Full day Alexandria from Cairo
Alexandria is the Second largest city in Egypt, 230 km from Cairo. The tour will start at 06.00 and finish at 21.00 with an English
Speaking guide which will join our full day drive to visit the land of pharos, which was founded by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C
Today we will explore Alexandria's Greco-Roman heritage at the tri-level catacombs in Kom El-Shoukafa and Pompey's Pillar, and we will tour the well preserved ruins of the ancient Roman Theater.
Then, we will drive by fort Quitbay where once stood the Pharos of Alexandria, the light house that is ranked as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Then we will have a sea food lunch in one of the famous local restaurants.
We will complete after lunch to go to the Bibilothequa Alexandria, and by the end of our tour, we will have to visit the Montaza Gardens with its beautiful Palace where the members of the royal family of Mohamed Ali used to spend the summer months.
Full day Dahshour & Lisht
In the early morning, we will drive through the country side of Egypt; to reach south to get to the ruins of El-Lisht , the Capital of Egypt at the time of the Twelve dynasty , with the remains of the funerary complexes of Amenemhat I , Sesostrist and the Mastabet Faraoun constructed in the form of immense sarcophagus, which is a good example of the architecture of old Egypt.
After exploring light we will drive north to Dahshour to visit the two extra ordinary pyramids of King Snefru, the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid, which maybe considered the first true Pyramid, built in Egypt.
Full day Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Old Cairo & Bazaar
Our full day tour begins at the world-renowned Egyptian Museum, which holds more than 120,000 relics and antiquities that covers almost every period in the Egyptian history, with a famous collection of the boy King Tutankhamen and his beautiful mask, the Tanis collection with the silver coffins of the kings of 21nd and 22nd dynasties, and after touring the Museum with our expert professional guide you can explore the Royal Mummies Room where the great Ramsis II is waiting for his afterlife journey.
Then we will continue to the Citadel which was built in the 12th century overlooking the city of Cairo to visit the Alabaster Mosque which was built by Mohamed Ali in the 19th century with all walls faced with alabaster.
We will end our full day by having some free time around the shops at El-Khalili Bazaar "SOUK", where you can try out your haggling skills dating back to the 14th Century with a magnificent variety of gold & silver works in addition to many other attractive handicrafts.
Finally, Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants of the area.
Full day Egyptian Museum, Sultan Hassan Mosque, Citadel & Bazaar
This morning we will tour one of the most prominent museums in the world, the Egyptian Museum with its highlights, and its great collections, we will have enough time to see the master pieces of the great museum.
After the museum, we will drive through the heart of Cairo to get to the Mosque & Madrasah of Sultan Hassan 1400 A.D, one of the best examples of Muslim traditional architecture, then we will continue to the Citadel of Saladin built in 1176 to guard against Crusaders, and it was the home of rulers of Egypt for nearly 700 years, including the famous Mohammed Ali, whose Alabaster Mosque is a miniature of the Blue Mosque in Turkey. In the after noon, we will navigate Cairo's most popular exotic Khan El-Khalili Bazaar with a magnificent variety of gold & silver works in addition to many other attractive handicrafts.
Finally, Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants.
Full day Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Pyramids & Sphinx
This morning we will explore the Giza Plateau, with its Great Pyramid of the 4th Dynasty Kings 2600 B.C, we will walk around the great pyramid of Cheops, the only surviving wonder of the ancient world, with its little pyramids of his mother and wives.
We will stop by Sphinx and its temple, and learn about mummification in the mummification temple of King Chephren.
Next we will see the citadel of Saladin that was built more than 800 years ago, and we will stop by the beautiful mosque of Mohammed Ali.
Next we will visit the great Egyptian museum that shelters more than 120,000 pieces of artifacts, walking around the collection of the boy King Tutankhamen and other great collection, with free time to see the mummies of the kings of ancient Egypt.
Finally, Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants.
Full day Egyptian Museum, Pyramids & Sphinx
This morning we will have a great adventure to make by exploring the great Giza Pyramids the only remaining wonder of the Seven Wonders of the World with the Sphinx acting as the guardian of the cemetery. If you think that you have seen ancient history, we think that you are going to change your mind after seeing the great structures of the 4th dynasty kings more than 4600 years old, including the great Pyramid of "Cheops", the only standing wonder of the seven wonders of the Ancient world.
In front of the pyramids, stands the serene Sphinx, carved entirely of one piece of limestone and was submerged by sand for thousands of years.
In the after noon, our expert Egyptologists will take you in a tour around the galleries of the most famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities inaugurated in 1901, centred in the heart of Cairo, storing artifacts of about 500 years old including the very famous treasure of King Tutankhamen
Finally, Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants.
Full day Fayoum & Maidum
In the early morning, we will start to see one of the most beautiful Oases of Egypt, The Oasis of Fayoum, which is about one hour drive to south of Cairo.
Although it has many similarities with other Oasis, it is unlike a true Oasis in that it is linked to the Nile valley & the Nile the vital artery of Egypt by a natural stream called canal of Joseph. Water of this stream divide into many branches and flow across the Fayoum basin and into Lake Quarun the lake level is continually falling. It is calculated that the lake was 22 m above sea-level, whereas today is 44 m below sea –level.
Fayoum landscape is full of interest & very attractive. Lake Qaroun is a lovely grey blue in colour and behind it raises the golden sand dunes of the desert.
The most interesting archaeological sites and monuments are the ruins of the old city & the remains of the pyramids of Hawara/Ilahun, The famous Ptlomic village of Karais 300 B.C that once sheltered more than 3000 people, with the remains of houses and temples scattered all around the village.
Then we will drive through the countryside of Fayoum and stop by Water Wheels and drive out of Fayoum to see the famous Maidum Pyramid, most probably was built by king Snefru of the 4th Dynasty in his search for the true shape pyramid.
Finally, Lunch will be served by the lake Quaroun in Fayoum
Full day Memphis, Sakkara, Pyramids, Sphinx, Solar boat & Dahshour
This tour provides you with an idea about the development of pyramid building in Egypt, starting with the Step Pyramid at Sakkara and its architect the great Imhoteb, then driving to Dahshour to see the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid of King Snefru, and finally driving to Giza to see the Pyramids.
We will stop at Memphis where the kings of Old Kingdom lived and watched their Pyramids being built reaching the skies. We will end our tour by seeing the best example of the Pyramids in Egypt at Giza, where we can see the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mecernuis being guarded by the mighty Sphinx.
Then we will walk towards the Solar boat Museum which houses a large wooden boat that was found in May 1945 during the cleaning work By young Egyptian architect and archeologist Kamal El Malakh and inspector Zaki Nur. They found two sealed ditches closed off by 40 gigantic blocks of limestone weighting from 17 to 20 tons each, the northern one was opened inside was a large wooden boat disassembled into 12240 pieces.
It took more than 10 years to put the boat together, the royal boat which was built out of Lebanese cedar is fully 43.3 m long , 5.6 m wide and a draft of only 1-5 m which made it suitable only for river navigation.
The second pit was photographed in 1987 by a special probe designed with the collaboration of National Geographic Society; the probe showed that the pit contains a boat similar to the first one.
The significance of the boat of Khufu has been debated at great length, it might be the boat that transported the body of the King to its final resting place or it had a religious or ritual meaning like helping the soul of the King in its journey to the after life.
Finally, Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants.
Full day Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara
In the morning, we will explore the Giza Plateau with its great Pyramids and Sphinx.
The great pyramid which is 137.8 m high and more than 2.3 million blocks of lime stone and granite is one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world. You can enjoy walking around the Mastabas and pyramids of royal member of the 4th Dynasty, and we will end our tour by seeing the mighty Sphinx guarding the pyramids.
In the afternoon, we will drive south to see the remains of Memphis, the first and most ancient capital of Egypt 3100 B.C, with the great statues of Ramses II, and then we will explore the cemetery of Memphis at Sakkara.
Finally, Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants
Full day Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara & Solar Boat
The tour will start at Giza Plateau, the only remaining wonder of the seven wonders of the world with the Sphinx acting as the guardian of the cemetery then we will see the huge wooden boat 43.5 m long used by the king Cheops on his journey with the sun god Ra in the afterworld, housed in a special museum.
We will take Lunch in one of the local restaurants then we will go to Memphis the oldest capital of Egypt to see the colossal statue of Ramses II, exhibited in a museum made of fine grained limestone – 13 m long & weighs 120 tons.
After that , we will continue to the oldest Egyptian cemetery Sakkara to see the step pyramid built by the engineer Imhotep for King Zoser – it is of a Mastaba type composed of six receding Masatabas (steps) on top of each other 59ms in height. Sakkara is noted for the tombs of nobles that bear inscriptions showing daily life of Ancient Egyptians such as farming, animal breeding, hunting as well as religious rites and offering of sacrifice to the dead.
Full day Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara & Dahshour
This tour provides you with an idea about the development of the pyramid building in Egypt, starting with the Step Pyramid at Sakkara and its architect the great Imhoteb, passing by Dahshour to see the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid of King Snefru, and then driving to Giza to see the Pyramids.
We will stop at Memphis where kings of Old Kingdom lived and watched their Pyramids being built reaching the skies.
We will end our tour by seeing the best example of the Pyramids in Egypt at Giza, where we can see the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mecernuis are being guarded by the mighty Sphinx.
Full day Tannis San El Hagar
In the morning, we will drive "2.30 hours" 173 km from Cairo crossing the fertile countryside of the Delta, a flat table land extends to the south of Lake Manzala above this in the centre of the plateau rose the mound of 'San el Hagar'", the location of the ancient city of Djan "The biblical zoan" called by the Greeks Tanis
For a long time it has been maintained although without any real proof that this was the site of the Hyksos fortress Avaris and also the site of Residence f Ramsis II. Today it is the most impressive area of ruins in the Delta and extremely interesting site.
Like the temple of Amon and tens of obelisks lying on the ground and you will see the tombs of the kings of the 21th and 22nddyn, this is where the great treasures of the Tanis room in the Egyptian Museum came from.
Half day Citadel & Bazaar
The Citadel was built in the 12th century overlooking the city of Cairo to visit the Alabaster Mosque which was built by Mohamed Ali in the 19th century with all walls faced with alabaster.
In the end of the day, we will have some free time around the shops at El-Khalili Bazaar "SOUK", where you can try out your haggling skills dating back to the 14th Century with a magnificent variety of gold & silver works in addition to many other attractive handicrafts.
Half day Egyptian museum
Guided tour to the Egyptian Museum the most prominent museums in the world, inaugurated in 1901, centred in the heart of Cairo, storing artifacts of about 500 years old. It is a chance to be aquatinted with the Egyptian ancient history over a period of 50 centuries; most significant showpiece is the magnificent Tutankhamen collection.
Half day Islamic Cairo
A tour, to the old mosques of Cairo, the most famous one is Al Azhar mosque which was built 971 AD as a Mosque & Madrasah (school).It is the oldest Islamic university, first lecture was 975 AD.
Then we will go to the Mosque & Madrasah of Sultan Hassan, which was founded between 1356 & 1363 to be a Madrasah for the four orthodox rites of Islam. Opposite to it is El Rifai, which was completed in 1912, in the Mamluke style.
Then we will end by Ibn- Tuloun which was built between 876 – 879 and it is characterized by its spacious grounds & unique minaret, spiral and large collection of gypsum decoration. We will have a Chance to see the Gayer Andreson Museum; The Englishman Gayer Anderson purchased 2 adjoining.
Mamluke houses dating 1630, he renovated them and furnished them with beautiful and precious things in rich Arab style.
Half day Memphis & Sakkara
We will start our tour at Memphis area, the oldest capital of Egypt to see the colossal statue of Ramses II, exhibited in a museum made of fine grained limestone – 13 m long & weighs 120 tons.
Then we will continue to the oldest Egyptian cemetery Sakkara to see the step pyramid built by the engineer Imhotep for King Zoser – it is of a mastaba type composed of six receding masatabas (steps) on top of each other 59ms in height. Sakkara is noted for the for the tombs of nobles that bear inscriptions showing daily life of Ancient Egyptians such as farming, animal breeding, hunting as well as religious rites and offering of sacrifice to the dead.
Half day Old Cairo (Coptic museum/Gayer Anderson)
Today's tour is different we'll explore the galleries and rooms of the Coptic Museum that would help you to understand the history of the Egyptian Christians '' The Copts'' the museum was founded in 1908 – 1910.
Among the masterpieces of the museum Marble columns, Fountains, Mashrabiahs, Icons , Textiles and mosaics brought from the ruins of ancient mansions belonging to the Coptic community.
The most interesting thing among the wooden work in the museum is the Mashrabiahs which were used as windows by both the Copts and Muslims.
Then on to Islamic Cairo Ibn-Touloun mosque, we will visit the Gayer Anderson Museum, The Englishman Gayer Anderson purchased 2 adjoining Mameluke houses dating 1630, he renovated them and furnished them with beautiful and precious things in rich Arab style.
Half day Pharaonic Village
We will visit the modern village which reflects the style of life of ancient Egyptians; visitors witness the daily activities of the ancient Egypt with its oldest civilization.
Half day Pyramids & Sphinx
We will start our tour by visiting the Pyramids of Giza, highest achievement in pyramids construction, significance and meaning of construction is uniquely sacred and religious. Almost 100,000 men worked for twenty years on constructing the first great pyramid of Cheops
2690 BC. Pyramids of Chephren & Mycerinus not to be missed.
We will also see the Sphinx, a couchant lion with human royal head considered as an effigy of King Chepheren in monumental form and also as an image of the Sun god.
Sound & Light Pyramids
At the evening, we will have a transfer to Giza area to attend the Sound & Light Show, It's a great relaxing way of seeing the great pyramids of Egypt and the Sphinx being lit and voices of famous actors and actresses tells you the story of Egypt, with hieroglyphs and plans of the pyramids being drawn on the movement by lazer.