5-Day Cairo and Alexandria Tour with Pyramids and Ancient Landmarks

• Meet your tour guide at Cairo Airport, followed by a transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

• Visit the great pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built.

• See the Sphinx, a huge funerary complex guarded by the legendary lion's body with the face of King Chephren.

• Continue to the Step Pyramid of Zoser, which is considered the oldest major stone structure in the world.

• Stop for a scrumptious lunch at a local restaurant.

• Go to Memphis, once the first capital of Egypt and the centre of rule and culture for more than 3,000 years, founded by King Menes.

• See the outstanding statue of King Ramses II.

Overnight stay in a hotel in Cairo.

• Have a hearty breakfast.

• Enjoy a spiritual day tour to the splendid Islamic and Coptic sites in Cairo.

• See the Saladin Citadel, where the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque is situated.

• Proceed to the popular Al Gawhara Palace, built by the Mamluks and Ottomans.

• Visit the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period and displays a rare collection spanning 5,000 years of art, considered the most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world.

• Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

• Head to Alexandria to explore its exquisite sites.

• Visit Pompey's Pillar, constructed in honour of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century.

• Head to the Catacombs, the largest Roman cemetery, consisting of three levels cut into the rock.

• Have a scrumptious lunch at a local restaurant in Alexandria.

• Proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel, which was built on the site of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria.

• Go to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a major library and cultural centre.

• Drive back to your hotel in Cairo for an overnight stay.

• Transfer to the airport after breakfast for your onward journey.