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DAY 1: Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara Tour
07:00 AM Pick up from Alexandria port or Port Said.
07:30 AM - 10:30 AM Drive to the Pyramids area.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Visit the Giza Plateau, the home of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure Pyramids and the Sphinx. The Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. You`ll also see the Sphinx, a mythical creature with a lions body and a human headcarved almost entirely from one piece of limestone.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch at local restaurant.
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Drive to the Memphis & Sakkara.
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM Visit Memphis & Sakkara. Memphis, founded around 3,100 BC, is the legendary city of Menes, the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Early on, Memphis was more likely a fortress from which Menes controlled the land and water routes between Upper Egypt and the Delta. Having probably originated in Upper Egypt, from Memphis he could control the conquered people of Lower Egypt. However, by the Third Dynasty, the building at Saqqara suggests that Memphis had become a sizable city. Proceed to Sakkara site, Sakkara is one section of the great necropolis of Memphis, It has been of constant interest to Egyptologists. Three major discoveries have recently been made at Sakkara, including a prime minister’s tomb, a queen’s pyramid, and the tomb of the son of a dynasty-founding king. Each discovery has a fascinating story, with many adventures for the archaeologists as they revealed the secrets of the past.
Transfer to your Cairo hotel for overnight. ( L ) |
DAY 2: Egyptian Museum, Tahrir Square, Citadel, Old Cairo
07:00 AM - 07:30 Am Breakfast at the hotel
07:30 AM - 08:15 AM Drive to the Egyptian Museum & Tahrir Square.
08:15 AM - 10:15 AM Visit the the Egyptian Museum. It contains large amount of Antiquities and many important pieces of ancient Egyptian history. It houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities. Once we exit the Museum will stop at Tahrir Square ((the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak)) for memorable pictures.
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Drive to the Citadel.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Visit the Citadel of Mohamed Ali, also known as the Fortress of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi stands as one of the world’s greatest medieval remains and houses a number of mosques and several museums. The structure, with its domes and minarets, looks over a number of important buildings, including the Alabaster Mosque.
12:00 PM - 01:15 PM Lunch at local restaurant.
01:15 PM - 01:45 PM Drive to Old Cairo.
01:45 PM - 04:00 PM Visit Old Cairo explore some of the early religious monuments of the city. You`ll visit the El Muallaqa, dating to the late fourth and early fifth century. Muallaqa means "suspended or hanging." Destroyed in a ninth-century earthquake, the church became the center of the Coptic (or Christian) Church of Egypt from the time it was rebuilt in the eleventh century until the 14th century. Make a stop at the Ben Ezra Synagogue, built sometime between the sixth and ninth centuries AD. The temple contains a Jewish Heritage Library
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Drive back to the port to board your ship. ( B, L ) |
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DAY 1: Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara Tour
07:00 AM Pick up from Alexandria port or Port Said.
07:30 AM - 10:30 AM Drive to the Pyramids area.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Visit the Giza Plateau, the home of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure Pyramids and the Sphinx. The Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. You`ll also see the Sphinx, a mythical creature with a lions body and a human headcarved almost entirely from one piece of limestone.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch at local restaurant.
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Drive to the Memphis & Sakkara.
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM Visit Memphis & Sakkara. Memphis, founded around 3,100 BC, is the legendary city of Menes, the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Early on, Memphis was more likely a fortress from which Menes controlled the land and water routes between Upper Egypt and the Delta. Having probably originated in Upper Egypt, from Memphis he could control the conquered people of Lower Egypt. However, by the Third Dynasty, the building at Saqqara suggests that Memphis had become a sizable city. Proceed to Sakkara site, Sakkara is one section of the great necropolis of Memphis, It has been of constant interest to Egyptologists. Three major discoveries have recently been made at Sakkara, including a prime minister’s tomb, a queen’s pyramid, and the tomb of the son of a dynasty-founding king. Each discovery has a fascinating story, with many adventures for the archaeologists as they revealed the secrets of the past.
Transfer to your Cairo hotel for overnight. ( L ) |
DAY 2: Egyptian Museum, Tahrir Square, Citadel, Old Cairo
07:00 AM - 07:30 Am Breakfast at the hotel
07:30 AM - 08:15 AM Drive to the Egyptian Museum & Tahrir Square.
08:15 AM - 10:15 AM Visit the the Egyptian Museum. It contains large amount of Antiquities and many important pieces of ancient Egyptian history. It houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities. Once we exit the Museum will stop at Tahrir Square ((the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak)) for memorable pictures.
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Drive to the Citadel.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Visit the Citadel of Mohamed Ali, also known as the Fortress of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi stands as one of the world’s greatest medieval remains and houses a number of mosques and several museums. The structure, with its domes and minarets, looks over a number of important buildings, including the Alabaster Mosque.
12:00 PM - 01:15 PM Lunch at local restaurant.
01:15 PM - 01:45 PM Drive to Old Cairo.
01:45 PM - 04:00 PM Visit Old Cairo explore some of the early religious monuments of the city. You`ll visit the El Muallaqa, dating to the late fourth and early fifth century. Muallaqa means "suspended or hanging." Destroyed in a ninth-century earthquake, the church became the center of the Coptic (or Christian) Church of Egypt from the time it was rebuilt in the eleventh century until the 14th century. Make a stop at the Ben Ezra Synagogue, built sometime between the sixth and ninth centuries AD. The temple contains a Jewish Heritage Library
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Drive back to the port to board your ship. ( B, L ) |
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Day 1: Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara Tour | Day 2: Egyptian Museum, Tahrir Square, Citadel, Old Cairo |
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