Egypt Tour Prices by City (2026): Where Experiences Cost Most and Least

Where you are in Egypt changes what you pay for a day out, often more than what you actually do. We took the live prices of nearly 23,000 bookable tours across seven platforms and worked out the median for each major city, and the spread is wide: the typical experience in Aswan costs almost three times the typical one in Hurghada. Knowing this before you plan helps you budget honestly and see where your money goes furthest. Prices are per person in Egyptian pounds, with an approximate US dollar figure at about 48 EGP to the dollar.

Median tour price by city

City	Median tour price (EGP)	Approx USD	Cheapest we found
Hurghada	2,495	51	from 701
Sharm El Sheikh	2,599	54	from 557
Giza	3,889	80	from 493
Cairo	4,684	97	from 493
Luxor	4,891	101	from 1,436
Marsa Alam	5,407	111	from 1,618
Alexandria	6,498	134	from 1,530
Aswan	6,705	138	from 1,238

Why the Red Sea is cheapest

Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh are the two cheapest bases in Egypt for experiences, with median tour prices around 2,500 EGP. The reason is the kind of tours they sell: short, high-volume, low-overhead activities like snorkel boat trips, quad safaris, horse riding and parasailing. These run many times a day with big groups, so the price per person stays low. If your budget is tight, the Red Sea gives you the most fun per pound in the country.

Why the Nile Valley costs more

Aswan, Alexandria, Luxor and Marsa Alam sit at the top of the table, with median prices between roughly 4,900 and 6,700 EGP. Two things push them up. First, their tours are longer and more guide-intensive: full-day temple tours, Abu Simbel runs, and multi-day Nile cruises that get counted here inflate the Aswan and Luxor medians. Second, they are farther from where most travellers land, so transport is built into the price. The headline sights are worth every pound, but expect a Nile Valley day to cost roughly double a Red Sea one.

Cairo and Giza in the middle

Cairo and Giza sit in the middle, around 3,900 to 4,700 EGP median, but with the widest range of any city. You can see the Pyramids on a group tour with a camel ride and lunch from under 500 EGP, or spend many times that on a private Egyptologist-led day with the Grand Egyptian Museum. Because Cairo has the most listings by far, it also has the most competition, so careful comparison pays off most here.

How to use this when planning

• Base your beach days in Hurghada or Sharm for the cheapest activities, and load them with boat trips and safaris.
• Budget roughly double for Nile Valley days in Luxor and Aswan compared with the Red Sea.
• Expect Cairo to have the widest price range, so it is where comparing tours saves the most.
• Watch for multi-day cruises inflating Aswan and Luxor figures; a single temple day trip costs far less than the median suggests.
• Combine a cheap Red Sea stay with a pricier Nile stretch to balance the overall trip cost.

The bottom line

Egypt's tour prices roughly double from the Red Sea to the Nile Valley: Hurghada and Sharm are cheapest at about 2,500 EGP median, Cairo and Giza sit in the middle with the widest range, and Aswan, Alexandria and Luxor top the table around 4,900 to 6,700 EGP. Plan your budget around where you will be, not just what you will do, and you will not get a nasty surprise at the Nile end of the trip.