2-Day Cairo City Break Tour: Discover Cairo

Product Code: 203064

OVERVIEW

Highlights

    Entry Fees for the sightseeing included
    Meals as mentioned in the itinerary included
    • Explore all Must-See sights in Cairo
    • Visit the Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx
    • Enjoy Camel Riding at the Pyramids
    • Visit the hidden Gems of Sakkara
    • Visit the Citadel & the Alabaster mosque
    • Discover  Islamic Cairo
    • Discover the old Churches of Cairo
    • Visit the Egyptian Museum
    • Available for Solo travelers
    • Flexible to start any time according to your travel dates
Tour Code
203064
Duration
2 day
Departure City
Cairo
End City
Cairo
Language
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

IS THIS TOUR FOR ME?

Tour Type: Guided Tour

Multiple local tour guides/drivers available throughout your tour/activity

Group Size: Small group tour

Take an intimate and semi-private trip with a small group

Activity Level: Moderate

Designed for travelers in good health who are comfortable with light walking or hiking

Itinerary

Day 01
Cairo

Exploring the Pyramids & Sphinx, Saqqara Pyramids and Memphis

Hotel: Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir / Ramses Hilton Cairo or similar

Meal: Lunch: Included

Your guide will pick up you from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to visit the most famous ancient sights and Pyramids of Egypt, in the morning you will be taken to the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx: the most famous historical place in Egypt. After this amazing tour through Egypt's Pharaonic past, lunch at a local restaurant you will be guided to.

Today start your epic day by visiting the Giza Plateau, the site of the Great Pyramids of Giza Cheops Mycerinus and Chephren Built in the Fourth Dynasty (approximately 2690 BC), it is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Revel in the opportunity to enter the interior of one of these legendary structures, and marvel at the massive stones used to construct them (Extra ticket) then view the Great Sphinx backdropped by the pyramids, a setting that has captured the imaginations of adventurers for centuries. After that have your lunch at a local restaurant then Visit Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid at Sakkara (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form the Pyramidal shape, this pyramid is considered the first stone construction ever built by the genius Vizir Imhotep. after that Visit Memphis City, the ancient capital of Egypt, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx are. This City Dates back to 3100 B.C.

After this epic day back to your hotel.

Visiting Attractions

  • Great Pyramid of Giza Great Pyramid of Giza
  • Pyramid of Khafre Pyramid of Khafre
  • Pyramid of Menkaure Pyramid of Menkaure
  • Memphis, Egypt Memphis, Egypt
  • Saqqara Necropolis Saqqara Necropolis

Meal

  • Lunch: Included
Day 02
Cairo

Discover the hidden gems of Cairo - The Egyptian Museum, The Citadels, Churches and The Bazaar

Meal: Breakfast: Included Lunch: Included

A new day for your tour in Egypt visiting the most interesting Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 120,000 overwhelming artifacts are presented, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. After your tour at the Museum, you have your lunch then move to the Coptic Cairo or as Egyptian call it (Old Cairo) contained within the boundaries of the Roman fortress of Babylon is where the Copts built their churches for protection. For three hundred years, from the conversion of Emperor Constantine until the arrival of Islam, Egypt was a Christian nation, and the Coptic church is one of the oldest communions as well as the church that really pioneered austere monasticism in the remote desert. There are still tens of thousands of Copts in Egypt, many of whom live in Old Cairo. Their most famous church is that of El Muallaqa, the Hanging Church, built over one of the gateways into the old fortress, its nave suspended above the passageway. Also in Old Cairo the saints Sergius church has The Crypt where the Holy Family took shelter during their flee to Egypt, also there is the synagogue of Ben Ezra. (Under restoration) Once home to many Jewish families, few now remain scattered throughout Cairo. There has been a religious building on this site (initially a church, then a synagogue) since at least the 4th century, and the present synagogue houses a Torah on gazelle skin that dates to the 5th century BC. This whole area is a world-famous destination for Pilgrims, after that visit Medieval Cairo, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This part of the city was built in the 10th century and primarily served as a royal enclosure for the caliphs. It is accordingly filled with mosques and religious buildings of great historical significance. Inside, you will visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, a fortress in which stands the imposing famous mosque of Mohamed Ali also known as the Alabaster mosque as well as the many museums and gardens hidden within its walls, End your day by visiting the old Bazaar of Cairo, Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the historic center of Islamic Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike, after that back to your hotel or to the airport.

Visiting Attractions

  • The Egyptian Museum The Egyptian Museum
  • Cairo Citadel Cairo Citadel
  • Old Cairo Bazaar Old Cairo Bazaar

Meal

  • Breakfast: Included
  • Lunch: Included
Please note that order of day-to-day itinerary is adjustable depending on tour start day.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Package Includes

    • 1-night hotel accommodation
    • Ground transportation
    • Qualified Egyptologist
    • Entry Fees for the Sightseeing
    • All Taxes Applicable
    • Meals as Mentioned in the itinerary

Package Excludes

    • Service fees for tour guide and driver
    • Airfares or related transportation between your home and departure locations
    • All personal expenses, additional hotel services and meals, unless otherwise stated
    • Entrance fees and optional tours (rates vary from season to season; only the price at the ticket booth / box office is final)

Special Notes

    • Cancellation / Amendment Policy:
      - 18 days and less prior to departure date based on the tour operator's timezone: No refund or changes;
      - 19-31 days prior to departure date based on the tour operator's timezone: Refund 35%;
      - 32-62 days prior to departure date based on the tour operator's timezone: Refund 75%;
      - 63 days or more prior to departure date based on the tour operator's timezone:  Refund 85% Refund.
    • Additionally, there are cancellation fees on all domestic flights or Sleeper trains within Egypt. If you cancel a tour at any time, you will be subject to any fees according to airline's cancellation policy.
    • Please note that the course of the tour may be changed according to you arrive date or sailing date of the cruises.
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    • In order to protect your personal property, please bring any valuable items with you at all times. Please do not leave any valuable items on the bus or at the hotel, attraction or restaurant. Tours4Fun, local operators, drivers and tour guides are not responsible for any theft or loss at any location.
  • Depending on your arrival time, your hotel room may not be available until the afternoon. Most hotels allow check-in between 1:00pm-3:00pm, however some charge a fee for early check-in. Please check at the hotel desk to see if you may store your luggage at the hotel if you wish to explore the city on your own before check-in.
  • The time we mentioned in the itinerary is for reference only. Please refer to your guide on tour for the actual arrangement. The visiting order and duration might be changed according to actual and practical situation for better service.
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* Children prices applies when a 6-11 year-old child stays in one standard room with an extra bed as a third person.
* Infant: free, 0-5 years of age sharing parent's accommodations. Please let us know at the time of booking if you are bringing child or infant.
* Maximum room capacity: 3 people including adult and child/infant.

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    - Local tour provider reserves the right to make modifications to tour arrangements including order of tour activities, hotel and its location if deemed necessary.

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