- Children under 6 enter Egyptian monuments and museums free, per the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
- Student tickets need a valid student ID, and the student must be 24 or younger.
- At Giza, Saqqara, Memphis, the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel, the foreign student rate is half the adult rate.
- Our Cairo tours are private, just your group, except three evening shows, where the transfers and the guide are private; half days run about 3 to 5 hours.
- No tour's data states an age limit or that it suits children: ask before you book.
Our tours based in Cairo include hotel pickup and return (the layover tour starts and ends at Cairo airport), an air-conditioned vehicle and bottled water; all but three evening shows are private, just your group. No tour's data states an age limit or says a tour suits children, so each tour's suitability is confirmed when you ask. At Ministry sites, children under 6 enter free, and students up to 24 with a valid ID pay the student rate.
What each Cairo tour includes
The table groups every one of our Cairo tours by kind, with the length each tour states.
| Kind of tour | Tours and length | Meal | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half days with a guide | Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, Grand Egyptian Museum, Egyptian Museum in Tahrir and Coptic Cairo, about 4 hours each; National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and the Citadel, about 3 to 4 hours; Islamic Cairo and Al-Muizz Street, about 4 to 5 hours | None listed | Private, just your group |
| Short outings | Private felucca ride, about 2 hours on the Nile; quad bike at the Giza pyramids, about 2 hours of riding; Khan El Khalili walk, about 3 hours; Cairo street food, about 4 hours; Egyptian cooking class, about 3 to 4 hours | Food tastings on the street food tour; the meal you cook at the cooking class; none listed on the others | Private, just your group |
| Full days with lunch | Pyramids, Memphis and Saqqara; Grand Egyptian Museum and the pyramids; Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and Coptic Cairo; Giza pyramids and the Egyptian Museum, about 8 hours; Coptic and Islamic Cairo, about 8 hours; pyramids and both museums, about 9 hours; Fayoum, about 8 to 9 hours; Alexandria from Cairo, about 11 hours; Luxor in a day by plane (flights not included in the tour price) | Lunch, local restaurant | Private, just your group |
| Full days without a set lunch | The two museums, GEM and Tahrir, about 7 hours; Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis, about 7 to 8 hours (lunch optional, not included); Cairo on a layover, about 8 hours between flights | None listed, or optional | Private, just your group |
| Evenings | Pyramids sound and light show with dinner; Maxim dinner cruise on the Nile; Tanoura show night | Dinner at a local restaurant; open buffet dinner on the cruise; none listed at the Tanoura show | Private transfers and guide; the show or cruise is shared |
The full days and the half days also include entrance fees to the sites they name and a private English-speaking Egyptologist guide, a guide trained in ancient Egyptian history; the sound and light show includes its entrance fees too. On the Pyramids, Memphis and Saqqara day, a camel ride across the Giza Plateau is optional, at extra cost.
Tickets for children and students
Two Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities rules matter for families: children under 6 enter Egyptian monuments and museums free, and a student ticket needs a valid student ID, with the student aged 24 or younger. The table shows foreign visitors' prices in Egyptian pounds (EGP) at some of the sites our Cairo tours visit, as of August 2026.
| Site | Adult | Student, with ID, 24 or younger | Under 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giza plateau | EGP 700 | EGP 350 | Free |
| Saqqara | EGP 600 | EGP 300 | Free |
| Memphis | EGP 200 | EGP 100 | Free |
| Egyptian Museum, Tahrir | EGP 550 | EGP 275 | Free |
| Salah El-Din Citadel | EGP 550 | EGP 275 | Free |
| Grand Egyptian Museum | Not published | Not published | Not published |
The Grand Egyptian Museum publishes no fixed price list; its prices vary by the experience you choose, your nationality and your age category. The Ministry lists we use show only an adult and a student rate, with no separate fare for children aged 6 and over, so ask how an older child is counted. Our tours include entrance fees to the sites they name, and our prices are on request: give us your children's ages when you ask, and bring any student ID on the day.
