3-Day Cairo, Giza & Memphis Tour
Highlights
Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Memphis
Locations Covered
Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Memphis
cultural, historical, airport transfer
Private Tour
3 Days
Easy
English
Description
Explore various Egyptian Coptic and Islamic cultural sites in this three-day tour. Explore the labyrinthine Egyptian museum, marvel at the citadel of Salah El-Din, and admire the Abu Sirga and Hanging Churches. Gaze in awe at the mighty pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, visit the step pyramid of Djoser and see the statue of Rameses II at Memphis.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Cairo City Highlights
Meet your tour guide at the Cairo International Airport and travel to the Egyptian Museum in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Learn about Egyptian history at the museum. Accommodating the world’s biggest collection of ancient Egyptian relics, the Egyptian Museum is home to 120,000 Egyptian artefacts. The museum also houses a remarkable display of jewellery including two stunning ivory and gold bracelets from the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Make your way to the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque.
Admire the Citadel of Salah El-Din.
Head to the main city of Cairo and visit the Abu Sirga and Hanging Churches, as well as a nearby synagogue.
You may go on an optional evening excursion and dinner on a Nile cruise while enjoying Egyptian folk shows onboard.
Overnight at Cairo.
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Day 2: Explore Giza, Saqqara & Memphis
Meet your guide at your hotel and set out on the day's journey.
Make your way to Giza and see the three great pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure.
Continue to the Great Sphinx, a limestone sculpture of a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human being.
Visit the Valley Temple nearby.
Explore the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, the earliest colossal pyramid of Egypt dating back to the 27th century BCE.
Begin your transfer to Memphis, the capital of old Egypt, where you will see the statue of Rameses II and the ruins of the former capital.
Optionally, attend a sound and light show in Memphis.
Overnight stay in Cairo.
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Day 3: Departure
Following breakfast, the representative will drive you to the airport for departure.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 4 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 4 | /person |
This is a private tour |