Cairo City Break in 5 Days

Have your breakfast served at the hotel, then you will be picked up from the hotel by our expert tour guide for the tour to Giza Pyramids where you will visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus. Then visit the Valley Temple, the place where the priests mummified the corpse of King Chephren who built the second pyramid of Giza, also the same place where you can have a close look at the Great Sphinx which is the legendary guardian who is identified within the huge funeral complex with his body of a lion and the head of king Chephren himself. A great chance to have an optional camel or horseback ride in Giza Pyramids.

Then continue Cairo day tours to the Saqqara area, located just 27 km southwest of Cairo. Upon arrival in Saqqara, you will visit the Step Pyramid also known as King Djoser Pyramid. The pyramid is considered an important part of the pyramid development process, which was made from the simple mastaba to its widely known shape, it is also the first stone structure in the world

Then drive to Memphis city, the ancient capital of Egypt from the time of the unification of the two lands, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great alabaster Sphinx are. At the end of your Cairo trip, you will be transferred back to your hotel after enjoying your yummy lunch meal in one of the good-quality restaurants in Cairo.

An optional Cairo Nile Dinner Cruise is available including transportation, dinner, Belly Dancing, and Tanoura Dance Show.
Overnight at your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer by private vehicle to Cairo downtown to begin your excursions in Cairo. Start your Egyptian Museum tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum which is located in the famous Tahrir Square. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of the largest and most valuable collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Over 120,000 masterpieces are presented, including an exhibition dedicated to the collection of Tutankhamun's treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was kept in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was finally discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter.

Then visit the old part of Cairo, Egypt was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity. We will visit the Church of Abu Serga and the Hanging Church, we will also visit the old Jewish Ben Ezra Synagogue.

You will be transferred back to your hotel after enjoying the tasty Egyptian cuisine lunch, an optional Sound and Light show in the Pyramids area will be available at night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Transfer now to the Citadel of Saladin with its magnificent towers and walls, you will visit the citadel and the alabaster mosque inside, which was established by Mohamed Ali in 1805 in the Turkish architectural style, while the citadel itself was built in the 12th century by the famous Muslim Sultan Saladin Al Ayyubi to defend Cairo upon any threat.

Enjoy your tasty lunch before you will continue your Cairo day trips to the area that glows from night until dawn, Khan El Khalili Bazaar to enjoy your Cairo walking tours time and have the tastiest tea-mint in one of the local cafes in the area.

Transfer back to the hotel in Cairo and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

You will be transferred to the airport after having breakfast at the hotel, your tour leader will assist you with the boarding procedures to take your flight back home.

We hope you enjoyed your 5-Day Cairo Short Break.

Meals: Breakfast