Itinerary
Ahlan w Sahlan! Welcome to Egypt. Arrival via Cairo Airport and meet with our airport representative to help with the VISA procedures. and before immigration, the representative will meet you and assist you through immigration “Look for your name on a sign”., Once you have collected your bags, then pass through customs to transfer you to your hotel.
Overnight at: A hotel in Cairo
Today after breakfast you will be collected from the hotel lobby and taken on a private guided tour to visit Giza Pyramids and Sphinx. A day of inspiration and enlightenment will be yours today. First will go to the Giza Plateau, where the only remaining Wonder of the Ancient World is found, the imposing Pyramids of Giza. During your visit to the Pyramids you will have time for unique photo opportunities of the three Pyramids Cheops, Chephren & Mycerinus from the Western Plateau. Continue down the valley where the guardian of this mortuary complex, the Mighty Sphinx, bears witness to the passage of time and man in eons of silence. Afterword Lunch will be served at a local restaurant nearby the Pyramids. Next stop will be the Egyptian Museum. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo contains the world’s most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities; no visit to Egypt is complete without a trip through its galleries. The Museum of Antiquities where over 120,000 objects in its 107 halls – including the treasures of Tutankhamun (King Tut) – are exhibited home to a fabulous collection of world-renowned antiquities, including those from the tomb of Tutankhamun whose death-mask is magnificent.
Overnight at: A hotel in Cairo
Today after breakfast will start a magical full day tour, despite the fame of the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara is one of several other notable necropolis sites near Cairo that offer impressive sights and hold great archaeological significance. The huge site hosts burials dating from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom up through the Greek Period of Egyptian history. The entire site of the Saqqara Necropolis is one of the largest burial sites in all of Egypt, certainly worth a visit to anyone interested in the history of the pyramids. After lunch will enter the world of Islamic Cairo, and visit the Citadel and the 19th Century Mosque of Mohammed Ali. We then explore the incredible Khan El Khalili Bazaar, a shopper’s paradise and a photographer’s dream come true where bargaining is an art and expected when you are negotiating a purchase. Back to hotel and overnight.
Overnight at: A hotel in Cairo
Check out to fly home.
