5 Days Cairo Alexandria Tour Package

Day 01.: Arrival to Cairo. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Arrival to Cairo airport, Upon you arrival you will find our representative waiting you with the our tour representative staff, then you will be transferred by A/C car to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2.: Pyramids & Sakkara tour. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast. Start your tour by visiting The Great Pyramids – Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at the sphinx – a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren.

Then visit the Step pyramid in Sakkara (Visit Sakkara & Memphis), See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Then visit the cemetery for Memphis, used continuously for 3,000 years. See the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c. 2650 BC). Back to the hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3.: Egyptian Museum tour. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel, to enjoy a visit to the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period.

The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 overwhelming artifacts are presented , including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated.

Then proceed to visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque and Citadel of Salah El Din. Head to Old Cairo to visit the Hanging Church, Abu Sirga Church and Synagogue. Back to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 4.: Alexandria Tour from Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your tour to Alexandria. Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit it’s open court and free museums.

Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and on every public holiday. To enter the reading area you will need to purchase an extra ticket.

Then visit the Site of the Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey. Visit the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as the royal beaches of the queens. Continue your tour by visiting the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, as well as the memorial of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great.

You can then stop for optional lunch before visiting the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa before driving along the Cornish (30 km) to see the whole city of Alexandria from the sea side which includes the old harbor of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater. Stop over the famous bridge of Stanley – the modern landmark of modern Alexandria, before visiting the old downtown of Alexandria and walking through the old city-center of Alexandria: built by Alexander the great. Travel in comfort back to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 5.: Transfer to Airport. (Breakfast)

Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.

Arrival and Departure Airport transfers in Cairo.
4 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
All mentioned sights with entrance fees.
English speaking expert Egyptologist guide.
All tours and excursions are by an A/C vehicle.
All visits include entrance fees.
All taxes and services.

5 stars : Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel
Luxury : Fairmont Nile City Hotel Cairo & Mena House