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Sokhna Port Tour: Giza Pyramids Camel & Traditional Felucca
Use your stopover at Sokhna Port wisely and enjoy a full-day tour to Cairo. This is a shore excursion that offers a mix of history and culture with a bit of adventureness thrown in, while visiting the Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, camel riding through the desert sand, sailing on a Felucca on the Nile, and then making your way back to your cruise ship.
Welcome at Sokhna Port
When you arrive at Sokhna Port, your local guide will be there to meet you. They will take you in a private, comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle directly from the Red Sea coast to Cairo. This commute will give you a great opportunity to see a variety of Egyptian landscapes along the way.
Visiting the Giza Pyramids & The Sphinx
The tour will commence at the historic Giza Plateau with the only remaining ancient wonder of the world before you. You will stand at the Great Pyramid of Khufu, look at Khafre and Menkaure, and then just a short distance away, view the Great Sphinx, with a lion's body and human face, who has laid in the desert guarding his territory for thousands of years. Your Egyptology guide will share their stories, and any secrets of pyramid construction, that are tellable in a day.
Camel Ride Playtime
Next, enjoy the experience of Egypt the classic way by taking a camel ride near the pyramids. You'll gently sway to the camel's steps as you take in the vast desert landscape and the pyramids will be the perfect backdrop for those memorable photos.
Felucca Sailing on the Nile
After your desert adventure is complete, it’s time to put the feet up and relax. Climb aboard a wonderful traditional Felucca boat, and for a one-hour sail on our river Nile. This is a beautiful experience, where you will feel a gentle wind, river views to remember, and you can experience Cairo from a different point of view.
Return to Sokhna Port
After lunch at a local restaurant, your driver will take you back to Sokhna Port, safely and on schedule to resume your cruise.
This Sokhna shore excursion to the Giza Pyramids, with camel ride and felucca sailing, is the ideal way to uncover the gems of Egypt in a single day.
