5-Day Cairo and Alexandria Tour with Pyramids and Tannoura Show

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (around the clock).

• Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. 
• At the hotel, your tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. 

Overnight in Cairo. Welcome drink included

• After breakfast, you will be accompanied by your guide to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus – Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. 
• Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on the spot). 
• Lunch will be served in a good quality restaurant.
• Proceed to the Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and the first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). 
• Move to Memphis, Old kingdom’s capital and famous Necropolis. 

Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

• Take breakfast at the hotel, then be escorted by your Tour Guide to visit the world-renowned Egyptian Museum in Cairo built in neo-classical style and designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon. The museum’s vast collection of over 120,000 artifacts ranges from the pre-dynastic era through the Pharaonic era to Egypt's Greco-Roman period. Amongst the most famous items, you may see the child King Tutankhamun's funerary treasures, the heretic king's colossal statues, Akhenaten, and the only surviving image Khufu, creator of Egypt’s Great Pyramid. Visiting the museum is an excellent introduction to learning about the ancient Egyptian civilisation, including their famous mummification art.
• Continue on your fascinating tour of the Citadel of Saladin overlooking the City from the Muqattam Hills. The walls up high overlook Cairo and are stunning with scenery as far as the Pyramids and overlooking Old Cairo. The magnificent Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside The Citadel was built in Turkish style and is very similar to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, and is simply considered one of the greatest landmarks in Cairo whose Minarets can be seen from any part of old Cairo. Next will be an unusual opportunity to explore the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo, including some of the early religious monuments of the city, such as the Hanging Church (or Suspended Church); this Basilica Church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon. This Church became the centre of the Christian Church of Egypt. 
• Afterwards, you will have a fantastic afternoon shopping at Cairo's famous old market known as Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
• Transfer you to attend the Tannoura show, which takes place at Wekalet El Ghoury, built-in 1504 A.D during Mamelukes' reign. Tannoura show is the most amazing Egyptian Folk musical nights; it’s performed by ‘El Tanoura Troupe for the Cultural Heritage, which has given varied performances in over 30 countries. In the beginning, local Egyptian musicians' selections of folkloric music will be played by previewing Egypt’s musical heritage. See the Tanoura Dance show and, lastly, end it with a very special spiritual Whirling Dervish (Darawish) performance. 
• After the show ends, you will be transferred to your hotel.

Please Note* There is an additional charge to enter *the Mummies Room at the Museum. 

Please speak with your Tour Guide should you wish to purchase a ticket to enter one of these sites.

Entrance at 18:15, and the show starts at 07:30

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

• Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your tour to Alexandria. 
• Start the tour with the library of Alexandria, the world's biggest library – now with 8 million books. Visit its open court and free museums. Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and every public holiday. To enter the reading area, you will need to purchase an extra ticket.
• Visit the Site of the Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey. Visit the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek, as well as the royal beaches of the queens. Continue your tour by visiting the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, as well as the memorial of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great.
• Stop for optional lunch before visiting the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa before driving along the Cornish (30 km) to see the whole city of Alexandria from the seaside, which includes the old harbour of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater. Stopover the famous bridge of Stanley – the modern landmark of modern Alexandria.
• See the old downtown of Alexandria and walk through the old city-centre of Alexandria: built by Alexander the Great. 
• Travel in comfort back to your hotel.
• Alexandria has so much to see, feel, eat and buy, so if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary – just let us know what you are interested in, and we will arrange it for you at the cost price – no profit to us.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast

• After breakfast in your hotel, your tour manager will pick you up and transfer you to Cairo International Airport for departure.

Meals: Breakfast