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Giza Plateau & the heart of Cairo
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This is a short, introductory tour to Egypt and its history, culture and people. It brings you one day at the pyramids and one day in the heart of Cairo. It's best combined with our other tour destinations in Egypt and thus to help you design your own Egypt itinerary.

 

Your Egypt experience begins with a full day at the Giza Plateau. You'll visit the Great Pyramid and the "3rd Pyramid." You'll see the Solar Boat, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, the Step Pyramid of Sakkara, and the City of Memphis. For more, read the itinerary below, then study the other tour options that follow on the next pages.

Itinerary:

                       

Day 1

Arrive Cairo International airport, meet and assist by our representative inside the airport with a sign of your group name; he will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification and then transfer you by air-conditioned bus to your hotel for a check in.

Dinner & Overnight in Cairo

 

Day 2

Buffet breakfast at your Hotel then meet our professional Egyptology English speaking guide. Your Egypt experience begins with a full day at the Giza Plateau. You'll visit the Great Pyramid (of course!) and the newly re-opened "3rd Pyramid." The 2nd Pyramid is presently closed for renovations, but if possible, we will visit the 2nd Pyramid also. We'll see the Solar Boat (almost 5,000 years old!), the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. There are legends of the Sphinx speaking - does the Sphinx have a message for you?  Camel rides are available for the adventurous. Next we will visit the Papyrus Institute to learn how paper is made. Lunch will be served at a typical restaurant in the pyramids area. After lunch we'll continue with a visit to the Step Pyramid of Sakkara, designed and built by Imhotep in 2630 BC for King Djoser; it consists of 6 mastabas and is possibly the world's oldest freestanding stone structure. Last we'll visit the City of Memphis, the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom about 3000 BC.

Optional:  Sound & Light Show at the pyramids.

Dinner & Overnight in Cairo

 

Day 3

Breakfast at your Hotel, then start on a full day tour of Cairo. First we stop to enjoy a panoramic view of Cairo from the Citadel built by Saladin in the 12th Century, it was the seat of power for the next 700 years. Then we visit the Alabaster Mosque, built in the Turkish style of architecture and similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey. Then it is time for our long-awaited visit to the Cairo Egyptian Museum which contains the largest & finest collection of pharaonic antiquities in the world and the King Tut collection.  Having experienced the different temples and pyramids, the Old Kingdom, New Kingdom and Ptolemaic (Greek) eras are now part of our common knowledge and the artifacts at the museum have more meaning for us by this point. One could spend a week here and still not properly see everything, but we have a good, long visit here before making our late afternoon trip to the colorful Kahn al-Khalili bazaar. You'll enjoy shopping and bargaining as this is your time to pick up last minute souvenirs or gifts to take home. You can have your last dinner here at the famous and historic Naguib Mafouz restaurant, and you can also try smoking shisha at an outdoor cafe here. Alternatively, you can enjoy a buffet dinner at the Nile Oberoi boat, the cruising restaurant, later on, while enjoying the Egyptian Folklore show and belly dancers.

Overnight in Cairo

 

Day 4

Buffet breakfast at your Hotel, then, depending on your departure time, some more free time at your leisure in Cairo or check out and our representative will take you to the Cairo International Airport for your return flight back home.

           

What's included and what's not:  

The Above Rate Includes:

- 03 Nights Hotel In Cairo On B.B. Basis,

- 01 Full Day Pyramid Tour 

- 01 Full Day City Tour 

Daily 01 bottle of mineral water

- All Transfers per itinerary in A/C private car.

- All Entrance Fees per itinerary

- English Speaking Guide.

 

The Above Rate Does Not  Include:

- Egypt entry visa

- Meals as specified

- Pyramids view room at Cairo hotel

- Great Pyramid Kufu entrance fee

- Entrance to the Mummies room in the Museum 

- Any optional tour

- International Airfare and Airport Tax.
- Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry, phone calls etc.
- Medical, Evacuation and Cancellation Insurance
- All other services not mentioned above.
  

DATES

4 days, 3 nights total.

Private Tours
If you'd like to customize this itinerary & run it as your own Private Tour on dates you select, email us!

Land Costs

On request

Price differs by the type of accommodation you prefer, etc.; for more see below itinerary under What's Included and What is not. 

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Single Supplement
On request

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