Pharaoh Compass aims to bring decision-grade calculators to travellers: which order for the Giza plateau, how long a Nile cruise actually pays off, when khamsin cancels your balloon, what to pay a camel driver without overpaying or insulting. Every tool is offline-first, ad-light, and built around an exact 2026 reference frame.
Reference data live under the 2026 frame. Reference prices: Giza complex 240 EGP + 440 EGP interior, Saqqara Serapeum ~1000 EGP, GEM 500 EGP, Tahrir 300 EGP, metro 8-10 EGP, felucca 100-300 EGP/boat, balloon ~5000 EGP, Abu Simbel bus 300-450 EGP. Reference rate: EGP ~50/USD (Jan 2026 snapshot, rate changeable).
Six categories × six tools. Each tool is a self-contained HTML file with a calculator + original notes + FAQ.
Plot beats the bus-wave order. Pick stops, time of arrival, departs from Cairo vs Giza, and we get the right pyramid sequence + sunset + Solar Boat views.
Step Pyramid + Serapeum booking-hagginess-hassle decision + tomb solver for Mereruka + Unas + Ptahhotep.
Bent Pyramid interior entry vs Red Pyramid exterior. Window-month photography light. With Memphis sidecar.
Convoy bus 300-450 EGP vs fly 5000-6500 EGP. With Feb/Oct sun-alignment + glass-pause-overrun reality.
Valley of Kings vs Hatshepsut vs Habu. AM beat the cruise-bus wave. Right-order with photo-light.
Two temples, one long day. With sectet-seti-s-seteteta-s-s-s-A B-B-B-A, plus paint still luminous.
3N/4N/6N/7N weighted by interest. Right-order for Aswan vs Luxor. Boat day vs cruise day.
3★/4★/5★/luxury — what changes, what doesn't. With cabin layout, food guide, agent.
Right-order with felucca negotiation. With Unfinished Obelisk sidecar.
Wind-window, tide-window. With orange-bib license rule.
Wind-window, capacity-window, route-window.
Khamsin cancel probability by week. With ground sunrise alternative.
Per-line, per-direction, hours-of-car women-only cars. Plus where to know which end.
Airport-driver flat-quote refusal detection. Hour-by-hour × day-by-day, plus zone-by-zone.
CAI to downtown / Giza / Mohandisey. With time-window × day-window math.
With politeness-level filter + transliteration. Plus what NOT to say.
8-region × activity × season. Mosque vs beach vs desert vs Sinai vs Nubia.
4-status (allowed/permit/no/ticket) × camera type. Plus flash + drone rules.
Adjustable rate slider. Trip-total × day-total × governorate × governorate.
Bank-by-bank EGP/EUR/USD cost. Plus city-level daily max.
Cruise-specific envelope. With cascade impact. Daily envelope system.
Structural / expected / optional / scam. Plus walk-away threshold.
2× markup detection. With data-window math. Plus 4G coverage by region.
Per-item scam pattern. Plus legal-scale detection. Gold.
1/2/3-day decision. With Black Desert + desert-driver.
Cairo vs Marsa Matrouh via. Plus 4x4 vs bus vs fly.
750-step vs camel path. With sunrise timing + St. Catherine's permit.
OWD/AOW/Deep site reqs. Plus Sinai-only visa.
SCA permit check. With guide-license check + checkpoint reality.
Pace + comfort + welfare flag. Plus when to walk.
Week × governorate. Plus indoor backup plan.
By governorate. Plus where it slows vs where it stops.
Best/worst month by region. Plus shoulder-week math.
Right one for you. Plus hotel-zone transit math.
Aswan timing relative to Abu Simbel relocation context. Plus village-visit etiquette.
Common terms (mastaba, serdab, hypostyle, pylon). Plus how to read a site plan.
Every tool follows the same shape: you give it a few specific inputs (date, region, mode, length), and it composes an exact reference-frame answer. No fluff, no upsells. Read the three caveats before you act.
Date, governorate, length, mode. Vague inputs → vague answers. Use exact numbers from your booking.
All prices are 2026 reference. Adjustable rate slider on inflation budgets. Always verify the live price at the gate.
Every page ends with "Limitations". Don't skip it. The caveats are the part that keeps you out of trouble.
Each page links to its 3 closest siblings. Use them. The decisions compound.
Three short pages, no shells. Every tool page repeats these anchors.
Pharaoh Compass is a small, ad-light, decision-grade toolkit. We started as a one-page Giza order optimiser and grew into 36. We don't sell tours, we don't take bookings, we don't take affiliate commissions. We make calculators. The site is offline-capable after first visit.
Intended audience. Independent travellers planning their own Egypt trip, repeat visitors who already know the country but want the math done for them, who already know Cairo but want the math done on day N. Not first-time package tourists — your tour operator has already decided for you.
Reference frame. 2026 prices, 2026 visa rules, 2026 cruise schedules. We refresh hardcoded data quarterly.
Limitations. We are not a licensed tour operator, immigration authority, or medical advisor. Khamsin forecasts are not aviation-grade. We do not replace a guide, a visa office, or your embassy.
No personal data collected. Pharaoh Compass does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. No accounts, no logins, no email capture. The site is a set of static HTML files served over HTTPS.
Cookies. We do not set first-party cookies. We do not use analytics cookies. We do not use fingerprinting scripts.
Third-party content. The only third-party resources are Tailwind CSS (cdn.jsdelivr.net) and Font Awesome (cdnjs.cloudflare.com), both served from public, no-tracking CDNs. We do not embed Google AdSense, Facebook Pixel, or any other advertising or analytics script on this site.
Google AdSense readiness. Should we later choose to monetise via Google AdSense, we will update this policy with: (a) disclosure of AdSense use, (b) Google's use of cookies for ad personalisation, (c) opt-out URLs (adssettings.google.com, aboutads.info, youronlinechoices.eu), and (d) consent banner for EEA users per GDPR/ePrivacy. As of this version we run no ads.
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For reference only. Everything on this site is reference material, not professional advice. Prices, schedules, and rules change. Always verify at the gate, the embassy, or the cruise operator before you act.
Not a tour operator. We do not sell tours. We do not book cruises. We do not reserve hotel rooms. We do not issue visas.
Not safety-critical. Khamsin forecasts, sea-state windows, and dive-site recommendations are not aviation- or maritime-grade. A real forecast comes from the Egyptian Meteorological Authority, your dive shop's briefing, or your pilot.
Not medical. Female dress-code, drinking-water, and food-safety notes are not medical advice. If you have a medical condition, consult a clinician.
No warranty. We make the site in good faith and update it quarterly. We do not warrant that any calculation is correct for your specific trip.