5 Days Tour to Cairo and Alexandria Xmas Tour

Get ready for a big day today, as your Giza Pyramids tour will bring you up close to the Egyptian wonder known as the great pyramid of Giza. Before meeting with your certified Egyptologist to begin the first of your Cairo excursions, enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet at the hotel. We'll see the old kingdom necropolis in Saqqara and the Giza Plateau today, as well as the location of the country's first capital.

Start your tour at the Giza Pyramids to see the impressive structures that Egypt's famous pharaohs Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus constructed during the 4th dynasty. Your tour guide will go into more detail about the origins of the great pyramids. Proceed to the high spot to enjoy camel riding in Giza Pyramids (optional) and your Bedouin guide will capture impressive tricky photos for you.

We will now enter the Valley Temple, another fascinating feature of King Chephren's funerary complex, and view the Great Sphinx, a 73-meter-tall man-headed lion statue. The Step Pyramid, which was built by renowned architect Imhotep for his king, Djoser of the 3rd dynasty, Your driver will take you to Saqqara Necropolis to see it. The construction of the pyramid marked a turning point in the evolution of royal burial tombs. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a top-notch eatery before visiting Memphis, now Mit Rahina, an open-air museum with impressive artifacts like the alabaster sphinx and Ramses II's statue, owner of the Abu Simbel Temples in Aswan, and the Abu Simbel Temples in Aswan.

Transfer back to your hotel and overnight

Meals, Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you'll meet your knowledgeable tour guide for a Cairo to Alexandria day trip. The Alexandria Desert Road will take you in three hours, with a coffee break. Upon arrival, you'll be captivated by Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. and serving as Egypt's capital for almost 1000 years.

Pompey's Pillar, located within the ruined Serapeum of Alexandria, is the first sight before visiting the ancient Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, an ancient catacomb with three floors below ground and a blend of Pharaonic and Greco-Roman styles.

Transfer to the Citadel of Qaitbay, which is built by the ruined stones of the ancient Lighthouse Pharos. We will pass by the modern Bibliotheca of Alexandria on our way to enjoy a pleasant seafood lunch meal in a restaurant overlooking the seawater.

will take the vehicle back to Cairo for an overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After finishing your breakfast at the hotel, you'll meet your guide to begin your Cairo day tours by going on a tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. which is the world's largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilization. Located on a 50-hectare site on the Giza Plateau,

You will visit the Citadel of Saladin, a medieval fortification in Cairo that was built by Muslim Sultan Saladin Al Ayyubi in the 12th century. It served as the administrative center for 700 years, while the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali, begun in 1805, was completed by his son and successor. The mosque continued the dynasty's rule until the Egyptian revolution in 1952. Finally, after having your tasty lunch, you will be transferred to the oldest market in Cairo for an amazing shopping experience in the Khan El Khalili bazaar.

You will be transferred to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today you will be transferred to Cairo airport for your final flight after you spent an amazing 5 Days Cairo and Alexandria Xmas Tour.

Meals: Breakfast