6 jours : Circuit ultra luxueux des pyramides de Gizeh, du vieux Caire et d'Alexandrie (visite du musée GEM)

Arrival Cairo: Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around the Clock) Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from Cairo International Airport by the exit door, holding a sign "Ancient Egypt Tours". will meet & greet you and then he will escort you to the hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle. At hotel the tour reception manager will assist with a smooth check-in and your expert guide will contact you to review your holiday itinerary to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

In the evening: Dinner Nile cruise in cairo including a local folkloric show with a belly dancer and including transfer.

Note: In the case of late arrival, the  dinner Nile cruise will be postponed to the day after day

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Overnight in Cairo 

Enjoy your Cairo Day Tour. Our Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy a day tour in the amazing city Cairo and Giza. Start your tour by a visit to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates from the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple.

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Then we will move on to relish a trip tothe Grand Egyptian Museum. The museum spans an area of 490,000 square meters and includes a number of exhibition halls, each of which is considered larger than many existing museums in Egypt and the world. The museum is one of the most important and greatest achievements of modern Egypt. It was established to be an integrated global cultural, civilization, and entertainment landmark, and to be the primary destination for everyone interested in ancient Egyptian heritage. GEM is the largest museum in the world to tell the story of ancient Egyptian civilization, housing a large number of unique and distinguished artifacts, including the treasures of the Golden King Tutankhamun, which are displayed in full for the first time since the discovery of his tomb in November 1922. This is in addition to the collection of Queen Hetepheres, mother of King Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as well as the King Khufu Solar Boat Museum, and various archaeological holdings from the Pre-Dynastic Period up to the Greco-Roman eras.

.  In the evening you will be driven to Back to hotel 

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Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your Cairo Day Tour. Our Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy a day tour in the amazing city Cairo and Giza. Start your tour by a visit to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates from the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple.

Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant in Cairo.

Then we will move on to relish a trip to the 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 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, gold, and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.  In the evening you will be driven to Back to hotel 

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be escorted by your private guide to visit to Coptic Cairo to visit   Babylon Fortress and the Hanging Church, Church of St. Barbara, Church of St. Sergius and Ben Ezra synagogue.

Enrich you tour with a visit to Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque which is the very first mosque built in Egypt.

Then move to visit the important church Simon the Tanner (fl. 10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (Sam’ān al-Kharrāz) is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953-975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Simon the Tanner lived towards the end of the tenth century and many Coptic Christians in Egypt, who were also engaged in handicrafts. Saint Simon worked in tanning, a craft known there till this day. This profession involved other crafts that depend on the process, from when Simon carried several titles related to skins: Tanner, Cobbler, and Shoemaker. 

Before extending your trip, you will be served with a warm delightful lunch meal at a high-quality restaurant.

After Lunch visiting Egyptian Civilization, located near Old Cairo, at the archaeological site of Fustat which was the Egyptian capital about 1400 years ago, also known as the NEMEC Museum and overlooks Lake Ain Al-Sira. And very close to most of the Islamic and Coptic monuments in Cairo, it also displays collectibles from the Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic, Islamic and modern civilizations. The main exhibition hall displays the four main crafts that shaped the Egyptian civilization: pottery, wood, textiles and ornaments, and you can see there The oldest artificial finger worldwide, the skeleton of a man dating back 30,000 years, the Kiswa of the Kaaba which was last made in Egypt during the era of President Nasser and the Mahmal which carried the covering from Egypt to Saudi Arabia every year. In a large presentation, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is considered the first museum in the world that presents a comprehensive view of Egyptian civilization throughout history, from prehistoric times to modern history. A large part of the museum is the hall where the mummies are now displayed, not only that, wander the royal mummies hall, and see the golden sarcophagi and the remains of the pharaohs of the past. Find out more about famous rulers such as King Ramses II and Queen Hatshepsut Later, you will be transferred to hotel.

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, Ancient Egypt Tours,  Tour Guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, then drive to Alexandria by A/C car,  We will drive almost 210 kilometers to Alexandria City, the second largest city in Egypt known as “The Pearl of the Mediterranean.

visit Pompay's Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the Temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesarean. 

Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.  Lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria  Then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over bridge of stanly land mark of modern Alexandria 

 and then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina). 

Then you drive to visit  best sites in Alexandria Start with NEW library of Alexandria (The Bibliotheca Alexandrina) the biggest library in the world now with 8 million books, Site of lighthouse one of the seven wonders of ancient world Finally you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy breakfast at the train  before you leave to the airport for your flight back home. Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up and transfer you to the airport.

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Pick-up for international flights is 4 hours before departure time of your flight

For domestic flights, 3 hours before departure time is enough

If your flight is early before breakfast time you can make arrangements with the hotel to prepare a breakfast box for you to take it on your way to the airport.

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Meals: Breakfast

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Ancient Egypt Tours had a great time with you and hope you have enjoyed your time and was satisfied with the services you were offered