4-Day Cairo and Alexandria Historical Tour with Giza Pyramids

• Meet your tour guide after arriving at Cairo International Airport, where a representative will assist you with the arrival procedures and take you to the hotel. At the hotel, the tour manager will help with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Luxor.

(Welcome drinks)

• Have breakfast and head to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) and its three small pyramids. You will continue to explore the rest of the Giza Plateau, including the sight of Khafre's (Kaphren) Pyramid - Khufu's son and the second-largest pyramid on the Giza site - the remains of the funerary temple, the Pyramid of Menkaure (Mykerinus), and three small pyramids.
• Proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates from the time of Chephren.
• Visit the Valley Temple, which belongs to the pyramids of Chephren. This temple definitely served two functions: first, it was used for the purification of the mummy of the king before burial; second, it was used for carrying out the king's mummification process. After visiting the pyramids, you will continue across the plateau for a photo of the three pyramids rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background. Have lunch at a local restaurant.
• 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 dating back about 5,000 years of art and is considered the world's most extensive and valuable collection of Egyptian art. More than 250,000 original artifacts are presented, with a representative amount on display while the rest are kept in storage. The Egyptian Museum is filled with thousands of pharaonic artifacts, 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 artifacts that were kept in his tomb for more than 3,500 years before their discovery in 1922, when the tomb was excavated, can also be seen in the Egyptian Museum. It is one of the first stops on most people's itineraries when travelling to Egypt. This distinctive museum houses a vast store of priceless objects from earlier times to the Greco-Roman period and is well worth seeing.
• Return to the hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.
(Meals: breakfast, lunch)

• Have breakfast and then drive to Alexandria. You will travel लगभग 210 kilometres to Alexandria, the second-largest city in Egypt, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean."
• Visit the Montazah Palace and Gardens (Salamlek Palace, Haramlek Palace, and a garden of 317 acres filled with giant trees and flowers, with two 5-star hotels - Helnan and Salamlek).
• Start by seeing Pompey's Pillar. It was constructed in honour of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the Temple of Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivalling the Soma and the Caesarean.
• See the Catacombs, the largest Roman cemetery consisting of three levels cut into the rock, and stop for lunch at a local restaurant in Alexandria.
• Drive along the Corniche to see the whole city, passing over the bridge of Stanley, a landmark of modern Alexandria. Then proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel, built on the site of the ancient pharaohs' lighthouse of Alexandria.
• Proceed to the new Library of Alexandria, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, now one of the largest libraries in the world with 8 million books. Also see the site of the lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
• Drive back to the hotel in Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.
(Meals: breakfast, lunch)

• Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for your onward destination.

(Meal: breakfast)