Hurghada · Multi-day trips

Cairo & Alexandria (2 Days)

Two-day trip: the Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum in Cairo, then Alexandria's palaces, fortress and famous library.

About this tour

A full historical day with the Sphinx, the Pyramids of Giza and the art of the pharaohs.

The Great Sphinx, a mythical figure with a human head and a lion's body, carved from a single block of limestone
Pyramids of Giza: the three great pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure, with smaller satellite pyramids built as tombs for the royal families
Egyptian Museum in Cairo, including the Hall of Tutankhamun's Treasures
Boat ride on the Nile (optional, $10)
Buffet lunch
Papyrus Institute
Transfer to the hotel, free time and dinner

Departure from Cairo at 7:00, packed breakfast
Montaza Palace gardens, the summer residence of Egypt's last king, Farouk, set among palm trees
Roman Amphitheater, discovered by chance in 1959 during construction work
Qaitbay Citadel, home to a naval museum with exhibits from the Roman era and Napoleonic times
Library of Alexandria, with space for 8 million books, a manuscript restoration lab, a planetarium, three museums and four art galleries
Dinner

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