Short Visit to Egypt
04 Nights / 05 Days

Day 1:

Arrive Cairo International Airport meet and assist by Our Rep with the sign of your name through passport control formalities, luggage identification, portage and customs clearance. Then drive you by private air-conditioned car to your hotel in where you will be assisted by Our Rep for check-in. Overnight in Cairo

Day 2:

Breakfast at hotel . Our private professional Egyptology English Speaking Guide will meet you to accompany you by air conditioned private car to visit The Great three Pyramids one of the seven wonders of the ancient World. The largest and oldest of the Pyramids of Giza is that of Cheops (Khufu) was built in the 4th dynasty about 2960 B.C and visiting them is an experience not to be missed to discover the main idea was to build the pyramids; the ancient Egyptian believed in their belief that the spirit life after death and existence eternal life. So, near the pyramid there they placed wooden boats, to be at the disposal of the king when he went on his journey of day and night with the sun god (RA), in the after world. Camel Ride In the front of the Pyramid of Khephre, we find the Sphinx carved from a single piece of stone, Eulogized in poetry, enthroned in legend, the Sphinx remains a symbol of strength, wisdom and mystery for eons. The body of a lion with the head of a king or God .The Sphinx faces the rising sun with a temple to the front which resembles the sun temples. Lunch at Oriental Restaurant visit Sakkara more ancient site than that of Giza contains tombs and temples spanning a 3,000 year period visiting The Step Pyramid of Djoser. Then visit Memphis the city of Memphis was of great importance throughout Pharaonic history. For much of the time it was the capital of the 'Two Lands (upper Egypt and lower Egypt), but even when Thebes grew to be the royal and religious capital during the New Kingdom. Then Drive back to Your hotel . Our Rep will meet you at your hotel to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to Sound And Light Laser Show in Giza Pyramids where you will enjoy a night of passion with ancient Egypt! Feed all your senses with the history of Egypt and its magical enchantment. As you are seated in total darkness, the story begins to unfold by means of only Sound and Light effects. Each character introduces itself as a spotlight shines upon it making it visible to the eye and sounds prepare you for its entrance. Not only do you experience the stories behind the three pyramids, but also the story of the sphinx. Then drive back to your hotel & Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3:

Breakfast at Hotel . Our private professional Egyptology English Speaking Guide will meet you to accompany you by air conditioned private car to visit Egyptian Museum which exhibited collections now exceed 120000 objects ranges from prehistoric era to the Greco – Roman period .It has actually been calculated that if you spend one minute at each exhibit it will take nine months to see the whole collection! Of course, everybody wants to see the treasures from Tutankhamen's tomb - these occupy a large area along almost two side of the upper floor. Chariots, gloves, jeweler, the famous mask - many of the antiquities from his tomb are displayed there. visit Citadel of SALADIN built by SALADIN in 12th s to the west on a rare clear day. Saladin built this fortress to protect the old city of Cairo. Alabaster Mosque. Lunch at Oriental Restaurant visit Coptic Cairo; The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) is built on top of southern tower gate of the Babylon fortress, thus the name, which liter all translates from Arabic into ‘suspended’. The church was built and rebuilt a number of times, first in the 3rd or 4th century and finally in the 11th century when it became the seat of the Coptic patriarch until the 14th century. It is built in the Basilica Style. Then visit Jewish Synagogue lying at the end point of Church buildings, is reported to have been erected in the 6th or presumably the 9th Century AD. The temple site and the surrounding grounds, originally a property of the church, were acquired by the Jews in return for "kantars of gold". The basilica-style temple contains a Jewish heritage library that was inaugurated on November 25, 1997. Visit Mary Girgis The image of St George as a Roman soldier mounted on a fine Arabian horse and spearing a dragon is a familiar one throughout Old Cairo, where there are two facilities dedicated to him. Throughout the Christian East, Saint George is undoubtedly the most popular warrior-saint, and in the Coptic churches of Cairo  there are now more than twenty relics of the equestrian saint. Our Rep will meet you at your hotel to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to the River Nile to enjoy your Dinner Cruise its so Romantic time, Sailing (2 hours) in the River Nile at Night under Star Light and enjoy the Fresh air while you are setting on Board The Nile Cruise including 5 Stars Dinner Belly Dancer and Folkloric Show, Finish your Dinner cruise and drive back to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 4:
Breakfast at Hotel . Our Private Professional English peaking guide will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to Alexandria { 270 Km } to visit to visit The Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa is an extensive three level funerary complex with chambers cut out of the rock to a depth of about 35 m. dating back to the 2nd Century A.D. a blend of a very impressive Egyptian and Roman art. A walk along the Corniche is a good way of seeing the bay at Alexandria. Only the fit will want to walk it from end to end [about 25 km]. At one end there are a lot of boats nestled in beside the curve made by the point on which Qaitbay Fortress stands. When the sailing boats go out in numbers it is a very attractive sight. At the other end of the long curve of bay near Montazah are rocks with strong waves beating against them, and all along is the beach with umbrellas and chairs and stalls, Its n experience not be missed. Lunch at Oriental Restaurant Then visit Pompey’s Pillar which is a column of red granite from Aswan that was erected in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, stands around 90 feet high. Visit to Montazah Palace a wonderful spot to enjoy the beauty of Alexandria. The palace is surrounded by great walls from the south ,east, west and with the beach from the north. This area used to belong to Mohamed Ali family. That ruled Egypt from the mid 19th century till 1952.Then Visit Alexandria Library the meeting point of the three continents, Asia, Africa and Europe, Egypt has been the cradle of civilizations since ancient times. The ancient city of Alexandria was at the beginning of the third century B.C. the birthplace of the great plan to build a library: the Bibliotheca Alexandria. Then drive back to Cairo . Overnight in Cairo

Day 5:
Breakfast at hotel & Check-out. Our Rep will meet you to accompany you by private air-conditioned car to transfer to Cairo International Airport in where you will be assisted in luggage portage and Through Passport Control Formalities for Final Departure.

Rate will be
Per Person in Double Room  { USD 538.00 $ }

The Program Includes:

  • 04 Nights Four Stars Based on bed & Breakfast
  • All meet and assist as program by Our Representative  
  • All the transfers as mentioned in the Program by Private Air-conditioned Car.
  • All Sightseeing as mentioned in the Program.
  • All Entrance fees during sightseeing with Private Professional Egyptology English Speaking guide.
  • All service charge & taxes.

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The Program Excludes:

he Program Excludes:

  • Entry Visa
  • Any Other Items Not Mentioned above
  • Tipping

 


 

 

   
     
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