2 Days to Giza and Cairo from Alexandria

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Day 1: Alexandria / Giza Tour
A representative will pick you up from your hotel in Alexandria and transfer you to Cairo around 2 hours away to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren and visit to the Valley Temple.
Move to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. Then proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant. After that transfer to Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3,000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the alabaster Sphinx of Memphis.

Finally, and the end of the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel accommodation for the night.

Meals: Lunch

Day 2: Tour Cairo / Alexandria
A representative will pick you up from your hotel to enjoy a visit to the most interesting museum, the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5,000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 overwhelming artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection 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 excavated. Then proceed to visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah El Din.

Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Then, we will move on to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, and Church of Abu Serga. Continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar and shops in this district that are legendary for their fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques etc.

Then you will be transferred back to Alexandria.

Meals: Lunch