Cairo & Alexandria Tour in 5-Day | Egypt Vibes

On this 5-day tour program, see the most important historical places in Cairo & Alexandria Tour. Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, and Salah Al-Din Al-Ayoubi Castle. Spend a wonderful day by the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria. You will visit Qaitbay Citadel, Alexandria Library, Pompey’s Pillar and Catacomb Tom of Kom El Shoqafa

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Cairo Airport

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt. Nile Empire representative will be waiting for you at the exit door of the arrival hall holding a sign with your name and our company name to transfer you to your hotel in Cairo.

Day 2: Full-Day Tour to Giza Pyramids, Saqqara & Memphis

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then at 08:30 am you will be met and accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycerinus, the famous Sphinx and the Valley temple facing the great statue. Then head to Saqqara area, which is the Step Pyramid of Zoser, which is considered one of the first ever pyramids built. The final stop is at Memphis. The most impressive feature in Memphis is the 34-foot-long statue of Ramses II. You’ll be impressed by the level of detail from which the statue was made. Return to your hotel.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis

Optional Tour (Cairo Dinner Cruise in the Nile)

Day 3: Full-Day Tour to Cairo Sightseeing (old Cairo)

Nile Empire tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo at 8:30 am and start your full-day tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. It has the largest and most important Egyptian art in the world. It exhibits a rare collection of King Tutankhamen. A rare collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb over 3500 years ago. Then visit The Citadel of Saladin, where you will see the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha.

Proceed to Coptic Cairo, which is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family, where they took shelter from King Herod’s in Egypt in a cave. Go ahead and visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue as well. Finish your tour by visiting Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar.

Visits: The Egyptian Museum, the Citadel, Coptic Cairo, Khan El Khalili

Optional Tour (Pyramids Sound & Light Show)

Day 4: Full-Day Tour to Alexandria City

Nile Empire representative will pick you up at 7 am from your hotel in Cairo to begin your Alexandria day tour. Alexandria is located 220km northwest on the Mediterranean coast. A stunning and scenic full-day tour to experience the highlights of Ancient Greco- Roman Alexandria, visiting the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa and the Royal Cemetery of Kom El-Shoqafa, a historical archaeological site and considered one of the Seven Wonders of the middle Ages. Pompey’s Pillar, a Roman triumphal column, is one of the best-known ancient monuments still standing in Alexandria today, and it is the last of the remaining relics of the Serapeum. The Pillar was erected in honor of Emperor Diocletian. Then you will continue to visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, built on the ruins of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay.

Next, you will visit the large and famous Alexandria Library, reconstructed by building the new library in Selsela at Shatby, which is beside the conference center. Finally, you will be escorted by your guide and transported back to your hotel in Cairo.

Visits: Qaitbay Citadel, Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar, Alexandria Library

Day 5: Departure

An airport transfer will be arranged according to your departure flight time.

Included:

• Pickup and Drop off service by our representatives at Cairo airport.
• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Private Tours in all sightseeing as mentioned in the itinerary
• English speaking tour guide.(Spanish is available)
• Bottled water during the trip.
• All service charges and taxes.

Excluded:

• Entrance fees to all sightseeing.
• Accommodation in Cairo.
• Entry visa to Egypt.
• Any optional tours.
• Tipping