Hurghada Trip Overview
Enjoy a private day trip from your hotel in Hurghada to Cairo and Giza pyramids by private car where you will visit the Egyptian Museum, Giza pyramids and the Sphinx before being driven back to Hurghada.
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Duration: 17 hours
Starts: Hurghada, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Enjoy a private day trip from your hotel in Hurghada to Cairo and Giza pyramids by private car where you will visit the Egyptian Museum, Giza pyramids and the Sphinx before being driven back to Hurghada.
You will be picked up from your hotel in Hurghada in a modern private air-conditioned vehicle that will transport you to Cairo for a private tour of Cairo and the pyramids from Hurghada. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be accompanied by a private Egyptologist guide for a discovery tour of Cairo. You will start with a visit to the Giza Pyramid Complex. The complex includes three main pyramids, six little pyramids, the great sphinx and the Valley Temple. The complex dates back to the 4th dynasty 2400 years B.C. There you will also see The Great Pyramid which is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids of Giza plateau and the only one to remain intact from the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. The height of the great pyramid is 147m, the number of stones used in construction is 2,300,000 and it took twenty years to be built.
Next, see The Great Sphinx. It is the largest statue in the world, standing 73 m. long, 19 m. wide, and 20 m height. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture. You will then move onto the Valley Temple, a Granite mortuary temple used by Ancient Egyptians for the mummification process and this is the only remaining one at Giza plateau.
Lunch will be served at a Pyramids or Nile view restaurant and then your tour will continue to the Egyptian Museum. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art. 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. Finally you will be transferred back to Hurghada.
