Best Of Cairo & Alexandria

Arrive at Cairo International Airport , Meet & assist with the tour coordinator and driver. They will help you navigate your way through the airport and escort you to your hotel. Overnight at Cairo .

Breakfast, Then you will be met by your Egyptologist tour guide who will provide your full day of touring. The adventure begins west of the Nile River in a town called Giza. It is here you will witness Egypt’s most visited attractions—the Pyramids at Giza and the Great Sphinx. Built for three kings of the Fourth Dynasty, the pyramids were designed to be the tombs of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. In addition to the three main pyramids, you will see the queens’ pyramids and the Great Sphinx. The next stop for today will be the ancient city of Saqqara, an amazing display of how tomb and pyramid-building progressed. Saqqara is a necropolis containing burials from different dynasties. It includes both royal and nonroyal tombs, mastabas, and cemeteries. Back to Hotel & Overnight at the hotel.

Your full day tour starts with the Cairo Egyptian Museum guided by your Egyptologist. This museum houses over 120,000 artifacts from Egyptian history. Some of their most famous include the collection of Tutankhamen. Your guide will introduce a lot of the many important pieces as well as allow you some time to wander through the museum to peruse the collections. Once we finish with the museum, we will head to Abu Tarek for lunch. Abu Tarek is a local restaurant that serves wonderful Koshary, the beloved Egyptian dish. It is a special local treat at a very local restaurant. Then a visit to Citadel of Saladin where exist The Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali , Then Khan El Khalili Bazzar & El Moezz Street . Back to Hotel & Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast in your hotel, At about 7 am, we will start our approx. 3 hrs. drive (each way) for a wonderful over day to Alexandria, a city with many Roman and Greek influences. the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. This catacomb is a mixture of Greco, Egyptian, and Roman art. It is believed to have been built for one family, but eventually transformed into a community catacomb. Next, we will drive to the Pompei Pillar. It is hard to imagine that this pillar weighs approximately 285 tons and was carved out of one piece of red granite. It is located on the grounds of the Serapeum of Alexandria and has two sphinx statues near its base. Our tour continues to the Alexandria National Museum. The museum is located in an Italian styled mansion and was the former home to the American consulate. Today, it has an extensive collection of artifacts that tell the story of Alexandria in Egypt. Another important stop in Alexandria is the Great Library. At one time in history, Egypt was known to have one of the largest libraries of the ancient world. It housed many papyrus scrolls and became regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning. As we visit the library, we will not only see many parts of history, but we will see how it has continued to remain a modern place for learning. We will then drive back to Cairo & overnight at Cairo .

Today will be your departure day from Egypt, we will take you back to Cairo International Airport to catch your flight back , our Airport assistant will help you in all procedures .