4-Day History And Culture Tour Of Egypt from Cairo
Highlights
Cairo, Giza, Memphis, Saqqara, Luxor
Locations Covered
Cairo, Giza, Memphis, Saqqara, Luxor
archaeological, historical, museums
Group Tour
4 Days
Easy
English
Description
Embark on this journey to get an insight into the ancient Egyptian Civilization with visits to the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and Colossal Statue of Ramses II. Marvel at the stunning architecture of the Luxor temple and Karnak Temple, learn about the local history at the Mosque of Suleiman Pasha & Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace and pay your respect at the Alabaster Mosque.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Cairo Airport
- Meet your tour upon arrival at Cairo airport, and then the representative will meet you at the airport and then you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: N/A
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Day 2: Giza Pyramids - Sphinx - Memphis - Sakkara Pyramid
- Eat breakfast, and around 8:00 am, get picked up from your hotel by a private A/C Vehicle and your Egyptologist guide.
- Visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built.
- Next, get a close-up look at Sphinx - a massive funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren.
- Continue your tour to Sakkara, which is 27 km southwest of Cairo.
- Visit the Step Pyramids of Sakkara. (The first proper Pyramids were built for the king Zoser; it is considered the evolution of the Pyramid from the simple Mastaba to the Pyramid in its known form.)
- Visit Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, where the Colossal Statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx are located.
- Stop for lunch at a local restaurant based on a full meal for each, but beverages are not included.
- Transfer to Cairo airport to take the domestic flight to Luxor. The flight takes off at 22:45 and reaches Luxor at 11:45 pm.
- Upon arrival at Luxor airport, meet the representative who will transfer you to your hotel in Luxor to check in.
Overnight Stay in Luxor
Meals: Breakfast at the Hotel & Complimentary Lunch at Restaurant with Pyramids View
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Day 3: Day Tour to Luxor from Cairo by Flight
- Eat breakfast at the hotel, and at 8:00 am, pick up by our guide to start your full-day tour of the West Bank by visiting the Valley of Kings-Deir El Bahari Temple-Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
- Go on an excursion to the Necropolis of Thebes on the Eastern bank.
- Cross the Nile, drive to the Valley of Kings; visit the tombs of various Dynasties and The Temple of Deir El Bahari.
- Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile. Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
- Go on the Karnak and Luxor Temple excursion to the Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great.
- Proceed to Karnak, a series of temples built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes, visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.
- Around 8:30 pm, transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight back to Cairo.
- Upon arrival, meet & assist the local representative, then transfer to your hotel.
Overnight stay in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast at the Hotel
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Day 4: Tour to Egyptian Museum & Coptic Cairo
- Have breakfast at the hotel and start your full-day tour of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art, the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery. It was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated.
- Visit The Citadel. It comprises a number of important monuments, which are The Mosque of Suleiman Pasha, The Alabaster Mosque, Joehs Walls, and Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace.
- Explore the Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. The Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, The Hanging Church, and Old Jewish Synagogue, Ben Ezra Synagogue.
- Next is the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques etc.
- Evening at 6:30 pm, get picked up from your hotel to attend Giza's Sound and Light show, where you listen to the ancient stories using sound and light effects.
- Around 7:30 pm, transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.
Meals: Breakfast at the Hotel
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.