Cairo Tour & Pyramids from El Quseir by Flight
Overview
Cairo Day Trip from El Quseir Tours by flight to visit the Great Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple and the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo. Lunch included during Cairo Tour.
Itinerary
Our Cairo Tour from El Quseir will start in the early morning with pick up from your hotel in El Quseir. Then you will be transferred to Hurghada 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 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 Hurghada, with direct transfer to your hotel in El Quseir. (end of Cairo Trip from El Quseir )
Included
Cairo Trip from El Quseir includes:
- Pick up and drop off services from your hotel in El Quseir
- Airfare from Hurghada to Cairo with EgyptAir
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicles in El Quseir and Cairo Tour
- Admission fees to sightseeing as per tour itinerary
- Lunch during Cairo Tour at a high quality restaurant
- Egyptologist English speaking private guide in Cairo Trip
- Travel REP assistance in pick up and drop off in El Quseir
- Mineral water and soft drink during Cairo Tour
Excluded
Cairo Day Trip from El Quseir excludes:
Optional Tours and personal expenses:
- Sound and Light show at Pyramids in Cairo Trip
- Dinner Nile Cruise with belly dance show in Cairo Tour
Notes
Prices are quoted in USD currency per person, minimum 2 persons traveling together.
- Pick up from your hotel lobby in El Quseir by our REP with a board reflecting your name
- Pick up time at El Quseir hotel at 04:00
- Flight to Cairo at 06:30
- Flight to Hurghada at 22:00
- Return back to hotel in El Quseir at 23:00
- Cairo Tour started ..... 08:00
- Cairo Tour finished ..... 20:00
What to bring with you during Cairo Trip from El Quseir:
- Passport valid for 6 months
- Comfortable shoes
- Cotton clothes in summer
- Warm clothes in winter
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Photo/Video Camera
