Cairo Stopover Tour
Overview
Cairo Stopover Tour
Explore the pyramids, which were built on the heights to avoid the Nile River from flooding and near it to facilitate the transportation of limestone a solid rocky area of the desert plateau was chosen for construction to provide support and protect it from collapsing or cracking.
Enjoy seeing the Sphinx as well and explore the Sphinx that was once surrounded by a temple: Archaeological excavations have revealed a small temple located in front of the Sphinx, believed to have been used for religious rituals and ceremonies.
Also visit the Valley Temple of King Khafre, The valley temple was built with huge limestone stones its walls were covered with blocks of polished pinkish-red granite, and the floor of the temple was made of alabaster stones. The lobby is currently open to the sky, but it was roofed with granite blocks centered on 16 columns and there were twenty-three statues of King Khafre that we can still see the places of their bases on the floor of the temple.
The capital is home to a large number of heritage buildings whose construction is linked to the history of Cairo, including Bab al-Nasr, which was built by the Fatimid military commander Gohar al-Saqqali. Egyptian sultans such as Al-Mansour Qalawun, Al-Ashraf Khalil and Al-Nasser Qalawun passed through this door with the prisoners of Egypt's enemies, and the popular biography of King Al-Zahir Baybars mentions that this door was the gate through which Al-Zahir Baybars entered Cairo for the first time in his life.
Cairo Stopover Tour
Explore the pyramids, which were built on the heights to avoid the Nile River from flooding and near it to facilitate the transportation of limestone a solid rocky area of the desert plateau was chosen for construction to provide support and protect it from collapsing or cracking.
Enjoy seeing the Sphinx as well and explore the Sphinx that was once surrounded by a temple: Archaeological excavations have revealed a small temple located in front of the Sphinx, believed to have been used for religious rituals and ceremonies.
Also visit the Valley Temple of King Khafre, The valley temple was built with huge limestone stones its walls were covered with blocks of polished pinkish-red granite, and the floor of the temple was made of alabaster stones. The lobby is currently open to the sky, but it was roofed with granite blocks centered on 16 columns and there were twenty-three statues of King Khafre that we can still see the places of their bases on the floor of the temple.
The capital is home to a large number of heritage buildings whose construction is linked to the history of Cairo, including Bab al-Nasr, which was built by the Fatimid military commander Gohar al-Saqqali. Egyptian sultans such as Al-Mansour Qalawun, Al-Ashraf Khalil and Al-Nasser Qalawun passed through this door with the prisoners of Egypt's enemies, and the popular biography of King Al-Zahir Baybars mentions that this door was the gate through which Al-Zahir Baybars entered Cairo for the first time in his life.
Inclusion
- Cairo International Airport is the meeting and transportation point.
- Day trips to Cairo include shopping excursions.
- All admission costs and tickets to the mentioned locations.
- A delicious lunch
- Professional guide who speaks fluent English
- Snack stops on request.
- Mineral water during all our Egypt day tours.
- A hot mint drink at one of the local cafes such as Al Fishawy or Layaly El Hussein during tours from Cairo airport if you have time.
- Shopping tours in Cairo during day tours to Cairo.
- All taxes and service charges are included in the price of tours to Egypt.
Exclusion
- Tipping
- Personal costs.
- Beverages while eating.
- Anything else that isn't on our itinerary.
- Entrance to the Sun Boat Museum during the Giza Pyramids tour.
- Entrance to the Mummies Room during the Egyptian Museum tour.
- Tour pricing is applicable during busy seasons such as Christmas, New Year, or Easter tours to Egypt.
Itinerary
Our representative will meet you in front of your hotel to come to visit the pyramids. First, you will see the Great Pyramid, which was built by Prince Ham Ionu, King Khufu's architect - a larger-than-life-size limestone statue of him is preserved in the Römer-Belisius Museum in Hildesheim, Germany. He sent priests and engineers to the city of Un to choose a name for the pyramid, and that name was: ‘Akhet Khufu’, which means “the horizon of Khufu”. It represents the horizon from which the god Ra will board the sun boats to sail and the stars will row for him.
You will also learn about the pyramid of King Khafre the design of this pyramid differed greatly from other Egyptian pyramids, as most pyramids had hidden entrances that were not visible to the viewer, but this pyramid, had two entrances from the northern side of the pyramid, both visible to the viewer and leading to the burial chamber, the height of the entrance was about 11 meters from ground level, the entrance leads to a descending corridor with a granite roof, and its slope angle is about 22 degrees.
After providing your guide with information about the Pyramid of Menkaure, You will have lunch at a restaurant overlooking the pyramids, after which you will be transferred by a modern car to the Egyptian Museum that forms a bridge between the past and the present, as it contains many rare artifacts of kings such as Amenhotep, as well as some valuable papyri and coffins.
If you have some time to spare, we will walk the streets of Islamic Egypt and then you will be transferred to the airport again.
Price
| Number of Persons | Prices |
|---|---|
| 1 Person | $155 Per Person |
| 2 - 3 Persons | $110 Per Person |
| 4 - 6 Persons | $80 Per Person |
| 7 - 10 Persons | $70 Per Person |
Start from : $70
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