Cairo through the Ages - Pyramids and Museum + lunch - Full Day Tour

Cairo through the Ages - Pyramids and Museum + lunch - Full Day Tour

You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by an air-conditioned vehicle and accompanied by our guide, for a trip to the pyramids of Giza, where rise Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinu’s the three pyramids, by the mysterious Sphinx guarded them. With the body of a lion and a human head. the three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed. About 2,500 BC, King Khufu commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza, they used over 2 million blocks of stone, then Explore the history of ancient Egypt as you take a tour The Egyptian Museum with 107 halls showcasing ancient Egyptian artifacts. See huge statues of kings, gods and goddesses on the ground floor, jewels and Tutankhamen treasures. It is the largest Egyptian antiques museum in the world and definitely the most interesting landmark in Cairo. Lunch and bottles water are included.

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Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt

You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by an air-conditioned vehicle and accompanied by our guide, for a trip to the pyramids of Giza, where rise Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinu’s the three pyramids, by the mysterious Sphinx guarded them. With the body of a lion and a human head. Giza became the royal burial place for Memphis. About five thousand years ago, in the 4th dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom Giza, three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed. About 2,500 BC, King Khufu commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza, he was the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty. To build Khufu’s pyramid, they used over 2 million blocks of stone, and they used in the ceiling of Khufu’s burial chamber, the heaviest blocks. The next in the royal line was Khufu’s who commissioned the building of his own pyramid complex which includes the Sphinx.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Explore the history of ancient Egypt as you take a tour of this huge palace with 107 halls showcasing ancient Egyptian artefacts. See huge statues of kings, gods and goddesses on the ground floor, while the upper floor houses small statues, jewels and Tutankhamen treasures. It is the largest Egyptian antiques museum in the world and definitely the most interesting landmark in Cairo, your escorting guide will explain to you what the museum displays from the rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tut Ankh Amun of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was discovered.

Duration: 3 hours