Daytrip is a private car service platform that connects you with local drivers who will transport you door-to-door. We also give you the opportunity to explore sights/attractions along the way. We drive, you discover.
Daytrip offers private door-to-door transfers with optional sightseeing stops, hourly driver hire, and curated day trips β all with local English-speaking drivers and operating across 130+ countries.
For private trips, you can cancel for a full refund up to 24 hours before departure. For the Daytrip Pool shared shuttle, we offer 3 ticket options when booking: Non-refundable, Flexible with cancellations 24 hours before departure, and Super-flexible with cancellations up to 15 minutes before departure.
Yes! Book a private, door-to-door airport transfer with a local English-speaking driver. Enjoy fixed and transparent pricing, no hidden fees, and the option to pay in advance without the hassle of exchanging cash at a foreign airport.
You will receive the vehicle that best fits the number of travelers in your group, ranging from a sedan to a van for groups of up to 7. Depending where you travel, you can book anything from a sedan comparable to a Toyota Corolla to a Mercedes V-Class to a Classic Cuban Car. While the exact model may vary, we always ensure that the vehicle provided meets your needs in terms of safety, reliability, and comfort. You may be upgraded to a larger vehicle class free of charge depending on availability. Since our largest vehicle seats 7, for groups larger a combination of vehicles will be used. We will send you the exact vehicle details a few days before your trip.
Everywhere except the USA, drivers will supply appropriate child seats (just let us know during booking). In the USA, certain states require you to supply your own child seats.
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So, so happy I stumbled upon this website to book two private transports while visiting Lima, Peru. They were both one-way trips approximately 3 hours in length. Great communication as soon as everything was booked via email and I then downloaded their app. I had a few issues with the app and the customer service was awesome trying to assist me in getting it corrected. Honestly impressive customer service which gave you a positive feeling that you made the right choice. Both drivers were right on time - No issues whatsoever! Can't say enough about the service and ease of everything when travelling so far away. Great job to the daytrip team! Would strongly recommend.
Siwa is approximately 560 km (348 miles) from Cairo and around 590 km (367 miles) from Alexandria by road. The drive from Alexandria typically takes around 5 to 6 hours depending on road conditions and stops, making Alexandria the most practical departure point for reaching Siwa by private car. From Cairo, expect a journey of roughly 8 to 9 hours. A private transfer lets you set your own pace, stop when you want, and arrive rested rather than cramped on an overnight bus.
Most travelers who make the journey find that two to three days is the sweet spot. One day covers the key historical sites and a spring or two; a second day opens up the Great Sand Sea and a proper desert excursion. Rushing Siwa into a single afternoon shortchanges the place β the distance alone justifies a proper stay. Plan your transfer to arrive with a full day ahead of you, and you'll leave feeling like you actually experienced it rather than checked it off a list.
The must-sees cluster around the town center and the desert just beyond it. The Temple of the Oracle β where Alexander the Great sought divine legitimacy in 331 BCE β is a genuinely stirring ruin. The Mountain of the Dead holds rock-cut tombs dating back to the 26th Dynasty. Cleopatra's Spring is a natural freshwater pool still used by locals. Out in the Great Sand Sea, the towering dunes offer sandboarding and sweeping desert panoramas. Fatnas Island, a short ride from town, is the place to be at sunset β palm trees, a salt lake, and the sky turning gold over the Sahara.
The Great Sand Sea is one of the largest continuous sand dune fields on Earth, stretching hundreds of kilometers westward into Libya. Some of its dunes rise above 140 meters. The terrain requires a 4x4 vehicle and local knowledge of the routes β you cannot drive into it independently in a standard car. Most visitors join a local desert guide for a half-day or full-day excursion from Siwa town. The experience typically includes dune riding, a stop at a natural hot spring, sandboarding, and a sunset or stargazing session. It's the kind of landscape that justifies the entire trip.
Siwa is unlike anywhere else in Egypt. Tucked deep in the Western Desert near the Libyan border, it sits at the edge of the Great Sand Sea β one of the most dramatic dune landscapes on Earth β and has been inhabited since ancient times by the Siwi Amazigh people, who still speak their own Berber language and maintain centuries-old traditions. You can float effortlessly in salt lakes, explore pharaonic tombs carved into a hillside, stand at the temple where Alexander the Great was declared a god, and watch the desert sunset from a palm-fringed island. It's a world that feels genuinely removed from the rest of the country.
Siwa has always stood apart. Its indigenous Siwi people are Amazigh (Berber), not Arab, and many still speak Siwi β an ancient Berber dialect unrelated to Arabic. The oasis developed in relative isolation for centuries, producing a distinct material culture: hand-embroidered textiles, intricate silverwork, basket weaving, and mud-brick architecture. Even the rhythm of daily life feels different here β quieter, more communal, oriented around the oasis itself. Picking up a piece of local silverwork or watching a craftsperson at work is a reminder that Egypt is far more culturally layered than the standard tourist trail suggests.
