4 Days - The Best Of Cairo Private Family Tour
What your day looks like
This tour is an excellent choice for everyone especially westerners who work in the Middle East area. It is designated for families and travelers who can spend a weekend short holiday in Cairo. Three nights are enough to explore and enjoy all the famous and important places such as the Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, Sakkara, Memphis, the Egyptian museum and Khan El Khalili market.
The experience, in brief
- Visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops(Khufu)
- Chance to take pictures of pyramids, of Chephren & Mycerinus
- Visit the Sun boat museum
- Enjoy a camel ride around the area
- Spend some time exploring the monolith statue in Sphinx
- Stop at Sakkara which is home to Egypt's oldest pyramid
- See the colossus of Ramses II the secondlargest Sphinx in Egypt
- Explore Cairo city
- Spend free time at Khan El Khalili, the biggest market
Your day, step by step
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Sightseeing. Cairo -Arrival. Welcome to Egypt and the start of your family holiday! Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel for check-in.
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Spend the rest of the evening at your own leisure. Overnight: Cairo
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Sightseeing at Great Pyramid of Giza. Giza pyramids -Sakkara -Memphis. Visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops(Khufu). It is certainly one of the most important monuments of ancient Egypt. A masterpiece of fabricated structure and architecture, you will be overwhelmed by the huge size of its blocks, the height, and the age that exceeded 4600 years.
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Sightseeing at Pyramid of Khafre. Your guide will explain fully the history of all the area including the other pyramids, of Chephren.
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Sightseeing at Pyramid of Menkaure. View Mycerinus, answer all your questions and you will have the chance to take pictures of the whole area.
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Sightseeing at Great Pyramid of Giza. You will spend more than two hours in the area so that you can enter one of the pyramid's chambers.
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Sightseeing at Giza Solar boat museum. Visit the Sun boat museum.
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Camel Ride. You may like to have a camel ride around the area.
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Sightseeing at Great Sphinx Of Giza. Moving to the Sphinx area where you will spend some time exploring this monolith statue, which symbolizes the power and wisdom of the pharaoh.
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Sightseeing at Great Sphinx Of Giza. Next to the Sphinx area, you will visit the valley temple where you will learn about mummification in ancient Egypt.
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Sightseeing at Saqqara. Sakkara: Your next stop is Sakkara, home of Egypt's oldest pyramid, built-in 2800 B.C. Your guide will provide a brief history of the famous Step Pyramid and you will have free time to walk around and visit the painted tombs of the nobles
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Sightseeing at Dahshur. Dahshur: Memphis is the oldest capital of Egypt after the unity in 3100 B.C. You will visit the open-air museum in the city.
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Sightseeing at Statue of Ramesses II. In Memphis, you will see the second-largest Sphinx in Egypt, the lying colossus of Ramses II, and many more monuments dug in this great city.
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Accomdation not provided.
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Sightseeing at Egyptian Museum. Cairo city tour: The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is one of the largest museums in the world. Your Egypt tours will take you on a 4 hours tour to explore the treasures of the museum (opened in 1901). Look at the amazing monuments and artifacts in its different halls in a guided tour. Although the museum has tens of thousands of artifacts in this short tour, your Egyptologist guide will focus on the highlights and masterpieces of the museum.
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Sightseeing at Tutankhamun. Visit the Tut Ankh Amun Wing on the first floor and see his wonderful collection of historically important artwork. The treasures are mainly golden and they cover a quite large section of the museum. This area of the museum includes significant statues, furniture, and gold sculptures. After enjoying the guided part of the tour, take some free time to browse the museum with the option of visiting the royal mummy room.
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Sightseeing at The Saladin Citadel Of Cairo. Visit the Citadel of Saladin, a 12th-century fortress. Inside the citadel; you will go into the Alabaster mosque. Built in 1830, the mosque was designed by a Turkish architect, who followed the same style as the Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in Istanbul. Your guide will explain the main elements of the mosque and basic Islamic principles. Enjoy the panoramic view of the city from the top.
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Sightseeing at Khan el-Khalili. Enjoy some free time at Khan El Khalili, the biggest market in Cairo. In Khan el Khalili bazaar, you will enjoy strolling through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. You can spend some time having a local drink in one of the oldest Coffee shops in Cairo El Fishawy (1763).
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Accomdation not provided.
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Departure: ur tour ends after breakfast and hotel checkout. A departure transfer will take you to the airport for your onward travel.
What to know before booking
Included
Qualified Egyptologist guide Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
Not Included
Gratuities Accommodations Food and drinks Camel ride Entrance fees to the pyramid's chambers
Meeting & Pickup
Pickup upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.
Languages Offered
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Planning Notes
Minimum age: 2 Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business