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Cairo top tours certified tour guide will be waiting for you at Cairo international airport on the scheduled landing time of your flight to accompany you through your Cairo stopover tour. We will take the private vehicle which is exclusively at your service to drive for almost 45 minutes till we reach Giza, the area on the western side of the Nile where all the necropolis of the old kingdom era is located in Dahshur, Saqqara, Meidum, and Giza Necropolis where we will see the most epic monument in the history of Mankind. Most probably you have been dreaming of this moment since you were a child to stand in front of the only remaining wonder of the ancient 7 wonders of the world for almost 4500 years to endure the Egyptian pharaohs' legacy throughout the centuries.
Upon arrival at the Giza Pyramids area, we will enter through the main gate that overlooks the tallest building in the world for thousands of years until the construction of the Lincoln Cathedral in 1311, the Pyramid of King Cheops. Your licensed Egyptologist will explain the ancient history of Egypt to you and the idea of the pyramids of Egypt how they started and what is the main purpose for it, the symbolization of the triangle, and why the Great Sphinx took this mythological figure.
Continue your tour to Giza Pyramids to the high Giza Plateau to witness the grandeur of the full view of the 3 pyramids including the middle one of king Chephren and the smallest of them that belongs to King Mycerinus who was pronounced in ancient Hieroglyphs as Menkaure or (Men-Kau-Re) meaning (eternal is the souls of Re), Amun Re was the father of gods in ancient Egypt and his cult was spread widely during the 5th dynasty. You will have the possibility to enjoy an optional camel ride in Giza Pyramids with the help of our Bedouin guide who will do his best to capture some tricky and awesome photos for you while holding the pyramids between your hands or hanging them while riding camels in the Giza Plateau.
We will move now downwards to enter the Valley Temple which is part of the pyramid complex of Chephren, son of Cheops and father of Mycerinus. The temple was built for the ritual of mummification of the royal body of the pharaoh before burial took place, we will continue upwards through a passageway to stand very close to the Great Sphinx, the largest among all the sphinxes in Egypt and historians believe it was carved for King Chephren is a mythological figure of a man headed lion in the symbol of power and wisdom.
Now we will take the vehicle to Cairo downtown to enjoy a relaxing Nile felucca ride on the Nile in Cairo for 1 hour to view the fascinating sunset aboard a sailing boat on the eternal Nile River which is the main reason behind this great civilization that enabled ancient Egyptians to build enormous structures to serve as burial tombs in a time when other civilizations were starving and trying to settle to enjoy prosperity.
You will be transferred back after finishing your Cairo day tours from the airport, we hope you enjoyed your few hours during your Cairo layover and that our service matched your expectations.
