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Barceló Cairo Pyramids and The Makadi Spa Hotel
Six days in Egypt from Nairobi: a direct EgyptAir flight, your Egypt visa fee and document pack, two nights in a pyramid view room in Giza, a private day at the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, a Nile dinner cruise, then three all inclusive nights by the Red Sea in Makadi Bay, in one price.
Affordable Egypt Package from Nairobi: six days and five nights with direct return economy flights between JKIA and Cairo on EgyptAir, domestic flights between Cairo and Hurghada and checked baggage on your fares. Kenyans need a visa from the Egyptian Embassy in Nairobi before flying. Your visa fee is included and your planner prepares the document pack with you. You start with two nights and breakfast in a Superior Pyramids View room at Barceló Cairo Pyramids in Giza, then fly to the Red Sea for three all inclusive nights at The Makadi Spa Hotel, an adults only resort in Makadi Bay. Every transfer is private.
In Cairo you spend a private day with an Egyptologist at the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum with your tickets included, then an evening on a Nile dinner cruise. By the Red Sea your meals and drinks are covered, so the beach days cost you nothing extra. You need a yellow fever certificate. Your planner walks you through it. One price per person sharing covers the flights, hotel, transfers and every experience listed below. One Baecation planner stays with you on WhatsApp from booking to landing home.
Egypt gives you two holidays in one trip. First the pyramids, the treasures of Tutankhamun and the lights of Cairo from the Nile. Then an hour's flight away, the turquoise water of the Red Sea and three days where the hardest choice is pool or beach.
We put Cairo first on purpose. The sightseeing happens while you are fresh, then the trip slows down by the sea. In Giza you stay at Barceló Cairo Pyramids on Al Haram Street, with a pyramid view from your room and a short drive to the museum. In Makadi Bay you stay at The Makadi Spa Hotel, a resort for adults only on Makadi Bay, south of Hurghada, with all your meals and drinks included.
The days are paced for two people on holiday. One big day of sightseeing in Cairo, one evening on the Nile and three days on the Red Sea with nothing booked unless you want it. Your last domestic flight is timed so you reach Cairo with hours to spare before your flight home.
Details
Summary information about this package
Barceló Cairo Pyramids and The Makadi Spa Hotel
Egypt
Couples
Included
Flying
All Ages (For Kids & Adults)
Full-board
Included
All year round
Costs
Kenyan Citizen
Ksh. 296600 per person sharing
Non-resident
$ 2299 per person sharing
Transport
Options: Flying
Duration and Timing
No
More than >3 Days+
About Package
More information about this package
Two nights in Giza: Your first two nights are at Barceló Cairo Pyramids or a comparable hotel confirmed at booking, in a Superior Pyramids View room of 32 square metres, with breakfast every morning.
At Barceló Cairo Pyramids: The hotel is a 4 star hotel with 236 rooms at 229 Al Haram Street, about 4 kilometres from the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. It has a heated outdoor pool overlooking the pyramids with the Osiris pool bar, three restaurants called Nefetari, Sphinx and Horus and a panoramic terrace on the twelfth floor. Check in is from 2pm and check out is at noon.
Three nights by the Red Sea: Your last three nights are at The Makadi Spa Hotel in Makadi Bay or a comparable resort confirmed at booking, in a Junior Suite of 46 square metres, all inclusive.
At The Makadi Spa Hotel: The resort is for adults only, aged 18 and over. It has its own private beach about a minute's walk from the rooms, two outdoor pools, a spa, restaurants and beach bars. Snorkelling is on offer and diving can be arranged at extra cost. Hurghada airport is about 45 minutes away by car.
All inclusive by the sea: At The Makadi Spa Hotel your meals, snacks and drinks are included in your price, with some limits on what each bar and restaurant serves. In Giza you have breakfast every morning and your dinner on the Nile cruise.
Direct flights and an hour to the sea: EgyptAir flies nonstop between JKIA and Cairo in about five hours, with checked baggage on your fare. You leave Nairobi early in the morning and land in Cairo mid morning. The domestic flights between Cairo and Hurghada take about an hour each way. The flight home leaves Cairo around midnight and lands at JKIA early the next morning. From late October to late April, Egypt is one hour behind Nairobi.
The pyramids and the museum: Your Egyptologist guide and private car collect you after breakfast. You walk the Giza Plateau around the Great Pyramid, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Sphinx, then drive to the Panorama Point viewpoint, where all three pyramids line up across the desert. In the afternoon you visit the Grand Egyptian Museum with its colossal statue of Ramses II and the treasures of Tutankhamun. Your plateau and museum tickets are included.
A Nile dinner cruise: That evening you are collected for a two hour dinner cruise on the Nile with a buffet, a belly dance show and a tanoura show, with hotel pickup and drop off.
Before you fly: Kenyans need a visa from the Egyptian Embassy in Nairobi before travelling. Your visa fee is included and your planner prepares the document pack, but each of you attends the embassy in person. Each of you also needs a passport valid for at least six months from the day you land, with at least one blank page. You also each need a yellow fever certificate, with the vaccine given at least 10 days before you fly. Carry your return tickets, domestic flight tickets, hotel vouchers and a bank card.
Full entry guide: Every entry rule, with the official links, is explained on our Egypt page at baecation.co.ke/egypt.
Touts and tipping: Men offering camel rides, guides or free gifts approach visitors on the plateau. A polite no and staying with your own guide is enough. Tipping is part of daily life in Egypt, so carry small Egyptian pound notes for drivers, guides, porters and waiters, even at an all inclusive resort.
Dress: Cover shoulders and knees in Cairo and at the sites. Swimwear is fine at the resort pools and beach, with a cover up for the restaurants and lobby.
Staying safe: Use your included transfers and tours, a hotel taxi or Uber in Cairo. Drink bottled water and cover up from the sun even in winter. Do not photograph police, military sites or government buildings. On the reef, wear reef shoes and follow the snorkel guide's instructions on currents.
Travel cover: Cairo, Giza and Hurghada lie outside every area the UK government advises against visiting in Egypt. The wider region has seen strikes and attacks since July, so flights can change at short notice. We book changeable fares where the airline offers them, recommend travel insurance that covers flight disruption and medical costs and tell you straight away if official advice changes before you fly.
One planner, start to finish: Your Baecation planner prepares your visa document pack, checks your file before you go to the embassy, sends your e tickets and vouchers before you fly and stays reachable on WhatsApp throughout. If a flight moves or a day needs to change, you message one person instead of five companies.
Package Itinerary
The package itinerary is as follows
Affordable Egypt Package Itinerary with Baecation Adventures from Nairobi
EgyptAir usually leaves JKIA at 05:55 and lands in Cairo mid morning. The flight home usually leaves Cairo around midnight and lands at JKIA early the next morning. EgyptAir does not fly every day in both directions, so your planner matches your dates to the days it flies. Your domestic flight to Hurghada leaves Cairo in the morning and your flight back to Cairo is timed to land at least four hours before your flight home. Your planner confirms every flight on your written quote before you pay. From late October to late April, Egypt is one hour behind Nairobi. The Giza Plateau opens at 7am, with last entry at about 4pm. The Grand Egyptian Museum works with timed tickets and opens its galleries from 9am to 6pm, until 9pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. During Ramadan, expected from about 9 February to 10 March 2027, sites open later and close earlier. The plan follows the shorter hours. The Red Sea is at its coolest from January to March, so sunny days by the pool are warm while a long snorkel can feel fresh.
Day 1: Nairobi to Cairo
Morning: Documents in One Folder Put your passports with your visa stickers, yellow fever cards, printed return e tickets, domestic flight tickets, hotel vouchers and a bank card in one folder for your hand luggage. Your flight leaves JKIA early and lands in Cairo after about five hours in the air. Show your yellow fever cards with your passports on arrival, then meet your driver for the drive to Giza.
Afternoon: The First View Leave your bags at the hotel and have a long lunch. Your room is ready from 2pm. Check in, look out at the pyramids from your window and spend the rest of the afternoon by the pool.
Evening: The Terrace Go up to the twelfth floor terrace as the light fades and the pyramids turn into outlines against the sky. Have an easy first dinner at the hotel and an early night after your early flight.
Overnight: Barceló Cairo Pyramids or similar Meals: None included
Day 2: The Pyramids, the Museum and the Nile
Morning: The Giza Plateau Your Egyptologist guide and driver collect you after breakfast. Walk around the base of the Great Pyramid, the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing, then the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure. Drive to the Panorama Point viewpoint for the photo of all three pyramids in a row, then finish at the Sphinx.
Afternoon: The Grand Egyptian Museum After lunch, drive a short way to the Grand Egyptian Museum. Stand under the colossal statue of Ramses II in the atrium, then walk through the galleries to the treasures of Tutankhamun, with your guide explaining what you see. Head back to the hotel to rest.
Evening: Dinner on the Nile You are collected from the hotel for a two hour dinner cruise on the Nile, with a buffet, a belly dance show and a whirling tanoura dancer, while the lights of Cairo pass on both banks.
Overnight: Barceló Cairo Pyramids or similar Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Day 3: Cairo to the Red Sea
Morning: A Short Flight Have an early breakfast and check out. Your driver takes you to Cairo airport for your domestic flight to Hurghada, about an hour in the air, with the desert and then the blue of the Red Sea below you.
Afternoon: Into Makadi Bay Meet your driver at Hurghada airport for the drive of about 45 minutes south along the coast to The Makadi Spa Hotel. Check in, change and walk down to the beach for your first swim in the Red Sea.
Evening: The First All Inclusive Dinner Dinner and drinks are all included from tonight. Try a different restaurant each evening and take a walk along the beach after dark.
Overnight: The Makadi Spa Hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks at the resort
Day 4: The Reef
Morning: Under the Water Borrow snorkel gear and swim out over the coral with the fish. Go early, when the water is at its calmest and clearest.
Afternoon: Pool and Shade Have a long lunch, then find two loungers by the pool or under an umbrella on the beach. This is the part of the trip with no tour, no pickup and no timetable.
Evening: Your Evening Dress up for dinner at one of the resort's restaurants and end the night with a drink at the beach bar.
Overnight: The Makadi Spa Hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks at the resort
Day 5: A Day on the Water or by It
Morning: Giftun Island or a Slow Morning Sleep in or add the boat trip to Giftun Island from the list below for a day of snorkelling at the reefs around the island, with lunch on board.
Afternoon: The Spa Spend the afternoon by the pool or book a massage at the resort spa.
Evening: The Last Night by the Sea Have dinner at the restaurant you liked best and watch the stars come out over the bay.
Overnight: The Makadi Spa Hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks at the resort
Day 6: Red Sea to Nairobi
Morning: One Last Swim Take your time over breakfast and a last swim in the sea. Check out at noon and leave your bags with the resort.
Afternoon: Back to Cairo Have a light lunch, then meet your driver for Hurghada airport and your domestic flight back to Cairo, timed to land at least four hours before your flight home.
Evening: Flying Home Check in for your flight to Nairobi. It leaves Cairo around midnight and lands at JKIA early the next morning, with the pyramids and the Red Sea behind you.
Meals: Breakfast
Add Ons
Romantic Touches: (Small extras that make the trip yours, priced as shown and added to your package)
Giftun Island by boat from Makadi Bay: a full day with snorkel stops at the reefs around the island, time on the island beach, a buffet lunch on board and soft drinks, with hotel pickup and the park fees. If the sea is too rough to sail on your day or the day after, we refund it in full: from USD 145 (KES 18,700) per couple
Inside the Great Pyramid: a ticket each to walk up through the Grand Gallery to the King's Chamber, with limited places each day: from USD 80 (KES 10,300) per couple
Your dinner cruise on the Nile Crystal boat in place of the standard cruise, with the same buffet and shows: from USD 60 (KES 7,700) per couple
Extra all inclusive night at The Makadi Spa Hotel: from USD 430 (KES 55,500) per couple
Upgrade Your Stay: (Priced per couple on top of the package price)
More room with the same view in Giza: a Junior Suite Deluxe Pyramids View of 45 square metres at Barceló Cairo Pyramids for both nights: from USD 80 (KES 10,300)
The sea from your room: a Junior Suite Sea View at The Makadi Spa Hotel for all three nights: from USD 175 (KES 22,600)
+ Inclusions
Direct return economy flights between JKIA and Cairo on EgyptAir, with the checked baggage allowance on your fare
Domestic economy flights from Cairo to Hurghada and from Hurghada to Cairo, with checked baggage
Your Egypt tourist visa fee, paid at the Egyptian Embassy in Nairobi, with your planner's help preparing the document pack
Two nights at Barceló Cairo Pyramids or similar, in a Superior Pyramids View room, with breakfast
Three nights at The Makadi Spa Hotel or similar, in a Junior Suite, all inclusive
Private transfers between Cairo airport and your hotel in Giza and between Hurghada airport and your resort in Makadi Bay
A private day with an Egyptologist guide and car at the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Panorama Point viewpoint and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Your Giza Plateau and Grand Egyptian Museum tickets
A two hour Nile dinner cruise with a buffet, a belly dance show and a tanoura show, with hotel pickup and drop off
Hotel service charge and VAT
Pre departure briefing on your visa documents, passports, return tickets, yellow fever certificates, what you can and cannot bring into Egypt, dress, touts and tipping
Your Baecation planner on WhatsApp before and throughout the trip
- Exclusions
Lunches and dinners in Giza other than the Nile dinner cruise
Drinks in Giza
Your certificate of good conduct, bank statements, passport photos and any other document costs for the visa
Yellow fever vaccination and certificate
Travel insurance, which we strongly recommend
Entry inside the Great Pyramid and other pyramids
Camel and horse rides
Boat trips, diving, spa treatments and premium drinks at the resort
Taxi fares outside the included transfers and tours
Tips for guides, drivers and hotel staff
Optional activities and the add ons listed below
Extra baggage beyond the allowance on your fares
Early check in or late check out
Personal spending and shopping
What To Carry
Passports valid for at least six months from the day you land, each with at least one blank page
Your Egypt visa stickers in your passports, collected from the embassy before you fly
Printed return e tickets, domestic flight tickets and hotel vouchers
Your yellow fever certificates, as Egypt requires them from travellers arriving from Kenya. The vaccine must be given at least 10 days before you fly. Travellers without a certificate can be held in quarantine for up to six days
A bank card and some US dollars to change on arrival, as you may bring no more than 5,000 Egyptian pounds into the country
Small Egyptian pound notes for tips
Loose, light clothes that cover shoulders and knees for Cairo and the sites
Comfortable closed walking shoes for the sand and stone of the plateau
Swimwear, a cover up and reef shoes for the Red Sea
A hat, sunglasses and reef safe sunscreen, as the sun is strong even in winter
A light jacket or jumper for cool winter evenings
One smart casual outfit each for dinners at the resort
Plug adapters for round two pin sockets, as Egypt does not use the three pin plugs we use in Kenya
Personal medication in its original packaging with a doctor's letter stating the amount you carry, as some prescribed and over the counter medicines are controlled in Egypt
Leave drones at home, as they need permission from Egypt's Ministry of Defence and bringing one in without it can mean a heavy fine or prison. Satellite phones and radio equipment are confiscated without prior clearance. Declare foreign currency worth more than USD 10,000 and any expensive cameras or recording equipment when you land
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