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Cairo and Giza
Sleep in Zamalek or near the pyramids, take one district per half-day by ride-hailing car, and keep Saqqara and Alexandria as day-trips from one kept bed.
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Cairo is one base and a few excursions. Moving hotels for each district wastes mornings to traffic; keep one bed, use ride-hailing between clusters, and start every big sight at opening.
Where to sleep
Cairosleep base
Zamalek or Giza for the bed; sights by ride-hailing car.
Saqqara and Dahshurday trip
Step pyramid and the Bent and Red pyramids; about 1 hour each way.
Alexandriaday trip
Mediterranean city; about 3 hours each way by train, best as an overnight.
Night sequences
- 3 nights
- Cairo 3
- 5 nights
- Cairo 3 + Saqqara day-trip + one slow day
- Cairo + Luxor + Aswan + the Red Sea in 5 days is mostly airports and transfers.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saqqara and Dahshur | Cairo | 75 min | unknown | Go with a driver or tour at opening; back by late afternoon. |
| Alexandria | Cairo | 180 min | unknown | Train or car; a day trip is long, an overnight is easier. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the Cairo hotel and take a day pack.
Sources
- UK FCDO foreign travel advice: Egypt (official)
- Egypt e-visa portal (official) (official)
- Wikivoyage — Egypt (secondary)