided. Thank you in advance!
🇪🇬 Cairo Itinerary (4 Nights)
🏨 Nights 1–2 (Marriott Mena House)
Day 0
✈️ Land CAI: 6:00 AM
Private hotel transfer
Early check-in if available
Pool & relax
Day 1 – Giza + GEM w/ Private Egyptologist + driver
Morning (8 AM–12:30 PM)
Great Pyramid
Inside Great Pyramid
Khafre Pyramid
Menkaure Pyramid
Panorama viewpoint
Great Sphinx
Valley Temple
Lunch at Mena House
Afternoon (2:00–6:00 PM)
Grand Egyptian Museum
Tutankhamun Galleries
Grand Staircase
Khufu Boat
Main Galleries
Ramesses II
Dinner at Mena House
Day 2 – Saqqara & Dahshur
Checkout and Luggage stays in private van
Morning (8am-12:30pm)
Saqqara
Step Pyramid
Serapeum
Decorated Tomb
Imhotep Museum (if time)
Dahshur
Bent Pyramid
Red Pyramid
Drive to next hotel
Check in / pool / relax /dinner
🏨 Nights 3-4 Waldorf Astoria Cairo Heliopolis
Day 3 – Royal Mummies + Coptic Cairo
Morning
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Royal Mummies Hall
Main Civilization Galleries
Afternoon
Coptic Cairo
Hanging Church
Abu Serga Church
Roman Fortress area
Return to Waldorf Astoria / Pool /
High end kid friendly belly dancers dinner (if possible/available)
Day 4 - check out and fly to Crete
Notes
Same licensed Egyptologist throughout (if possible)
Same private driver and luxury van
No shopping stops
No perfume factories
No papyrus stores
No camel rides