العين السخنة، Trip Overview
Visit the great pyramids of Giza plateau and the Sphinx from your cruise.
Explore the contents of the massive Egyptian Museum with the golden treasure of Tutankhamen.
Lunch will be served at local restaurant.
Entrance fees and tour guide are included.
Additional Info
Duration: 10 to 12 hours
Starts: العين السخنة،, Egypt
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
Explore العين السخنة، Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting العين السخنة،, Suez Governorate, Egypt
Visit the great pyramids of Giza plateau and the Sphinx from your cruise.
Explore the contents of the massive Egyptian Museum with the golden treasure of Tutankhamen.
Lunch will be served at local restaurant.
Entrance fees and tour guide are included.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
The Giza Plateau is one of the most important tourist sites in Egypt and has a long history. Amongst a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures you will marvel at the wonderous Great Pyramid of Khufu which is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. The pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure create a landscape unparalleled in the Middle East. You will also explore the mysterious Sphinx which is believed to guard the pyramids. To the south of the Sphinx lies the cemetery and town of the Pyramid Builders which is being excavated to this day. The pyramids are a remarkable feat of engineering. But, still the question as to why the pyramids were constructed and how they were made is debated.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Egyptian Museum. No trip to Cairo is complete without a visit to The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. The museum is the first purpose-built museum edifice in the world Displayed over two floors and numerous rooms it houses the world’s largest collection of artefacts dating from the prehistoric through to the Roman periods, with the majority of the collection focused on the pharaonic era.
Finally, we will drive you back to your cruise ship at Sokhna Port.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes