Cairo Trip Overview
In two days tour, achieve the dream of your life and visit the pyramids of the great pharaohs of ancient Egypt in Giza. Enjoy the only survivor of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the Sphinx. Enjoy your tour-visiting one of the largest museums in the world, Walk like an Egyptian among statues, golden staff of king Tut, mummies, tools and much more. Then, please yourself in the narrow lanes of khan El Khalili and enjoy the atmosphere of the medieval period and Souks
On the second day ,Take a fascinating tour to Alexandria ,The second largest city in Egypt, and enjoy the famous and historical sites in this beautiful coastal city.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 to 3 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
In two days tour, achieve the dream of your life and visit the pyramids of the great pharaohs of ancient Egypt in Giza. Enjoy the only survivor of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the Sphinx. Enjoy your tour-visiting one of the largest museums in the world, Walk like an Egyptian among statues, golden staff of king Tut, mummies, tools and much more. Then, please yourself in the narrow lanes of khan El Khalili and enjoy the atmosphere of the medieval period and Souks
On the second day ,Take a fascinating tour to Alexandria ,The second largest city in Egypt, and enjoy the famous and historical sites in this beautiful coastal city.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
DAY ONE
Visit the Giza pyramids area in an air-conditioned van. The Egyptologist will provide you with all the history of the area, the 9 pyramids of the kings, queens and princesses, the sphinx, the valley temple of mummification. You will have enough time for photography in different sides, extra options such as entering one of the pyramids or riding a camel around the area.
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
Enjoy some free time at Khan El Khalili, the biggest market in Cairo. In Khan el Khalili bazaar, you will enjoy strolling through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. You can spend some time having a local drink in one of the oldest Coffee shops in Cairo El Fishawy (1763).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
DAY TWO
our first stop in this historic city is the catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, a Roman burial site whose family tomb 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: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt
You will visit the famous Alexandria Library. In contrast to the ancient architecture found throughout Egypt, the Norwegian-designed building is a striking piece of modern design. A copy of every book published in the world is kept in the library, making it one of the great literary sites in the world. The library also houses several exhibitions relating to the history of Egypt and a display of rare antique books
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fort Qaitbey, 29 88545 N 31. 21372 E, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
The next site your guide will show you is the fort of Qaitbay,built in 1477 to protect the eastern side of the city.the fort was built on the same location of the great lighthouse of Alexandria
Duration: 1 hour
