Weekend & Day Trips from Cairo 2026

Living in Cairo? The Red Sea at Ain Sokhna, Alexandria, Fayoum, Siwa and Mount Sinai: day trips and weekend breaks with pickup from your door.

Red Sea Day Trips — Ain Sokhna

Two hours from Cairo on the Suez road: back the same evening.

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VIP cruise boat with snorkelers in the water at Ain Sokhna
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4 hours

VIP Cruise with Seafood Buffet & Mount Saaqa

Two departures a day on a 37-metre cruiser — morning or afternoon, four hours each. A full seafood open buffet on board, one snorkeling stop, and the boat sails past Mount Saaqa where the desert cliffs drop straight into the Gulf of Suez.

Seafood open buffet 1 snorkeling stop Mount Saaqa sail-past Life jacket
Family watching coral reef through the semi-submarine window at Ain Sokhna
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1.5 hours

Semi-Submarine Reef Tour with Snorkeling

Departs from Marina Wadi El-Doum in front of Porto Sokhna, at 1pm and 3pm. Ninety minutes split between an air-conditioned viewing cabin four metres below the surface and half an hour of snorkeling from the deck.

A/C cabin 4m deep 30 min snorkeling Marina Wadi El-Doum Under 5s free
Private boat charter upper deck at Ain Sokhna for groups
Groups
Flexible

Private Boat Charter from Ain Sokhna

Take the whole boat. Capacity runs from 50 up to 75 guests — the practical option for a company day out, a school or university trip, or an extended family gathering coming down from Cairo.

50–75 guests Your timings & route Custom menu Coach from Cairo on request

Day Trips out of the City

Out in the morning, home for dinner.

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Evenings in Cairo

For a night out, or when friends and family come to visit.

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Weekend & Long-Weekend Breaks

Two or three days away, departing from Cairo.

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Mount Sinai sunrise hike Saint Catherine Monastery 2-day tour from Cairo Egypt
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2 Days / 1 Night

Mount Sinai & St Catherine Package — 2 Days from Cairo

The most spiritual journey in Egypt: depart Cairo afternoon, arrive Saint Catherine by evening. After dinner and rest, begin the night ascent of Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa) at 1:00 AM with your Bedouin guide — 3,750 steps cut into granite, arriving at the 2,285m summit in time for a breathtaking sunrise above the clouds. Descend for breakfast, then spend the morning exploring the UNESCO-listed St Catherine's Monastery — the oldest continuously operating monastery in the world — including the Chapel of the Burning Bush. Return to Cairo in the afternoon.

Cairo pickup & return 1 night accommodation Dinner & breakfast Bedouin mountain guide Monastery entrance A/C transport
Floating in a turquoise salt lake in Siwa Oasis
Safari & Camp
3 Days / 2 Nights

Siwa Oasis from Cairo — 3 Days, Safari & Desert Camp

A short, action-packed run from Cairo: the El Alamein WWII museum on the road west, sunset at Fatnas Island, the Mountain of the Dead and the Oracle Temple, a 4WD Great Sand Sea safari with sandboarding, salt-lake and Cleopatra’s Spring swims, a night at a desert camp with a BBQ dinner, and Shali old town.

Cairo/Giza pickup Lodge + desert camp 4WD safari & sandboarding Entrance tickets

Planning a Trip from Cairo — FAQ

What is the closest sea trip from Cairo?
Ain Sokhna, about two hours from Cairo on the Cairo–Suez road. Both the afternoon VIP Cruise and the 1pm Semi-Submarine leave enough time to be back in Cairo the same evening; leave Cairo by 9am for a comfortable day.
Do you have prices for residents of Egypt?
Yes for Ain Sokhna, where the operator publishes a resident rate in Egyptian pounds: 1,600 EGP for the VIP Cruise and 650 EGP for the Semi-Submarine. Bring your residence permit on the day. For other trips, tell us you live in Egypt when you message us and we will quote the best rate available.
Can you pick us up from home?
Yes. We can add private transport from any Cairo or Giza address, New Cairo and 6th of October included. See our transportation page for vehicle rates, or ask us to price the trip door to door.
What can we do on a two- or three-day weekend?
Two days: Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastery from Cairo, with the night climb to watch sunrise from the summit. Three days: Siwa Oasis, with a desert safari and a night in a desert camp. For a beach weekend further south, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam all have boat trips you can book through us.

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