Itinerario de 9 días El Cairo Alejandría y Oasis de Siwa para grupos

Disfrute de un delicioso desayuno en el hotel y, a continuación, nuestro representante se reunirá con usted en el vestíbulo del hotel para ayudarle a organizar sus excursiones de un día a El Cairo. La emocionante excursión a las Pirámides de Giza será la primera parada de su itinerario. Se trata de algunas de las estructuras más antiguas y emblemáticas del mundo. Fueron construidas hace unos 4.500 años por los faraones egipcios como tumbas para ellos y sus familias. También verá la Esfinge, una criatura mítica con cabeza de hombre y cuerpo de león que custodió estas tumbas reales durante siglos.

Tras esta visita, diríjase a la Necrópolis de Saqqara, donde verá más pirámides de épocas posteriores. Esta necrópolis se construyó como cementerio para los nobles durante el periodo del Reino Antiguo (2686-2181 a.C.). El yacimiento consta de tumbas excavadas en acantilados de roca, así como de tumbas tipo mastaba -estructuras rectangulares de techo plano y lados inclinados- que se construyeron durante este periodo.

Por último, visitaremos la ciudad de Menfis, la capital del antiguo Egipto durante el periodo del Nuevo Reino (1550-1069 a.C.). Aquí obtendrá una visión general de la vida en el antiguo Egipto a través de visitas a diversos lugares como templos, palacios y cementerios.

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