Day 01
Cairo Pyramids, Saqqara, Memphis and NMEC Excursion
- Transfer from your Luxor accommodation to Luxor International Airport for a domestic flight to Cairo, where you will meet your Cairo tour guide.
- Start at the Giza Plateau, a 4,600-year-old necropolis on the outskirts of Cairo, and stand in awe before the Great Sphinx, a 73 m long and 20 m high limestone statue guarding the complex.
- Visit the oldest Wonder of the Ancient World, and the only one still standing: the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), along with the pyramids of Kafre (Chefren) and Menkaure.
- Walk through the Valley Temple, the Mortuary Temple of Kafre, known for its alabaster floors and granite pillars.
- Continue to the Saqqara Plateau, the oldest complete stone building complex known in history, where the Pyramid of Djoser awaits you.
- The next stop is the ancient capital Memphis, whose remains now form an open-air museum. Here, you will see the famous White Sphinx and stand face to face with the Ramses II Colossus.
- You will have lunch in a good local restaurant.
- Conclude the day with a visit to the recently opened National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. On April 3, 2021, the Pharaoh's Golden Parade brought 22 Royal Mummies to the NMEC. You will admire Egyptian history from prehistoric times to the modern day.
- Flight back to Luxor International Airport, where you will be dropped off at your Luxor accommodation.
