Cairo Tours from Alexandria by Private Vehicle
Overview
Alexandria Cairo Tours to spend a Cairo day trip to visit Great Pyramids of giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple and Egyptian Museum and Coptic Cairo with Lunch included during the tour.
Itinerary
Our Cairo Tour from Alexandria will start in the early morning with pick up from your hotel in Alexandria. Then you will be transferred from Alexandria 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 before leaving for Alexandria 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 Alexandria. (end of Cairo Tour from Alexandria)
Included
Alexandria Cairo Tours include:
- Pick up and services from your hotel in Alexandria
- Enterance fees to the sightseeing in Cairo tour as per itinerary
- Professional English speaking Egyptologist private guide in Cairo trip
- All transfers by air-conditioned vehicles in Alexandria and Cairo tour
- Lunch during Cairo tour at high quality restaurant
- Travel REP assistance in pick up and drop off from your hotel in Alexandria
- Free mineral water and soft drink during Cairo tour
Excluded
Alexandria to Cairo Trips excludes:
Optional tours and personal expenses:
- Sound and Light show at Pyramids in Cairo tour
- Dinner Cruise with belly dance in Cairo tour
Notes
Prices are quoted in USD currency per person, minimum 2 persons traveling together.
Pick up from your hotel lobby in Alexandria by our REP with a board reflecting your name
- Cairo trip Starts at ....... 09:30
- Lunch in Cairo trip at ...... 13:00
- Cairo trip finished at ....... 21:00
What to bring with you during Alexandria to Cairo Trips:
- Passport valid for 6 months
- Comfortable shoes
- Cotton clothes in summer
- Warm clothes in winter
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Photo/Video Camera
