Have a blissful day sightseeing tour in Cairo. Start your tour from Aswan taking the train to Cairo. Visit the great Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
What you’re going to do
At 6:00 PM you will be picked up by a representative from your hotel in Aswan, and then transferred to Aswan train station It takes about 12 hours to get to Cairo, where you will be met and transferred to discover The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body, which dates from the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren.
Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo. Then you will move on to relish a trip to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun's collection of treasure, gold, and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated. Move onto Coptic Cairo for a background about the Christian and Jewish heritage through the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Finally, you will be transferred to Cairo Train Station back to Aswan then transfer to your hotel.
Categories:
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Outdoorsy
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City Sightseeing
Included:
- Pick up services from/to your hotel in Aswan
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Private all-languages-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
- Lunch at a good quality restaurant
- Domestic train ticket Aswan/Cairo/Aswan
- Bottled water on board the vehicle
- Shopping tours in Cairo
- All service charges & taxes
Exclude:
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping