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When Saint Catherine is your base but the destination is somewhere else for the day. Fully-organised round trips with private transport, guides, and the reservations sorted before you leave the hotel.
1You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our guide to drive to Fayoum Oasis. You have the opportunity to stop to visit the Museum of Kom Oshim to enjoy learning about the long ancient history of the city of Fayoum. You continue to see the largest salty lake in Egypt, Qaroun Lake. Enjoy watching the various birds which immigrate to Fayoum Oasis regularly. You will continue driving to get to Wadi ElRayyan National Park which has some magnificent sceneries of the nature, like the water falls and the two lakes, the large and the small lakes. You will enjoy a boat ride in the lake and watch more birds and take some unforgettable photos for yourself. You will have your lunch in a local good restaurant. After that you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.
2You will be picked up from the hotel to visit the Coptic Cairo where you can see some churches like the hanging church which dates back to the 7 century built on the top of one of the towers of the Roman fortress. Then you continue to see St George church also built on a tower of the same fortress and has a circular shape. You will explore the Crept Church or St Sergios church which has the cave where the holy family had as a shelter or a hidden place from the Romans at that time. You will visit St Barbara church which was built in the 5th or the 6th century. You will see the unique synagogue in the place of Ben Ezra. According to local folklore, it is located on the site where baby Moses was found. Then you will be driven to see the Monastery of St Simon which has 7 churches the most important are the summer and the winter churches, both were dug in the mountain having the shape of caves.
3In three days tour we will make your dreams come true. You will picked up to explore Giza plateau where you will see the only surviving of the seven wonders of the world, The Great pyramid of king Khufu. You will see the other sites in Giza including the Great Sphinx. You will continue in the first day to explore Sakkara pyramids and the site of the Ancient Capital of Memphis. And have lunch. The second day tour you will visit the Egyptian Museum to see the most valuable collection of the ancient Egyptian civilizationThen you will go to the citadel of Saladin and the Mosque of Mohamed Ali and finally you will be able to learn how to bargain in Khan Elkhalili Bazaar. Have lunch In the third day you will visit the Civilization Museum to learn about the different aspects of the Egyptian civilization and of course you will see the royal mummies. Then you will visit the Coptic Cairo where you will see some of the old churches including the Crept Church where the holy family hid. Have lunch
4You will have an amazing day tour in Giza area, discover the pyramids of Giza. Khufu pyramid is the biggest pyramid in Egypt was built by king Khufu in the 26 century BC. Visit the other two pyramids and also you will see the sphinx and the valley temple of the king khafra. You will have a guided tour in Gem the biggest museum in the world, this museum has more than 100 thousand pieces of artifacts.
5You will be picked up from the hotel to visit the famous mosques in Cairo. The Muhammad Ali Mosque or Alabaster Mosque is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and was commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848. The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. Al-Rifa'i Mosque is located in Citadel Square, adjacent to the Cairo Citadel. Now, it is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad Ali's family. The Mosque of al-Hakim is a historic mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 985 and 1021 AD. The Mosque of Ahmed ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. Then you will visit Khan Elkhalili Market. The most attractive site
6Our guide will pick up you from your hotel, to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren and visit to the Valley Temple. Move to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King zoser the twenty seven century BC. Then Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant. After that transfer to Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the alabaster Sphinx of Memphis the second big Sphinx in Egypt. And then visit Dahshur pyramids an ancient royal necropolis, located approximately 40 kilometers south of Cairo – the pyramids were built from 2613 – 2589 BC. The Bent pyramid is the most famous of the pyramids in the area.
7You will be picked up from your hotel in an air conditioned vehicle. We provide all kinds of air conditioned transportation. Lemosine, vans, mini buses, buses, You will feel very comfortable during your tour. You will explore all the mentioned sites with your guide who is professional. You will enjoy your visit to the pyramids in Giza plateau. There are nine pyramids in Giza plateau the three famous ones of king Khufu, king Khafra and king Menkawra. Have some unforgettable photos in the panoramic view area and visit the Sphinx of Giza. After that you will explore the site of Sakkara cemetery and you will see the step pyramid of king Zoser. You will have the opportunity to enter a beautiful pyramid of the king Teti. Also you will see a colorful tomb dates back to the 24th century BC. Enjoy your visit to Memphis open museum where you will see the statue of king Ramses the second and the second big Sphinx in Egypt.
8You will be able to see all the highlights in 3 major cities in Egypt. Cairo where you will visit the Coptic area which has the most popular churches in Egypt one of them is the Cave church, you will see also the Egyptian museum abd the Islamic Cairo including the citadel of Saladin, the mosque of Mohamed Ali and the old market of Khan Elkhalili. In Giza you will explore the pyramids of Giza, Cheops, Khefren, and Mechrenius. You are also able to visit Sakkara archeological site and the ancient site of Memphis. In Luxor you will explore the valley of the kings, Queen Hatshepsuit temple and the giant statues of Memnon, that s in one day and in the second day tour in Luxor you will visit the temple of Luxor and the temples of Karnak. In your stay in Egypt you will enjoy the lunch meal every day with different traditional Egyptian foods. Accommodation in the hotels in Cairo and Luxor is on bed and breakfast.
9Meet your Egyptologist in your hotel lobby and depart in a private, air-conditioned vehicle to the Giza Plateau. The tour begins by exploring the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. You will visit the Pyramid of Cheops (The Great Pyramid of Giza), Continue your tour with visits to the Pyramids of Chephren and Menkawra While on the Giza Plateau, you will see the Sphinx. The GEM Complex is now offering limited tours to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of the official opening. Access is currently limited to the Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial area, and exterior gardens. All other interior spaces, including access to the galleries and collections, are restricted until the official opening. The Grand Egyptian Museum also known as the Giza Museum, is an archaeological museum under construction in Giza, Egypt, about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex. The Museum will host over 100,000 artifacts from ancient Egyptian civilization.
10Enjoy an excursion to The Pyramids of Khufu, Khafra and Menkawra the most famous pyramids in Egypt. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx the biggest statue in Egypt. Move to visit the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period including the golden collection of king Tut. At morning in the next day you will be picked up from your hotel, to visit Old Cairo that known as Christian Coptic Cairo which is Among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family. You will visit the hanging church, St Barbara church, the Crept Church and the Synagogue of Ben Ezra. visit The monastery of St. Simon in Cairo There are seven cave churches carved into the nearby Moqattam Mountain. Visit the street of Elmo ez and Khan Elkhalili Market
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