From Cairo: Private Cairo Day Tour
About this activity
See the highlights of Cairo and learn more about the great civilization. Admire the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Visit Egyptian Museum and have a delicious lunch at the oriental restaurant.
Highlights:
- Explore the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World at Giza
- Have a delicious lunch at an oriental restaurant
- Go to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square
- Marvel at the high Pyramid of Khufu, the oldest in the Giza Plateau
- Learn how the pyramids were built from an Egyptologist guide
Full description:
You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza in an air-conditioned vehicle Discover the “City of a Thousand Minarets” on a full-day tour.
your private Egyptologist guide will take you to Giza Plateau to see the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Get breathtaking views of the Pyramids of Giza as you explore the mortuary temples of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus.
Learn the story of how the temples were constructed and hear the stories behind their legends. Continue to the Great Sphinx, the giant statue of a reclining mythical beast with a lion’s body and the face of the Pharaoh Khafre. Go to the Valley Temple opposite, attributed to the Pharaoh Khafre, and marvel at the feat of ancient engineering.
Next, take a break for lunch at a local restaurant. Then, drive into central Cairo to discover the artifacts at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square with fast-track entry. You can also choose to add Nile River cruise and a camel ride to your tour when booking.
Designed by French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the museum’s collections exceed 120,000 masterpieces from the pre-dynastic to the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman periods. Learn about the mummification art of Ancient Egypt .
After a memorable day discovering the city, you will be dropped off at your selected location or hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Child discount:
0-4 years: Free- 5-10 years: 50% discount
- From 11 years: full price
Payment:
We accept cash in any currency (euro, dollars,English pounds or Egyptian pounds) and payment is made at the beginning of the tour.- Tax and insurance are included in the price.
What to bring:
– Passport or ID card
– Comfortable shoes
– Camera
– Light clothing
– Suncream
– Sunglasses
Know before you go:
Includes
- All transfers with high quality brand vehicles and with professional drivers
- Professional Speaking Guides, We have guides for all languages (Egyptologist)
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sights
- Lunch in Quality restaurant
- Drinks (water and cola) on the bus
Excludes
- Personal expenses
- Drinks in the restaurant
- Entrance tickets to the pyramids burial chamber are not included and must be redeemed on site
- Optional Nile River boat trip
- Pyramids, panoramic view with camel ride is optional
- Tipping (not mandatory but appreciated)
