Cairo Top Tours agent will meet you at Cairo International Airport holding a sign with your name. They will then transport you to your hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival, they will help you check in quickly and smoothly.
On your first evening, you can have time to relax or instead of it upon request go to the Sound and Light Show at Giz. At the begging of the first day, start with breakfast at the hotel, followed by a meeting with your private Egyptologist from Cairo Top Tours. They will guide you through the tours in Giza, making it easy for you to learn about the Great Pyramid of King Cheopsand his successors, Chephren and Mycerinus. They will also help you capture the most memorable photos of the sites, should you choose to take a camel ride at the Giza Pyramids area (optional activity). Then, you will be taken to see the famous Sphinx, which has been guarding the necropolis for over 4500 years with its iconic man-headed lion figure.
Once you have learned about the construction of the pyramids, you can proceed to the Valley Temple of King Chephren to gain further knowledge about the mummification process's great secrets in ancient Egypt. In the past, every pyramid complex consisted of a valley temple, a mortuary temple, and a burial tomb (which was the pyramid itself). Out of all the monuments on the site, the pyramid complex of King Khafre is the only one that is mostly intact. The valley temple was utilized for pre-burial rituals for the pharaoh.
The Giza Pyramids tour comprises a panoramic excursion that offers a view of all the pyramids in Giza, allowing tourists to capture unforgettable photographs for memories.
You can visit the open-air museum at the site where Memphis, the ancient capital of the pharaohs during the age of the pyramids or the new kingdom, used to be to see the alabaster sphinx statue of Ramses II.
After a delicious lunch, you will go to Saqqara, which is one of the most valuable sites of antiquities and discoveries in Egypt. At Saqqara, you will see the Step Pyramid Complex and the pyramid of king Djoser, which is the first building in the world completely made out of 6 stone bases above each other. You will also have the opportunity to go inside the Pyramid of Teti and one of the tombs of the Nobles, such as the Kagemni tomb.
Your day will be at the end by reaching your hotel.
Stay overnight at a hotel in Cairo.
Included meals: Breakfast and lunch
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