3-Day Private Guided Tour Package Covering all Cairo with Airport Transfer
What your day looks like
Cover all the best that Cairo has to offer on this 3-day private guided tour package with a qualified tour guide and free pick up and drop off at Cairo International Airport. Visit all of the city’s top attractions such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, the Khan Khalili Bazaar, as well as the ancient cities of Memphis, Saqqara, and Dahshur. Learn about the vibrant history of ancient Egypt from your private guide and enjoy complimentary refreshments throughout the tour.
The experience, in brief
- Cover all Cairo’s top sights on a 3day tour.
- Visit the iconic Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo and much more
- Enjoy a personalized experience with your private guide
- Roundtrip private transportation with airconditioning.
- Lunch at a good quality restaurant during the tours.
- Free pick up and drop off at Cairo International Airport.
Your day, step by step
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Welcome to this trip! We will start our 3-day package by picking you up at Cairo airport (please, provide your flt details; flight number, airline, and arrival time). Our English-speaking driver will be waiting for you outside the arrival hall at Cairo airport, holding a sign with your name to transfer you to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
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Accommodation.
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Archaeological Exploration at Giza pyramid complex. Pyramids of Giza: This morning, your private guide will pick up you for a full-day tour of the pyramids at Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur Pyramids. Start by visiting the Giza Plateau to explore the world-famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos, and Sphinx; these structures have stood tall for 4500 years.
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Sightseeing at Great Sphinx Of Giza. Sphinx: Discover the beauty of the Sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in the history of mankind, enjoy the views, and take remarkable pictures. You’ll find your local Egyptology guide a wealth of knowledge and full of enthusiasm about Egyptian history, and their country in general. After this great tour, you will have the chance to go to a papyrus institute to see how the Egyptians produced this genuine artwork thousands of years ago. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant.
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Archaeological Exploration at Saqqara. Saqqara: Proceed to Saqqara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for King Zoser), the world’s oldest major stone structure, in Saqqara, it is considered an important part of the pyramid evolution, which was made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form. This pyramid was built during the reign of the Third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt 4,800 years ago. Also, visit the Tombs of the Nobles in Saqqara and learn more about the daily life of ancient Egyptian noblemen.
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Sightseeing at Red Pyramid. Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid at Dahshur: You will continue to explore and then transfer to the south and visit the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid at Dahshur. This is a famous royal necropolis in Egypt located in the desert on the West Bank of the Nile approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) south of Cairo. It is known chiefly for many famous pyramids two of which are among the oldest, largest, and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613–2589 BC; the red and bent Pyramids of King Snefru.
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Meals included: Lunch.
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Accommodation: Not Included.
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Local Flavor at Egyptian Museum. Egyptian Museum: Pick up at 8 am, then drive towards the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, home to the fantastic Tutankhamun exhibit, see his golden treasure and many of the New Kingdom royal statues, and lose yourself in the many rooms and galleries full of thousands of artifacts.
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Archaeological Exploration at The Saladin Citadel Of Cairo. Cairo Citadel: Continue to the Citadel of Salah El Din, built on the famous hill Al Moqattam in Cairo, which was constructed for military purposes, to protect Cairo from incoming threats. Since then, it has become a residence of the king of Egypt for many centuries.
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Sightseeing at Alabaster Mosque. Alabaster Mosque: Visit the beautiful Mohamed Ali known as Alabaster Mosque. The political event called “Massacre of the Citadel” happened in the Citadel in 1811, where Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) murdered Mameluke leaders in Qaser El Gawhara palace, and it’s not currently open for visits. Then, lunch at a local restaurant.
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Local Flavor at Khan el-Khalili. Khan el-Khalili: Cairo’s Khan al-Khalili Bazaar is a major souq in the historic center of Cairo, Egypt. The bazaar district is one of Cairo’s main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. It is an essential Egyptian experience – lose yourself in the colors and aromas of this fascinating marketplace.
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Meals included: Lunch.
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Accommodation: Not Included.
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Local Flavor at The Hanging Church. Explore churches: Start with a morning pick-up at 9:00 am, exploring some of the most famous churches in Cairo. Travel to the Hanging Church and the Church of St. George the Martyr. Both these churches were built into the walls of the Babylon Fortress and their remains could be Cairo’s oldest structures. Visit the Church of St Sergius next before driving back to your hotel.
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Sightseeing at Mosque Of Amr Ibn Al-as. Mosque of Amr: The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, also called the Mosque of Amr, was originally built in 641–642 AD, as the center of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. The original structure was the first mosque ever built in Egypt and the whole of Africa. Enjoy your lunch meal.
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Sightseeing at Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan. Mosque-Madrassa: The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a monumental mosque and madrassa located in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hassan.
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Sightseeing at Al-Rifa'i Mosque. Al-Rifa'i Mosque: Al-Rifai Mosque is located in Midan al-Qal’a, adjacent to the Cairo Citadel. It is the Khedival Mausoleum of the Royal Family of Muhammad Ali Pasha.
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Meals included: Lunch.
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This is the end of your trip! Finally, we will drop you off at Cairo Airport.
What to know before booking
Included
Professional English-speaking tour guide All Transfers, Free pick up and drop off at Cairo International Airport by A.C vehicle 3 Day Tours in Cairo; Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, Egyptian Museum, Cairo Citadel, Al Khalili Bazaars, Coptic and Islamic Cairo
Not Included
Hotels accommodations Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing Tipping to the guide and drivers Any optional Tours Water or beverages during the lunchtime
What to Bring
Weather-appropriate clothing Comfortable footwear Camera and other items you may need
Meeting & Pickup
Pick up from Cairo Intl Airport/ Cairo or Giza Hotel.
Languages Offered
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Before Booking
You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card. You will need to carry Egyptian money cash for the tipping to the guide and driver. Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request. It is available to provide German, Italian, Japanese or French Tour Guide with extra 150$USD per person for the 3 day tours. Please, provide us with your flight arrival and departure dates and details (flight number, airline and arrival or departure time). Please, provide us your hotel name and address in Cairo or Giza If your hotel locates at Cairo airport or near Cairo airport, 6th. October or Tagamoe, there will be extra charge for the pick up and drop off. It is available to pick travelers at Cairo Airport, New Cairo, 6th.October or Tagamoe hotels with extra 10$ USD per person per day. It is available to drop off travelers at Cairo Airport, New Cairo, 6th.October or Tagamoe with extra 10$ USD per person per day. It is available to pickup or drop off travelers from Hotels at New Administrative Capital with extra 20$ USD per person each way.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business