Giza and Cairo Highlights: 2-Day Guided Tour

5.0 (10 reviews) Cairo, Egypt
Duration2 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesArabic, German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Discover Egypt through Egyptian eyes on an in-depth tour designed for curious travelers. Explore the country’s ancient history and vibrant modern culture with a knowledgeable local guide.
Learn how the pyramids were built, trace the evolution of royal tombs throughout the Pharaonic era, and visit Saqqara, home to the Step Pyramid of Djoser—one of the earliest monumental stone structures in Egypt.
Continue to the Egyptian Museum, then explore the historic districts of Islamic and Coptic Cairo. End your experience at Khan el-Khalili, the city’s renowned bazaar, where you can browse a lively mix of local crafts, souvenirs, and traditional goods.

What's included

  • For all the sightseeing
  • professional Egyptologist guide
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cairo or Giza
  • bottled water
  • private Air conditioning car
  • airport pick up or drop off it will be 45 usd for one way will be paid to the driver cash
  • Gratuities

What to expect

Day 1: Explore in depth the treasures stretched beyond Giza & Saqqara
  1. Cairo
    1h
    pick you up from or drop you off to your hotel in Giza or Cairo
  2. Saqqara Pyramid
    3h · Admission ticket not included
    Sakkara (sometimes called Saqqara) is one section of the great grave yard of Memphis, the Old kingdom capital. Egyptian kings of Old kingdom are buried in Sakkara, located 12 miles southwest of Cairo. The famous step pyramid of King Zoser is one of the most extensive stone building in the history of the mankind and the first pyramid to be erected in ancient Egypt, preceding those at Giza by many centuries
  3. The Pyramids Of Giza
    3h · Admission ticket not included
    This tour is the time machine where we go back more than 5000 years ago exploring how they live, what they eat, what their dreams are and more. Such an unbelievable feeling you will get, because you will visit the Giza Pyramids which have become nearly equivalent with Egypt itself. Their incredible size continues to impress millions of visitors each year, as they struggle to understand how three kings Cheops, Chephren, & Mikerinos, could have constructed such massive structures so long ago.

    Regardless of their fame, the Giza Pyramids are considered only a short chapter in the long history of Ancient Egypt. All three great pyramids, as well as the Queen’s pyramids next to them, were built during the Old Kingdom 4th dynasty.
Day 2: Enjoy a cultural ,religious Cairo tour to unveil Cairo's different
  1. Cairo
    1h
    pick you up from or drop you off to your hotel in Giza or Cairo
  2. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
    3h · Admission ticket not included
    To take in some of Egypt's magnitude, take a tour to the Egyptian Museum which houses the magnificent heritage of the pharaohs. See the splendid collection of the famous child- king Tut-ankh-amon including the breath-taking of his Golden Mask. Look at the impressive mummies which still have hair, finger and toe nails and teeth.
  3. 1h
    Old Cairo, home to some of the oldest churches in Egypt The area of old Cairo or misr al kadema where you will see the ruins of the Roman fortress of Babylon (1st century), and visit the hanging church of Virgin Mary (3rd century) built over the fortress
    southern towers, the church of Abu Serga (St. Sergio) (5th century) with Holy Crypt where the Holy Family stayed for 6 months and the Synagogue of Ben Ezra (9th century),
  4. 1h · Admission ticket not included
    visit the Citadel, a fortress built in 1167 A.D, houses important monuments including the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali and Al Gawhara palace
  5. Mosque of Muhammad Ali
    1h · Admission ticket included
    the outstanding Citadel of Saladin, a fortress built between 1176 and 1183 A.D. to protect Cairo from the Crusaders where you will visit the mosque of Mohamed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt, and his mosque is a Turkish style mosque and called the Alabaster mosque
  6. Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Khan El Khalili bazaar, which is the best place to get a flavor of real Egyptian street and ordinary people The bazaar offers a wide variety of goods that appeal to every taste and budget, then back to your hotel

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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