Cairo Trips with flavour of Real Egyptian life

Cairo Holidays
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Overview

Do you need to enjoy best guided trips in Cairo city, Contact us and amuse yourself by our private trips to scout Cairo, pyramids tours, museums excursions, Medieval Cairo walking tours and more with Amany Fahmy, offering you most stunning trips in Pharaohs land


Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival
Visitors will be warmly greeted upon their arrival at Cairo airport by our tour delegate who shall assist you at your arrival with luggage trolleys, and airport check-in, issue your entry visa, help you with all arrival procedures, and whisk you to your pre-booked hotel! Now You smell the history and start traveling back in time, the remainder of the day is free for leisure or an optional tour Overnight in Cairo
Overnight in Cairo
Day 2  Giza, Saqqara pyramids, and Memphis tour
After your breakfast, you will be met by our tour guide (a Professional English speaking tour guide ), Then start a guided tour to discover the history of Ancient Egypt, and the ancient Egyptian pyramids in Giza, where You will see Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure pyramids, and enter inside either ( Chephren or Menkaure pyramids) it depend on which one will be opened,
because the government open only one of them for visitors and never open the 2 pyramids at the same time.
Entry into the Cheops pyramid is optional ( Note that there is permission only for 300 visitors to go inside the Cheops pyramid, the price is 200 Egyptian pounds per person, no photos inside ), and in case you want to enter the Cheops pyramid We need to be in front of Pyramids gate exactly at 8:00 AM.
After visiting the pyramids you will proceed to see the famous Sphinx with the head of a man and the body of a lion, and visit the valley temple, then proceed to tour to visit the papyrus gallery to see how ancient Egyptian were able to use this plant to make different things such as boats, bags, and paper, Proceed tour to Saqqara to visit the eldest huge building of stone in all the world,
The step pyramid of Saqqara, Where you will see the complex of Heb Sed Feast, you will see the first pyramid ever built in all the world, and you will enter inside Teti pyramid and visit one of the eldest tombs in Egypt ( The mastaba ), We will go inside Kagemni mastaba to see the beautiful colors and designs representing Ancient Egyptian daily life, Lunch will be included at a good restaurant in Pyramids area, proceed tour to visit Memphis, the first capital of Egypt, now you will see just the ruins of the city collected in an opened area museum, the best pieces are a huge statue of Ramses II and an alabaster Sphinx, back to your hotel

Day 3 Camel market tour

Cairo where it begins, have your tasty breakfast in your hotel, World Tour Advice will meet you at your hotel in the morning around 6:30 AM, and drive to Birqash Camel market (only available on Friday or Sunday). Drive around 35 km from Cairo to Birqash Camel Market, it’s the biggest camel market in Egypt. We recommend waking up early to arrive early in Birqash because the best time for the market is in the early morning between 7 am to 9 am and finishes around 12 o’clock. Maestro Online Travel tour guide will take you from your hotel and take a drive by air-conditioned car to Birqash Camel market. Maestro Online Travel guide will explain the types of camels in the markets and give you valuable information about the history of the markets. Moreover, take a panoramic trip over the river Nile while the drive and watch the Egyptian farms and villages from your car. Take a course to know the different between Egyptian camels, Sudan camels, and Somalia Camels all of these camels' kinds sold in the Birqash camel market. The camel’s traders have many stories to say during the market time so you will have the chance to listen to it, don’t worry they are friendly and kind people. Drink the local tea. Also, they offer you to have breakfast with them. At noon drive back to your hotel in Cairo Overnight. 

Day 4, Giza zoo, Old Cairo Tour, and lunch in an Egyptian house
Meet your tour guide, and start a guided tour to explore Old Cairo, the ruins of Babylon fortress, the Hanging church, the crypt of the holy family, and the Synagogue, proceed the tour to Giza zoo to discover how Egyptian families spend their holidays, make a photo with elephants, hypos, lions and see different types of animals in the zoo, then proceed tour to visit an Egyptian house, meet members of an Egyptian family and enjoy lunch meal with them ( can be either lunch meal or only tea and coffee as your request )
Lunch meal included either with the Egyptian family or at a local restaurant of good quality, back to the hotel

Day 5  Museum and Cairo Islamic Tour
Your private tour guide will come to pick up you at 8:30 am, then start a tour to explore more about Egypt, visiting the Egyptian museum, where You will see the famous masterpieces, you will see king Tut Ankh Amon's treasure, The old kingdom's famous statues such as the scribe statues, the dwarf statue and more, you will be astonished when you visit New kingdom halls, the sad story of queen Hatshepsut, story and statues of Akhenaten and his family, mummies room is optional, it is with an extra ticket because the government want to reduce the number of visitors to this room, It is not the big hall, but these are 2 rooms containing many ancient mummies such as Ramses II mummy,
After the museum enjoy a lunch meal at the restaurant of good quality, proceed tour to visit the Citadel of Saladin, and Mohammed Aly Alabaster mosque,  then walking tour of Muizz street in Islamic Cairo, it is the first street was erected in Fatimid Cairo about 1000 years ago, tour to visit the old market in Cairo, back to pyramids area to your hotel
Overnight in Cairo

Day 6 Free day for optional tours either to Alexandria or to Luxor
Enjoy a free day for leisure or optional tours

Day 7 Last departure
Check out after breakfast, transfer to the airport of Cairo, fly home


Included

    • -Pick up service from Cairo airport and transfer by private modern AC  to your accommodation in Cairo
    • Pick-up up service by your tour guide durall-day day tours
    • - PrEnglish-speakingeaking tour guide during  all Cairo trips
    • - Private air-conditionedditioned van during all Cairo day trips
    • - Tickets for the mentioned sites in our itinerary
    • - Lunch all-dayring all day tours
    • - Mineral water and soft drinks on board 
    • - Transfer to Cairo airport last day for final departure
    • - Accommodation in 5 stars hotel in Cairo

Excluded

    • - Any optional tour such aan s entrant in Cheops pyramid, in solar boat museum, in mummies hall the n museum, dinner cruise, Alexandria or Luxor day tour, or any item not mentioned above
    • - Beverages not mentioned , or beverages in restaurants
    • - Tipping kitty ( recommended but not obligatory )

Notes

Children policy: 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of the price

0 - 05.99 is 100 % Free of Charge

What to carry with you?

Passport valid for More than 6 months

Cotton or linen clothes in summer and Warm clothes in winter

Hat, Sunblock, Sunglasses

Comfortable shoes

Camera / Video Camera Mobile phone is better if you have what sup application to be easier to contact you

Note: There will be extra during the peak periods (New Year, Easter & Christmas)


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