Cairo and Alexandria Tour
Taste of Cairo and Alexandria
Tour Code: CS-EGY 01
Duration: 6 days , 5 nights
Highlights: Cairo, Pyramids, sphinx, Khalili Bazaar Alexandria
Departures: Everyday From Every day as private
Tour Price: From $610 per person in double occupancy, private tour
Quick Overview
As a large scale seller of Egypt tours, we are able to offer you unbeatable prices and unparalleled value. Most people who think of Egypt think of antiquities, but Egypt offers much more. Certainly it is a prime location to see great heritage from the ancient world, including Pyramids and wonderful temples Nile cruise oriental Bazaars. Our Schedules are designed, making sure travelers get to visit and explore best sights of Egypt.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Arrival in Cairo
Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative will meet you and assist you through the entry formalities, and transfer you to your hotel. The remainder of day is at leisure. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2 – Giza, Cairo
After breakfast, you proceed to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. You’ll also see the legendary Sphinx, varying and the Valley Temple facing the great statue. Afterwards, you head back to Cairo to visit the famed Egyptian Museum. The museum houses over 165,000 priceless ancient Egyptian artifacts, but the treasures of King Tutankhamen are the major attraction. Your city tour continues with a visit to Papyrus Institute, where you will learn how the first paper is made, and the sprawling Khan El Khalili Bazaar. You’ll have time for some shopping and bargaining for souvenirs at the bazaar before you are driven back to your hotel. (B, L)
Day 3 – Alexandria
Today we motor to Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city. The first stop is the Catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, a Roman burial site which has a family tomb that shows the merger of Egyptian and Roman art and architecture. Then we continue to “Pompey’s Pillar”, a 25 meter (82ft) granite column built to honor the Roman Emperor Diocletian who freed the besieged city and brought food to its starving people. The next site on our tour is the Roman Amphitheater, perhaps, the best preserved Roman site in Egypt. After lunch, we visit the famed Alexandria Library. Rebuilt in a striking contemporary style, the library houses over 4.2 million books published throughout through the centuries and the number is continually growing. Overnight in Alexandria.(B,L)
Day 4- Alexandria- Cairo
After breakfast drive back to Cairo. Free day to enjoy old town. (OPTIONAL: In the evening we can arrange an exclusive nile dinner on a sailing boat with traditional show.)
Day 5- Cairo City Tour
after breakfast pick up from your hotel for a full day city tour. You will visit Egyptian Museum in the morning. After lunch you visit the Mohammed Ali Citadel, The Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali then you will go to old Khan El Khalili bazaar. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the hotel for overnight. (B,L)
Day 6 – Departure from Cairo
Free until you are transferred to the airport. (B)
PRICES& DEPARTURE DATES 2019 (Minimum 2 participants)
| Departure Period | Per Person Double Occupancy | Single Supplement |
| Everyday Private Tour | $610 | $270 |
PS: Above rates are not valid during the christmas and new year evening
WHAT THE PRICE INCLUDES:
- Airport transfers upon arrival and departure
- Accommodations at 4-Star or 5- Star Hotels*
- Meals as specified in itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch)
- Transportation by non-smoking, air-conditioned mini/midi bus
- Services of licensed, English-speaking Egyptologist guides
- Sightseeing tours (including entrance fees) per itinerary
- Hotel taxes and services charges
Upgrade to 5-Star or Boutique Hotel available (rates on request)
NOT INCLUDED:
- Gratuities to guides
- All items of a personal nature (laundry, taxis, etc.)
- Beverages (except for those served with breakfast).
- Visa fees
