Amazing 9-day Egypt itinerary: Cairo and desert safari

After a delicious breakfast, your tour guide will lead you on a Cairo day tour to the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, and Memphis. These massive structures, built 4500 years ago, showcase the accomplishments of ancient Egypt's powerful rulers, thanks to the Nile River's significant contribution, King Cheops built the Great Pyramid of Snefru, a massive burial tomb, using over 2.3 million limestone blocks. The pyramid, a massive structure, stood 146 meters tall and 230 meters long on each side, serving as his eternal home.

Visit the high plateau to admire Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus pyramids, including Chephren's smaller 136-meter pyramid and queen pyramids for Queen Hetepheres and Queen Merite. Visit the Great Sphinx in Giza, believed to have been built by King Chephren, and visit the Valley Temple for the king's mummification process.

In Cairo, visit the ancient city of Memphis, now known as Mit Rahina, to see the open-air museum with the second-biggest sphinx made of alabaster and the colossal statue of King Ramses II. Visit the step pyramid, the first-ever stone pyramid built by King Djoser, and the pyramid of King Teti. Explore the three pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus, built by their respective sons. Visit the Great Sphinx in Giza, believed to have been built by King Chephren himself, and visit the Valley Temple for the mummification process.

Cairo tours include visiting the ancient city of Memphis, known as Mit Rahina, where you can see an open-air museum with a colossal statue of King Ramses II. Next, visit the Saqqara Necropolis to see the first-ever stone pyramid built by King Djoser, the pyramid of King Teti, and a tomb owned by Nebtynubkhet Sesheshet's wife, Kagemni.

Enjoy a gourmet lunch at a top-notch restaurant with a view of Giza's pyramids before returning to your hotel.

The Hanging Church of the Holy Virgin Mary was built above the ruins of the Roman Fortress of Babylon, the church of St. Sergius or the cavern church, as well as the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which once served as a Coptic church before being converted into a Jewish synagogue in the year 882 A.D., will all be visited during your Coptic Cairo tour after breakfast in the hotel.
In a pricey restaurant, take a nap while you eat lunch. Then, we'll continue our Cairo day tours with an excursion to the Egyptian Museum, where you can see some of the oldest artifacts. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo first opened to the public in 1902.

In order to complete your elegant shopping experience, you will be taken to Cairo's historic bazaar, Khan El Khalili.
To spend the night in Cairo, you will be driven back to your hotel.
lunch and breakfast

After enjoying a delicious breakfast at the hotel, get ready to meet your knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide to begin the day trip from Cairo to Alexandria as part of our Egypt tour itineraries. An air-conditioned car will transport you to Alexandria. Even with a stop for a break along the way, the journey takes almost 2.5 h
Even with a stop for a break along the way, the journey takes close to 2.5 hours.

Then you will reach Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt and the shining pearl of the Mediterranean. Alexander the Great, a Macedonian tyrant who ruled Egypt in 332 B.C., is credited with founding Alexandria.

Start your tour at the well-known Pompey's Pillar, which was constructed in 297 A.D. to commemorate the victory of a Roman emperor named Diocletian (who ruled Rome between 284 and 305 A.D. and also took control of Egypt), after a revolution in Alexandria. Next, you'll be taken to the Catacombs of Kom El Shokkafa, which are regarded as one of the enormous burial Roman places. Finally, you'll drive along At the end of a narrow sliver of land extending into the Eastern Port of Alexandria, it occupies a fundamental/essential position.

Before being driven back to your hotel in Alexandria for check-in and to see how we can make your evening a fabulous time walking on the corniche and enjoying the beautiful breeze of the Mediterranean Sea, enjoy your delicious/tasty seafood lunch made out of the best quality fish.
Alexandria, overnight
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

To see the army models and learn the history of the major battle that took place in Alamein during World War II, we will visit the Alamein Military Museum and the Commonwealth Alamein Cemetery today as we travel from Cairo to Siwa Oasis, which will take us about 7 hours to complete. Before continuing on our journey to Siwa Oasis, we will stop for lunch at a distinctive restaurant in Marsa Matrouh. We will check into the eco-lodge, leave our luggage there, and then travel to one of the many natural hot springs in Siwa Oasis to take a dip and unwind after a long day of traveling. After that, spend the night at the hotel.

lunch and breakfast

After breakfast at the Eco-lodge, you'll continue your Siwa Oasis tour from Cairo. Take time to explore the ruins of Siwa's (Shali's) ancient capital. Then, after visiting the Temple of Um Ubeyda and the Temple of Amun Ra, which date back to the 26th dynasty, you will be taken to see the Temple of Alexander the Great (also known as The Oracle) at the Aghurmi village. After that, you will learn about the priceless Siwan heritage at the Siwa House Museum, and lunch will be served at the Oasis famous square with a view of Shali at the Abdo restaurant. Additionally, you will travel to the Mountain of the Dead (Jabal el Mawta). visit the magnificent tombs of the 26th-dynasty Siwa Oasis kings, including those of SI Amon, After visiting MSW Isis and the crocodile tomb, you'll have a relaxing afternoon swimming and diving into the sparkling water at Cleopatra Spring (Ein Guba). Then, you'll be taken to Fitnas Island to take in the once-in-a-lifetime sunset view.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

On the second day of your Siwa Desert Safari, your guide will take you on a four-wheel drive to explore the great sand Sea after you have a hearty breakfast in the hotel.
Beginning with the golden sand dunes, our Egypt Desert Safari excursion will continue until we reach the fossil-rich region and see the rocky coral reefs that date back to the Cambrian era.
Then we'll take you to one of the magnificent locations in the vast sand sea, a beautiful lake in the middle of the desert, where you might be fortunate enough to see flamingo birds, swim in the lake's chilly water while taking in the tranquility of the desert, taking a relaxing bath.
With the right amount of bee wax, we can let you shoot down some of the enormous sand dunes in the Great Sand Sea and have thrills to spare after sandboarding, it's time to wash up in the hot spring known as Bir Wahid for chilling and smoothing our muscles, then enjoy another breathtaking Sun Set at the Great Sand Sea in the middle of the dunes while having Bedouin tea.

Overnight in Siwa.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After an early breakfast, you will be driven back to Cairo, where you can check into your hotel and, if we arrive before sunset and you still have time, take advantage of one of the city's many attractions, such as the Sound and Light Show at the Giza Pyramids, the Cairo by Night Tour, a shopping excursion to the famous Khan El-Khalili Bazaar in the center of Islamic Cairo, or simply relax at the hotel.
Dining: Breakfast

Your trip to Egypt is coming to an end today. We hope you enjoyed our Egypt Day-by-day Journeys and that the itinerary we created for you during your nine-day trip covered the majority of the attractions you wanted to see in Egypt. For your return flight, you will be taken to the Cairo International Airport.

Dining: Breakfast