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Overview
Great Pyramid Tour in Egypt With WorldTourAdvice, you will get the chance to scout the Cairo pyramids, and Giza pyramids including the great pyramid of Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure, Relish a day tour breathing the history with a professional tour guide, Visit the Sphinx, Entree in Cheops, valley temple, Cairo and more
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival
Upon arrival, you will be met by a worldtouradvice representative, transfer to the airport
Overnight in Cairo
Day 2 Tour Giza, Saqqara, Memphis
Relish a tasty breakfast in your hotel in Cairo, Be ready for a lifetime tour in Cairo, worldtouradvice.com skillful, long-experienced, patient & friendly tour guide will be happy to accompany you through your day tours in Cairo, now we will make all your wishes come true to reconnoiter the secrets of the Pyramids of Giza, The ancient Egyptian pharaohs believed in the afterlife and this was why they erected such huge Pyramids to guard the bodies of the deceased after death. You will show around the three Pyramids of Giza of kings Cheops (Khufu), Chephren (Khafre) & the smallest one Mekernius (Menkaure), head for viewing the Sphinx ( Abu El Hol ), the biggest statue of one piece in the world, head of a man representing brain power and body and muscles of a lion representing body power, proceed to the Valley Temple, having your lunch in a high-quality local restaurant, keep moving to Memphis,
Memphis
Memphis or ( Manf ) is located 22 kilometers south Giza pyramids in a small Egyptian village ( El Badr Sheen ), Memphis was the first capital erected in Egypt after the unification between Upper and lower Egypt, It was surrounded by a white stunning wall, that is why it was called ( Inbu Hedg ) which means the white walls, then Mn Nefer ( The stunning place ), Now most of the elements of the ancient city were lost, but there are few important things to see in its opened museum, The main things to see in Memphis are the huge statue of Ramses II, the alabaster Sphinx, the triad of Memphis ( Ptah, Sekhmet, and Khonsu )under the Sycamore tree in the museum garden, The sycamore tree was a holy tree for ancient Egyptian,
Proceed on tour to the Saqqara complex, the step pyramid of Saqqara is an important landmark in the pyramids building process in ancient Egypt, Amuse yourself during the tour to Saqqara complex, the step pyramid of Saqqara ( King Zoser Pyramid ) is an important landmark in the pyramids building process in ancient Egypt, Visit Teti pyramid, the Heb sed building, and Kagemni mastaba, finally, World Tour advice tour guide will accompany you to your hotel
Day 3 The Egyptian museum and citadel tour
Relish a tasty breakfast in your hotel followed by a fantastic guided tour , It is a chance to scout, through a land unlike any other , relish our private day tour, to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, It is located in downtown north of Tahrir square, The Egyptian museum in Cairo is the richest museum of Egyptian antiquities in the whole world, it contains pharaonic treasures going back to 7,000 years & it is open daily, the gold and alabaster trappings from the tomb of Tutankhamun draw the crowds and there are people whose sole reason for visiting Egypt is to see them, there is no visit to Egypt is complete without a trip to go through this magnificent collection of rare jewelry & treasures of Tutankhamun, The must seen gallery in the Egyptian museum is Tut Ankh Amon section, King Tut tomb is the only intact tomb for a pharaoh, In 1922 King Tut Ankh Amon tomb discovery captivated the world, This discovery was the culmination of fifteen years search, which eventually uncovered 5 thousands antiques - includinging Tut Ankh Amon sarcophagus, the golden mask, the golden shrines, the gilded wood military chariots, Egyptologists are astonished about what king Tut objects
can inform us about the high technology of Ancient Egypt, Malek, a famous archaeologist said :
There is a great difference between looking at a representation of a chair on the walls of temples and tombs and being able to study that particular object in reality
Proceed tour to the citadel
Saladin Citadel
Relish a day tour to scout the Islamic history, The Saladin Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic fortress in Cairo downtown, It was erected by Saladin, on Al-Mokattam hill, Built between 1176 and 1182 A.D. It provides a panoramic view of Cairo, The Saladin Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic fortress in Cairo downtown, It was erected by Saladin, on Al-Mokattam hill, Built between 1176 and 1182 A.D. It provides a panoramic view of Cairo During the Saladin citadel tour you will visit the Alabaster mosque built by Sultan Mohamed Aly, It was built to be similar to the blue mosque in Istanbul, but the blue mosque was covered by blue stones, and the white mosque is covered with alabaster, Relish a tour in Saladin citadel, and get idea about Medieval Cairo, and the last 2 centuries history of all Egypt, when Mohammed Aly Pacha ruled Egypt and his sons and grand sons ruled after him till the last king of Egypt king Farouk, return to the hotel
Day 4 Free day for Optional tours
After a yummy breakfast in the hotel, you have 2 choices either relax and have time for leisure or enjoy a day tour to visit Alexandria from Cairo or a tour to Fayoum oasis
Overnight in Cairo
Day 5 Final departure
Yummy breakfast, meeting worldtouradvice representative,transfer to airport for final departure
Included
Pick up and drop off upon arrival and departure in all hotels and airports as per itinerary
All tours transfers by modern AC van
Lunch meals during tours
Private professional tour guides
All entrance fees to all the sites as per itinerary
Excluded
Anything not mentioned
Tipping kitty
Notes
Children policy: 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of the price
0 - 05.99 is 100 % Free of Charge
What to carry with you?
Passport valid for More than 6 months
Cotton or linen clothes in summer and Warm clothes in winter
Hat, Sunblock, Sunglasses
Comfortable shoes
Camera / Video Camera Mobile phone is better if you have what sup application to be easier to contact you
Note: There will be extra during the peak periods (New Year, Easter & Christmas)