Every hotel desk in Hurghada sells the same boat trip. Our Hurghada day tours are the other kind of day out: the ones that leave the coast. Luxor is four to five hours away by road and Cairo is an hour by air, which means the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum are all within reach of your resort without changing hotels.
Fifteen trips are listed below. Four fit inside a single day. The rest are overnights of two or three days, plus a four-night Nile cruise, for people who would rather see Luxor or Cairo properly than in a twelve-hour dash. All of them collect you from your Hurghada hotel, include lunch, entrance fees and a licensed guide, and run every day of the year unless stated otherwise.
| Trip | Duration | How you get there | What you see | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor Day Trip From Hurghada by Road | 12–14 hours | Road, about 5 hours each way | Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak | $105 |
| Cairo Day Trip From Hurghada by Road | 14–16 hours | Road | Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Grand Egyptian Museum | $150 |
| Cairo Day Trip From Hurghada by Plane | 11–13 hours | Return flights, about 1 hour each way | Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Grand Egyptian Museum | $370 |
| Thrilling Hurghada Quad Bike Safari | 3 hours | Quad bike from a desert centre near Hurghada | Eastern Desert, Bedouin village, camel ride | $25 |
Prices are per person and fall as your party grows: the “from” figure is the rate for eight or more travelling together, and the tour pages show the rates for one, two and three to seven people.
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Hurghada day tours with Egypt Best Vacations start at $25 for the three-hour quad bike safari, $105 for the Luxor day trip by road, $150 for the Cairo day trip by road and $370 for the Cairo day trip by plane. Overnight trips start at $299 for Luxor and $399 for Cairo, and the four-night Nile cruise from Hurghada starts at $885. Prices are per person and depend on the size of your party; the tour pages show the rate for one, two, three to seven, and eight or more people.
Yes. The Luxor Day Trip From Hurghada by Road takes 12 to 14 hours, about five of them driving each way, and covers the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon and Karnak with lunch, entrance fees and a licensed guide. If you can spare a second day, the overnight versions see the same sites at a gentler pace and add Luxor Temple, and one of them adds a sunrise balloon flight.
By plane, if it is a single day. The road trip is 14 to 16 hours with around ten hours in the vehicle; the plane trip is 11 to 13 hours with an hour’s flight each way and more time at the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum. The road trip costs less ($150 against $370) and makes more sense as an overnight, where the driving is split across two days.
Yes. Every trip on this page includes pickup and drop-off at your Hurghada hotel. The Luxor, Cairo, Alexandria and El-Minya trips include lunch, all entrance fees and a licensed guide; the overnights include a 5-star hotel with breakfast; the plane trips include return flights. Drinks, tips and optional extras such as entering the Great Pyramid or the tombs of Seti I and Tutankhamun are paid on the day.
Prices are set by the size of your own party — one person, two, three to seven, or eight to sixteen — so you travel with the people you came with rather than a coach of strangers. Tell us how many you are and we will confirm the rate.
No. We concentrate on the trips that need a licensed guide: Luxor, Cairo, Alexandria, El-Minya, the White Desert and the Nile. Boat and snorkelling trips are sold by every hotel and marina in Hurghada, and we are happy to recommend one when you book with us.
Yes. The 4 Nights Nile River Cruise Itinerary From Hurghada drives you to Luxor to board a 5-star ship, sails to Aswan by way of Edfu and Kom Ombo with a licensed Egyptologist, and returns you to Hurghada by road from Aswan on day five. Departures are on Monday, Thursday and Saturday; it is the only trip on this page that does not run every day.
October to April is the most comfortable for the long days in Luxor and Cairo, when the West Bank and the Giza plateau are pleasant in the middle of the day. The trips run all year; in summer they start earlier and the Luxor day is planned so that the Valley of the Kings is done before eleven.