Day Tour To Cairo

In Cairo, you are invite to dive into the old and modern history of that great city with a strange mix between modern crowded lives full of movement everywhere you go and the fragrant ancient history through the different history eras.

Located near the mouth of Nile River delta, Egypt’s modern capital is a busy, bustling metropolis with a long and turbulent history. Built near the ancient capital city of Memphis, modern Cairo is a popular starting point for cruises up the Nile and for explorations of the Pyramids at Giza just outside the city’s limits. A felucca ride on the Nile offers visitors a tranquil way to orient themselves to the sights within the city.

At the world-renowned Egyptian Museum of Tahrir Square, visitors can get a close-up view of the treasure of Tutankhamun as well as mummies and other artifacts from Egypt’s ancient past. The city’s most historic mosques are worth a visit as well. Dating back to the 9th century when the Fatimids made the city their capital, the Ibn Tulun Mosque is the oldest in Cairo. The stunning Citadel and Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha, also known as the Alabaster Mosque for its gleaming white edifice, was named after the man who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt.

West of the city, the Great Pyramid still stands as the largest monument in the world. It contains the tomb of the pharaoh Cheops who ruled Egypt during the era of the Old Kingdom. The other two smaller pyramids were built by the son and grandson of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. Visitors are allowed inside the pyramids where they can explore their steep and dusty passages. The Giza complex is also home to the Temple of the Sphinx, a massive part-human, part-lion statue crafted from a giant block of limestone. Like all of Egypt, Cairo never forgets the legacy of the past as it strives to build a brighter future.

• Pickup from your hotel in Marsa Alam to Cairo.
• Egyptian museum.
Home to at least 120,000 items of ancient Egyptian antiquities, the Egyptian Museum is one of Cairo’s top attraction. There are two main floors of the museum, the ground floor and the first floor. On the ground floor, there is an extensive collection of papyrus and coins used in by the ancient Egyptians. On the first floor, there are artifacts from the final two dynasties of Ancient Egypt and many artifacts taken from the Valley of the Kings. Highlights include the objects from the Tomb of Tutankhamen and the Royal Mummy Room containing 27 royal mummies from pharaonic times.
• Giza Pyramids (Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure).
Of all of Egypt’s major tourist attractions, only one is at the top of any list – the Pyramids of Giza. They are Egypt’s three main pyramids, built in the 4th Dynasty (circa 2550 B.C). The pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built as tombs for kings (and queens), and it was an exclusive honor to have such a tomb. However, this tradition only applied in the Old and Middle Kingdoms.

• Great Sphinx of Giza.
The Great Sphinx, or as the ancients knew it, “Shesib Ankh” or “the living image”, has to be one of the most recognizable constructions in history. Think of the Sphinx and you automatically think of Egypt and the Giza Plateau.

• Lunch.
• Alabaster, Papyrus & Perfume institute.
• Back to your hotel in Marsa Alam.