Egypt Pyramids & Red Sea Diving Adventure – 10 Days

After breakfast, your private Egyptologist guide meets you for a morning on the famous Giza Plateau. Stand before the Great Pyramids, take in the wide desert views from the panoramic viewpoint and come face to face with the Great Sphinx, one of the best-known monuments of ancient Egypt.

Lunch is at a local restaurant, then you continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), where Tutankhamun’s treasures and remarkable artifacts bring thousands of years of history to life. A private vehicle takes you back to your hotel afterward, and the evening is yours.

Overnight: Cairo
Included meals: Breakfast and lunch
Visits / Experiences: Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx and Grand Egyptian Museum
Good to know: Going inside the Great Pyramid costs extra. Today involves a fair amount of walking, some of it on uneven ground, so wear comfortable shoes and bring a hat and sunscreen.

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your included flight to Hurghada. Your private driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your Red Sea beachfront resort.

You’ll then meet the professional Memphis Tours dive team for a personal orientation. They’ll check your diving certification and recent experience, fit your equipment and walk you through the Red Sea diving program ahead. First-time divers and anyone taking the optional PADI Open Water course also get a briefing designed for their activities.

The rest of the day is free to enjoy the beach or your resort before your Red Sea adventure starts.

Overnight: Hurghada
Included meals: Breakfast and dinner
Service: Domestic flight to Hurghada, private airport transfer and dive team orientation
Good to know: Bring your diving certification and logbook, plus a medical clearance if you need one. Standard diving equipment is included, so please send your sizes in advance. Your dive briefing is timed around your flight’s arrival. If you’re taking the PADI course, finish your eLearning before you travel.
Domestic flight baggage: 23 kg (50 lb) checked baggage and 7 kg (15 lb) cabin baggage per person, subject to airline rules.

After breakfast, transfer from your resort to the marina and step aboard a comfortable shared dive boat with the professional Memphis Tours dive team. Your day starts with a relaxed orientation and check dive, giving you time to get used to your equipment, fine-tune your buoyancy and settle into the underwater world of the Red Sea.

After lunch on board, make a second guided dive if conditions allow, exploring colorful coral gardens and marine life at an easy pace. Non-divers can snorkel at suitable spots or relax on deck. You’re back at your hotel in the afternoon, with time to unwind before dinner.

Overnight: Hurghada
Included meals: Breakfast, lunch on board and dinner
Experiences: Full-day boat trip, orientation/check dive and a second guided reef dive
Good to know: The dive team chooses suitable reefs based on the weather, sea conditions and divers’ experience, so dive sites can change. First-time divers and PADI course students follow their own instructor-led programs.

With your first diving day done, you head out to sea again to explore more. The dive team picks two sites with rich coral and plenty of marine life, so you can relax, sharpen your skills and enjoy longer, more confident dives. Keep an eye out for parrotfish, angelfish and moray eels, and if you’re lucky, turtles. Between dives, relax on deck with lunch and drinks on board. You’re back at your hotel with the evening free.

Overnight: Hurghada
Included meals: Breakfast, lunch on board and dinner
Experiences: Full-day guided boat trip; two guided reef dives

Your third day of guided diving with the Memphis Tours dive team takes you further. Now that you’re in the rhythm of diving, explore more of Hurghada’s varied underwater scenery, from coral gardens to sheltered island reefs, at sites picked for the day’s wind, visibility and sea conditions. Make two guided dives if conditions allow, with time to enjoy the marine life and the views. Between dives, relax on deck with a freshly made lunch, tea, coffee and soft drinks. Non-divers can snorkel at suitable spots or relax on board. Return to your resort for dinner.

Overnight: Hurghada
Included meals: Breakfast, lunch on board and dinner
Experiences: Full-day boat trip with two guided reef dives
Good to know: Hurghada’s reefs, including areas around Small Giftun and Shaab Sabina, offer varied underwater scenery. The dive team chooses the best sites each day based on the weather, sea conditions and divers’ experience, so specific locations aren’t guaranteed.

Head out for your fourth and last day at sea with the Memphis Tours dive team. Your morning and afternoon dives show you more of Hurghada’s reefs, at sites chosen to make the most of the weather and to avoid the busiest spots. Dive at your own pace with professional guides, then enjoy one last lunch on board on the way back to the marina. Non-divers can snorkel at suitable spots or relax on deck. Return to your hotel for a relaxed evening.

Overnight: Hurghada
Included meals: Breakfast, lunch on board and dinner
Experiences: Full-day boat trip with two guided reef dives
Good to know: Tomorrow is a free day with no diving, so you have plenty of time out of the water before your flight.

Take it easy after your days underwater. Relax on the beach or by the pool, book a spa treatment or simply enjoy your resort. This slow day also gives you a long break from diving before tomorrow’s domestic flight, which is an important part of a well-planned diving trip.

Overnight: Hurghada
Included meals: Breakfast and dinner
Good to know: Diving isn’t included or recommended on this planned rest day. Your Memphis Tours representative can arrange optional activities at extra cost.

After breakfast, transfer to Hurghada Airport for your flight to Cairo. Your Memphis Tours representative meets you there for a private transfer to the hotel. In the evening, enjoy dinner on a Nile cruise boat as the city lights shimmer on the river and Cairo takes on a different feel after dark. Return to your hotel for your last night.

Overnight: Cairo
Included meals: Breakfast and Nile dinner cruise
Experiences: Flight to Cairo and evening Nile dinner cruise
Good to know: Your dinner cruise is timed around your domestic flight, and we’ll adjust the timing if needed, subject to cruise availability.

After breakfast, check out and take your private transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight home, with memories of ancient wonders and an unforgettable underwater world.

Overnight: None
Included meals: Breakfast, depending on your flight time
Experience: Private airport departure transfer
Good to know: If you leave early, you may get a breakfast box to take with you.