Cairo Trip Overview
Meet your guide in your hotel where you will explore the Egyptian Museum, Giza Pyramids, Alexandria Library, Quitbay Fortress, the Catacomb Tomb, and Pompey’s Pillar. The museum has unique artifacts from different kingdoms and some Tombs for the nobles. On your last day, fly in the early morning to Luxor to visit the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut. Lunch is included at a good quality restaurant. At the end of the tour, you will fly back to Cairo.
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Duration: 3 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Meet your guide in your hotel where you will explore the Egyptian Museum, Giza Pyramids, Alexandria Library, Quitbay Fortress, the Catacomb Tomb, and Pompey’s Pillar. The museum has unique artifacts from different kingdoms and some Tombs for the nobles. On your last day, fly in the early morning to Luxor to visit the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut. Lunch is included at a good quality restaurant. At the end of the tour, you will fly back to Cairo.
Itinerary
Day 1: Giza Pyramids and Egyptian Museum
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Your first visit will be the Pyramid of the King Cheops the greatest Pyramid and one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Visit the Pyramids of The King Chephren the Son of Cheops and the Pyramid of the King Mykerinus.
Then you will see the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body, which dates back to the time of Chephren. You will also visit the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramid of Chephren. This temple served definitely two functions, namely for the preoperative purification of the king’s body before its burial as well as the actual mummification process. Then you will be taken back to your hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
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 1920s when his tomb was discovered.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo
Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Start your lovely day by meeting your guide at your hotel; take your high way from Cairo (about 3 hours’ drive each way), arrive in the famous city then you will start exploring the city with your tour guide who will explain for you the old history of Alexandria. Your tour guide will talk with your about old Alexandria and the lighthouse of Alexandria, you will visit Roman catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, consisting of 3 levels for burial rooms which was discovered by donkey in 1901. Head to the Pompey Pillar, largest pillar in Egypt, listen to many stories about it with qualified Egyptologist tour guide. Then drive to fortress for Qaitbay locating beside the sea. Finally you will explore by yourself the famous library (new Alexandria library) which has the fourth rank among the libraries all over the world. Take your lunch at a good quality seafood restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean, and then you will go back directly to your hotel in Cairo.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Luxor Day Tour
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
we will visit the most famous temple of Egypt Karnak temple dedicated to king of gods Amon Ra and his triad, each new king of Egypt had to build a part for it hopping the satisfaction of the gods Karnak temple is not just one temple it is a group of 20 temples most of them dedicated to Amon Ra,
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
will visit amazing temple in Luxor called Luxor temple built by king Ramses the second and Ament hotep the third dedicated to god Amon Ra and his triad,
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
, you will visit the West Bank area, and then you will start your visiting to the valley of kings, Which has more than 62 tombs for kings in Egypt Enjoy visiting 3 tombs with fabulous paintings
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
then you will drive to temple of queen of Egypt Hatshepsut, at the end of the tour and back again to Cairo by plane
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
