Cairo Day Tour from El Gouna by Flight
Overview
Cairo Day Tour from El Gouna by flight to visit Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple and the Egyptian Museum. Lunch included during Cairo tour.One of best tours from Elgouna Hurghada.
Itinerary
Our Cairo Day Tour will start in the early morning with pick up from your hotel in El Gouna. 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 from El Gouna.
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 Cairo airport to fly back to Hurghada, with direct transfer to your hotel in El Gouna. (end of Cairo Trip from El Gouna )
Included
Cairo Day Tour from El Gouna includes:
- Pick up and drop off services from your hotel in El Gouna
- Airfare from Hurghada to Cairo with Egypt Air
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicles in El Gouna and Cairo trip
- Admission fees to the sightseeing in Cairo trip as per itinerary
- Lunch meal at a high quality restaurant during Cairo tour
- Egyptologist English speaking private guide in Cairo trip
- Travel REP assistance in pick up and drop off in El Gouna
- Mineral water and soft drink during Cairo tour
Excluded
Cairo Day Tour from El Gouna excludes:
Optional tours and personal expenses:
- Sound and Light show at Giza 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 Gouna by our REP with a board reflecting your name
- Pick up time at 05:00
- Flight to Cairo at 06:30
- Flight to Hurghada at 22:30
- Return back at 23:00 in El Gouna
- Cairo Tour started ..... 08:00
- Cairo Tour finished ..... 20:00
What to bring with you during Cairo Day Tour from El Gouna:
- Passport valid for 6 months
- Comfortable shoes
- Cotton clothes in summer
- Warm clothes in winter
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Photo/Video Camera
