Pyramids Of Giza And Cairo Tour By Bus From Sharm

The journey, in full

This is a typical itinerary for this product Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. Built in 1901 by the Italian construction company Garozzo-Zaffarani, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region. As of March 2019, the museum is open to the public. In 2020 the museum is due to be superseded by the new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.   Duration: 1 hour Stop At: Nile River, Cairo 15662 Egypt Enjoy a boat ride on the Nile.   Duration: 30 minutes Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt The Giza pyramid complex, also called the Giza Necropolis, is the site on the Giza Plateau in Egypt that includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The site also includes several cemeteries and the remains of a workers' village Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza 3512201 Egypt The 66-foot-tall (20-meter-tall) Sphinx of Giza is an icon of ancient Egypt, and the subject of continued debate regarding its meaning, age, and original builder. With the head of a human and the body of a lion, the Sphinx—one of the world’s largest and oldest statues—is said to symbolize strength, power, and wisdom. Duration: 30 minutes Stop At: Egypt Papyrus Museum, 64 Abo el Houl Street, Giza 11511 Egypt Papyrus early form of a book. Papyrus is first known to have been used in Egypt (at least as far back as the First Dynasty), as the papyrus plant was once abundant Duration: 1 hour