Cairo Day Tour and Giza Pyramids from Taba by Flight
Overview
Tour to Cairo from Taba tours to visit Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple and Egyptian Museum and Coptic Cairo. Lunch included during Cairo tour. Join our Taba Egypt tours to Cairo
Itinerary
Our Cairo Tour from Taba will start in the early morning with pick up from your hotel in Taba. Then you will be transferred to Sharm el Sheikh 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 from Taba.
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 Sharm el Sheikh, with direct transfer to your hotel in Taba. (end of Cairo Tours from Taba )
Included
Cairo Tours from Taba include:
- Pick up and drop off services from your hotel in Taba
- Airfare from Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo with Egypt Air
- All transfers by air-conditioned vehicles in Taba and Cairo tour
- Admission fees to the sightseeing in Cairo trip as per tour itinerary
- Lunch meal during Cairo tour at a high quality restaurant
- Egyptologist English speaking private guide in Cairo tour
- Travel REP assistance in pick up and drop off in Taba
- Mineral water and soft drink during Cairo tour
Excluded
Cairo Day Tours from Taba exclude:
Optional tours and personal expenses in Cairo:
- Sound and Light show at the Pyramids Giza
- Dinner cruise in the Nile River with belly dance show
Notes
Prices are quoted in USD currency per person, minimum 2 persons traveling together.
- Pick up from your hotel lobby in Taba by our REP with a board reflecting your name
- Pick up time from hotel in Taba at 05:00
- Flight to Cairo at 07:00
- Flight to Sharm El Sheikh at 22:30
- Cairo Tour started ..... 08:00
- Cairo Tour finished ..... 20:00
What to bring with you during Cairo Tour from Taba:
- Passport valid for 6 months
- Comfortable shoes
- Cotton clothes in summer
- Warm clothes in winter
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Photo/Video Camera
