Cairo Trip Overview
In one day tour you will move around Egypt history since pharaohs with the Giza Pyramids 2600BC , The Egyptian Museum with more than 125.000 artifacts , Greek Roman and Christianity period you will visit the Babylon Fortress ,Then finish your experience between Islamic architectures and Cairo local life in Khan Elkhalili bazaar.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
In one day tour you will move around Egypt history since pharaohs with the Giza Pyramids 2600BC , The Egyptian Museum with more than 125.000 artifacts , Greek Roman and Christianity period you will visit the Babylon Fortress ,Then finish your experience between Islamic architectures and Cairo local life in Khan Elkhalili bazaar.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Around the clock on the time we mentioned our expert tour guide will pick you to start your tour experience .
Start your tour experience by Giza pyramids , once you arrive start your tour by Great Pyramid one of the old seven wonders was built by an order of The king Cheops with 146 meters high 1000 meters square and more than 2.4 Million of stones with seven million tons , enjoy walking around then drive to the panorama view chance to have a look to all the pyramids in one line , chance to catch the memorial pictures ever while driving to the great sphinx you can stop in front of the pyramid Chefren with 139 meters high , and the pyramids of Menkaure 66 meters high after this you will get a moment of majesty standing in front the great sphinx a body of a lion and ahead of a man lying behind the valley temple of the second pyramid
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The National Egyptian museum is one of the oldest and most important museums in the world which was built 1901 ,it is the mirror of ancient Egyptian history since pre-history period till Greek roman period, it has 120,000 pieces of antiquities , Right now it has the most important treasure was found in the world Tutankhamun tomb was found 1922 by Howard Carter in the valley of the kings .The treasure collection more than 3500 Masterpiece of antiquities
Duration: 3 minutes
Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
The Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress , the Hanging church , the Greek church of St.George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites . it is believed in Christian tradition that the holy family visited this area and stayed at the sites of saints Sergius and Bacchus church ( Abu Serga ). Coptic Cairo was Stronghold for Christianity in Egypt until the Islamic era ,though most of the current buildings of the churches in Coptic Cairo were built after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century
The tour will include the highlight of the area
Hanging church
Saint Serguis (Abu Serga ) it’s known as the holy crypt church
Ben Ezra Synagogue
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
Khan El-khalili Bazar is a major souk in the historic center of Islamic Cairo . The bazaar district is one of Cairo’s main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike .
After Finishing back to your Start Point .
Duration: 1 hour
