After enjoying a delicious breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your tour guide to begin your Tour. you will take an amazing tour of the Giza Pyramids, which are the oldest monuments in the world. The Giza Necropolis is regarded as one of the holiest sites in ancient Egyptian history, and you will see the enormous pyramid built by King Cheops, known as Khufu in the Hieroglyphics. Your tour guide will transport you back in time as they explain every aspect of ancient Egyptian religion and its impact on the people who lived there. You may also take advantage of the optional camel ride trip at the Giza Pyramids.
You will explore the Valley Temple of Chephren, the surviving pyramid complex of King Cheops, the only fully constructed pyramid in all of Egypt. The Great Sphinx, is part of the complex, that the ancient Egyptians used to represent the pharaoh's wisdom and authority.
You will have the opportunity to visit the Citadel of Saladin, Cairo's medieval stronghold constructed in the twelfth century by the renowned Sultan Saladin, to complete your tours of Coptic and Islamic Cairo. The enormous towers will astound you, and inside the citadel, you should see one of the most exquisite mosques, the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali Basha, who was brought by the Ottoman Caliphate to rid Egypt of Napoleon Bonaparte's French expedition.
After that, we'll take a tour of Coptic Cairo. First, you'll go to the well-known Old Cairo neighborhood to see the Hanging Church, a Coptic Orthodox church with a main nave, two side aisles, and the original pulpit in the center. You will also see the Church of St. Sergius, also called the cavern church, which houses the crypt where the infant Jesus Christ used to sit with his mother Mary during their three-month stay in the region, and the Synagogue of Ben Ezra, which is regarded as one of the oldest Jewish temples in Egypt, during the early years of Christianity in Egypt, while they were fleeing King Herod and made several stops along the way.
You will be taken back to your hotel for an overnight stay once your day trip is done.
Meals: Lunch and Breakfast