5 Days Package Best of Cairo

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Hello Cairo
1 stop
1
Cairo International Airport
Arrival Cairo International Airport, meet and assist with formalities and transfer to your Hotel for Overnight stay.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Memphis the Ancient Capital
2 stops
2
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
the temple of Ptah, the fallen colossal statue of King Ramses the 2nd and the Alabaster Sphinx of King Amenophis the 2nd. A short drive from Memphis lies the oldest, ancient cemetery of Sakkara. The world’s first monumental stone building, the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, built by the engineer Imhotep almost 5,000 ago, still stands. After visiting the complex you continue to one of the Mastabas (tombs) built nearby, such as those of Ptah-Hotep, Mereruca, Idut or Ti for an inside visit.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
3
Pyramids of Giza
the Giza Plateau, where the only remaining Wonder of the Ancient World is found, the imposing Pyramids of Giza. During your visit to the Pyramids you will have time for unique photo opportunities of the three Pyramids from the Western Plateau. Continue down the valley where the guardian of this mortuary complex, the Mighty Sphinx, bears witness to the passage of time and man in eons of silence. Then you will be back to your hotel.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Islamic Cairo
2 stops
4
Cairo Citadel
the Citadel of Saladin, where panoramic views of the city of Cairo can be seen. Here you will also visit the spectacular Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities where over 120,000 objects in its 107 halls – including the treasures of Tutankhamen (King Tut) – are exhibited.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Old Cairo Tour
1 stop
6
Coptic Cairo
Old Cairo Area The old city of Cairo is in Coptic Cairo. This is the place where the Romans founded their Christian Babylon, an area that has been inhabited by Cairenes for over 2000 years. Fortress city since time immemorial, in the Coptic quarter experienced one of the first Christian communities in the world. Babylon Christian Walk of Cairo, the old part of town. A meeting place for the Egyptians, this area has considerable attractions. Among the highlights you will see a strong Greco-Roman and Persian. You can also enter the famous Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest in the country. Roman ruins and old cobbled streets you will find two monasteries still inhabited the San Mercury and San Jorge, plus such interesting churches such as Santa Barbara, St. Cyril and St. Bacchus. All churches are welcome to worship Coptic but many Catholics during Holy Week.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Goodbye Cairo
1 stop
7
Cairo International Airport
Escorted transfer from hotel to airport and assistance with check in formalities for the flight End of services.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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