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Your ship docks at Port Said, and this private day pairs the pyramids with a slower pleasure: lunch afloat on the Nile.
After the drive to Cairo, about 3 hours, you stand at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, 2.3 million stone blocks and 4,500 years old, and meet the Great Sphinx. Then you board a Nile cruise boat for lunch as the city drifts past, with a music and folklore show on board. There is usually a stop at a papyrus institute to see how the ancient paper is made. Your Egyptologist is with you throughout.
It is a long day with real driving either side, run privately and timed to your ship.
Ideal for cruise guests who want the pyramids plus a relaxed Nile lunch rather than a museum marathon.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Itinerary
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1Port Said
Your guide and manager will be waiting for you outside the Cruise docking spot. They will be holding a sign showing your name. It will be quite easy for you to identify them. Then you will proceed to your vehicle and start your tour. your guide will talk to you not only about history of ancient Egypt, but also about modern Egypt, Life, religion, politics and all aspects of Life in the country. The journey from Port Said to Cairo will take (Approx. 3 Hours).
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
2Pyramids of Giza
After the drive from Port Said, you reach the Giza Plateau and stand beneath the Great Pyramid of Khufu, 2.3 million stone blocks raised 4,500 years ago and the only ancient wonder still standing. Your Egyptologist walks you to the panoramic viewpoint where all three pyramids line up and down to the Great Sphinx. The visit is focused around the cruise schedule, but you get the real story. Optional: enter the Great Pyramid ($11 USD per person), camel ride along the ridge (about $15 USD).
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
3Cairo
You step aboard a Nile cruise boat for lunch as Cairo slides by from the water, a calm change of pace after the plateau. A buffet of Egyptian and international dishes is served while a live show unfolds, usually a folkloric dance and a tanoura performer spinning in a swirl of colored skirts. From the deck you see the city from its oldest highway, the river that made all of this possible. It is the easy, enjoyable heart of the day.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
4Cairo
On the way back you usually stop at a papyrus institute, where a short demonstration shows how the Nile reed was soaked, pressed, and dried into the world's first paper thousands of years ago. You see the process start to finish and can pick up genuine hand-painted papyrus if you like, a flat, packable souvenir. There is no pressure to buy. Then it is the long drive back to Port Said in time to reboard your ship.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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