Cairo and Alexandria Itinerary: Five Days, Two Cities
Five days, two cities: the pyramids, the GEM and medieval Cairo first, then two unhurried nights in Alexandria, with 2026 train fares for foreigners and what to skip.
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Day-by-day Cairo and Egypt itineraries, from a single day to two weeks, built around what actually fits.
Five days, two cities: the pyramids, the GEM and medieval Cairo first, then two unhurried nights in Alexandria, with 2026 train fares for foreigners and what to skip.
Five days in Cairo with children, hour by hour: one big sight each morning, pools and parks in the afternoon, real 2026 family ticket costs, and what to swap for toddlers and teenagers.
Fourteen days with a change of gear in the middle: five days in Cairo, six on the Nile including Abu Simbel, then the Red Sea, the White Desert or Siwa.
The best-balanced Egypt trip: four days in Cairo, a four-night Luxor to Aswan cruise, and Abu Simbel at the end. With an honest account of what a Nile cruise is like.
A week that runs one way south: three days in Cairo, two in Luxor, two in Aswan, flying home from Aswan. With the sleeper-train decision settled and 2026 costs.
The fifth day is the choice: Alexandria on the Mediterranean, Fayoum and the Valley of the Whales, or a deliberately slow day in Cairo itself. All three compared honestly.
The fourth day changes the trip: Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis in full, three alternatives if the desert is not for you, and how an extra day loosens the first three.
The three-day plan we would give a first-time visitor: Giza and the GEM, Islamic Cairo, then Coptic Cairo and the royal mummies, with real 2026 costs and deliberate slack.
The 48-hour split that works: Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum on day one, Islamic Cairo on day two, with real 2026 costs and the variations for a Friday-Saturday weekend.
Two viable one-day Cairo routes, hour by hour: pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, or Islamic and Coptic Cairo. Plus the layover arithmetic and what to skip.