Itinerario di 9 giorni Cairo Alessandria e Oasi di Siwa per gruppi

Godetevi una deliziosa colazione in hotel e poi il nostro rappresentante vi incontrerà nella hall dell'hotel per aiutarvi a organizzare le vostre escursioni giornaliere al Cairo. L'emozionante escursione alle Piramidi di Giza sarà la prima tappa del vostro itinerario. Si tratta di alcune delle strutture più antiche e iconiche del mondo. Furono costruite circa 4.500 anni fa dai faraoni egiziani come tombe per loro stessi e le loro famiglie. Vedrete anche la Sfinge, una creatura mitica con la testa di un uomo e il corpo di un leone che ha custodito queste tombe reali per secoli.

Dopo questa visita, ci si dirige verso la necropoli di Saqqara, dove si potranno ammirare altre piramidi di epoche successive. Questa necropoli fu costruita come luogo di sepoltura per i nobili durante il periodo dell'Antico Regno (2686-2181 a.C.). Il sito è costituito da tombe scavate nella roccia e da tombe a mastaba, strutture rettangolari con tetto piatto e lati spioventi costruite in questo periodo.

Infine, visiteremo la città di Memphis, la capitale dell'antico Egitto durante il periodo del Nuovo Regno (1550-1069 a.C.). Qui si avrà una panoramica della vita nell'antico Egitto attraverso la visita di vari siti come templi, palazzi e cimiteri.

This day-long excursion combines two of the most popular attractions in Cairo: the Egyptian Museum and Coptic Cairo. The tour begins with a visit to the massive Egyptian Museum, the largest in Africa, which houses more than 120,000 antiquities of Ancient Egypt. On your visit, you will see immense treasures that belong to five thousand years ago, including sculptures, mummies, and magnificent gold and silver objects.

Early on you will be driven to Coptic Cairo where there are many churches, monasteries, and other remnants of early Christianity in Egypt. You will see the Ben Ezra Synagogue and other historic sites including a visit to the Church of St. Sergius near the Citadel which houses a rare collection of Byzantine mosaics and icons.

Moving on you will visit Khan El-Khalili Bazaar, one of the last remaining markets from Cairo's medieval past. Here you can shop as much as you want or rest at a café as you watch people passing by while sipping tea and eating hummus.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, we depart for Alexandria, the historic port city on the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt's second-largest city. The city was made famous by the legends of Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony, who ruled over Egypt from this strategic site.

Look for the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Then continue to Cleopatra's Needle before visiting Pompey's Pillar and Fort Qaitbey.  Pass by Pompey’s Pillar, once a popular landmark for promenading noblemen and women under the reign of the Pharaohs. Admire some of Egypt’s most beautiful mosques at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun and Al-Hussein Mosque before stopping at Catacombs Sository to discover an ancient underground burial space.

On your way, your tour guide will tell you about the secrets of Alexander the Great in more detail and the story of his burial and his commandment to Ptolemy I to be buried there in Egypt.

The highlight of your day will be a visit to Taposiris Magna, an ancient ruin that reveals much about Alexandrian life in the time of Alexander the Great! After lunch at this site, join us for a city tour in Arabesque Square and visit El-Rashid Mosque which was built by Khedive Ismail.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch