Giza Trip Overview
Experience some of Egypt’s most wonderful sights with this itinerary starting from Giza. See the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, Sakkara, Memphis, the Egyptian Museum, the old part of Cairo, the Jewish Synagogue and the Hanging Church. Guests will be picked up from their accommodation for a full two days tour of the city’s highlights.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Giza, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Experience some of Egypt’s most wonderful sights with this itinerary starting from Giza. See the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, Sakkara, Memphis, the Egyptian Museum, the old part of Cairo, the Jewish Synagogue and the Hanging Church. Guests will be picked up from their accommodation for a full two days tour of the city’s highlights.
Itinerary
Day 1: Giza
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
In the morning you will be picked up from your accommodation for a guided tour of Giza. Your first stop will be at Giza Plateau, where one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramids of Giza, still stands. You visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley where the guardian of this Mortuary complex, the mighty Sphinx, stands with great pride.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Sphinx of Memphis, Mit Rahina, Al Badrashin 11511 Egypt
the guardian of this Mortuary complex, the mighty Sphinx, stands with great pride
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
you drive south to Sakkara to see the Step Pyramids of King Djoser, which were the first pyramids ever built. The pyramid of King Djoser was designed and built for his burial by the genius engineer Imhotep
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
the capital of the ancient kingdom and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Cairo
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
spanning a period of over 50 centuries. The Museum has the world’s largest and richest collection of Egyptian Antiquities, among them the priceless collection of King Tut
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Al Abageyah Qism El-Khalifa, Cairo 11511 Egypt
the Mohammed Ali mosque
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cairo Citadel, Salah Salem St, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Citadel of Saladin where you can enjoy a great view of the city
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
which is one of the largest and oldest bazaars of the Middle East, and is frequented by locals and tourists alike
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary), Shar’a Mari Girgis Street, Cairo 11511 Egypt
with Coptic and Arabic marks the entrance to the 9th-century (some say 7th-century) so named because it is suspended over the Water Gate of Roman Babylon. With its three barrel-vaulted, wood-roofed aisles, the interior of the church feels like an upturned ark, resting on 13 elegant pillars representing Christ and his apostles.Church in Cairo
Steep stairs lead to a 19th-century facade topped by twin bell . One of the columns is darker than the rest; it is believed to represent Judas.
The church has 110 icons, including a series describing the life and torture of St George and the life of St John the Baptist, and a very sacred painting of Virgin Mary known as the Coptic ‘Mona Lisa’. In the baptistery, off to the right, a panel has been cut out of the floor to reveal the Water Gate below. Still in use, the church is equally crowded with tourists and parishioners who come to pray over a collection of saints’ relics and an icon of Mary.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ben Ezra Synagogue, Coptic Cairo, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Geniza in the Ben Ezra Synagogue produced some very important documents relating to the historicity of the Bible and Jewry.
Duration: 25 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
