Private Tour to Cairo and the Pyramids for Cairo Airport Layover Passengers

Visit the two most famous Cairo attractions in one day on this great value tour.
Explore the history of ancient Egypt as you take a tour around Egyptian Museum. The Museum has 107 halls with statues of kings, gods and goddesses in the ground floor, while the upper floor houses small statues, jewels and Tutankhamen treasures.

Later in the day visit the world-famous Pyramids of Giza. Your expert guide will lead your around these iconic landmarks and reveal some of their fascinating secrets.

you will be picked up in an air-conditioned vehicle accompanied by a guide, you will be taken to the Egyptian Museum, situated in the Tahirr Square in Cairo. The museum was first built in Boulak, but in 1891, it was moved to Giza Palace of ‘Ismail Pasha’ which housed the antiques that were later moved to the present building. There are 107 halls in the museum. At the ground floor there are huge statues. The upper floor houses small statues, jewels and Tutankhamen treasures. It is the largest Egyptian antiques museum in the world and houses about 250,000 antique pieces covering the whole history of ancient Egypt, which extends over the past five thousand years. The Egyptian Museum comprises many sections arranged in chronological order.

Further on, proceed to the pyramids of Giza that lies on the west bank of the Nile facing Cairo. On top of Giza plateau rise the three pyramids erected by Cheops, Chepren and Mycerinus, guarded by the mysterious Sphinx which is a mythical statue with the body of a lion and a human head. Five thousand years ago, Giza became the royal burial place for Memphis, the Pharaoh’s capital city. Giza’a three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed in the 4th dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom. About 2,500 BC, King Khufu, the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty, commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza. On an average, over 2 million blocks of stone was used to build Khufu’s pyramid, and the heaviest blocks were used as the ceiling of Khufu’s burial chamber. Khufu’s son was the next in the royal line who commissioned the building of his own pyramid complex which includes the Sphinx. Each pyramid has a mortuary temple and a valley temple linked by long causeways that were rooted and walled

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

• Private Tour to Cairo and the Pyramids for Cairo Airport Layover Passengers
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• Camel ride around the pyramids
• Entrance fees
• Lunch (Egyptian food)
• Free WiFi During Your Tour
• Bottled water
• All taxes and service charge
• Pickup and drop-off at Cairo airport
• Transport by air-conditioned minivan
• Qualified Egyptologist guide

• Gratuities

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• This Tour is Provided by Travel Door Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Cairo.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
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• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.