6 Days Cairo & Alexandria Tour

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Tour Details

Tour Duration

6 Days – 5 Nights

Destination

Cairo & Alexandria

Departure & Return Location

Cairo Airport 

 

Tour Type

Private Tour

What’s Included in tour package?

  • 4 Nights hotel accommodation in Cairo with breakfast.
  • 1 Nights hotel accommodation in Alexandria with breakfast.
  • 2 Day tour in Cairo
  • 1 Day tour in Alexandria
  • All transfers in Cairo and Alexandria.
  • Multilingual expert guide.
  • All your tours and excursions are with A/C vehicle.
  • The service of meet and assist at all your destinations.
  • All your visits include entrance fees.
  • Our prices include all taxes and services.

What’s not included in tour package?

  • Any Optional
  • Entry Visa
  • Tipping
  • Any extras not mentioned in itinerary

Itinerary

Day 1Arrival

On Arrival, our Representative will greet you; he will wait you holding sign of Abou el Houl Tours. He will assist you through your Egypt entry visa process if required, then you will moved to your hotel either in Cairo or Giza by A/C vehicle.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2Cairo – Egyptian Museum & The Great Pyramid

At the beginning , you will be waiting by our expert to tour guide as you will be transferred by private air-conditioned car to begin your amazing day by visiting The Giza Pyramids as Giza plateau is the most important archeological site in the world because it houses The Great Pyramid one of ancient seven wonder as it was constructed around [ 2580 -2560 BC ],The Great Sphinx the most recognizable construction in the history as it was sculptured from sandstone , shaping lion body with a face of king ,built during king khafre reign.

The valley temple attributed to king chephren as it was served for two functions Firstly the purification of the mummy before its burial, Secondly it was used for making the Mummification process of the king.

Then our next stop will be at visiting The Egyptian Museum ,containing the world’s most extensive collection of pharonic antiquities where you can also feel the power of the beautiful artifacts and the magic of Ancient Egypt.

In total the museum exhibits some 150,000 artifacts which tell us 5 Thousands years of ancient civilization .The most famous masterpieces at the museum {Collection of King Tutankhamun –Queen Hatshepsut –King Akhenaten }.

After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.

Overnight in Cairo .

Day 3Alexandria Tour

You will be waiting by our expert to tour guide as you will be transferred by private air-conditioned car to transfer to Alexandria where you visit several sites.

Firstly, you can admire the famous Library of Alexandria which it was the largest and most sigentific library in the world. The library was a cultural center & a part of a large research institute where many of the most famous thinkers studied during the Romans reign.

Our next stop will be at The Lighthouse of Alexandria which was one of the seven Ancient wonders of the World when it was the tallest structure. It was necessary for sailors as it insured safe return The Great Harbor.

Then a visit to Montazah palace “Gardens of King Farouk” where you can see the beautifully maintained 2 royal palaces. Salamlek ,It is the older one & was built in 1892 by Mohammed Ali Pasha as a hunting lodge and after that has been turned turned into a luxury

While Al-Haramlik was built in 1932 by King Fouad along with the royal gardens as it was originally built to be a seaside summer palace ,Its architectural design is also very unique & Nowadays the palace serves as a casino.

Next stop, Visit to The Church Of Mark which is the historical seat of The The Pope of Alexandria & The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Then following on to a trip to Alexandria’s old harbour with views of the entire city and several stops with unique photos opportunities.

Lastly, A stop at Down Town of Alexandria

After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation at Cairo by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.

Overnight in Cairo.

Note 🙁 Library of Alexandria closed on Fridays & public holidays).

Day 4Alexandria – Open Day

Open day at Leisure to explore Alexandria.

Once your day is complete you will be transferred in comfort back to your hotel in Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 4 Option

* Al-Alamain Tour, as you will transferred by a private A/C vehicle (130 km west of Alexandria).

Our first stop will be at Al-Alamain war Museum
There were two battles of Al-Alamain in world war. The museum opened in 1956 as a memorial of the Battle of Al-Alamain between the British and the Germans at 1942.

This museum is one of the best & complete illustration of the story of the 2nd world war, containing records of all events. It contains 5 halls (The Egyptian hall, The British hall, The Italian hall, The German hall & mixed hall)

Then a visit to the cemetery of commonwealth & German cemetery where you can see hundreds of tombs for soldiers were killed during the second war.

After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle .

Day 5Cairo – Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshure

Your tour guide will be waiting for you at your hotel.

Firstly , you will be amazed by visiting Memphis which was the capital of ancient Egypt for several centuries and an important center for political administration & religion.

The remains of ancient Mempgis could be appear on the largest limestone statue of King Ramses the 2nd , our Egyptologist tour guide will reveal you the story of Memphis where Alexander the Great was crowned at the temple of god Ptah.

While our following stop will be at Saqqara,The most extensive archaeological site in Egypt where the Step Pyramid Of King Zoser is dominated. This site attracted a large number of royal & high burials.The Step Pyramid was the tomb of King Zoser and it is considered to be the earliest major stone structure erected in Egypt, surrounded by the tombs of his nobles and officials.
Tomb of Mereruka which features a unique paintings for the daily activities in ancient Egypt like {fishing, inspicting workmen for the goldsmith & necklaces}

Tomb of Kagemni , That was discovered in 1893 and its walls have an attractive scenes featuring{Dancing girls , Hunting in the marches and cattle crossing ford}

Pyramid of Teti the 1st”The ruler of the 6th dynasty”.
Mastaba of Ti as it is one of the best decorated examples of funerary architecture in Egypt.
Pyramid of Unas the last king of the 5th dynasty, it’s central chamber are covered with inscriptions called “The Pyramid Texts” the oldest known Egyptian religious texts.

Imhotep’s Museum which dedicated to the Egyptian architect Imhotep {the builder of the step pyramid of king Zoser}.
The serapeum houses the rock-cut underground burial chambers of the Apis bulls, The sacred bull of God Ptah. Twenty of these chambers are still contain the sarcophagus of the Apis bull mummy

Our last stop will be at Dahshur, home of the ever first complete Pyramid. The excavations of Dahshur revealed the remains of 7 Pyramids &Tomb complexes,2 of these Pyramids have been completely destroyed by times such as the Black Pyramid.
While the Red Pyramid & the Bent Pyramid are a massive evidence of the architectural development that lead to the construction of the Great Pyramid. Both were constructed by king Senfru{The Father of King Khufu}

The Bent Pyramidis called “The transitional Pyramid” because the angle of its sites changes due to an engineering crisis during construction.

The second Pyramid at the site is the Red Pyramid which was the first smooth sided pyramid ever constructed and also the 3rd largest pyramid after the Pyramids of Khufu & Khafre.

At the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 6Departure

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo Airport in time for your departure.