Cairo:
It’s the capital of Egypt and is considered the largest Egyptian
cities in terms of area and population. It is first leg of the tour.
What mainly attracts the visitor in Cairo, is that vital blend of
majestic past and glorious present. At top of the Moqattam hills on the
Eastern bank of the Nile rises the citadel of Salah El-Din El-Ayoubi
towering and impressive.
At
the foot of the mountain stand out hundreds of imposing mosques and
stately ancient monuments. On the western bank of the Nile, there are
the three Pyramids and the Sphinx, the greatest tribute to pharaonic art
and thought. Cairo invites you to come and enjoy its beautiful all-year
weather, and visit the immortal monuments and relics, especially the
ancient Pyramids, in Giza.
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Optional
Excursions
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1-
Full day Tour:
Giza tour program (Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis And Sakkara) with lunch:
We start by visiting Memphis
the ancient capital of Egypt where colossal statue of Ramses II and
the great Alabaster Sphinx, then to visit Sakkara
the step Pyramid of Zoser, after lunch we will visit the papyrus
institute then a visit to the old Pyramids
of Giza., free time for photographing
and Camel riding. We will continue to see The
Sphinx and The
Valley Temple.
The cost is
60 Euro per person
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2-
Full day Tour:
Sakkara and Memphis with lunch:
Sakkara is 27-Km Southwest of Cairo. Including a visit to the step
Pyramids of Sakkara
(The first proper Pyramids built for the king Zoser, it is considered
evolution of the Pyramid from the simple Mastaba to the Pyramid in its
known form) Followed by a visit to The
Pyramids of Unas & Oser-Kaf the Mastaba.
Tomb of Mereruka, Ti & Pta-Hotep
(carved and painted tombs), Then Memphis
the ancient capital of Egypt where Colossal
Statue of Ramses II
and the great Alabaster
Sphinx, followed by
lunch.
The cost is 55 Euro per person
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3-
Full day Tour:
The Egyptian Museum & Citadel with lunch:
Includes a visit to The
Egyptian Museum
(one of the most famous museums, filled by magnificent collection of
antiques including; Mummies, Sarcophagi and fabulous treasures of TUT
ANKH AMUN's
tomb) followed by a visit to The
Citadel (it
comprises a number of important monuments which are; The
Mosque of Suleiman
Pasha, The Alabaster Mosque, Joeh's Walls, Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace
&
Provides a panoramic view of Cairo from Moqattam hills), followed by
lunch.
The cost is 50 Euro per person.
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4-
Full day Tour:
The Egyptian Museum And Giza Pyramids with lunch:
Start
your full day visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities. On
display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most
precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine
artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tut-
Ankh- Amon collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was
enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in
the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Visit the great pyramids - Cheops,
Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built.
Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge funeral complex
guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren.
Then
visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. Shops in this district are
legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold,
antiques …etc. At the end of the day we will transfer you back
to your hotel.
The cost is 55 Euro per person.
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5-
Half day Tour:
Old Cairo:
We start by visiting The Old part of
Cairo, as Egypt was
one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We visit The
Church of Abu-Sergah
and St. Barbara,
The Hanging Church,
and The Coptic Museum
which has a large collection of Coptic arts and antiquities dating from
300-1000, and we will also visit The Old
Jewish Synagogue Ben Ezra Synagogue.
The cost is 35 Euro per person.
6-
Full day Tour:
The Citadel & Old Cairo :
We start
by visiting the Old part of Cairo, as Egypt was one of the first
countries to embrace Christianity. We visit the Church of Abu-Sergah
and St. Berbara. The hanging Church, and the Coptic Museum
which has a large collection of Coptic arts and antiquities dating from
300-1000 B.C., We will also visit the old Jewish Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Then visit followed by a visit to the Citadel (it comprises
a number of important monuments which are; the Mosque of Soleiman
Pasha, the Alabaster Mosque, Joeh's Walls, Mohamed Ali Pasha
Palace & Provides a panoramic view of Cairo from Moqattam
mountain),
The
cost is 45 Euro per person.
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7-
Sound and light show at Pyramids:
A dramatic fusion light & music recounting the story of antiquity
which takes one back to events of ancient history, the show is presented
of light languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Russian, Japanese,
Spanish and Italian.
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DAY
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First Show
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Second Show
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Third Show
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Monday
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English
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French
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Spanish
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Tuesday
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English
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Italian
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French
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Wednesday
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English
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French
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German
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Thursday
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Japanese
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English
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Arabic
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Friday
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English
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French
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Saturday
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English
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Spanish
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Italian
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Sunday
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Russian
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French
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German
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Summer Time
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8:30 P.M.
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9:30 P.M.
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10:30 P.M.
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Winter Time
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6:30P.M.
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7:30 P.M.
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8:30 P.M.
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The
cost is 35 Euro per person.
8-
Half Day Tour :
Sunset Or Sunrise Camel Ride
At
early morning. Take a horse/camel journey into the desert and watch
first light reveal the ancient Sphinx and Pyramids
(Includes 2-hour horse or camel ride) An early morning trip for those
who appreciate the magnificent wonder of the Pyramids. Take a
horse/camel journey into the desert and watch first light reveal the
ancient Sphinx and Pyramids
The cost is 35 Euro per person.
9-
Cairo Felucca Trip
Sailing Trip on the Nile (at night):
Take a relaxing ride down the Nile on a felucca, a traditional Egyptian
sailing boat, and see a different side of Cairo. This 1-hour ride gives
you plenty of time to experience this unique mode of transport. Your
trip also includes all transfers
The cost is 35 Euro per person.
10-
Full Day Tour:
Islamic & Christian Cairo
Your tour of Islamic Cairo begins with the 12th century Citadel of
Saladin. Within the walls of this medieval fortress is Alabaster
Mosque and the Qasr El-Gawahara or Jewel Palace built by
Mohamed Ali, on a site which was once occupied by Mameluke and Ottoman
palaces. Next you visit the Mosque of lbn Tulan, built in 876 AD,
the oldest original mosque in Cairo. Continue to Christian Old Cairo,
where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. Built over the
ruins of the two towers of this fortress is the Church of St. Mary
or El-Moallaqah (meaning overhanging or suspended) which is why
the most popular name for this church is the hanging Church. Visit the
Church of St. Sergius, founded at the end of the 4th
century; it stands on a crypt that is said to have sheltered the Holy
Family during their flight to Egypt. Your tour ends with a visit to the
Coptic Museum, containing the world's richest collection of Coptic art
and treasures.
The cost is 50 Euro per person.
11-
Full Day Tour:
Pyramids - Saqqara, Abu Sir & Dahshur
This tour is for pyramid - lovers and archeology enthusiasts. First
visit the Abu Sir pyramids of principal 5th-
dynasty pharaohs, Sahure, Niuserre and Neferirkare. The
vast Tomb of Ptahshepses has been recently restored and well
worth the visit. Next visit the oldest of all pyramids, the Step Pyramid
and funeral complex of the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser, dating
back to 2500 BC. Continue through the desert to visit the Red and Bent
pyramids at Dahshur, dating back to the 4th-dynasty.
The
cost is 65 Euro per person.
12-
Half Day Tour:
The Pharaoh village
Take a step back in time; about three thousand years back, to be exact.
Just a few miles from the center of Cairo is a time machine waiting to
take you on a fantastic journey to the days of the Pharaohs, a time
brought to life by an incredible group of actors and actresses, faithful
and exact reproductions of buildings, clothing, and lifestyles?
The cost is 35 Euro per person.
13-
Half day Tour:
Manial Place & Cairo Tower
Leave the hotel to Manial
Palace (ex
– Crown Prince Mohamed
Ali's Oriental Palace)
on Rodah Island,
where a fine collection of Arab Art and Mosaics can be admired.
Visit of the reception the rooms, the gardens, the private museum, and
the beautiful mosque. The duration of the visit is around two hours.
Then by car to the Cairo Tower (height 600 ft.) on Guezireh
Island to enjoy a panoramic view of Cairo.
The cost is 35 Euro per person.
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14-
Sailing Trip on the Nile
A sailing boat trip around the Guezireh
Island is one of the most romantic trips in Cairo to admire the beauty
of the moonlight or sunset.
The cost is 30 Euro
per person.
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15-
Over Day Tour:
Tanis
& the Suez Canal area
Driving the car to San
el Hagar (Tanis)
the delta capital of Ramses II and than, Departure from Cairo in the
early morning. Via the agricultural road passing by a small town called Zagazig
and the site of Bubastis
where the cat was worshiped in ancient times. Visit the ruins of Tanis,
and then proceed to Ismailia
on the Suez Canal for lunch. Return to Cairo by the desert road. N.B.
prior to the visit of Bubastis
and Tanis a special permission is to be obtained from the Department of
Antiquities in Cairo.
The cost is 65 Euro
per person.
16-
Cairo by night
This is a city tour all around Cairo to see the know places in Cairo
The cost is 30 Euro per person.
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17-
Cruise Dinner with show
A magnificent excursion by boat over the Nile River bank with
spectacular views by night, with Belly-dance shows, eastern music band
and open Buffet Dinner.
The cost is 45 Euro per person.
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18-
Full Day Tour:
Pharaonic village and Khan El-Khalili
Visit
to the Pharaonic
Village
(A beautiful trip including a show of Ancient Egyptian daily work by
people wearing Pharaonic clothes).
Followed by a visit to Khan El-Khalili
bazaars (a center displaying Eastern goods such as spices perfumes,
gold, silver, carpets, brass, copperware, ceramics & mashrabia).
Lunch follows.
The cost is 35 Euro per person.
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19-
Over day Tour to Alexandria
(Greco-Roman Museum, the Roman theater & the Catacombs of Kom
El-Shoqafa
Transportation Cairo-Alexandria-Cairo (by air conditioned bus)
includes a visit to Greco-Roman
Museum
(Filled by collection, which covers the period from the 3rd Century BC
to the 7th century AD Like Mummies, Hellenistic statues, bust of Roman
Emperors, Tanagra figurines & early Christian antiquities).
Follow by a visit to the
Roman Theater
(A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of
mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas &
baths). Follow by lunch.
Then a visit to the
Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa
(Tombs on three levels, also contains The Triclinium where relatives
used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves
of bearded serpents.
Inside, there are 2nd Century AD statues of Sobec & Anubis wearing
Roman Armor), Then visit the
Montazah Garden
and Alexandria
Library.
The cost is 75 Euro per person.
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20-
Over day Tour: Oasis of Fayoum
It is a small town in the South West of Cairo which has
a rich historical
background of ancient civilization. You will visit:
Lake Qaroon: This covers an area of 200 Km2 and is ideal for
fishing, duck shooting, rowing and swimming. The duck flocks to it,
escaping from the cold European climate. Water-Wheels:
There are about 200 of them, which are used to draw underground water
and irrigate agricultural lands. Ein Sellen, This small village
has beautiful scenarios, lush greenery, thermal water and a new hotel.
Archaeological sites the Pyramid of Amenemhat III, one of the
kings of the 12th Dynasty that dates from the 19th century BC about 14
km from Fayoum. The Village of Ahoom III where the pyramid
of Senouseret II is situated, one of the kings of 12th dynasty.
The cost is 70 Euro per person.
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Over day trip to Luxor by air:
Transfer from Cairo to Luxor: not including the domestic flight :
Transfer from Cairo to Luxor. Visit The West
Bank; Valley of The
Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple and The Colossi of Memnon. Visit The
East Bank, Luxor and Karnak Temples, return by plane to Cairo.
Domestic airfare; Cairo/ Luxor/ Cairo (the rest
quoted is in 290 Euro).
The cost is 70 Euro per person.
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22-
Half day Tour:
Islamic Tours (El Azhar University, the Islamic Museum and Mosques)
By car to millenary Islamic University of El
Azhar,
then to the Islamic Museum
where
are kept among other treasures an invaluable collection of antique
Mosque lamps. Tour continues to Ibn
Touloun
Mosque with the annexed Anderson
Museum
of
Islamic Art.
The cost is 35 Euro
per person.
23-
Half day Tour:
Gates & Houses of Fatimid Cairo(Islamic Cairo)1
By the car to Bab
El Fetouh
& Bab El Nasr, two famous gates of the Fatimid City,
Bab Zuweila
and El Mouayad Mosque.
Finally visit two of the most beautiful Medieval Islamic houses at Beit
El Sheimi.
The cost is 35 Euro
per person.
24-Full
Day Tour:
Memphis, Sakkara & Dahshour:
Sakkara is 27-Km Southwest of Cairo. Including a visit to the step
Pyramids of Sakkara
(The first proper Pyramids built for the king Zoser, it is considered
evolution of the Pyramid from the simple Mastaba to the Pyramid in its
known form) Followed by a visit to The
Pyramids of Unas & Oser-Kaf the Mastaba.
Tomb of Mereruka, Ti & Pta-Hotep
(carved and painted tombs), Then Memphis
the ancient capital of Egypt where Colossal
Statue of Ramses II and
the great Alabaster Sphinx,
followed by lunch. and Dahshour excluding
lunch.
The cost is 60 Euro per person.
25-
Over Day Tour:
Beni Hassan (El MEnya)
Leave the hotel by private car to Abu-Korkas
Cross the river Nile at Abu-Korkas by motor-lunch. Donkey ride to the
rock Tombs of Beni-Hassan,
where interesting paintings of the old and middle Kingdom are visited.
Return to Minieh using the same transportation.
The cost is 70 Euro
per person.
26-
Over day Tour :
Tell Amarna, Ashmounein and Touna El Gebel
Early morning leave by car from your hotel to Tell Amarna. And take
tractor to the Rock Tombs of Tell
El Amarna,
once Queen Nefertari and King Akhenaton's Capital. Visit the three main
Tombs facing the valley. (Including donkey ride or jeeps, the visit to
these Rock Tombs
From the East side cross again the Nile to the West Bank and by car
proceed to Touna El Gebel where you should arrive at around noontime. A
lunch picnic basket will be served at a rest house. The Temple of
Petosiris, the Roman wheel, Baboons and the Ibis Cemeteries, will then
be visited.
The cost is 70
Euro per person.
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