4 days 3 nights private family tour for the best of Cairo

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4 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

This tour is an excellent choice for everyone especially westerners who work in the Middle East area. It is designated for families and travelers  who can spend a weekend short holiday in Cairo. Three nights are enough to explore and enjoy all the famous and important places such as the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, Sakkara, Memphis, the Egyptian museum and Khan El Khalili market.

What's Included

Bottled water
Transportation in air-conditioned car
Qualified Egyptologist guide
Food and drinks
Gratuities
accomodation.
Entrance fees to the pyramids chambers.
camel ride

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).

Itinerary

Duration: 4 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Cairo -Arrival

    1 stop
  • 1
    Cairo

    Welcome to Egypt and the start of your family holiday! Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel for check-in. Spend the rest of the evening at your own leisure. Overnight: Cairo

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Giza pyramids -Sakkara -Memphis

    3 stops
  • 2
    Pyramids of Giza

    Visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops(Khufu). It is certainly one of the most important monuments of ancient Egypt. A masterpiece of fabricated structure and architecture, you will be overwhelmed by the huge size of its blocks, the height, and the age that exceeded 4600 years. Your guide will explain fully the history of all the area including the other pyramids, of Chephren and Mycerinus, answer all your questions and you will have the chance to take pictures of the whole area. You will spend more than two hours in the area so that you can enter one of the pyramid's chamber or visit the Sun boat museum. You may like to have a camel ride around the area. Moving to the Sphinx area where you will spend some time exploring this monolith statue, which symbolizes the power and wisdom of the pharaoh. Next to the Sphinx area, you will visit the valley temple where you will learn about mummification in ancient Egypt.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids

    Sakkara Your next stop is Sakkara, home of Egypt's oldest pyramid, built-in 2800 B.C. Your guide will provide a brief history of the famous Step Pyramid and you will have free time to walk around and visit the painted tombs of the nobles DAHSHOUR

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Mit Rahina Museum

    Memphis is the oldest capital of Egypt after the unity in 3100 B.C. You will visit the open-air museum in the city. In Memphis, you will see the second-largest Sphinx in Egypt, the lying colossus of Ramses II, and many more monuments dug in this great city.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
    • Day 3

    Cairo city tour

    3 stops
  • 5
    The Egyptian Museum in Cairo

    The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is one of the largest museums in the world. Your Egypt tours will take you on a 4 hours tour to explore the treasures of the museum (opened in 1901). Look at the amazing monuments and artifacts in its different halls in a guided tour. Although the museum has tens of thousands of artifacts in this short tour, your Egyptologist guide will focus on the highlights and masterpieces of the museum Visit the Tut Ankh Amun Wing on the first floor and see his wonderful collection of historically important artwork. The treasures are mainly golden and they cover a quite large section of the museum. This area of the museum includes significant statues, furniture, and gold sculptures. After enjoying the guided part of the tour, take some free time to browse the museum with the option of visiting the royal mummy room.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Mosque of Muhammad Ali

    Visit to the Citadel of Saladin, a 12th century fortress .Inside the citadel; you will go into the Alabaster mosque. Built in 1830, the mosque was designed by a Turkish architect, who followed the same style of the Blue mosque of Sultan Ahmed in Istanbul. Your guide will explain the main elements of the mosque and basic Islamic principles. Enjoy the panoramic view of the city from the top.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 7
    Khan Al-Khalili

    Enjoy some free time at Khan El Khalili, the biggest market in Cairo. In Khan el Khalili bazaar, you will enjoy strolling through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. You can spend some time having a local drink in one of the oldest Coffee shops in Cairo El Fishawy (1763).

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
    • Day 4

    Departure

    1 stop
  • 8
    Cairo

    ur tour ends after breakfast and hotel checkout. A departure transfer will take you to the airport for your onward travel

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • 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
Supplied by Your Egypt Tours

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