ITINERARY:
Day 1: Arrival Cairo – Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock) Start your Egypt Travel Package. Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo. Welcome Drink
Day 2: GIZA PYRAMIDS, SAKKARA AND MEMPHIS
the guide will pick you up from your hotel to start an exciting tour of the Pyramids of Giza: Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos. You will have an opportunity to take an amazing panoramic photo of the three pyramids, a must for this tour and other stunning photo opportunities. For an optional fee, go inside the Pyramid of Cheops. Then proceed to the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Mummification. Relax and have an enjoyable lunch at a local restaurant. At Sakkara, view the glory of the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the first stone building in history and also a tomb of one of the nobles. Then move to Memphis City and visit its splendid open-air museum where you will view the colossal statue of the great King Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx. At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Day 3: EGYPTIAN MUSEUM AND THE CITADEL ( MOHAMED ALI MOSQUE)
Start your tour visiting Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, which houses an impressive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, consisting of more than 250,000 pieces, including Tutankhamun’s treasures, jewelry and gold, which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3500 years before it was discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated. After that, visit the Citadel of Salah El Din which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that, visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specifically from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years. Then transfer you to Giza Railway station to take the sleeper train to Luxor.
Day4: LUXOR DAY TOUR (WEST BANK)
Our tour guide will meet you at the train station. Start your Full Day Tour in the West Bank visiting the Valley of the Kings, where you will visit the tombs of various Dynasties, then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut also known as the Temple of Deir El Bahari and proceed to visit the Colossi of Memnon, which are two gigantic sitting statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile. Lunch is included at a local restaurant. Then you will be transferred back to your Luxor hotel.
Day 5: LUXOR DAY TOUR (EAST BANK)
Visit the East Bank where you can see Karnak and Luxor Temples. In the Luxor Temple, see its courtyard and the granite statues of Ramses the Great. Proceed to Karnak, which is a great temple built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon, adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Transfer to the railway station to take the sleeper train to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 6: OLD CAIRO AND KHAN ALKHALILI BAZAAR
Visit old Coptic Cairo. This colorful quarter is the original home of the Coptic Christians, one of the worlds oldest Christian denominations. Stop to see the Hanging Church, aka St. Virgin Mary Church, built in the 7th century, this old church takes its name from its location: sited above a gateway in the old Roman fortress. Admire the courtyard and interior with its screens, marble pulpit and icons, and hear about its long history. Next, visit the Monastery and Church of St. George, an early 20th-century church that is the only round church in Egypt, proceed to visit Abu Serga, a 5th-century Coptic Church. View the 24 interior columns and 12th-century icons on the walls, and learn how the church stands where the holy family is thought to have stayed during their journey into Egypt . Then, visit the Ben Ezra Synagogue, once a Christian church. Continue the tour with a visit to the oldest and largest market in the city Khan Alkhalili Bazaar. Then will be transferred to the hotel.
Day 7: Cairo – Fly back home
Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
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