A Cairo and Alexandria Egypt Tours Adventure

Start your day with a gourmet breakfast at your Cairo hotel. Afterward, meet your tour guide on a tour of the Giza Pyramids and surrounding historical sites.

Your first stop is the Great Pyramid of Cheops, built 4500 years ago, where you can explore or photograph this monumental structure. Next, visit the Pyramid of King Chephren and the Great Sphinx, a colossal lion with a human head guarding the necropolis. Continue to the Pyramid of King Mycerinus, the smallest of the three, and enjoy optional camel rides for spectacular photos.

Explore the Valley Temple, an ancient site for rituals for King Chephren, before heading to the open-air museum in Memphis City.

Next, visit Saqqara, renowned for its Step Pyramid, the oldest pyramid built by architect Imhotep for King Djoser. Discover the Pyramid of Teti with its hieroglyphic inscriptions and a Mastaba tomb decorated with vibrant scenes of daily life.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Saqqara before returning to your hotel in Giza for the evening.

Meals included: breakfast and lunch.

Have your breakfast at your hotels before proceeding with your Egypt Classic Tours. Your licensed tour guide will then accompany you to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses thousands of Egyptian antiques and the most famous treasures of Tutankhamun.
 
Secondly, moved to the Citadel of Saladin, which used to be the heart of Egypt’s administration. Cruise to the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, which is one of the best specimens of Ottoman architecture. Admire the brilliant architecture of Islamic Cairo, comprising the astonishing mosques and towers one and a half thousand years old. 
 
Visit the Roman fortress of Babylon in Coptic Cairo, then attend the Hanging Church of the Holy Virgin Mary standing over the fortress towers. Travelers should also make it a point to see some of the well-known attractions surrounding the city, such as the Church of St. Sergius, which is constructed over the tomb of the Holy Family, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, where baby Moses was discovered, according to some beliefs. 
 
A good lunch is followed with a visit to Khan El Khalili, which is a bazaar in medieval Cairo; one can also walk around along the ancient walls of Cairo. 
 
After such a day, you are taken back to the hotel in Cairo for the night. 
 
Meals included: breakfast and dinner.

After breakfast, prepare to meet your English-speaking Egyptologist guide for a day tour to Alexandria from Cairo. You'll travel by air-conditioned vehicle, with a 2.5-hour drive including a break.

Upon arrival in Alexandria, known as the "pearl of the Mediterranean" and founded by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C., start your exploration at Pompey’s Pillar, erected in 297 B.C. to commemorate a Roman emperor's victory. Continue to the Catacombs of Kom El Shokkafa, a significant Roman burial site discovered in the early 20th century.

Drive along the seaside to visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, built on the ruins of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, and enjoy its picturesque location at the edge of the Eastern Port. Explore the Bibliotheca of Alexandria, the ancient world's largest library, founded in the early 3rd century B.C.

Indulge in a seafood lunch with the freshest ingredients before returning to your hotel in Cairo.

Meals included: breakfast and lunch.

Savor your final delicious breakfast while on your Egypt vacation packages. Following your checkout, a tour guide from Cairo's best tours will come get you, and you'll be driven to Cairo International Airport for your last flight. 

Meals: Breakfast.