Cairo Trip Overview
See Ancient Egypt’s most famous monuments in two days. Fly from Marsa Alam to Cairo to visit the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza and the Egyptian museum, then fly to Luxor to see Valley of the Kings, Karnak and more at the second day before transferring back to Marsa Alam.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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See Ancient Egypt’s most famous monuments in two days. Fly from Marsa Alam to Cairo to visit the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza and the Egyptian museum, then fly to Luxor to see Valley of the Kings, Karnak and more at the second day before transferring back to Marsa Alam.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 01: Marsa Alam/ Cairo Tours/ Fly to Luxor
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Sun Pyramids Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Marsa Alam by a private air-conditioned modern vehicle for flight to Cairo. Arriving into Cairo airport where your Egyptologist guide will meet and accompany you to discover the exquisite Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, the Sphinx with a head of a pharaoh and lion’s body, which dates back to the reign of King Chephren, and the Valley Temple of the Pyramid of Chephren.
Your lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Cairo. Then you will move on to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. In the evening you will be driven to Cairo Airport for flight to Luxor where you will be met & transferred to your hotel in Luxor.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Day 02: Luxor Tours/ Back to Marsa Alam
Pass By: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor and then you will be accompanied by your English speaking tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit the fabulous Karnak Temples the largest place of worship ever built. Lunch will be served in Luxor at a local restaurant. After that you will be moved to the West Bank of the river Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, you will visit 3 tombs excluding Tutankhamen.
Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut the only female pharaoh who ruled Egypt. Later you will be transferred back by a private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Marsa Alam.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
