Day 01
Cairo's Pyramids, Memphis and National Museum
- Transfer from your Aswan accommodation to Aswan 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 at the Great Sphinx, a 73 m long and 20 m high limestone statue guarding the complex.
- Visit the only remaining Wonder of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), as well as the pyramids of Kafre (Chefren) and Menkaure.
- Walk through the Valley Temple, the Mortuary Temple of Kafre, with 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 of Memphis, whose remains are now an open-air museum. See the famous White Sphinx and stand face to face with the Ramses II Colossus.
- You will have lunch in an excellent 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. Admire Egyptian history from prehistoric times to the modern day.
- Flight back to Aswan International Airport, where you will be dropped off at your Aswan accommodation.
