Tour

Early Morning, Egypt Travel Planning tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. Start your amazing Cairo Day tour to visit The Great Pyramids of Giza:

• The Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu): The only ones surviving of the seven wonders of the ancient world & the oldest pyramid in Giza and the largest in Egypt, Khufu’s Great Pyramid stood 146m high when it was completed around 2570 BC.
• Pyramid of Chephren (Khafre): it is the second-tallest and second-largest of the 3 Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled c. 2558−2532 BC.
• Pyramid of Menkaure (Mycerinus): It’s is the smallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.
• The Great Sphinx: The Sphinx is carved from a single piece of stone. One of most famous monuments in the world, it is indeed a legendary statue for it has the body of lion and the face of a man. lt is 70 m long and 20 m high. The face of the Sphinx closely resembles that of King Kephren.
• Memphis City: it was the capital city of the Lower Egypt at the 3rd millennium BC & it is located south of the Nile River delta, on the west bank of the river. The Memphis archaeological zone was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979 & contains the ancient city’s site are the cemeteries, or necropolises as well as the huge Colossi of Ramses II that is one of the largest and most impressive of this great builder in Egypt.
• The pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara: it was built by Imhotep and it is the only one of its kind as it was the first real pyramid to be constructed in ancient Egypt (predates those at Giza) that’s why it is the most ancient surviving monument and the oldest stone building in history. The pyramid consists of six layers of Mastaba tombs positioned above each other’s which represent a staircase to heaven as it goes upwards in six steps on four sides to its top.

Finish the amazing tour and you will be transferred back to the hotel.

In the morning, Egypt Travel Planning Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. Start your full-day tour from Cairo day tours to visit:

• Museum of Egyptian Antiquities: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, is known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or the Cairo Museum. It is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display and the remainder in storerooms. Built-in 1901 by the Italian construction company, Garozzo-Zaffarani, to a design by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region. Move to the second of our egypt tours list Saladin Citadel.
• Citadel of Saladin: It is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for nearly 700 years from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Its location on a promontory of the Mokattam hills near the center of Cairo commands a strategic position overlooking the city and dominating its skyline. At the time of its construction, it was among the most impressive and ambitious military fortification projects of its time. It is now a preserved historic site and mosque. End the Egypt excursions by the Old Coptic Cairo tour.
• Old Coptic Cairo which is a part of Old Cairo and as per the Christian tradition the Holy Family visited this area:
  • Babylon Fortress.
  • Hanging Church.
  • The Greek Church of St. George.
  • Saints Sergius Church (Abu Serga).
  • Church of St. Barbara.
  • Ben Ezra synagogue.

Finish your tour and transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.

Early Morning Egypt Travel Planning tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. Start your amazing Cairo day tours to visit The Great Pyramids of Giza:

• The Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu): The only surviving of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the oldest pyramid in Giza and the largest in all Egypt tours, Khufu’s Great Pyramid stood 146m high when it was completed around 2570 BC.
• Pyramid of Chephren (Khafre): it is the second-tallest and second-largest of the 3 Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled c. 2558−2532 BC.
• Pyramid of Menkaure (Mycerinus): It is the smallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.
• The Great Sphinx: The Sphinx is carved from a single piece of stone. One of the most famous monuments in the world, it is indeed a legendary statue for it has the body of a lion and the face of a man. lt is 70 m long and 20 m high. The face of the Sphinx closely resembles that of King Kephren.
• Move to visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or the Cairo Museum. It is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display and the remainder in storerooms. Built in 1901 by the Italian construction company, Garozzo-Zaffarani, to a design by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region, you can visit The Royal mummy’s room (additional cost).

Finish your tour and transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.

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In the morning, Egypt Travel Planning tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. Start your amazing Cairo Tour to visit:

• Memphis City: it was the capital city of the Lower Egypt at the 3rd millennium BC & it is located south of the Nile River delta, on the west bank of the river. The Memphis archaeological zone was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979 & contains the ancient city’s site are the cemeteries, or necropolises as well as the huge Colossi of Ramses II that is one of the largest and most impressive of this great builder in Egypt.
• The pyramids of King Zoser in Sakkara: it was built by Imhotep and it is the only one of its kind as it was the first real pyramid to be constructed in ancient Egypt (predates those at Giza) that’s why it is the most ancient surviving monument and the oldest stone building in history. The pyramid consists of six layers of Mastaba tombs positioned above each other’s which represent a staircase to heaven as it goes upwards in six steps on four sides to its top.
• Pyramid of Dahshur (The Red Pyramid): it has been built with limestone by King Senfru which is the first proper pyramid to be built in ancient Egypt & second largest pyramid in Egypt after the grand pyramid of Cheops in Giza & located about 10 kilometers to the South of Sakkara & it is about 100 meters in height and the length of each side of its square shaped base is 188 meters.

After finishing your tour transfer back to your hotel.

Early Morning, Egypt Travel Planning tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to start your amazing tour to the beautiful city Alexandria through (Cairo- Alexandria) Desert Road which takes around 3 hours driving.

Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 312 B.C. and was the capital of Greco-Roman Egypt.

Arrive to Alexandria & visit the following amazing sites:

• The Catacombs of Kom El Shoukafa: It is the largest Roman Funerary complex in Egypt as it is an underground wonder world of ornate carvings and paintings and a mixture of Roman and Egyptian designs. And dates from the second century A.D. This warren of tombs on three levels.
• The Pompey’s Pillar: it’s a Roman triumphal column of 25-meter high and 2.7-meter at its base which Made of red Aswan granite and was built in honor of the Roman Emperor Diocletian who freed the besieged city and brought food to its starving people and site contain also a big statue of him.
• Citadel of Fort Qaitbey from outside: it’s a mixture between Pharaonic & Islamic histories as the fort is on the original site of the Pharos (It was Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse which built in 279 BC to a height of 12 meters and topped with the statue of Poseidon) & it was built in the 1480’s.
• Morsi Abu Alabas Mosque: It is an Egyptian mosque in the city of Alexandria & it is located in the Anfoushi neighborhood of Alexandria, near the Citadel of Qaitbay. It’s contained the tomb of Murcian Andalusi Sufi Sheikh Abul Abbas al-Mursi who died in 1286 and the mosque was first built in 1307 and redesigned and built in today’s current form by Eugenio Valzania and Mario Rossi in the years 1929/1945.

Drive back to Cairo & transfer to your hotel.

In the morning, Egypt Travel Planning Tour Guide will pick you up from your hotel Cairo. Drive to El-Fayoum Oasis by private Air Condition Vehicle through desert Road which takes around one and half hour (about 105 km).

• El Fayoum Oasis: Fayoum is a city in Middle Egypt & it is one of the most beautiful regions of Egypt & it includes two areas declared as protected by the Egyptian Government: Lake Qarun and Wadi Rayan National Parks. Fayoum is considered as an oasis, but it differs from the real oasis as it receives the water directly from the Nile by an ancient canal.
• Upon arrival, you will see vegetation as we near El Fayoum drive to explore:
• Meidum Pyramid: It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas.
• Qaroun Lake: it was declared as one of the protected areas in 1989 & it is considered one of the most important ancient natural lakes. It is the remaining part of the ancient Moeris Lake. You can practice water sports, fishing and bird watching. The best period for fishing is from July to September.
• Wadi Al-Rayyan (Al-Rayyan Valley): It was designated as a Protected Area in 1989 to protect the area & it consists of two lakes connected by Egypt’s only waterfall which is of the best known attractions in Wadi El- Rayan & it’s a paradise for a bird watchers as there are 169 species.
• Wadi Al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales): is a natural reserve area located in the western desert & the whale fossils represent one of the iconic stories of evolution because it contains about 400 rare fossils of whales as well as the presence of fossils of other early animals such as sharks, shark teeth, crocodiles, sawfish, turtles and rays.

Finish your visit and transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.