Cairo day tour from Alexandria Port
Enjoy a day tour to Cairo from Alexandria Port, Visit Egypt Highlights, The Pyramids Of Giza, The Sphinx, The Egyptian Museum of antiquities and The Old Bazaar Khan El Khalil Bazaar
Enjoy a Day Trip to Cairo from your ship in Alexandria Port and Visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Also, visit the famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. End the day shopping in Khan El Khalili before returning to your ship in Alexandria .Port.
At 08:00 am, you will be picked up from your cruise in Alexandria Port by our tour guide to enjoy a marvelous private excursion to Cairo from Alexandria . Start the tour by visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World that dates back to the 4th dynasty. The Great Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops , Chephrenand Mykerinus) Then proceed to explore the Giza Plateau and visit the Great Sphinx, the mythical creature which features a human head along with the body of a lion that emits power and wisdom, and visit the Valley Temple where the mummification of the Royal Mummies originally took place.
By12:00, you will enjoy a visit the Papyrus Institute
See how the ancient Egyptians made the first paper in history by using the Papyrus plant, watch demonstrations of Papyrus rolling, pressing, and painting, and you can also buy authentic papyrus gifts to take back home with you.
12:30 Lunch will be served during the Pyramids visit at the local restaurant in Giza
13:30, visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Tahrir, the oldest archeological museum in the Middle East. it exhibits a rare collection of over 170.000 artifacts from the Pre-Dynastic period till the Greco-Roman Period and also includes the famous masterpiece, the Golden Mask of King Tutankhamon.
16:00, if you want to visit the Royal Mummies hall where you can enjoy a glimpse of feeling of the Valley of the Kings where most of these mummies originally rested, you indeed have to visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. You can have a look at the exceptional collection of mummies displayed in a new style using the 21st century technology to go beneathe the wrappings and reveal the most mysterious secrets of their burial rituals and religious beliefs surrounding the mummification and purification processes in ancient Egypt.
You can ask your tour guide to arrange a visit there, or pre-order a visit during the confirmation of your booking.
And for any "Optional Tours" you will be indeed lucky as now you have a great chance to visit limited parts of the world's largest archeological museum to ever exist, The Grand Egyptian Museum to test site readiness and the visitors experience ahead of the official opening. Access is scurrently limited to the Grand Hall, commercial area, and exterior gardens. All other interior paces, including access to the galleries and collections, are restricted until the official opening.
The Museum will include over 100.000 newly displayed artefacts and will also be hosting the complete Tutankhamun collection except for the Golden Mask and Coffine as they are still in display at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities.
At 19:30 Arrival at the Alexandria cruise
Group People have different Prices
PS. All times are guidelines so no times are definite
Inclusions:
- Pick up services from Alexandria Port & return (by the cruise exit door)
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Private English speaking guide
- Entrance fees to mentioned sites
- Lunch meal at a local restaurant in Cairo
- Bottled water on board the vehicle & during the tour
- All taxes & service charge
Exclusions:
- Drinks
- Tipping
Please remember to bring:
- Camera
- Sunscreen
- sunglasses
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