Start your day by having delicious breakfast to have energetic day before your tour guide meets you at your hotel lobby to transfer you to your first destination, the Giza Plateau, where you will see the greatness of the Egyptian pharaohs in the field of architecture represented it the Great Pyramid of King Cheops who was the son of Snefru and the owner of the greatest structure ever built in the history and the pyramids of his son Chephren and his grandson Mycerinus.
Your Egyptologist will explain to you the time of the pharaohs and how they lived a prosperous life to decide to build large buildings as burial sites. At the high plateau, you will have full scenery of the 3 pyramids. You can also take a pleasant camel ride around the Giza Pyramids which is an optional activity that will give you the chance to capture amazing photos with the assistance of your Bedouin guide who knows how to find the best shots.
The Egyptian kings knew the value of their constructions and art and built the statue of the Sphinx to guard their possessions and represent the powerful royal protection against any aggression.
Continue the tour to the Giza Pyramids to see the Valley Temple of King Chephren which is dedicated to the mummification rituals before the burial of the Pharaoh, made out of Aswan red granite and paved with alabaster, the way how the huge stone blocks are attached is an architectural marvel itself.
We will then move to Cairo Downtown to visit The Egyptian Museum, which displays a large number of Egyptian artifacts from all over the world, dating back to different periods of ancient Egyptian history, and the most valuable royal treasure that was found untouched by Howard Carter in 1922, The golden collection of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun whose tomb is in the Valley of the Kings. Take your time exploring the museum before moving to the next sightseeing tour in Cairo.
Enjoy your high-quality lunch in a fancy restaurant, then you will be transported to the area known as Coptic Cairo to see the ruins of the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon which was built as early as the 1st century.
You will discover the most exciting churches in Egypt like The Hanging Church, which is suspended above the fortress' ancient towers, and the church of St Sergius which is also called the Cavern (Al Maghara) church or the holy family church and is built above the vault where the holy virgin Mary and her baby Jesus Christ stayed approximately three months near the well that supported them with the required water supplies, the interesting Coptic Cairo tour continues as we will visit Ben Ezra Synagogue said to be the site where the basket of Moses was picked up from the Nile by the Pharaoh's daughter.
Then you will be accompanied by your guide to continue your Cairo day tours to the area called Islamic Cairo, exploring the Medieval walls and gates of the city founded by the Fatimids and its old paths dating back to the 10th century. The walk ends with having a tasty tea mint at Fishawy cafe which is one of the oldest cafes in the bazaar of Khan El Khalili, an open-air old bazaar where you can buy souvenirs that will remind you of the great time you spent in Egypt!
Optional tour " The Sound and light show in Giza" where you will have the chance to watch an amazing sound and light show at Giza Pyramids if you have time after the big tour.