Cairo Trip from Aswan by Flight
Overview
Overday Cairo Trip from Aswan is one of our Cairo Aswan Tours to Cairo sightseeing from Aswan by flight to visit Great Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple and the Egyptian Museum. Lunch included during Cairo tour.
Itinerary
Our Cairo Trip will start in the early morning with pick up from your hotel in Aswan. Then you will be transferred to Aswan airport to fly to Cairo, where you will be accompanied by your Egyptology expert guide to visit the great Pyramids of Giza are the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt. These massive stone structures were built around 4500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile.But the intriguing Egyptian pyramids were more than just tombs for kings. The mysteries surrounding pyramids symbolism, design and purpose have inspired passionate debate. It is likely that many of these mysteries will never be solved. You will visit the three famous Pyramids of Khufu (great Pyramid of Cheops), Khafre (middle pyramid of Chephren) and Menkaure (little Pyramid of Mykerinos) who ruled through 2589-2504 BCE.
Then you will pay a visit to the mysterious Sphinx, a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza. It is the largest monolith statue in the world. Cairo trip also includes a visit to the Valley Temple facing the statue of the Sphinx. Lunch meal will be served at a high quality restaurant during Cairo tour.
Then you will proceed Cairo tour to the famous Egyptian Museum at the Tahrir Square where the Egyptian Revolution indulged January 2011 against Mubarak and his regime. The Egyptian museum comprises many sections arranged in chronological order for Tutankhamon's treasures, the pre-dynasty and the Old Kingdom monuments, the Middle Kingdom monuments, Modern Kingdom, late period and the Greek and Roman periods, papyrus and a section for sarcophagi and scrabs. A large hall for the royal mummies was opened at the Egyptian museum, housing eleven kings and queens. The last stop will be for a shopping opportunity at the famous bazaars of Khan El Khalili. Free time at your own to choose among a number of optional trips either to attend the sound and light show at the Pyramids or to have your dinner cruise while sailing in the River Nile with belly dance show, then you will be transferred to airport to fly back to Aswan, with direct transfer to your hotel in Aswan. (end of Cairo Trip from Aswan )
Included
Cairo Trip from Aswan includes:
- Pick up service from your hotel in Aswan
- Airfare from Aswan with Egypt Air
- All transfers by air-conditioned vehicles in Aswan and Cairo trip
- Entrance fees to the sightseeing in Cairo tour as per itinerary
- Lunch during the Cairo tour at a high quality restaurant
- Egyptologist English speaking guide throughout Cairo trip
- Travel REP assistance in pick up and drop off
- Mineral water and soft drink during Cairo tour
- Drop off service at your hotel in Aswan
Excluded
Cairo Trips from Aswan excludes:
- Personal expenses in Cairo tour
- Optional excursions in Cairo trip
Notes
Prices are quoted in USD currency per person, minimum 2 persons traveling together.
- Pick up from your hotel lobby in Aswan by our REP with a board reflecting your name
- Pick up time in Aswan at 05:00
- Flight to Cairo at 06:30
- Flight to Aswan at 22:30
- Return back to Aswan hotel at 23:00
- Cairo Tour started ..... 08:00
- Cairo Tour finished ..... 20:00
What to bring with you during Cairo Trip from Aswan :
- Passport valid for 6 months
- Comfortable shoes
- Cotton clothes in summer
- Warm clothes in winter
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Photo/Video Camera
