Aswan Trip Overview
Have a blissful day sightseeing tour in Cairo. Start your tour from Aswan taking the train to Cairo. Visit the great Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
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Duration: 1 day
Starts: Aswan, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Have a blissful day sightseeing tour in Cairo. Start your tour from Aswan taking the train to Cairo. Visit the great Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza Egypt
At 6:00 pm you will be picked up by our representative from your hotel in Aswan, and then transferred to Aswan train station It takes about 12 hours away to Cairo, where you will be met and transferred to discover The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body, which dates from the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant in Cairo.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Then you will move on to relish a trip to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920 when his tomb was excavated.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Move onto Coptic Cairo for a background about the Christian and Jewish heritage through the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Islamic Cairo, Midan Silah ad-Din, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Finally you will be transferred to Cairo Train Station back to Aswan then transfer to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
