Cairo Day Trips from Alexandria Port, Maestro Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from Alexandria port once your cruise ship arrives, he will hold a sign of your name to recognize him easily, enjoy a private shore excursion trip from Alexandria port to Cairo, approx. 3 hours with a private air-conditioned vehicle, starting your shore excursion trip with viewing the Great Pyramids of Giza, first you will see the pyramid of Cheops which is the only survivor of the Seven Great Wonders of the ancient world, the size of the largest pyramid of Cheops is 137 meters high & measures 230 meters along each side, it was built as a tomb, the shape possibly intended to help the spirit of the dead pharaoh to rise to heaven (that was the reason of the pyramid shape), then you will see pyramid of Chephren , this is the best preserved of the three main Giza Pyramids the top part still retains the original facing of smoothly finished stone giving an idea of how the pyramids would originally have appeared, then you will see the pyramid of Mycerinus the smallest one of the three pyramids, this pyramid is partly dressed with pink granite slabs, then visit the Valley temple, proceed to have your lunch at an Egyptian style local restaurant, then continue to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, north of Tahrir square, this is the richest museum of Egyptian antiquities in the whole world, it contains pharaonic treasures going back to 5,000 years & it is open daily, the building is rectangular with a large rotunda on the ground floor containing massive exhibits including colossal statues of Ramses II, the best views of them can be obtained looking down from the upper galleries, the gold and alabaster trappings from the tomb of Tutankhamun draw the crowds and there are people whose sole reason for visiting Egypt is to see them. many of the Tutankhamun tomb treasures have boon on display in museums round the world even the golden mask, yet one exhibit has always remained in Cairo, there is no visit to Egypt is complete without a trip to go through this magnificent collection of rare jewelry & treasures of Tutankhamun,if you have enough time you can go to enjoy the Egyptian ancient taste in Khan El Khalili bazaar, finally you will be accompanied by your English guide to drive back to your cruise ship in Alexandria port.
Prices start from: $ 120
For more shore excursions in Egypt, kindly visit the below link:
http://www.maestroegypttours.com/Egypt-Shore-Excursions/Alexandria-shore-excursions
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Hend Badawy
Senior Travel Consultant
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