8-Hour Tour of Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum & Saladin Citadel
Highlights
Giza, Cairo
cultural, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
8 Hours
Easy
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Description
Embark on this wonderful excursion to discover the significant tourist highlights of Giza and Cairo. Marvel at the incredible pyramids of Giza, check out the ancient artifacts of Egypt at the Egyptian Museum and understand its history. Pay a respectful visit to the stunning Citadel of Saladin.
Itinerary
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Giza and Cairo Excursion
- Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 8:00 AM to start the program.
- First, you will take a wonderful tour to discover the pyramids of Giza, the Great Pyramid of King Khufu, 148m in height, the second pyramid of King Khafre, 137m in height, and the third pyramid of King Menkaure, 68m in height.
- Next, you will enjoy taking nice photos done by a professional and specialized photographer. Then, we will enjoy visiting the Sphinx.
- Continue your tour to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. It displays the largest and most valuable pieces of Egyptian art in the world. It displays a rare collection of more than 150,000 original artifacts dating back up to 5,000 years, including the treasures of the Golden Pharaoh Tutankhamun – discovered by Howard Carter in 1921 and dating back more than 3,500 years. The most important exhibit is the Golden Mask. It weighs 11 kg of pure gold, as well as the golden sarcophagus weighs 110 kg of pure gold.
- After completing the visit to the Egyptian Museum, you will pass by Tahrir Square, where the Egyptian revolution began in 2011.
- Later, we will move to Saladin Castle, which is a defensive fortress dating back to the Middle Ages and was built by Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi to protect Cairo against any attacks from the Crusaders. It was built of limestone.
- We will enjoy visiting the high defensive walls and huge defensive towers. Inside the castle, there is the most important mosque in Egypt And the Islamic world, which is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, which was built between 1830 and 1840. It is built with very pure marble, and that is why it is called the Alabaster Mosque.
- Finally, we will take beautiful souvenir photos in the panorama area and then return to the hotel.
What's Included
Meeting Point
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 10 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 10 | /person |
This is a private tour |