Cairo short break budget tour

Cairo short break budget tour

In 2 days you can cover Cairo top Tours and the highlight of Cairo such as Giza Pyramids , The first pyramid was built in the world the step pyramid , the ruins of first Capital of Egypt Memphis , Egyptian Museum with thousands of masterpieces collections

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Stop At: Cairo International Airport, Oruba، Road، El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Once you arrive you will find our representative holding a sign by our company name in the emigration hall to meet and assist you , after finishing he will join you to your hotel by air conditioned vehicle . while driving to the hotel our representative will explain for you our itinerary details and optional experience tours . check in the hotel and overnight in Cairo
Optional Tours
Dinner Nile cruise , Pyramids sound and light show


No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation at good quality 4 stars hotel

Day 2: Giza Pyramids , Sakkara , Memphis

Stop At: Giza Necropolis, Al Haram, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Start your tour experience by Giza pyramids , once you arrive start your tour by Great Pyramid one of the old seven wonders was built by an order of The king Cheops with 146 meters high 1000 meter square and more than 2.4 Million stones with seven million tons , enjoy walking around then drive to the panorama view chance to have a look to all the pyramids in one line , chance to catch the memorial pictures ever while driving to the great sphinx you can stop in front of the pyramid Chefren with 139 meters high , and the pyramids of Menkaure 66 meters high after this you will get a moment of majesty standing in front the great sphinx a body of a lion and ahead of a man lying behind the valley temple of the second pyramid.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Giza Egypt
Then drive to Sakkara ,while driving from Giza to Sakkara there is a chance to draw an image of the real Egyptian rural life with more than million date palm trees.
Sakkara necropolis is 20 kilometers south of Giza , Sakkara the oldest necropolis belongs to the first federal capital of Egypt Memphis , it has the step pyramid the first pyramid built in the world and the first complex built by stone on earth by an order of the founder of the 3th dynasty king Zoser .then Sakkara come one of the largest cemetery in Egypt till the Greek roman period
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Cairo 11655 Egypt
Then drive to Memphis ,The latin name of the first federal capital of Egypt originally is Mn-Nefer that means the beautiful town and also was known by (Pr-hedj) which means the white house was founded by an order of the first king of the first dynasty minas 3400 BC now get a chance to have a look of some remains of old temples specially second Ramses period such as the great statue of the ll Ramses, the alabaster sphinx and the statue of the holy trinity of Memphis Ptah, nfr-tm and Sekhmet . Next back to your hotel

Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Accommodation at good quality 4 stars hotel

Day 3: Egyptian Museum , Old Cairo , Cairo Citadel , Khan EL Khalili

Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Start with The National Egyptian museum which is one of the oldest and most important museums in the world which was built 1901 ,it is the mirror of ancient Egyptian history since pre-history period till Greek roman period, it has 120,000 pieces of antiquities , Right now it has the most important treasure was found in the world Tutankhamun tomb was found 1922 by Howard Carter in the valley of the kings .The treasure collection more than 3500 Masterpiece of antiquities .
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Then drive to Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo which is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress , the Hanging church , the Greek church of St.George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites . it is believed in Christian tradition that the holy family visited this area and stayed at the sites of saints Sergius and Bacchus church ( Abu Serga ). Coptic Cairo was Stronghold for Christianity in Egypt until the Islamic era ,though most of the current buildings of the churches in Coptic Cairo were built after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cairo Citadel, Al Abageyah Shar'a Salih Salem, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Then drive to Cairo Citadel which was built by an order of the king Saladin the largest fort an castle in the medieval period 153,000 meter square it was built between 1176 to 1183 CE to protect Cairo from Crusaders Only few years after defeating Fatimid Caliphate , Saladin recycled the stones of Giza Pyramids to finish faster as he can , It was used as Royal Court Since Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalaoun till Muhammad Ali Pasha 1807 CE who built two great palaces Salamlik Haremlik and one of the master piece of Turkish mosques in the world Muhammad Ali alabaster mosque in 1828 to 1848 CE , Perched on the summit of the Citadel .After that you will get your launch at a good quality restaurant
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
Then drive to Khan Elkhalili bazaar , Khan Elkhalili Bazar is a major souk in the historic center of Islamic Cairo . The bazaar district is one of Cairo’s main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. then back to hotel
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Accommodation at 4 stars hotel

Day 4: Final departure

Stop At: Cairo International Airport, Oruba، Road، El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Transfer to Airport for final departure


Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.