Cairo Trip Overview
This tour combines two of the major top attractions of Cairo City and they are a must for any traveler to see especially if you do not have much time in Cairo.
The Egyptian Museum with its magnificent collection of antiquities and the Pyramids of Giza will be a great day tour. Also during which you will have a chance to taste a nice typical Egyptian food in one of the local restaurants.
All of this will be run in a friendly smooth and enjoyable atmosphere that you will forever remember.
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Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This tour combines two of the major top attractions of Cairo City and they are a must for any traveler to see especially if you do not have much time in Cairo.
The Egyptian Museum with its magnificent collection of antiquities and the Pyramids of Giza will be a great day tour. Also during which you will have a chance to taste a nice typical Egyptian food in one of the local restaurants.
All of this will be run in a friendly smooth and enjoyable atmosphere that you will forever remember.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
You will be picked up from your hotel by your Egyptologist-Guide who will accompany you on the tour.
Our first stop will be at The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities at Tahrir Square. This is the biggest & most ancient museum in Cairo since 1901. It contains a huge collection of Egyptian artifacts of more than 120,000 pieces.
We will do a tour of its top highlights including part of the collection of the Pharaoh Tutankhamon as some of it had been moved to be restored at the Grand Egyptian Museum awaiting its opening. Also, we will see famous collections like those of Yoya & Thoya. Also we will have a chance to see some of the collection of Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Egyptian History.
We will enjoy almost 2 hours at the museum then will go to the vicinity of the Pyramids area where we will have a delicious lunch in a local Egyptian Restaurant to enjoy some of the dishes of the Egyptian cuisine. After lunch, we will head to visit the Pyramids.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Transfer from the Museum to the Pyramids would take around 30min to arrive at the Giza Plateau.
The tour starts with the Great Pyramid of Cheops, which is the only one standing from the 7 wonders of the ancient world. You will know there from your guide all secrets about the Pyramids. We will have a walk around it to see the 3 small pyramids of his family in one of which you can enter with your included main area ticket. (Entry in any of the main pyramids has an extra ticket not included)
We will see also the 2nd pyramid of Chephren which still has part of its upper casing that gives it a remarkable shape. We will drive to a panoramic area to get great pictures of the 3 Pyramids in one shot, also if you may like to ride a camel or a horse in the desert can be arranged there.
Then we will drive to the sphinx which is a great statue with a human head and lion’s body. Next to it, we will see the Valley Temple where mummification of the pharaoh was done & will get to know more about it.
Duration: 3 hours
