5 Days Cairo and Alexandria Budget Trip Package

Prepare for your tour of the Giza Pyramids. Before meeting up with your certified tour guide to start your first day of Cairo excursions, have breakfast at the hotel. Today, we'll visit the old kingdom necropolis in Saqqara and the Giza Plateau, as well as the first capital of Egypt, which stood there around 5000 years ago.
Start your tour at the Giza Pyramids to see the impressive buildings that the great pharaohs of Egypt's 4th dynasty, Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus, built. Your tour guide will go into detail about the construction of the pyramids, including which King Cheops owned the largest. Continue to the high plateau where you can ride a camel inside the Giza Pyramids (optional), and your guide will take stunning photos to preserve the memory of these unforgettable days.
We will visit the Valley Temple, which is a part of King Chephren's funerary complex and is most likely where his body was mummified before burial. We will also see The Great Sphinx, a 73-meter-tall man-headed lion sculpture.

The Step Pyramid, which was built by renowned architect Imhotep for his king, Djoser of the 3rd dynasty, is the oldest stone pyramid in Egypt. Your driver will take you to Saqqara Necropolis, about 45 minutes outside of Cairo, to see it. The construction of the pyramid marks a turning point in the evolution of the royal burial tombs.

We have the option of visiting the pyramid of Teti, who ruled the nation during the sixth dynasty, and his son-in-law's tomb, Kagemni, one of the most impressive tombs of the nobles due to the abundance of offerings and hunting acenes engraved on its walls and the fact that they have remained remarkably well-preserved to this day.

Transfer to Memphis, now called Mit Rahina, to see the open-air museum with its incredible artifacts, particularly the alabaster sphinx of Memphis and the enormous statue of Ramses II, the legendary pharaoh of the new kingdom and owner of the stunning Abu Simbel Temples in Aswan.

Transfer back to your hotel and overnight.

You will meet up with your licensed Egyptologist guide to begin your day trip from Cairo to Alexandria, the lovely city that was founded in 332 B.C. by the famous Macedonian general and ruler Alexander the Great and served as Egypt's capital for nearly 1000 years.

Before visiting the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, an ancient catacomb with three floors below ground and decorated from the inside with a mixture of Pharaonic and Greco-Roman styles of art and architecture, you will first see Pompey's Pillar, which is situated inside the old Serapeum of Alexandria.

Go to The Citadel of Qaitbay, which was constructed using the remains of the demolished Pharos Lighthouse. On the way to a restaurant with a view of the water where we will have a pleasant seafood lunch, we will pass by the contemporary Bibliotheca of Alexandria.
We'll use the same vehicle to make the overnight stay and then travel back to Cairo.

After finishing your hotel breakfast,

You will meet your tour guide at The Egyptian Museum to start your Cairo day tours there. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, which was opened to the public in 1902 to house the largest collection of ancient artifacts, contains some of the oldest objects on earth.

The Citadel of Saladin, a medieval fortification in Cairo constructed by the Muslim Sultan Saladin Al Ayyubi, is the next stop on your Cairo sightseeing tour. The mosque of Mohamed Ali was constructed in 1805 and completed after his death by his son and successor to continue the same dynasty in ruling Egypt until the Egyptian Revolution in 1952. You will be astounded by the size of its towers before entering the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali inside the citadel, which was constructed during the 12th century to be the center of ruling the country for approximately 700 years.

Finally, you will be taken to Cairo's oldest market, Khan El Khalili Bazaar, for an unforgettable shopping experience.

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

After an amazing 5 days in Cairo and Alexandria, Budget Tours will transfer you to the Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast.