Giza Pyramids and Cairo Trip from Sahl Hasheesh by Flight
Overview
Overday Trip to Cairo sightseeing from Sahl Hasheesh by flight to visit Great Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple and the Egyptian Museum with Lunch included during Cairo Trip.
Itinerary
Our Cairo Tour will start in the early morning with pick up from your hotel in Sahl Hasheesh. 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 Sahl Hasheesh. (end of Cairo Tour from Sahl Hasheesh )
Included
Cairo Day Trip from Sahl Hasheesh includes:
- Pick up and drop off services from your hotel in Sahl Hasheesh
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicles in Cairo tour and Sahl Hasheesh
- Airfare from Hurghada to Cairo with Egypt Air
- Admission fees to the sightseeing as per Cairo tour itinerary
- Lunch 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 Sahl Hasheesh
- Mineral water and soft drink during Cairo tour
Excluded
Cairo Day Trip from Sahl Hasheesh excludes:
Optional tours and personal expenses:
- Sound and Light show at Pyramids in Cairo trip
- Dinner Cruise with belly dance in Cairo trip
Notes
Prices are quoted in USD currency per person, minimum 2 persons traveling together.
- Pick up from your hotel lobby in Sahl Hasheesh 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 Sahl Hasheesh
- Cairo Tour started ..... 08:00
- Cairo Tour finished ..... 20:00
What to bring with you durig Cairo Day Trip from Sahl Hasheesh:
- Passport valid for 6 months
- Comfortable shoes
- Cotton clothes in summer
- Warm clothes in winter
- Sun block
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Photo/Video Camera
