Cairo Stopover Tours

Cairo and the areas around it have one of the most ancient recorded histories of mankind. Follow the traces of the Ancient Egyptians and discover the exceptional attractions that date back to the Pharaonic Period through Cairo Stopover Tours.

Explore the three great pyramids in addition to the mighty Sphinx and Egyptian Museum, Discover the famous area with our Pyramids of Giza Tour and wonder at the great Pyramid of Giza which is considered the last of the Ancient Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Feast your eyes watching the mysterious statue of Sphinx and watch the amazing architecture of the Valley Temple which was the main entrance to the Giza Plateau, scout to the Egyptian Museum the museum houses an unbelievable exhibit depicting ancient Egypt's glorious reign. Mummies,  sarcophagi, pottery, jeweler and of course King Tutankhamen's treasures and more.

it is just few hours to relish Cairo Stopover Tours, start with The Giza Plateau of Egypt, located about 15 miles southwest of modern Cairo, is one of the most important and famous archaeological sites in the world. With Egypt Pyramids Tour you will get to visit the great pyramid which is known as Cheops Pyramid; the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Built by King Khufu in the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom (around 2550 BCE), the Great Pyramid was the largest ever constructed in Egypt, originally reaching a height of 481 feet. The great pyramid contains approximately 2.3 million stone blocks. Herodotus said that this pyramid was built by more than 100,000 workers and it took about thirty years to be finished, but the other story says that they were farmers who built it instead of farming due to the Nile River flooding; therefore they concentrate their efforts in building this pyramid. Unleash your inner with Giza Pyramids Tour and move to visit Chephren Pyramid which is considered the second largest pyramid at Giza and in Egypt was built for Khafre, the third pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom Period of Ancient Egypt around 2540 BC. Khafre, also known in history by the Greek name Chephren, was the son of Khufu, who is the Great Pyramid and the grandson of Sneferu, another great builder of Ancient Egypt, then scout to explore Mykerinus Pyramid which is the smallest of the Giza pyramids (66m high and 108m wide), despite being built with larger freestones. It has a particularly complex system of funerary chambers. Like its neighbours, with its temples, road and three small satellite pyramids.

Discover the glory of the Ancient Egypt while visiting the Egyptian Museum known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, located at the edge of the first desert plateau between the pyramids and Cairo. which displays large rare collections of 5000 years of arts, the museum houses an unbelievable exhibit depicting ancient Egypt's glorious reign. Mummies, sarcophagi, pottery, jeweler and of course King Tutankhamen's treasures, founded in the 19th century by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, to halt the plundering of archaeological sites and to arrange the exhibition of the collected artifacts, The Azbakian garden in Cairo was first used as a storage place for these artifacts, a museum was prepared at Boulaq, then transferred to an annex of the Giza palace of Ismail pasha, The present museum was built in 1900, in the neoclassical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon

Overview:

it is just few hours to relish Cairo Stopover Tours with its dazzling areas, tee of to pyramids of giza and be admired with history of Ancient Egypt and the story of the sphinx which guard the giza plateau, With Cairo Transit Tours Scout the Egyptian Museumwith the treasures of Tut Ankh Amun, then go to and khan el khalili and more

Itinerary:

Plan Egypt Tours guide will pick you up from Cairo Airport, start an exciting Cairo Stopover Tours, array of visits are waiting for you, watch the glory of pyramids of Giza, Scout Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus Pyramids, it is a must for a real traveler, if you want to capture your best travel photos, go to the panorama area to take marvelous photos for the three pyramids, then proceed to the sphinx and the valley temple, relax and have your lunch at local restaurant, next move the Egyptian Museum, scout the treasures of tut ankh Amun, finally visit Khan El-Khalili Market where you can choose between variety of souvenirs to your friends, at the end of your Cairo Stopover Tours, Plan Egypt tours guide will escort you back to Cairo Airport for final departure.  

Included:

·         Pick up from Cairo Airport upon arrival

·         Tours to pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Khan  El-Khalili Market as mentioned at the above excursion

·         Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites 

·         English speaking guide included 

·         Lunch at local restaurant 

·         A bottle of Mineral water to each person during the tour

·         All Transfers in Cairo by air-conditioned vehicle 

·         All service charges and taxes 

·         Assist and transfer back to Cairo Airport at the end of your tour.

Excluded:

·         Optional tours

·         Tip 

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