06 Days Cairo Short Break

Welcome to Egypt! Upon arrival Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative Executive Travel who will assist you through immigration and customs formalities. After you have collected your luggage, he will then take you, in our deluxe vehicle, to your Cairo hotel and overnight. Optional Dinner cruise on board river Nile in Cairo

After breakfast, you will meet your Egyptologist guide in the hotel lobby. Begin by exploring the desert antiquities dating back to the beginning of a civilization that arose over 5,000 years ago. You will venture through the desert to visit some of Egypt's oldest sites. First, go to the Pyramids of Giza. Nothing evokes the long and intriguing history of Egypt as powerfully as the pyramids. Rising from the desert, Khufu (Cheops), Khafra, and Menkaura symbolize the enigmatic tug of Egypt in our imaginations. The Great Pyramid of Cheops immortalizes the son of Sneferu and Hetephres. Though little is known about this pharaoh, his pyramid is the largest of the three and comprises 2.3 million stone blocks, each weighing an average of 2.5 tons., the colossal statue of the Great Sphinx, which as stood guard over the pyramids for millennia. Carved from an outcrop of rock, the Sphinx remains the ultimate symbol of Ancient Egypt with its lion's body and human head. After your exploration of the pyramids, drive to Memphis and Sakkara. The necropolis at Sakkara is where King Zoser's Step Pyramid was built. This vast site in the heart of the desert plateau is the largest necropolis in Egypt. Extending for almost five miles, the complex forms a collection of pyramids, temples, and tombs that is fundamental to understanding the history of ancient Egypt. Memphis is where the remnants of the city's first capital, once the most cosmopolitan city in Egypt, are scattered in the desert. You will also see the carved limestone colossus of Ramses II. Then you will be back at your hotel and overnight. Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

After breakfast, you will meet your guide at the lobby. Begin your introduction to Cairo at the famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. The museum houses the greatest collection of Egyptian royal treasures in the world. Your expert guide will take you through the highlights, including the famous Tutankhamun Collection of golden treasures You will then visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, visit the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the largest structure built during the first half of the 19th century. Counting to visit the most famous Bazaar in the Middle East Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Then back to your hotel and overnight. Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

After breakfast, you will meet your guide to start your tour by visiting Old Cairo Where you will visit old historical Churches & mosques. (visit the hanging Church, the church of St. Sergius, Ben Ezra Synagogue, EL Refaai Mosques, and Ibn Toloun mosques Back to your hotel and overnight. Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

After breakfast you will start Islamic Cairo Tour by visiting Bab Zuweila Cairo's southern gate 1092 AD next stop will be El Saleh Tala’i mosque 1160 then we will visit Qijmas Ishaqi Mosque or Abu Hariba mosque 1482 AD printed on 50 Egyptian pounds currency, we will continue our tour to visit Ahmed El Mehmendar mosque 1324 AD, next stop will be EL Altinbugha al-Maridani mosque 1340 AD, we will then one of the ancient houses called Bayt Al-Razzaz palace constructed from the late 15th century through the late 18th century, we will visit Aqsunqur Mosque (Cairo blue mosque) 1347AD, we will visit more and more of historical sites in our tour then enjoy having our lunch in a very good quality restaurant inside Al-Azhar park. Back to the hotel and overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Today you will be transferred to the airport to take your international flight back home Meals: Breakfast.