Cairo -Alexandria Short Break 5 Days to Land of the Kings with Sightseeing and Tour Guided

Breakfast at your hotel, meet your guide at the hotel lobby, Start your full-day tour visiting Giza Pyramids where you visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephren Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. (2:30 hrs time Spent) Lunch is included in between visits at a Local Restaurant Based on a Full Meal for each Person but Beverages are not included (1 Hr time Spent) Then Visit Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for King Zoser), which is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which was made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form. (2 hrs Time Spent) At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel.

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Between the visits, you will have free time to visit the craft industries that characterize the region including pincludingerfume exhibitions and papyrus exhibitions, which were distinguished by their manufacture by the Pharaohs in this century. They are still working on it until now because it is a source of livelihood.

Duration of the tour from 9:00 Am to 4:00 Pm 

Meal plan: Breakfast-Lunch

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Optional excursion to add:

Sound and light show

Early breakfast, your guide will be meeting you at the hotel lobby and will be transferred to Alexandria by deluxe car. start your trip by visiting Pompey's Pillar, followed by a visit to the mysterious Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa. These ancient tombs are divided into three levels, containing the Triclinium, where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast in honor of the dead. Inside the catacombs, there are statues of Sobec and Anubis wearing Roman armor dating back to the 2nd century A.D. Then visit Elshawary, the Alexandria Library.  You will also visit Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria, considered one of the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast. It formulated an important part of the fortification system of Alexandria in the 15th century AD. You will have your lunch at the famous restaurant in front of the sea. (Fish Market Restaurant or Similar), at the end of the day return to your hotel in Cairo.

Duration: from 7:00 Am to 5:00 Pm

Meal plan: Breakfast-Lunch

Note: The distance between Cairo and Alexandria approximately 255 K/M

Breakfast at your hotel, at 9:00 am, will meet your guide and start to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. It displays the largest and most precious items of Egyptian art in the world. It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamon - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated.  The Citadel was fortified by the Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din (Saladin) between 1176 and 1183 CE, to protect it from the Crusaders.[1] Only a few years after defeating the Fatimid Caliphate, Saladin set out to build a wall that would surround both Cairo and Fustat, then we will move to visit the Coptic area where you can see the church of Abu-Sergah and ST, Barbara, the hanging church, the old Jewish synagogue-Ben Ezra. At the end of the tour will be transferred back to your hotel. 

Duration: from 9:00 Am to 4:00 Pm (flexible time)

Meal’s: Breakfast-Lunch

Optional excursion to add: 

National Museum 

Nile River dinner cruise at night

Breakfast at your hotel, check out and meet your driver who will transfer you by deluxe car to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Meal’splan: Breakfast.

Note :

Check-out time at noon Midday

Late check-out  is subject to availability and is maximum till 2:00 P.m

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