Description
Schedule:
Daily Tour
Tour Highlights:
Cairo
The Egyptian Museum, Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, the Valley Temple, Saqqara, Memphis, Dahshour
Day One: Arrive Cairo
When you arrive at International Cairo Airport, you will find Egypt Light Tours Rep. waiting for you holding our sign. He will meet and assist at the airport. Then he will accompany you with an A/C car to your hotel in Cairo or Giza. Overnight in Cairo.
Day Two: The Pyramids & Egyptian Museum Tour
After your breakfast meal, you will find Egypt Light Tours tour guide waiting for you to start your tour in Cairo.
Firstly, you will go-ahead to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to see the collection reflecting the art and civilization of the ancient Egyptians ranging from prehistory to Greco-Roman times. Also, you will enjoy the gold and treasures of the Yuya and Tuya collection.
After that, you will be moved to Giza Plateau, where you will be amazed by the three pyramids of Kings Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. Your tour guide will tell you about the secrets of these great pyramids. Additionally, you will see the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
Also, you will be able to purchase an optional activity. You may enjoy a horse or camel ride for two hours and the sunset view in Giza Plateau. You will enjoy taking fabulous photos.
Finally, our team will move you back to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day Three: Alexandria Tour
After having your breakfast in your hotel in Cairo, our team will pick you up to Alexandria. When you arrive at Alexandria, you will find your tour guide waiting for you to start your tour.
Firstly, you will the library of Alexandria. It houses 8 million books. You will be able to visit its open court and free museums. Then you will move to visit Qaitbey Citadel, built where the Lighthouse of Alexandria that considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
You may enjoy an optional tour to St. Mark Church considered the first church in Egypt and Africa.
Finlay, you will be able to visit Stanley Bridge, the modern landmark of modern Alexandria, and enjoy taking fabulous photos there. Then our team will transfer you to Alexandria hotel. Overnight in Alexandria.
Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and every public holiday. If you want to enter the reading area, you will have to buy an extra ticket.
Day Four: Alexandria Free Day
This day in Alexandria will be a free day or you can purchase one of these optional tours as (day tour to Rosetta city – Day tour to Alamein city)
Overnight in Alexandria
Day Five: Saqqara & Memphis & Dahshour
After your breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Alexandria to Cairo to be ready to go ahead to Saqqara to visit King Djoser’s complex to see the first stone building in history and the first pyramid in the ancient Egyptian civilization (the Step pyramid).
After that, you will move to Memphis site. Memphis was the first capital of united Egypt and the capital of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It was founded by King Menes in 3200 BC. Also, you will visit Memphis Museum to see the great statue of King Ramses II and the second biggest sphinx in Egypt (the sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut).
Then you will go to Dahshur. There will see one of the tries of the ancient Egyptians to reach to the complete pyramid (the Bent Pyramid) and the first compete pyramid in the ancient Egyptian civilization (the Red Pyramid). Both of them belong to King Sneferu of the 4th dynasty.
Finally, our team will transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day Six: Cairo Free Day
This day in Cairo will be a free day or you can purchase one of these optional tours as (Sound and Light Show in Giza Plateau – Islamic Cairo Day Tour – Coptic Cairo Day Tour) Overnight in Cairo.
Day Seven: Departure Day
After having your breakfast, our Rep. will transfer you to International Cairo Airport to take your plane for departure.
Includes:
- Guide and Rep. fees
- Entrance fees
- Transportation by air-conditioned cars
- 4 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo
- 2 Night hotel accommodation in Alexandria
- Bottled water
- service charges and taxes
Excludes:
- Visa Entry for Egypt. (We can provide you with your visa upon arrival at your request)
- International Flights
- Optional tours and activities
- Personal spending
- Tipping