Cairo Trip Overview
Get excited by the unique holidays where you can discover the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren & Mykerinus. See also the Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Chefren. Visit the National Museum in Cairo where you can enjoy the golden treasures of the king Tutankhamun among many other artifacts during your holidays.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Get excited by the unique holidays where you can discover the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren & Mykerinus. See also the Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Chefren. Visit the National Museum in Cairo where you can enjoy the golden treasures of the king Tutankhamun among many other artifacts during your holidays.
Itinerary
Day 1: Cairo – Arrival
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
our Egypt Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area and customs formalities. After that, a private air-conditioned vehicle will transfer you to your hotel. Enjoy Pyramids Cairo tomorrow where you are going to see one of the seven wonders all over the world
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Giza pyramids and Sphinx
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Visit the Great pyramid of Cheops(Khufu). It is certainly one of the most important monuments of ancient Egypt. A masterpiece of fabricated structure and architecture, you will be overwhelmed by the huge size of its blocks, the height and the age that exceeded 4600 years.
Your guide will explain fully the history of all the area including the other pyramids, of Chephren and Mycerinus, answer all your questions and you will have the chance to take pictures of the whole area.
You will spend more than two hours in the area so that you can enter one of the pyramids chamber or visit the Sun boat museum. You may like to have a camel ride around the area.
Moving to the Sphinx area where you will spend some time exploring this monolith statue, which symbolizes the power and wisdom of the pharaoh. Next to the Sphinx area, you will visit the valley temple where you will learn about mummification in ancient Egypt.
Duration: 3 hours
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Day 3: city tour cairo
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Egyptian museum in Cairo is one of the largest museums in the world. Your Egypt tours will take you in a 4 hours tour to explore the treasures of the museum (opend in 1901).Look at the amazing monuments and artifacts in its different halls in a guided tour. Although the museum has tens of thousands of artifacts but in this short tour, your Egyptologist guide will focus on the highlights and masterpieces of the museum
Visit the Tut Ankh Amun Wing on the first floor and see his wonderful collection of historically important artwork. The treasures are mainly golden and they cover a quite large section of the museum. This area of the museum includes significant statues, furniture and gold sculptures. After enjoying the guided part of the tour, take some free time to browse the museum with the option of visiting the royal mummy room.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Al Abageyah Qism El-Khalifa, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Visit to the Citadel of Saladin, a 12th century fortress .Inside the citadel; you will go into the Alabaster mosque. Built in 1830, the mosque was designed by a Turkish architect, who followed the same style of the Blue mosque of Sultan Ahmed in Istanbul. Your guide will explain the main elements of the mosque and basic Islamic principles. Enjoy the panoramic view of the city from the top.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Alexandria tour (Optional)
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Your first stop in this historic city is the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, which is a Roman burial site that reveals the merging of Egyptian and Roman art and architecture. Descend below ground to visit the tomb and Caracalla Hall.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fort Qaitbey, 29 88545 N 31. 21372 E, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Enjoy the best view over the city and the sea from the Fort of Qaitbay, a 15th fort built on top the original location of the Lighthouse that was gone. The fort was meant to protect the Eastern harbor of the city.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt
Moving to the modern library, you will spend some time touring that huge and modern library that was built as a revival of the ancient one. During the day tour, you will have free time to consider the seafood and cafe culture that the city is famous for long time ago.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Day 5: Departure
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure
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