Cairo's Old Town and the Giza Plateau tour. Learn about the mummification of the pharaohs at the Egyptian Museum, and marvel at the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx.

Itinerary

Discover the “City of a Thousand Minarets” on a full-day tour of Cairo, with round-trip transfers by bus from Hurghada. Relax in air-conditioned comfort on the long journey, admiring views of the Gulf of Suez.

Upon arrival, your private Egyptologist guide will take you to Giza Plateau to see the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Get breathtaking views of the Pyramids of Giza as you explore the mortuary temples of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Learn the story of how the temples were constructed, and hear the stories behind their legends.

Continue to the Great Sphinx, the giant statue of a reclining mythical beast with a lion’s body and the face of the Pharaoh Khafre. Go to the Valley Temple opposite, attributed to the Pharaoh Khafre, and marvel at the feat of ancient engineering.

After lunch, drive into central Cairo to explore the artifacts of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. Designed by French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the museum’s collections exceed 120,000 masterpieces from the pre-dynastic to the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman periods. Learn about the mummification art of Ancient Egypt before your return transfer to Hurghada.

Included

Pick up services from your hotel and return

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide

Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites

Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour

All service charges & taxes

Excluded

Any extras not mentioned in the program

Tipping

any other expenses

Entrance fees to Mention Sites

Children Policy

Children from 1  to under 6 years old free of charge.

Children from 6 to under 12 years old will pay 50 % adult price.

Children from 12 and plus will pay full price.