Overnight
Trip to Cairo from Alexandria Port
Choose one of our Cairo Excursions, and get a glimpse of the past on one of our
excursions in Cairo where you will watch the greatness of the pharaohs'
civilization, and explore Cairo's past with an islamic and coptic walking tour, visiting ancient temples,
monuments. As you enjoy your Overnight Trip to Cairo from Alexandria Port, you
will feel welcome by its people and you will find that the saying of the
Egyptians is famous for their humor is true.
Explore the ancient Egyptian history by
visiting Pyramids of
Giza Tour and in Cairo, and discover the last of the ancient Seven Wonders
of the World, known as Giza Pyramids (Cheops, Chephren, Mykerinus).Don’t miss
visiting Sphinx behind The Valley Temple which is a huge sitting statue with
human head and lion body and a very popular destination for tourists visiting
Egypt.
Overnight
Trip to Cairo from Alexandria Port, to visit the Great Pyramids,
Sphinx and Valley Temple the Step Pyramid
at Sakkara, Memphis city and the Egyptian Museum of
Antiquities, with two lunch meals and two breakfast meals included.
Itinerary
Day
1: Alexandria Port - Pyramids, Memphis & Sakkara:
Our Cairo tour will start with pick up from your ship terminal in Alexandria
port by air-conditioned vehicle. Then you will be taken into 3 hours drive
to Cairo. In your arrival you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist
guide to start your Cairo tour by visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza one of
the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Giza Pyramids are constructed from 4500
years by millions of limestone. Continue your Cairo trip to mystical Sphinx,
The 20-metre-high, 57-metre-long, head of a man, and body of a lion is the
guardian of a sun temple to the east of the Great Pyramid of King Khufu of
Giza. Lunch will be served during Cairo tour. Continue driving to visit the
ruins of Memphis 20 km south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile, the city
was founded by the pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC. Capital of Egypt during the
Old Kingdom. You will visit the monumental statue of Ramses II and a
beautiful sphinx carved from a single, enormous piece of alabaster. Today, the
remains of a great temple to Ptah as well as some royal palaces, and a large
necropolis are also available for visitors to explore. Ramses II, He is often
regarded as Egypt's greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh. Then
proceed to Sakkara which is one section of the great necropolis of Memphis.
Sakkara is best known for the Step Pyramid, the oldest known of Egypt's 97
pyramids. It was built for King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty by the architect and
genius Imhotep. Transfer to your hotel by the Pyramids for overnight stay
Day 2: Egyptian Museum & Citadel – Back to Alexandria Port:
Pick you up from your hotel in Giza after breakfast. Your Egyptologist
tour guide will accompany you to the famous Tahrir Square (Libration Square)
where the Egyptian Revolution indulged January 2011 against Mubarak and his
government. Where you will visit the Egyptian Museum which renewed in 1900 to
neo-classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon it was exhibited
120000 objects till now from the pre historical era to Greco-Roman period, the
most interesting in the Egyptian Museum is the golden treasure of the child
king Tutankhamen. Then continue Cairo tour to Salah el din Citadel
(Saladin) The Citadel was fortified by the Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din (Saladin)
between 1176 and 1183 CE, to protect it from the Crusaders. You will also visit
The Albaster mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha which was designed by the Turkish
architect Yousif Boushnaq. You will be transferred to Khan El Khalil, the famous
Bazaars for shopping and souvenirs. Drive back to Alexandria Port, drop off at
your ship terminal. (end of Cairo trip )
For more info
· https://www.egyptonlinetours.com/
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