Cairo Trip Overview
Momia Tours treat you like celebrity you will enjoy the most and must visit sights when you are touring Cairo Ancient Egypt old kingdom Giza pyramids , Saqqara and Dahsour pyramids, The Egyptian Museum and the Citadel of Saladin, Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, Coptic and Islamic Cairo major sights includes The Hanging church and Abu Serga church where the holy family stayed for three months, plus the Synaguge of Ben Ezra, this package allow you to learn about the Pharaonic time and Coptic and Islamic history in Egypt plus Modern Egypt history, The tour is totally private and you can customize it according to your interests
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Momia Tours treat you like celebrity you will enjoy the most and must visit sights when you are touring Cairo Ancient Egypt old kingdom Giza pyramids , Saqqara and Dahsour pyramids, The Egyptian Museum and the Citadel of Saladin, Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, Coptic and Islamic Cairo major sights includes The Hanging church and Abu Serga church where the holy family stayed for three months, plus the Synaguge of Ben Ezra, this package allow you to learn about the Pharaonic time and Coptic and Islamic history in Egypt plus Modern Egypt history, The tour is totally private and you can customize it according to your interests
Itinerary
Day 1: Giza Pyramids , Saqqara, Dahshour Tour
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Your guide will be waiting you with a sign of (Momia Tours), they will find you, and then start your tour with us.
During you are in the car your guide will start to explain everything for you in the street and about your tour.
Enjoy your day visiting Pyramids in Giza, Memphis & Sakkara. The day start from Cairo moving to the Great Pyramid in Giza belongs to Cheops. One of the most well-known monuments in the world, also consider one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Then you will enjoy also seeing the Pyramid of Chephren, Built by Khufu’s son Khafre, and the Pyramid of Mycerinus, which made of limestone, Then see The Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Move to visit Djoser’s Step Pyramids at Saqqara, from the 3rd dynasty (2667 – 2448 BC), consider the first pyramid built on the earth. Also Saqqara considered one of the largest burial sites in Egypt, a chance to visit some of the tombs or get inside king Unas Pyramid that famous with the hieroglyphs pyramid texts.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt
Enjoy a visit to Dahshour where oldest true pyramid shape in Egypt that was built by King Senefru, then move to see the Bent pyramid with it’s unique shape, a chance to enjoy the amazing dessert views
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Visit The Egyptian Museum and the Citadel of Saladin
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Your guide will be waiting you with a sign of (Momia Tours), they will find you, and then start your tour with us.
During you are in the car your guide will start to explain everything for you in the street and about your tour.
The Egyptian Museum has one of the greatest museum collections in the world.
Discover more than 5000 masterpieces, included king Tut-ankh-amon golden collection, royal mummies, and marvelous pieces of ancient Egyptian art.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cairo Citadel, Salah Salem St, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Visit the citadel of Saladin that was build to protect Cairo from the crusaders amazing Islamic military old architectures, see the Mosque of Mohamed Ali that was build during the Ottoman dynasty in Egypt.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Islamic and Coptic Cairo Tour
Stop At: Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatmi, El-Darb El-Ahmar, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Your guide will be waiting you with a sign of (Momia Tours), they will find you, and then start your tour with us,
Move to enjoy a walk through one of the most famous Islamic districts in Egypt and the arab world, UNSCO world heritage sight where you can see the Old mosques, Schools Houses, Sabeels, and old Islamic handcrafts still available, a chance to see the real life of Egyptians and try a local food or a drink its so many vendors selling different amazing stuff,
A chance to visit Khan el Khalili Market it’s just located at the same area of Aloez street.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Move to the amazing quarter, one of the oldest Christian collections in the world.
“Hanging Church” which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary, It’s called “Hanging” because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress “Babylon” .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.
Then visiting “Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church” which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt.
Then, visiting the “Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra” which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
