Cairo Day Trips

The original capital of Egypt used to run 19 miles along the west bank of the Nile; today, all that’s left of it is a museum. Make the trip to see the massive Ramses II statue and the ruins-filled garden.

Explore the site of Egypt’s first pyramid – the Step Pyramid of Djoser – as well as other pyramids and royal tombs from the 3rd to the 6th dynasties. The complex is best explored on foot.

Several worthy sights like the Greco-Roman town of Kom Aushim and the Al-Lahun Pyramid make this lush, fertile desert area worth the drive from Cairo.

Egypt's most significant Christian monastic center has some of the earliest monasteries in the world – four Coptic religious centers that date back the 4th century.

See some of the best preserved pyramids in Egypt including the Red, Bent, and Black Pyramids at a site that dates back to the Old and Middle Kingdoms.