CAIRO BY PLANE (from Hurghada Airport)

Overview

The transfer will pick you up around 05:00 from your hotel in Hurghada and take you to the airport for your flight to Cairo (the flight will take about an hour)

Upon arrival, you will walk through the Christian and Islamic districts of the city, visit the Hanging Church, and then go to the Egyptian National Museum

After that, you will have lunch buffet in the restaurant

Then, you will go to the Giza Plateau to see the famous pyramids and the statue of the Sphinx. The Pyramid of Cheops, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, has

a height comparable to a 40-story building, and the length of the Sphinx is 72 meters. The ticket includes access to the territory where you can walk next to the

pyramids, get close to them and even touch them. Inside, you can only go down to one of the small pyramids, which belongs to the wife of Cheops

Boat trip on the Nile River (extra charge $10)

Visit the Oil Factory and the Papyrus Museum which houses a large collection of ancient Egyptian fine art

In the evening you will have a flight back to Hurghada

Then back to Marsa Alam by bus

Highlights

egyption national Museum
Giza Pyramids (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure)
Great Sphinx
Boat ride on the Nile River
a walk through Old Cairo

Basic Information

Duration:

Departure Time:

04:00

Return Time:

21:00

Included:

Transportation services for the duration of the trip
Roundtrip flight tickets
Lunch
Services of a English-speaking guide
Entrance tickets to the attractions

Not Included:

Drinks during lunch
Nile River boat ride

Items To Bring

Passports, money for personal expenses
Dry breakfast (must be ordered in advance at the reception)
Headgear, comfortable shoes, warm clothing (during the winter period)

Tour Program

Flight to Cairo, approximately 1 hour
Egyptian National Museum
Giza Pyramids (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure)
Great Sphinx
Papyrus Institute, oil factory
Boat ride on the Nile River (for an additional fee of approximately $10 per person)
Stroll through Old Cairo