Our pickHalf-Day Giza Pyramids and Sphinx, Private Guide
Our pick: a private guide and driver for the plateau, the Panorama and the Sphinx in four to five hours, five price options.
From-price covers: Car and guide only; tickets extra
Eleven tours from Cairo and Giza, sorted by what you do: a half day on the plateau, a full day with Saqqara and Memphis, the pyramids with the Grand Egyptian Museum, or an evening at the Sphinx. Each page says what the from-price covers and what you pay at the gate.
A guide and a car for the pyramids, the Panorama and the Sphinx. The from-prices are the car-and-guide option; the 700 EGP ticket comes on top unless you pick a higher option.
Our pickOur pick: a private guide and driver for the plateau, the Panorama and the Sphinx in four to five hours, five price options.
From-price covers: Car and guide only; tickets extra
PrivateA private morning on the plateau, with a pyramids-plus-GEM full day as the top option. Tickets in the higher options only.
From-price covers: Car and guide only; tickets extra
Top ratedTop rated: 5.0 from 1,786 reviews. Eight options, from car and guide to the Great Pyramid, the GEM or Saqqara.
From-price covers: Car and guide only; tickets extra
Lowest priceLowest price: a private guide and car from $12. The all-inclusive option adds entry, a koshary lunch and a small interior.
From-price covers: Guide and car only; tickets extra
The plateau with a camel ride, a quad bike or a Nile dinner cruise added. Read which option carries which extra before you book.
Camel rideCamel, lunch and entry come only in the VIP option. Cheap, but read the 2026 reports of private tours turned shared.
From-price covers: Car and guide only; tickets extra
Add-onsThe $7 is a driver only. Guide, entry, quad bike, camel and a Nile dinner cruise are options you add.
From-price covers: Driver only; guide, tickets, rides extra
Djoser's Step Pyramid and the fallen Ramesses II after Giza. One tour includes every ticket, the other leaves them to you.
Tickets includedTickets included: Giza, Saqqara and Memphis in a private 10-hour day, with lunch and a 30-minute camel ride in the price.
From-price covers: Entry to Giza, Saqqara, Memphis; lunch; camel
EgyptologistA private full day with an Egyptologist for Giza, Saqqara and Memphis. About 1,500 EGP of tickets on top of the $50.
From-price covers: Car, Egyptologist, water; tickets extra
The pyramids in the morning, Tutankhamun's gold 2 km away after lunch. One tour pays the entry fees, the other does not.
With the GEMPyramids, the Sphinx and the GEM in one private day, with entry fees, lunch and an Egyptologist in the price.
From-price covers: Entry to plateau and GEM; lunch; guide
With the GEMThe pyramids and the GEM by private car with an Egyptologist and lunch. Every entrance fee is extra: about $46.
From-price covers: Car, Egyptologist, lunch; tickets extra
The Sound and Light show at the Sphinx, on the evenings it runs.
EveningHotel pickup and a seat facing the floodlit Sphinx. The show is being redeveloped, so check it is on before you book.
From-price covers: Show ticket ($20 official) and hotel pickup