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Embarking on a small-group tour of Cairo, you'll discover the beauty and magic of The City of a Thousand Minarets! Nestled on the banks of the Nile, the world's longest river spanning 6,693 kilometers, the Egyptian capital is a captivating blend of ancient treasures and contemporary wonders. Explore the Great Pyramids of Egypt and the Sphinx of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and an iconic global landmark. Immerse yourself in the diverse array of museums Cairo has to offer, indulge in the flavors of authentic Egyptian cuisine at local eateries, meander through the city's renowned squares, and delve into the influences shaping local architecture as you journey back in time to an era when Pharaohs ruled the land!
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Prices for this tour are per person, based on a twin / double room sharing basis.
Single supplement is available at USD 499 per person
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Dinner While Cruising the Nile - Day 3  Go on a cruise along the beautiful and historic Nile while enjoying a buffet dinner. Enjoy the cruise at night, together with live music while a buffet dinner is served. After dinner, enjoy local performances with live music. |
+ $100 |
| Full Day Excursion to Alexandria - Day 4 Embark on a full-day excursion to Alexandria, known as the Pearl of the Mediterranean. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria has become a place of learning and attracted poets and writers for thousands of years to its famous seaside library the “Bibliotheca Alexandrina”. Alexandria is also home to the Pharos Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Largely because of its unique cosmopolitan roots, Alexandria differs widely from the rest of the country — especially Cairo. Explore the Alexandria National Museum comprised of over 1800 archaeological pieces narrating the Pharaonic, Greek, Roman, Coptic, Islamic, and modern history of Egypt. One display features a piece picked up from the seabed at Abu Kir Bay and the eastern harbor near the Qaitbay Citadel. The Alexandria Museum is number 27 in the series of historic and archaeological museums across Egypt. You will enjoy a panoramic view of Fort Qaitbay, built in the 1480s by Sultan Qaitbey, at the site of Alexandria's ancient lighthouse. Remnants of the lighthouse can be seen in the construction of the old fort. One of the seven Wonders of The Ancient World, the lighthouse was an astonishing 125 meters high, containing some 300 rooms for workers. From there you will visit the new Alexandria Library, built-in 2002 to commemorate the great library of the 3rd Century BC which formed the cornerstone of ancient intellectual life. Shaped like a massive, partly hidden, tilted disc rising from the Mediterranean, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina evokes the image of a rising sun, a source of light and enlightenment. Aside from a library displaying books on 7 levels that form a “pyramid of knowledge,” the cultural complex also offers other specialized libraries, museums, exhibition areas, education centers, and an international conference center. Later, visit the El Montazah Gardens: a 114-acre complex that belonged to the family of Mohamed Ali, who ruled Egypt from the mid-19th century until 1952. It is surrounded by great walls from the south, east, and west, a beach to the north. The complex is adorned with beautiful gardens and palm trees, making it an ideal stop in Alexandria. Construction began in 1892 by King Abbas II, who built a large palace inside the complex called the Salamlek. In 1932, King Fuad built a larger palace and named it the Haramlik. His son, King Farouk, built a bridge to the sea to act as a waterfront. The rest of the 115 acres consists of beautiful gardens, with palm trees and gazelles covering the area. This is a wonderful spot to bask in the beauty of Alexandria. Early this evening you will return to Cairo. |
+ $240 |
| Half day tour to Memphis and Sakkara - Day 4 Visit Memphis which served as the capital of Upper & Lower Egypt some 5,000 years ago during the 1st Dynasty. Menes, the first pharaoh of this dynasty, built a great, white-walled palace & the Temple of Ptah here. Sakkara is one of the most exciting historical & archaeological areas in all of Egypt, situated about 12 miles Southwest of Cairo. The site is dominated by the famous step pyramid of King Zoser. It was the first pyramid to be built in ancient Egypt, preceding those at Giza by many centuries, and is the work of the famous pharaonic architect, Imhotep. |
+ $120 |
| Visit to the Incredible Egyptian Museum - Day 4 In the afternoon, you can experience the most important depository of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. The Egyptian Museum boasts 107 halls filled with approximately 160,000 objects covering 5,000 years of Egypt’s past. It features artifacts from the Pharaonic and Graeco-Roman periods, including the celebrated mummies of ancient Egypt’s king and Tut Ankh Amun treasures. Available: Every day *Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point |
+ $95 |
| Half day Old Cairo, Synagogue & Churches - Day 5 Embark on a half-day afternoon tour to visit the old churches, Coptic monasteries, the Coptic Museum, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Old Cairo, the eldest district in the Egyptian capital, was formerly the City of Phase built by Amr ibn ElA’as. In later centuries, Romans built the fortress Babylon in the area, remnants of which still exist. Later, Old Cairo became the center of Christianity in Egypt, with as many as 20 churches built within an area of one square mile. Only five of these historic churches remain today, nestled between many other ancient monuments decorating the quarter. The Coptic Museum was founded in 1910 by Marcus Simaika Pasha and is the most recently built of Cairo's major museums. The museum is home to one of the richest collections of Coptic Christian art in the world, featuring antiquities of the Coptic period (300-1000 AD). Around 16,000 pieces are displayed in the museum, arranged in chronological order. The Ben Ezra Synagogue, located in Cairo center, was built by a chief rabbi in Jerusalem Abraham Ben Ezra in the late 9th century within the walls of the Fortress of Babylon (as Old Cairo was known in ancient times). The basilica-style temple is home to a Jewish heritage library, which includes a Torah on gazelle skin dating back to the fifth century BC and an "Atlas of Moses" manuscript. The synagogue is known for its storeroom, or Geniza, which housed a rich store of political, economic, and social books and manuscripts about the condition of Jews under Arab rule in Egypt in the Middle Ages. |
+ $70 |
| Half Day Citadel, Mosques & the Khan Khalili Bazaar - Day 5 The Citadel, perched on the Mokattam Hills of Old Cairo, served as Egypt's center of power for nearly 700 years. Built starting in 1176 and completed by Muhammad Ali Pasha in the 19th century, it housed Mamluk sultans and Turkish governors. Inside the Citadel is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, also known as the Alabaster Mosque, built by Muhammad Ali Pasha on the site of Mamluk palaces. Its twin minarets, the tallest in Egypt at 84 meters, dominate the skyline. The tour also includes Khan El Khalili, a historic bazaar built in 1382, which remains a vibrant hub for trade, antiques, and local culture. Available: Every Day; *Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point |
+ $95 |
| Half Day Tour to Dahshour - Day 6 Dahshur, located at the southern edge of the Memphite Necropolis, is home to several pyramid complexes and monuments. It was only opened to the public recently, after being a military zone until 1996. Dahshur is particularly significant for showcasing the transition from the "step" pyramid to the "true" pyramid during the Third and Fourth Dynasties.
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+ $80 |
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| 3 Nights Hurghada Extension TOUR DAYS: 4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS TOUR PRICE: Per person on a Double Occupancy basis: USD 899 Single Supplement: USD 649 TOUR LODGING INFO: Accommodation will be provided on a twin sharing basis: CITY NIGHTS SUPERIOR HOTELS Hurghada 03 Nights Marriott Hurghada (Standard Sea View Room) TTOTOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:
TOUR PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
TOUR ITINERARY: DAY 09, THU: CAIRO – HURGHADA (B/-/-) Today you will be transferred back to Cairo International Airport to check-in for your flight to Hurghada — a beach resort town stretching ~40km along Egypt’s Red Sea coast. This breathtaking town is renowned for scuba diving. Upon arrival in Hurghada, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check-in. Overnight in Hurghada DAY 10, FRI: HURGHADA (B/-/-) Spend the day at your leisure or book the following optional tours. Overnight in Hurghada Optional: Half Day Discover Hurghada Tour: USD 75 per person based on Min. of 2pax Available: Every Day Departure Time: Approx. 8 am - *Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby Discover the town of Hurghada with a breathtaking three-hour tour. Discover extraordinary sites including the El Mina Masjid and shopping market. Optional: Full Day Boat trip & Snorkeling Tour (Dolphin House) + Lunch: USD 100 person based on Min. of 2pax Available: Every Day Departure Time: Approx. 8 am - *Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby Take a boat trip to discover the incredible diversity of underwater life in the Red Sea. Snorkel and swim in different reefs. Sunbathe and enjoy lunch on the boat (there is a possibility to see wild dolphins). DAY 11, SAT: HURGHADA (B/-/-) Spend the day at your leisure or book the following optional tours. Overnight in Hurghada Optional: Sahara Park “Super Safari” With Dinner & Show: USD 125 per person based on Min. of 2pax Available: Every Day Departure Time: Approx. 6 pm - *Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby This safari trip will take you through the desert by jeep to discover the life of Bedouin tribes. Visit the wilderness in the desert plus 45 minutes on the Quad-runner 4X4 wheel driving. From there you will head back to the hotel. Dinner and a show will be included. Optional: Sindabad Submarine Tour: USD 115 per person based on Min. of 2pax Available: Every Day Departure Time: Approx. 9 am - *Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby Enjoy a highly educational and entertaining experience on the Sinbad Submarine as you descend under the surface of the Red Sea. Marvel at the coral wonderland and the incredible variety of colorful fish as you head to depths up to 22 meters. Optional: Sea Scope Tour: USD 90 per person based on Min. of 2pax Available: Every Day Departure Time: Approx. 9 am - *Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby With this tour, you will discover a wide variety of fish and corals without swimming. Spend 1.5 hours watching the corals and colorful fish. DAY 12, SUN: HURGHADA – CAIRO – USA / CANADA (B/-/-) Today you will be transferred back to Hurghada Airport to check-in for your return flight home via Cairo. |
+ $899 |
Optional Extension to Hurghada. Please see details in the Price and Dates tab!
Make your own way to the International Airport to check in for your flight to Cairo. Enjoy in-flight meals and services.
Overnight Onboard the Flight
Welcome to Egypt! Cairo, known as “Al-Qahirah” in Arabic, is not only one of the largest cities in Africa with a population of 17 million people, but this fascinating city is a bustling political and cultural center of the Arab world. The city’s old quarters retain their ancient charm with many streets which are still relevant to descriptions given to them by medieval chroniclers. Modern Cairo’s architecture is distinguished by Ottoman and later European influences, particularly in commercial architecture as the city’s population boomed during the 19th century. Upon arrival at the Cairo International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check-in.
Overnight in Cairo
This morning, you will visit the Pyramids and the Sphinx, reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World and key highlights of tours of Egypt. A single pyramid is built from 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and–half tons. In the face of such immensity, one cannot help but feel the wonder and awe that so many writers and artists have sought to convey for centuries. The Cheops Pyramid is particularly interesting as its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public. Not far from the Pyramids lies the Great Sphinx of Giza, dating from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone, with a height of 65 feet and a length of 187 feet, this unforgettable statue pairs the head of a Pharaoh with a lion’s body. From there, you will return to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure or perhaps book one of the following optional tours.
Overnight in Cairo
Optional: Dinner While Cruising the Nile: USD 100, min 2 paxGo on a cruise along the beautiful and historic Nile while enjoying a buffet dinner. Enjoy the cruise at night, together with live music while a buffet dinner is served. After dinner, enjoy local performances with live music.
Spend the day at leisure to further explore Cairo at your own pace or book the following optional tours.
Overnight in Cairo
Optional: Full Day Excursion to Alexandria : USD 240, min 4 paxEmbark on a full-day excursion to Alexandria, known as the Pearl of the Mediterranean. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria has become a place of learning and attracted poets and writers for thousands of years to its famous seaside library the “Bibliotheca Alexandrina”. Alexandria is also home to the Pharos Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Largely because of its unique cosmopolitan roots, Alexandria differs widely from the rest of the country — especially Cairo. Explore the Alexandria National Museum comprised of over 1800 archaeological pieces narrating the Pharaonic, Greek, Roman, Coptic, Islamic, and modern history of Egypt. One display features a piece picked up from the seabed at Abu Kir Bay and the eastern harbor near the Qaitbay Citadel. The Alexandria Museum is number 27 in the series of historic and archaeological museums across Egypt. You will enjoy a panoramic view of Fort Qaitbay, built in the 1480s by Sultan Qaitbey, at the site of Alexandria's ancient lighthouse. Remnants of the lighthouse can be seen in the construction of the old fort. One of the seven Wonders of The Ancient World, the lighthouse was an astonishing 125 meters high, containing some 300 rooms for workers. From there you will visit the new Alexandria Library, built-in 2002 to commemorate the great library of the 3rd Century BC which formed the cornerstone of ancient intellectual life. Shaped like a massive, partly hidden, tilted disc rising from the Mediterranean, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina evokes the image of a rising sun, a source of light and enlightenment. Aside from a library displaying books on 7 levels that form a “pyramid of knowledge,” the cultural complex also offers other specialized libraries, museums, exhibition areas, education centers, and an international conference center. Later, visit the El Montazah Gardens: a 114-acre complex that belonged to the family of Mohamed Ali, who ruled Egypt from the mid-19th century until 1952. It is surrounded by great walls from the south, east, and west, a beach to the north. The complex is adorned with beautiful gardens and palm trees, making it an ideal stop in Alexandria. Construction began in 1892 by King Abbas II, who built a large palace inside the complex called the Salamlek. In 1932, King Fuad built a larger palace and named it the Haramlik. His son, King Farouk, built a bridge to the sea to act as a waterfront. The rest of the 115 acres consists of beautiful gardens, with palm trees and gazelles covering the area. This is a wonderful spot to bask in the beauty of Alexandria. Early this evening you will return to Cairo.
Optional: Half day tour to Memphis and Sakkara: USD 120, min 2 paxVisit Memphis which served as the capital of Upper & Lower Egypt some 5,000 years ago during the 1st Dynasty. Menes, the first pharaoh of this dynasty, built a great, white-walled palace & the Temple of Ptah here. Sakkara is one of the most exciting historical & archaeological areas in all of Egypt, situated about 12 miles Southwest of Cairo. The site is dominated by the famous step pyramid of King Zoser. It was the first pyramid to be built in ancient Egypt, preceding those at Giza by many centuries, and is the work of the famous pharaonic architect, Imhotep.
Optional: Visit to the Incredible Egyptian Museum: USD 95, min 2 paxIn the afternoon, you can experience the most important depository of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. The Egyptian Museum boasts 107 halls filled with approximately 160,000 objects covering 5,000 years of Egypt’s past. It features artifacts from the Pharaonic and Graeco-Roman periods, including the celebrated mummies of ancient Egypt’s king and Tut Ankh Amun treasures.
Available: Every day
*Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point
Spend the day at leisure to further explore Cairo at your own pace or book the following optional tours.
Overnight in Cairo
Optional: Half day Old Cairo, Synagogue & Churches : USD 70, min 2 paxEmbark on a half-day afternoon tour to visit the old churches, Coptic monasteries, the Coptic Museum, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Old Cairo, the eldest district in the Egyptian capital, was formerly the City of Phase built by Amr ibn ElA’as. In later centuries, Romans built the fortress Babylon in the area, remnants of which still exist. Later, Old Cairo became the center of Christianity in Egypt, with as many as 20 churches built within an area of one square mile. Only five of these historic churches remain today, nestled between many other ancient monuments decorating the quarter. The Coptic Museum was founded in 1910 by Marcus Simaika Pasha and is the most recently built of Cairo's major museums. The museum is home to one of the richest collections of Coptic Christian art in the world, featuring antiquities of the Coptic period (300-1000 AD). Around 16,000 pieces are displayed in the museum, arranged in chronological order. The Ben Ezra Synagogue, located in Cairo center, was built by a chief rabbi in Jerusalem Abraham Ben Ezra in the late 9th century within the walls of the Fortress of Babylon (as Old Cairo was known in ancient times). The basilica-style temple is home to a Jewish heritage library, which includes a Torah on gazelle skin dating back to the fifth century BC and an "Atlas of Moses" manuscript. The synagogue is known for its storeroom, or Geniza, which housed a rich store of political, economic, and social books and manuscripts about the condition of Jews under Arab rule in Egypt in the Middle Ages.
Optional: Half Day Citadel, Mosques & the Khan Khalili Bazaar: USD 95, min 1 paxThe Citadel, perched on the Mokattam Hills of Old Cairo, served as Egypt's center of power for nearly 700 years. Built starting in 1176 and completed by Muhammad Ali Pasha in the 19th century, it housed Mamluk sultans and Turkish governors. Inside the Citadel is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, also known as the Alabaster Mosque, built by Muhammad Ali Pasha on the site of Mamluk palaces. Its twin minarets, the tallest in Egypt at 84 meters, dominate the skyline. The tour also includes Khan El Khalili, a historic bazaar built in 1382, which remains a vibrant hub for trade, antiques, and local culture.
Available: Every Day;
*Pick up time may vary depending on the location / pick up point
Spend the day at leisure to further explore Cairo at your own pace or book the following optional tour.
Overnight in Cairo
Optional: Half Day Tour to Dahshour: USD 80, min 2 paxDahshur, located at the southern edge of the Memphite Necropolis, is home to several pyramid complexes and monuments. It was only opened to the public recently, after being a military zone until 1996. Dahshur is particularly significant for showcasing the transition from the "step" pyramid to the "true" pyramid during the Third and Fourth Dynasties.
Today you will be transferred back to the Cairo International Airport to check-in for your return flight home.
Cairo Pyramids Hotel is set in a landscaped garden, offering stunning views over the Pyramids. It features an outdoor pool, a gym, sauna and massage facilities. The spacious guestrooms of the Cairo Pyramids Hotel present Egyptian decorative motifs. They include air-conditioning and a satellite tv, bathroom amenities and a hairdryer. An assortment of local specialties and international dishes is served at the restaurant of the hotel. Soft drinks and spirits are served in the panoramic terrace with views over the pyramids.
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