Cairo 3 Days Christmas Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, meet your certified tour guide and start with the tour to Giza Pyramids the area where the greatest pyramids in Egypt rising in glory, the Great Pyramid of King Cheops, his son Chephren and the last one owned by the grandson known as Mycerinus or Menkaure, then we will go to the plateau where you will have a full view of the entire Giza Pyramids area and this will be a great opportunity enjoying an optional camel ride in Giza Pyramids.

Visit the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx inside the funerary complex of King Chephren, the mummification temple was built to perform the rituals known as the opening of the mouth, we will transfer the sphinx through a passageway to stand very close to the great statue of a man-headed lion that was cut from the bedrock in a figure of a guardian. Your tour guide will also explain to you the meaning behind the idea of sphinxes in ancient Egypt.

Have your delightful lunch served in one of the most beautiful restaurants overlooking the pyramids then we will continue your Cairo excursions to visit Saqqara necropolis, the area that holds the first example of stone pyramids, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser that was built by the genius architect Imhotep.

We can also enter the pyramid of King Teti and one of the tombs of the nobles in Saqqara, the tomb of Kagemni who was one of the relatives of the 6th dynasty King Teti, the tomb has a great compilation of animals and offerings scenes of a very well-preserved colors condition.

Your next station will be where the ancient city of Memphis, the first capital of Egypt which is now known as Mit Rahina to visit the open-air museum with many artifacts and statues of King Ramses II and the alabaster sphinx of Memphis.

You will be transported back to your hotel after completing your first day's Cairo trips.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today we will start the Cairo City Tour starting with the Egyptian Museum tour after your breakfast is done at the hotel, your private tour guide will accompany you to the famous Tahrir Square to have a 2-hour tour to the Egyptian Museum which houses the biggest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. We will resume Cairo excursions to the Citadel of Saladin to see the fortification of Medieval Cairo that was built by the Muslim leader Saladin during the 12th century, we will visit the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali inside the citadel, the mosque is unique as it looks very similar to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

You will be transferred to the airport or any other demanded location in Cairo after you finish your tours in Cairo.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch