Budget Tour to Cairo and El Ain Sokhna

After enjoying your 1st buffet breakfast at the hotel, you will be met by your certified tour guide to begin your trip in Cairo by visiting the Giza Pyramids area.

Your Giza Pyramids tour will make you passionate to know everything about the ancient Egyptian times, and your personal tour guide will do his best to cover all your questions throughout the tour while standing very close to the Great Pyramid of King Cheops, the 146-meter-high structure that was built during the Old Kingdom, exactly the fourth dynasty, by one of the greatest kings of ancient Egypt. King Cheops (Khufu) was the son of Snefru, who also owns 4 impressive pyramids, and the father of Chephren, who built the middle pyramid in Giza and still retains the outer casing at the top end, and he was also the grandfather of Mycerinus, whose pyramid is the smallest yet not the least significant pyramid that you will see from the plateau while having an optional camel ride in the Giza Pyramids to see the glory of this epic land, the land of the pharaohs.

Move down to see the Valley Temple of King Chephren, where his royal corpse was mummified to be preserved for the afterlife, and the great statue of the Sphinx, which resembles power and intelligence by being carved in the shape of a man-headed lion.

Move now to the necropolis of Saqqara, 200 years older than the Giza Necropolis, which contains the Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser of the 3rd dynasty and the Pyramid of King Teti, who ruled the country during the 6th dynasty before the beginning of the 1st intermediate period. See the fine ancient Egyptian art when you enter one of the tombs of the nobles, the tomb of Kagemni, who was the vizier of Justice, and the son-in-law of King Teti.

Now we will move to the site where the most ancient capital of Egypt used to be found, now known as Mit Rahina and considered an open-air museum that houses a lot of interesting artifacts that date back to different epochs of ancient Egyptian history from the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. See the alabaster sphinx of Memphis, which is the second biggest among all the sphinxes in Egypt, and the gigantic statue of Ramses II, who was one of the most important kings during the 18th dynasty.

Today, right after you finish your tasty breakfast at the hotel, you will be accompanied by your tour guide for an amazing Cairo city tour, starting with the Islamic Cairo trips to the Cairo Citadel.

You will see the Medieval fortification of Cairo, the Saladin Citadel, which was built by Sultan Saladin during the 12th century to fortify Cairo against any probable dangers during that time. Saladin recruited some mercenaries to be used in the Egyptian army, but very quickly they gained power, wealth, and the support of the people, which made them rule the country before Mohamed Ali Basha got rid of them in a very famous massacre known as the Citadel Massacre.

Talking about Mohamed Ali, his brilliant alabaster mosque is located inside the citadel and is considered one of the highest points in Cairo, where you can view the Giza Pyramids if the weather is clear.

Move now to Old Cairo to start the Coptic Cairo tour, where you will get to see the earliest Christian churches in the history of Christianity; the holy family visited Egypt during their journey to escape from King Herod, and this area is one of the spots they stayed in for almost 3-4 months, according to historians. They took refuge in a crypt in which, later, a church was built above it, called now the Church of Abu Serga. You will also see the Hanging Church, which is built above 2 towers of the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon. At the end of your Coptic tours in Cairo, you will enter the Synagogue of Ben Ezra, which is one of the oldest Jewish synagogues in the Middle East.

Enjoy your delicious lunch before hitting the market of Khan El Khalili in the area known as Al Hussein in downtown Cairo. Al Hussein was the grandson of the Prophet of Islam, Mohamed (PBUH), and the area is full of old mosques from the 9th century along with lots of mausoleums of the companions and the family members of Prophet Mohamed. Enjoy your Cairo walking tour in the small alleys of Cairo and have a tasty tea-mint drink before being transferred back to your hotel overnight.

Overnight in Cairo
Lunch

We will be heading to the Red Sea Ain Sokhna today after checking out from the hotel; it's a 1-and-a-half-hour drive to arrive at the resort and enjoy a pleasant time at the beach, or swim in the pool, and have your buffet lunch served from 3:00 PM and dinner before the night show.

Check out of your hotel after breakfast and start the adventure at once. We will drive to the famous resort Porto Sokhna for almost 30 minutes to take the Cable Car (Teleferik) up the Galala Mountain to enjoy a fresh seafood lunch in a fancy restaurant overlooking the Red Sea and the mountain view. Explore the mall at the resort and take amazing photos at the seaside before taking your vehicle back to Cairo. Tell the driver where exactly you want to be dropped off in Cairo after your budget tour to Cairo and El Ain Sokhna is over.

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