Cairo Trip Overview
Discover Egypt in three days and enjoy spending the day of the Holy as it allows you to visit the Coptic Cairo and the Church of Saint Simon Church , also do not miss visiting the Pyramids of Giza and spend time next to the Sphinx.
Highlights:
– Discover Giza Pyramids, Sphinx
– Explore Hanging church and Saint Simon Cave
-Enjoying Egyptian food
-Free Pick up and drop off
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
Discover Egypt in three days and enjoy spending the day of the Holy as it allows you to visit the Coptic Cairo and the Church of Saint Simon Church , also do not miss visiting the Pyramids of Giza and spend time next to the Sphinx.
Highlights:
– Discover Giza Pyramids, Sphinx
– Explore Hanging church and Saint Simon Cave
-Enjoying Egyptian food
-Free Pick up and drop off
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive to Cairo meet & assistance by our representative, transfer by private deluxe car to your hotel.
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Free Pick up from Cairo International Airport
Duration: 45 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Gawharet Al-Ahram Hotel 4* or Similar
All rooms are designed A/c, private bath room,safe deposit box,hair dryer.LCD TV
Day 2: Giza Pyramids-Sphinx-Coptic Cairo-Hanging church- Amr Ib Alaas Mosque & Simon Cave
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Breakfast at your hotel and Starting At 8:00 am, Pickup from your hotel in Giza by Tour guide to Start your full day tour visiting Giza Pyramids where you Visit the Great Pyramids – Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephren Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx – The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. (2:30 hrs time Spent)
Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant Based on Full Meal for each Person but Beverages are not included (1 Hr time Spent).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary), Shar’a Mari Girgis Street, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Continue to visit the oldest churches in Egypt. The guide will meet you at your hotel then, you will be transported by an air-conditioned coach to visit the Coptic area where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church and the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: St Simon the Tanner Monastery, Mokattam Hills, Cairo 11511 Egypt
You will then be taken to Moqatem to visit the important church Simon the Tanner (fl. 10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (Sam’ān al-Kharrāz) is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953-975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Simon the Tanner lived towards the end of the tenth century and many Coptic Christians in Egypt, who were also engaged in handicrafts. Saint Simon worked in tanning, a craft known there till this day. This profession involved other crafts that depend on the process, from when Simon carried several titles related to skins: Tanner, Cobbler, Shoemaker.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mosque of Amr Ibn El-Aas, Cairo Egypt
Then continue to visit the Famous mosque in Old Cairo (Amr Ibn-AlAs) was originally built in 642 AD, as the center of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. The original structure was the first mosque ever built in Egypt, and by extension, the first mosque on the continent of Africa. The tour ends here and you will then be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Gawharet Al-Ahram Hotel 4* or Similar
All rooms are designed A/c, private bath room,safe deposit box,hair dryer.LCD TV
Day 3: Final Departure , Breakfast and transfer by deluxe car to Cairo International Airport
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Transfer by deluxe car to Cairo International Airport
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
