In short
- Cairo has the widest choice, from a dinner cruise and a felucca to street food and a Tanoura show.
- Luxor has the Karnak show (about 75 minutes); Aswan has the Philae show, with a boat there and back.
- Only the Giza sound and light evening includes dinner among the three shows.
- Every evening starts and ends at your hotel; the Aswan return can go to your Nile cruise boat.
- You can request an evening for tomorrow or even the same day; the reply comes within an hour at most.
Egypt Day Tours runs evening tours from hotels in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Alam, plus night climbs of Mount Sinai from Sharm El Sheikh and Dahab. Each one collects you at your hotel and returns you there. Cairo has the widest choice: a dinner cruise, a pyramids show, a felucca, walks and street food. Luxor and Aswan have a sound and light show each.
Every evening tour, city by city
| City | Tour | What the evening is | Shared or private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | Pyramids sound and light show with dinner | The show on the Giza Plateau, narrated in the voice of the Sphinx, then dinner at a local restaurant | Private transfers and guide |
| Cairo | Maxim dinner cruise on the Nile | A reserved table on a Nile dinner cruise boat, open buffet, belly dancing, a Tanoura show and live music | Private transfers and tour leader; the boat is shared with other guests |
| Cairo | Private felucca ride | A felucca (a traditional Nile sailboat) with views of the Cairo skyline, in the morning or at sunset; about 2 hours on the Nile | Private, just your group |
| Cairo | Tanoura show night | The whirling tanoura dance with live Sufi music | Private transfers; the show is shared with other guests |
| Cairo | Khan El Khalili walk | The bazaar lanes and Al-Muizz Street with a guide, afternoon or evening; about 3 hours | Private, just your group |
| Cairo | Al-Azhar Park at sunset | The hill-top park with the Citadel and minarets in view, then Islamic Cairo as the lights come on; about 3 hours | Private, just your group |
| Cairo | Cairo street food | Tastings downtown, then sweets and tea; about 4 hours, afternoon or evening | Private, just your group |
| Cairo | Quad bike at the Giza pyramids | About 2 hours of riding with the pyramids in view, offered as an afternoon or sunset ride | Private, just your group |
| Luxor | Karnak sound and light show | A walk past the lit hypostyle hall and the sacred lake, then the show, about 75 minutes | Private transfers and tour leader |
| Aswan | Philae sound and light show | A boat to Philae, the lit temple columns while the legend of Isis, Osiris and Horus is told, a boat back | Private transfers and guide |
| Sharm El Sheikh | Old Sharm by evening | Al Sahaba Mosque, then the Old Market with spice stalls, shops and cafes; about 3 hours | Private, just your group |
| Sharm El Sheikh | Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastery | A night drive and a climb with a Bedouin guide that starts in the small hours, sunrise at the top, then the monastery | Private, just your group |
| Dahab | St Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai | Listed as a night climb and sunrise; confirm the timing when you book | Private, just your group |
| Hurghada | Desert safari by jeep | A 4x4 jeep, a camel ride, sunset, a barbecue dinner, an oriental show and stargazing | Private transfers and guide |
| Marsa Alam | Sunset quad safari | About 22 km by quad, tea in a Bedouin village, a camel ride at sunset, a barbecue dinner and a folkloric show | Private transfers and guide |
How the evenings differ
- A show to sit through: the Giza, Karnak and Philae sound and light shows are compared side by side in sound and light shows compared. Only the Giza evening includes dinner.
- A dinner with entertainment: the Nile dinner cruise and the Hurghada and Marsa Alam safaris all centre on a meal and a show.
- A walk in the cool of the evening: Khan El Khalili, Al-Azhar Park, Old Sharm and the street food tour are guided walks with no performance ticket.
- On the water: the felucca in Cairo, and the boat to Philae in Aswan.
- Overnight: the Mount Sinai climb is a night out in its own right; see Mount Sinai at night.
City by city, the existing guides go further: Cairo evenings compared, Luxor in the evening and Philae by day or at the show. The tours are also grouped on the evenings page.
