CAIRO AND THE PYRAMIDS TOUR

4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS / GUARNTEED DAILY DEPARTURE

4 Days / 3 Nights Fully Escorted Tour of Egypt

Guaranteed Daily Departure

General Sightseeing

Breakfast Two Lunches, and Dinner Daily

English Speaking Tour


DAY 01: Welcome to Egypt AIRPORT / HOTEL Arrival Cairo international airport, meeting, assistance through passport and customs formalities then you will be transferred to the hotel for check in & overnight.
	Pyramids of Giza

DAY 02 CAIRO : A.M. Buffet breakfast. Meeting at the hotel’s lobby to join our Egyptologist guide for a special tour at the Museum of Antiquities in Cairo. The museum houses the greatest collection of pharaonic treasures in the world. Our guide will show us the highlights of these artifacts, including the Tutankhamen Collection of golden treasures and acquaint us with the museum’s expansive collections. We continue the visit with cultural landmarks that span three millennium of Egyptian history. We begin with the Citadel commanding a complete view of the city. Completed in 1183, the Citadel was surrounded by sturdy walls and towers to withstand attacks from Christian	Cairo

crusaders. Inside, we shall see the lavishly decorated alabaster mosque Mohammed Ali.Then, we move on to explore the lanes of Old Cairo and to visit Ben Ezra Synagogue dating from the 9th century. Ben Ezra is the oldest Jewish place of worship in Egypt. We will also visit the 4th century Hanging Church built on the bastions of the ancient Roman wall and “suspended” above the level of the Nile then stroll with your guide through the Khan El Khalili, a bustling warren of shops where you can bargain for rugs, copper and leather crafts, perfumes, and other goods both exotic and familiar.
P.M. Lunch will be served during tour
P.M. Back to your hotel & overnight.

DAY 03
CAIRO :
A.M. Buffet breakfast.
Meeting at the hotel’s lobby to explore desert antiquities dating from the beginnings of a civilization that arose more than 5,000 years ago. In the company of our Egyptologist specialist guide, we venture through the countryside to visit some of Egypt's oldest sights. We first go to Memphis, where remnants of the nation's first capital and once the most cosmopolitan city in Egypt now lie scattered in the desert. We’ll also see the carved limestone Colossus of Ramses II.
Nearby, we visit the necropolis at Saqqara, where King Zoser's Step Pyramid was "built to last 'til the ends of time". This vast site in the heart of a desert plateau is the largest necropolis in Egypt.

Carved limestone of Ramses

Extending for almost 5 miles, the complex forms a collection of pyramids, temples and tombs that is fundamental to understanding the history of Ancient Egypt. We will visit one of the fascinating Mastaba tombs, where high officials of the pharaoh were buried. Comprised of several chambers, these mastabas contain exceptional low reliefs that cover the walls with detailed scenes of hunting and fishing and everyday life in Ancient Egypt. We’ll also see in the funerary complex of Unas the first appearance of pyramid texts engraved on the walls of a burial chamber. These texts or hieroglyphic prayers and magic formulas prescribed a ritual to guide the pharaoh to the Afterlife.
Finally, we visit 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 seem to symbolize the enigmatic tug of Egypt in our imaginations. The Great Pyramid of Cheops immortalizes the son of Sneferu and Hetepheres. Though little is known of this pharaoh, his monument, the largest of the three, is comprised of 2.3 million stone blocks, each weighing an average of 2.5 tons. We shall also visit the colossal statue of the Great Sphinx, which has stood guard over the pyramids for more than 4,500 years. Carved from an outcrop of rock, the Sphinx remains the ultimate symbol of Ancient Egypt with its lion’s body and human head. The history and the lifestyle of ancient Egyptian pharaohs come alive before our eyes through the skilled narrations of our specialist guide.
P.M. Lunch will be served during tour
P.M. Back to your hotel & and overnight.

DAY 04
HOTEL / AIRPORT:
A.M. Buffet breakfast, luggage down & check-out.
Meeting at the hotel's lobby then you will be transferred to Cairo international airport for your departure flight.

The Sphinx Egypt
Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx

Hotels on Tour:

Land package prices are per person in U.S. dollars. Rates are based on double occupancy and inclusive of taxes. GD = Guarantee Departures.

(A) 5 Star Deluxe Accommodations	(B) 5 Star Luxe Accommodations	(C) 5 Star Accommodations
Cairo Semiramis InterContinental	Ramses Hilton, Cairo	Hotel Amarante Pyramids, Cairo
Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino	Le Méridien Pyramids, Cairo	Sofitel Le Sphinx Cairo
Grand Hyatt Cairo

From Date	To Date	5 Star Deluxe A Accommodations	5 Star Luxe B Accommodations	5 Star Accommodations	GD	Book Tour
Oct 01, 2009	Dec 18, 2009	624.00	520.00	422.00		call 1.800.933.4421
Dec 19, 2009	Jan 06, 2010	739.00	595.00	492.00		call 1.800.933.4421
Jan 07, 2010	Mar 25, 2010	624.00	520.00	422.00		call 1.800.933.4421
Mar 26, 2010	Apr 09, 2010	739.00	595.00	492.00		call 1.800.933.4421
Apr 10, 2010	Sep 30, 2010	624.00	520.00	420.00		call 1.800.933.4421

* Cairo & The Pyramids Tour land price based per person listed above and subject to change without notice.

Included services in our tour rates:

3 Nights Cairo Hotel with Daily Buffet Breakfast, two lunches, and daily dinner.
Full Day Egyptian Museum , Old Cairo , Citadel , Mohamed Ali Mosque , Coptic Church , Ben Ezra synagogue with Lunch
Super Deluxe will have the Lunch at Semiramis Intercontinental and for all other category will be at Naguib Mafouz Restaurant at Khan El Kalili bazaar or at El Pash ( Good local restaurant )
Full Day Pyramids , Sphinx , Memphis and Sakkara with Lunch
Super deluxe will have the Lunch at Mena House all other category will have the lunch at Meriden Pyramids
Two transfers with meet and assist Airport / Hotel / airport
Tours / transfers with Deluxe Private Mini Bus or Coach

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