4 Days private tour Exploring the best of Cairo & Giza in depth.

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Giza pyramids, sphinx , valley temple + RA hor Akhty temple
1 stop
1
Giza
AM: Giza Meet at the hotel ,Transfer to the Giza plateau. A guided tour to the 9 Giza pyramids & Sphinx Exposes their historical, architectural, astronomical back ground & answer several questions (how and who built the pyramids and their relation to stars in constellations). A fun part is camel ride with the 9 pyramids view. At valley temple will learn about mummification. Transfer back to the hotel.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Sakkara + Memphis
1 stop
2
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
AM: Sakkara necropolis After lunch brake ,Transfer to Sakkara through country side. At the Step pyramid complex (4700B.C) will discus 3 theories behind its curious shape. At the Dance flour will learn about the "Hepsed" Jubilee. The Colorful noblemen tombs manifest the oldest autobiography in mankind history. The decoration inside “Titi” pyramid reveals the 1st recorded Egyptian religious thoughts. A short break in the Sakkara village have a unique experience with locals copying their ancestors creating a tapestry with no prepared pattern so called “the Coptic carpet technique” (rediscovered in 1954). PM:Memphis After lunch break, Visit the oldest capital of united Egypt Memphis (3200BC), where every Pharaoh was crowned and see the colossus of Ramsses II and the second biggest sphinx in the country known as “the Alabaster Sphinx” and learn about the history of the city through the different eras. Transfer back to the hotel.
8 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Egyptian Museum + Nile feluka Excursion
1 stop
3
Egyptian Museum
AM: Egyptian Museum Meet at the hotel. transfer to down town Cairo At the Egyptian museum enjoy an amazing blend of historical, culture and artistic aspects of the representative master pieces of Old, Middle, New kingdom along with king Tuth Ankh Amon gold collection.. A tour that will reveal the significance of a statue in Egyptian culture, making 10s of statues of the same person, significance of chosen stone and colors, Did Egyptians have human sacrifice? Learn about 100s of interesting stories. PM: Enjoy a relaxing feluca excursion on the river Nile and learn about one of the longest rivers in the world. return to the hotel.
8 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Coptic Cairo + Islamic Cairo (Old Cairo & Khan El khalili)
1 stop
4
Coptic Cairo
AM: Coptic cairo Transfer to Coptic quarter and see remains of the "Roman Fortress", the oldest active Basilica churches in the world ;the "Hanging church" (4th century) with its unique structure & largest collection of Coptic icons in one church, Experience the underground 1st century lanes of the old city and see where the holy family hid for a week under the "Holy family church" now, the oldest synagogue in Egypt where Moses said to have been found on the Nile, along with the only remaining "Coptic bazaar" in the country could be an optional shopping experience will be available. PM: Islamic cairo & Khan El khalili. After lunch , transfer to the 10 c center of OLd Cairo. At the oldest mosque in Cairo (Al Azhar) & its counter balance Al Husseini mosque will learn about Islam. At Al Moaz street piercing the old city will learn about the city foundation and the market alternation. Seal your walking tour with an authentic experience at one of the old coffee shop.
8 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Tags