Day 01
Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx, and Egyptian Museum
- Our tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and begin one of our Cairo and Giza tours.
- Transfer to discover one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
- You will continue to explore the rest of the Giza Plateau, including Khafre's (Chephren) pyramid, the second-largest pyramid on the Giza site, the remains of the funerary temple, the pyramid of Menkaure (Mykerinus), and three small pyramids.
- Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates from the time of Chephren, and visit the Valley Temple, which belongs to the pyramids of Chephren.
- This temple served two functions. First, it was used to purify the king's mummy before burial. Second, it was used for the king's mummification process. After visiting the pyramids, you will continue across the plateau for a photo opportunity of the three pyramids rising from the sands.
- Visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo. It is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities and about 5,000 years of art, considered the most extensive and most valuable collection of Egyptian art in the world. More than 250,000 original artefacts are presented, with a representative number on display while the rest are kept in storage. The Egyptian Museum is filled with thousands of pharaonic artefacts, including the golden treasures of King Tutankhamun. Fascinating objects such as jewels, headdresses, alabaster vases, and toys from ancient Egypt are all on display. Many priceless statues and other artefacts were kept in his tomb for more than 3,500 years before their discovery in 1922, when the tomb was excavated. The Egyptian Museum is one of the first stops on most people's itineraries when travelling to Egypt.
- Then return to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
