After a delicious breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your Egyptologist to begin your day. First, you will enjoy an amazing tour of the Giza Pyramids to see the world's oldest structures. The Giza Necropolis was regarded as one of the most sacred locations during the time of ancient Egypt history, and you will see the great pyramid of King Cheops, who is known in ancient hieroglyphs as Khufu. Your tour guide will transport you back in time as they talk about the ancient Egyptian religion and how it impacted their daily lives. Nearly all of the magnificent monuments that they constructed were done so in honor of the gods of ancient Egypt.
Additionally, you can take advantage of an optional camel excursion at the Giza Pyramids to get a sense of the Sahara's splendor and vibe.
Enter the Valley Temple of Chephren, the successor to King Cheops, whose pyramid complex is the only whole one of all the Egyptian pyramids. The Great Sphinx, another structure in the complex, was sculpted for the same king in the form of a mythical lion with a human head, which the ancient Egyptians used to represent the king's might and wisdom.
Visit the Citadel of Saladin to continue the Coptic and Islamic Cairo tours.
Visit one of the most stunning mosques in the citadel, the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali Basha, which was brought by the Ottoman Caliphate to oust Napoleon Bonaparte's French campaign in Egypt. You'll be astounded by the enormous towers.
After that, we'll take you on a Coptic Cairo tour, where you'll see the Hanging Church, a Coptic Orthodox church with a main nave, two side aisles, and the original pulpit in the middle. This church was built on the foundations of the Roman Fortress of Babylon.
The Church of St. Sergius, also known as the cavern church, holds inside it the crypt where the baby Jesus Christ and his mother Mary used to sit during their stay for three months in the area. They were escaping from King Herod towards Egypt and stopped by many spots within the country in the early times of Christ. The Synagogue of Ben Ezra is regarded as one of the most ancient Jewish temples in Egypt.
You will be transferred back to your hotel for the night when your day tour is over.
breakfast and lunch