Itinerary
- Pyramids of Giza: Leave your Hurghada hotel very early by personal, air-conditioned vehicle, and make the journey to the capital, Cairo. On arrival, meet your personal Egyptologist guide and begin your tour of this world-well-known city’s highlights. Head first to the Giza Plateau to look the Giza Pyramids. Marvel at the three mighty burial tombs, built around 2,500 BC, and one of the last remaining Ancient Wonders of the World. Feast your eyes on the biggest of the tombs: the Great Pyramid. Constructed from 2.3 million stone blocks, this great edifice is a masterpiece of engineering and is assumed to have taken up to 20 years to build.
- Great Sphinx: See the enigmatic Sphinx, the mysterious statue of a human-headed lion that guards the pyramids, and in case you wish, go inside one of the pyramids to witness the inner chambers
- The Egyptian Museum in Cairo: continue to Cairo's Egyptian Museum, home to an amazing collection a number of 120,000 ancient artifacts. Explore some of the museum’s highlights, including the must-see Tutankhamun series. Be wowed by the boy king’s golden demise mask, coffins and funerary riches, and learn about this short reign and the mysteries of his demise.
- Khan Al-Khalili: Next, go to c bazaar, Cairo’s main souk. Delve into the bustling lanes and perhaps haggle for souvenirs at the shops promoting trinkets, gold, spices and other goodies. Pay a visit to a papyrus institute to look how these time-commemorated artworks are created and if you wish, purchase some papyrus art work as mementos. Finally, return to Hurghada, wherein your day ends with a hotel drop-off.
Includes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- private tour
- Lunch
- Necessary licenses for the tours
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Gratuities
- All entrance fees to all mentioned sites
- Tipping
- Drinks in the restaurant during lunch.
Details
No trip to Egypt is complete with out seeing the Great Pyramids of Giza. Embark on a personal tour from Hurghada to Cairo for a trip back to ancient Egypt. See the pyramids and the Sphinx, and see King Tut’s golden funerary masks at the Egyptian Museum. spending time to shop on the bazaar.
Know Before You Go
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
