Cairo Trip Overview
Discover the best places in Giza , Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria. such as the Giza pyramids, Sakkara , Memphis , the Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo and Islamic Cairo. Also visit The ancient capital of Egypt; Luxor with its great temples and tombs, the sea city Alexandria which was founded by alexander the great
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Duration: 4 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Discover the best places in Giza , Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria. such as the Giza pyramids, Sakkara , Memphis , the Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo and Islamic Cairo. Also visit The ancient capital of Egypt; Luxor with its great temples and tombs, the sea city Alexandria which was founded by alexander the great
Itinerary
Day 1: giza pyramids , sakkara , memphis old city
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel either in Cairo or Giza , to start your full day tour to The complex of Giza pyramids , One of the seven wonders of the ancient world still remain awesome. At the foot of the Pyramids, lies the Sphinx which face of king Chephren and body of lion represnt the strenght .
the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren and the wishing well
then optional stop for lunch
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
tour to Memphis, Egypt’s first Capital until the end of the old kingdom 3200 B.C. with colossal staute of king Ramses hte second , Close to Memphis, After that we will drive to Sakkara, the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Djosser the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser. At the end of your tour you will be escorted back to your hotel.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Egyptian museum , coptic cairo , islamic cairo
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel either in Cairo or Giza , to start your full day tour to visit the Egyptian Museum, where you can see 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 and his mask 11 KG with hus mask 110 KG of pure sold gold
then optional stop for lunch
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
then proceed to Visit Old Cairo where you will enjoy, the Hanging Church of 3 rd century which was built of the 2 tower which remains from Babylon fortress Church of Abu Serga , where you can see the holy crypt , Ben Ezra Synagogue for Jewish
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Islamic Cairo, Midan Silah ad-Din, Cairo 11511 Egypt
then visit Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed by Salah El Din in 1183 AD to protect Cairo from the danger of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq a Ottoman architecture man who came specially from Istanbuland built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years.it is same design but smaller like blue mosque of Sultan Ahmed and back to hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: luxor by plane
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Cairo guide will pick up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza in the early morning towards Cairo Airport taking the flight towards Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor, you will be met, by our guide in Luxor branch then start day tourat Karnak Temple; you will discover Karnak Temples visit to the temples of Karnak. Walk along the avenue of sphinx to enter the complex as your guide explains how the massive facade was constructed. On entering the temples of Karnak you will see each legacy left by the various pharaohs as the complex grew even larger. The deeper you go into the complex, the further back in time you will travel, with the oldest ruins dating back over 3,000 years. After a tour of the complex, you will have additional free time to explore at leisure.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Continue to Luxor temple which was once joined to the temples of Karnak by a three-kilometer long Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple. Find out how Alexander the Great wrote himself into Luxor temple’s history, and see one of the original pair of obelisk, the second of which now stands on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Continue To west bank of revier Nile Where you visit valley of kings-Deir El Bahari Temple-Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes, on the Eastern bank. Crossing the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the tombs of various Dynasties, The Temple of Deir El Bahari. On the return journey stop at the Colossi of Memnon which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Then Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
you will be transferred to Luxor airport , back to Cairo by flight
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Alexandria
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
start your tour to Alexandria the second largest city in Egypt, capital of Egypt for nearly thousand of year Alexandria was founded by Alexander the great which has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern and is famous for its Roman remains. drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over bridge of stanly, unknown soldier of Alexandria, the statue of Alexander the great
Your first stop in this historic city is the catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock 1st or 2nd century . Then to Pompey’s Pillar an 26.85 m one granite column built to honor Emperor Diocletian. Then to the citadel of Qaitbay which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria from outsdide with nice view of the sea . then you will visit the famous Alexandria Library with extra ticket , st Mark church the oldest church in all Africa .
optional stop to try Sea food
Finally you will drive back to Cairo to your hotel.
Duration: 10 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
