2 Days best of Cairo & Giza private guided tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Gizan Pyramids , Sakkara and memphis
3 stops
1
Pyramids of Giza
Giza pyramids , once you arrive start your tour by Great Pyramid one of the old seven wonders was built by an order of The king Cheops with 146 meters high 1000 meters square and more than 2.4 Million of stones with seven million tons , enjoy walking around then drive to the panoramic view , It is a chance to have a look to all the pyramids in one line , chance to catch the memorial pictures ever while driving to the great sphinx you can stop in front of the pyramid Chefren with 139 meters high , and the pyramids of Menkaure 66 meters high after this you will get a moment of majesty standing in front the great sphinx a body of a lion and a head of a man lying behind the valley temple of the second pyramid
3 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Memphis and Sakkara
Memphis is the latin name of the first federal capital of Egypt originally is Mn-Nefer that means the beautiful town and also was known by (Pr-hedj) which means the white house was founded by an order of the first king of the first dynasty minas 3400 BC now get a chance to have a look of some remains of old temples specially second Ramses period such as the great statue of the ll Ramses, the alabaster sphinx and the statue of the holy trinity of Memphis Ptah, nfr-tm and Sekhmet .
1 hour • Admission ticket included
3
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
Sakkara necropolis is 20 kilometers south of Giza , Sakkara the oldest necropolis belongs to the first federal capital of Egypt Memphis , It has the step pyramid the first pyramid built in the world and the first complex built by stone on earth by an order of the founder of the 3th dynasty king Zoser .then Sakkara come one of the largest cemetery in Egypt till the Greek roman period . After Finishing back to your Start Point .
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Egyptian Museum , Cairo Citadel , Old Cairo and Old Bazaar
4 stops
4
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Start with The National Egyptian museum which is one of the oldest and most important museums in the world which was built 1901 ,it is the mirror of ancient Egyptian history since pre-history period till Greek roman period, it has 120,000 pieces of antiquities , Right now it has the most important treasure was found in the world Tutankhamun tomb was found 1922 by Howard Carter in the valley of the kings .The treasure collection more than 3500 Masterpiece of antiquities.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Coptic Cairo
Drive to Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo which is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress , the Hanging church , the Greek church of St.George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites . it is believed in Christian tradition that the holy family visited this area and stayed at the sites of saints Sergius and Bacchus church ( Abu Serga ). Coptic Cairo was Stronghold for Christianity in Egypt until the Islamic era ,though most of the current buildings of the churches in Coptic Cairo were built after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century
2 hours • Admission ticket included
6
Cairo Citadel
Cairo Citadel was built by an order of the king Saladin the largest fort an castle in the medieval period 153,000 meter square it was built between 1176 to 1183 CE to protect Cairo from Crusaders Only few years after defeating Fatimid Caliphate , Saladin recycled the stones of Giza Pyramids to finish faster as he can , It was used as Royal Court Since Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalaoun till Muhammad Ali Pasha 1807 CE who built two great palaces Salamlik Haremlik and one of the master piece of Turkish mosques in the world Muhammad Ali alabaster mosque in 1828 to 1848 CE , Perched on the summit of the Citadel .
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
Khan Al-Khalili
Drive to Khan Elkhalili bazaar , Khan Elkhalili Bazar is a major souk in the historic center of Islamic Cairo . The bazaar district is one of Cairo’s main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. After Finishing back to your Start Point .
1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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