Small-Group Guided Day Tour to Cairo from Alexandria
Pick up from the port of Alexandria or from your hotel in Alexandria, take a 3-hour drive through the desert to the outskirts of Cairo and the Giza Plateau. On this private shore excursion, a qualified Egyptologist guides you on a tour of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. See the Sphinx and visit the Valley Temple.
Then you will have a chance to do shopping at a papyrus institute and a souvenir shop.
Continue your shore excursion to the Grand Egyptian Museum, home of thousands of artefacts including treasures unearthed from royal tombs.
After that you will be driven to Alexandria port.
Pick up from the port of Alexandria or from your hotel in Alexandria, take a 3-hour drive through the desert to the outskirts of Cairo and the Giza Plateau. On this private shore excursion, a qualified Egyptologist guides you on a tour of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. See the Sphinx and visit the Valley Temple.
Then you will have a chance to do shopping at a papyrus institute and a souvenir shop.
Continue your excursion to the Grand Egyptian Museum, home of thousands of artefacts including treasures unearthed from royal tombs.
After that you will be driven to Alexandria port.
Small Group Guided Tour in Alexandria
You will be picked up from your hotel or cruise ship in Alexandria. The first stop will be at pompay’s pillar, constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th centaury. Originally from the temple of Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure. The granite column is a main landmark of Alexandria.
You will then visit to the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock all 81 feet under the ground. Then proceed to Qaitbay fortress for an outside picture, This was built on the site of the ancient pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Finally enjoy unforgettable visit to Alexandria library (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), rated as the best edifice built on earth during the last 2 decades. You will then be returned to your hotel or cruise ship in in Alexandria.
2 Days Trip to Cairo from Alexandria Including Giza Pyramids, Sakkara, and Grand Egyptian Museum
Day 1: Alexandria – Cairo
Begin with morning pickup from your Alexandria hotel, cruise port, or airport, and travel south to Cairo by private, air-conditioned Van, minibus, or bus (depending on size of your group).
After a roughly 3-hour drive, arrive in Cairo and visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, home of thousands of artefacts including treasures unearthed from royal tombs.
Travel to the ancient necropolis of Sakkara. Here, admire the Step Pyramid of Djozer, the world’s oldest stone structure, learning how it was constructed in around 2,630 BC for King Djozer.
While in this area, we visit a local carpet school and we are able to watch the fascinating skills of those who make rugs by hand.
Check in your hotel in Cairo & overnight.
Day 1: Alexandria – Cairo
Begin with morning pickup from your Alexandria hotel, cruise port, or airport, and travel south to Cairo by private, air-conditioned Van, minibus, or bus (depending on size of your group).
After a roughly 3-hour drive, arrive in Cairo and visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, home of thousands of artefacts including treasures unearthed from royal tombs.
Travel to the ancient necropolis of Sakkara. Here, admire the Step Pyramid of Djozer, the world’s oldest stone structure, learning how it was constructed in around 2,630 BC for King Djozer.
While in this area, we visit a local carpet school and we are able to watch the fascinating skills of those who make rugs by hand.
Check in your hotel in Cairo & overnight.
Day 2: Cairo – Alexandria
Enjoy and open buffet breakfast, meet your guide and visit the Giza Plateau, view the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus as you hear fascinating facts and secrets about the 4,500-year-old Pharaonic tombs, the last remaining of the Ancient Wonders of the World.
Enjoy an optional short camel ride, and then view the Great Sphinx, the massive human-headed statue traditionally held to guard the pyramid of Chephren, and the Valley Temple, thought to be Chephren’s mummification complex.
Finally, learn about the ancient craft of papyrus-making and pick up souvenirs (own expense) at a papyrus workshop and gift shop before returning to Alexandria, where your trip concludes at the start point.