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09 Days
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Private
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08 nights / 09 days
Description
🌍 Egypt Tour Packages 9 Days – Cairo, Fayoum & El Minya
✨ A Journey Made Simple
Egypt Tour Packages: Travel across Egypt with ease. This 9-day tour feels smooth and clear. It blends history, nature, and daily life. As a result, each day feels full yet calm. Most of all, the journey stays easy to enjoy.
🏙️ Cairo – History Comes Alive
Cairo starts the journey with power. It feels busy and alive. First, you see the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. Then, you visit rich museums. After that, you walk old streets and holy places. Therefore, Cairo gives strong memories from day one.
🌿 Fayoum – Calm Nature Escape
Next, the tour moves to Fayoum. This green oasis feels slow and fresh. You enjoy wide views and clean air. Then, you see Lake Qarun and Wadi El Rayan waterfalls. Later, you visit Tunis Village and meet local artists. Because of this, Fayoum adds peace and beauty to the trip.
🏺 El Minya – Hidden Egypt
Afterward, you reach El Minya. This area feels quiet and real. It holds deep history and open space. You see Beni Hassan tombs and ancient art. Then, you walk through Tell El Amarna. Finally, you visit Tuna El Gebel. As a result, El Minya shows Egypt few people see.
🚗 Smooth Travel and Comfort
Throughout the tour, travel stays easy. Private rides feel safe and cool. Guides share clear stories. Days move at a relaxed pace. Therefore, you enjoy each place without stress.
👨👩👧 Perfect for Many Travelers
This tour fits many guests. It suits families and couples. It suits culture lovers and explorers. Above all, it offers real Egypt with comfort and care.
📅Why Pick Egypt Tour Packages?
We plan every single day. For this reason, you rest. We use fast, clean cars. Also, we use expert guides. They tell very fun stories. Furthermore, the price is better. Yet, the quality is high. Thus, it is a deal. In fact, it is perfect.
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Itinerary
Welcome to Cairo! Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative. After you have collected your luggage, he will then take you, in our deluxe vehicle, to your Cairo hotel where you will meet your guide who will revise your tour plan.
After breakfast at your hotel we will meet in the lobby and start our unique day tour to the Pyramids of Giza
Giza Pyramids Complex
The three main pyramids of Giza (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure) are sufficient enough to build a 2-meter-long wall and span 100,000 square kilometers around the globe along with the equator.
The Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid of King Khufu is considered largely represents the spirit of ancient Egypt, King Khufu who built this Pyramid as a cemetery has left little information about his reign. Khufu ruled for about twenty-four years. Ironically, despite the enormity of his pyramid, the only statue of King Khufu himself is really small statue carved from ivory
The Magical Sphinx
Who among us when mentioning the name of the Sphinx does not think about this stone sculpture that carved in the form of the human head and lion body, which is located in the Giza plateau in Egypt the Sphinx is one of the oldest and the largest sculptures in the world, it’s about 73.5 meters long and 6 meters wide.
After that, continue your day tour from Cairo to Pyramids by paying a visit to:
The Valley Temple
It was used as a place for the embalming process. This temple constructed definitely for two functions: First, it was used for the purification of the mummy before its burial. Second, it was used for making the Mummification process of the king.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Fayoum was a key Ancient Egyptian city, important for its strategic location and often noted as the city of the crocodile god Sobek, which is why the Greeks referred to it as Credophiles. Fayoum was later absorbed by the Roman and Greek Empires.
I will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy El Fayoum famous sites. From Cairo to Fayoum is about 95 km. Today all visits are in Wadi El Ryan
Wadi El Ryan
The Protected Area of Wadi El-Rayan is situated in the Western Desert of Egypt about 40 kilometers to South-west of the city of Fayoum, 150 kilometers to the South of Cairo, the Egyptian capital. Wadi El Rayan is separated from the depression of El Fayoum by a large limestone area.
The Valley of the Whales in Fayoum
Wadi Al-Hitan was the location of the Tethys Sea and after 40 to 50 million years the water was gone and left the Western Desert with many fossil skeletons for the sea creatures. These skeletons were discovered due to winds and erosion then the humans interfered to continue discovering this huge treasure which helps in understanding the earth’s development until today. This wonderful open museum made it possible to reach the deeper land of the sea to discover what was going there. The archeological excavations happen now in Wadi Al-Hitan sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the University of Michigan.
Mudawara Mountain
Mudawara Mountain is located only a couple of hundred meters to the south of Wadi El Rayyan Road, just after it passes to the north of El Fayoum Lake. You can park at the edge of the road, or some people actually drive across the desert to the base of the formation. Mudawara Mountain, 45 million years old, is associated with the pre-Middle Leocene period, which moved north of Egypt, resulting in arches in the north-east and south-west direction.
Enjoy your lunch and it will be served at a local restaurant after the day tour. Then return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a full day tour, I will meet you at 8 am in the hotel lobby and start our visit to the
The Citadel of Cairo
The citadel of Saladin contains many monuments dating back to different Islamic eras, it was not only just a fortified castle that was used to defend the city but also many mosques and other purposes was in the citadel for 800 years.
Mohamed Ali Mosque was built on a rectangular area inside Salah al-Din Citadel, it’s divided into two parts
National Military Museum
This museum is the first of its kind to be devoted to the history of the Egyptian military through the ages. The museum was located in al-Haram Palace in 1949 in the Cairo Citadel in 1949.
National Police Museum
The National Police Museum is one of the museums in the Salah al-Din Citadel, located in its northern section. Its exhibitions display the history of Egypt’s police force.
Sultan Hassan & Elrefai Mosques
Mosque of Sultan Hassan is a primal example of the early Islamic Mamluk architecture between 1356 A.D and 1363 A.D. The Mosque is 150m in length and covering 7,906 sq m inland and its walls reach the height of 36 m.
Moaiz ST & Khan Khaliili
Elmoaz Street the largest open-air museum for Islamic monuments in the world, and a unique heritage site that was added to The UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. While Khan Khalili is One of the wonderful places in Cairo and the oldest market in the Middle East it’s a medieval-style mall.
Enjoy your lunch and it will be served at a local restaurant after the day tour. Then return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Your day starts with breakfast in your hotel followed by a 2.5-hour drive, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to Alexandria where you will visit the following.
The Catacombs of Kom Alshaqafa
The Catacombs of Alexandria are the largest and most important burial site in Egypt that has a mixture of Roman, Hellenistic, and ancient Egyptian decorative art and elements that were all common during this period in Alexandria.
The Pmpai`s Pillar
It’s a column that stands on a rocky hilltop in the middle of Alexandria. Pompey Pillar is a triumphal monument erected around 300 AD for the Roman Emperor Diocletian.
Qait Bay Citadel
Qaitbay Citadel has been built during the 14th century by (Sultan Qaitbay) to defend Alexandria from the attacks of The Ottoman Empire. You can enjoy the Sea views, wonderful restaurants, and unforgettable touristic items while visiting it.
Lunch will be served during the day tour in a sea view restaurant in Alexandria and then we will continue our tour to visit
Library of Alexandria
Alexandria Library is the most ancient library of classical antiquity. In it, you can find a copy of every book published all over the World. It’s not just a building, it’s a complex where all arts, philosophy, ancient history come together.
Finally, we will transfer you in a private air-conditioned car to back to your hotel to check in and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast you will be taken to the Egyptian Museum: gaze at the wonders of King Tutankhamen, including his golden death mask; stare upon the mummies of some of Egypt's treasures
The Egyptian Museum
Centrally located on the edge of Tahrir Square in Cairo, the Egyptian Museum is hard to miss on any tour of Cairo. Opening in 1902, it was purpose-built to house the antiquities of Ancient Egypt. The museum was founded in 1857.
Coptic Cairo
Coptic Cairo is unique area with Old Cairo that has a concentration of Christian churches and other sites that date from the centuries between the decline of the pharaonic religion and the arrival of Islam when Egypt had a Christian majority. Coptic Cairo is largely built around the fort of Babylon on upon the remains of its walls.
The Hanging Church and the Church of St. George the Martyr, 2 churches built into the walls of the Fort of Babylon and its remains could be Cairo's oldest structures; and the Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius) where, the Holy Family took shelter in a cave, with the church being erected her to commemorate this. This whole area is a world-famous destination for Pilgrims.
Enjoy your lunch and it will be served at a local restaurant after the day tour. Then return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Egypt, generally speaking, can be considered as an open-air historical museum. Having this long rich diverse history tourists spending their vacation in Egypt usually can never explore all the monuments of the country in only one visit. There are a lot of hidden treasures that the land of the Nile can offer to its guests. One of these treasures is Tell El Amarna Egypt or the ruins of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the capital established by Akhenaton in the 14th century BC.
You will be transferred at 06:00 a.m. by our air-conditioned vehicle from Cairo to Al Minya, then by a motorboat to Tal Al Amarna which was the capital of Akhenaton. After that, visit Beni Hassan where you will see many tombs from the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom.
Tell Amarna
The Egyptian king Akhenaton had marked an important turning point in the royal Egyptian history. This was when he changed the multi gods’ system of ancient Egypt into the worship of one God, Aten, the god of the sun. Although not much has survived from his great city of Akhenaten, many travelers touring Egypt would visit this ancient city of Amarna.
Beni Hassan Tombs
The unique monuments of the city of El Minya would surely include the tombs of Beni Hassan, as they are the best example of the mortuary architecture of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt.
The Tombs of Beni Hassan are situated on the East Bank of the River Nile, in contrary to many ancient burial sites as the Pharaohs always believed that the East Bank of the River Nile is the city of the living and the West Bank is the city of the dead. This ancient necropolis is located 20 kilometers to the South of the city of El Minya. This ancient necropolis was named after the nearby village of Beni Hassan.
Enjoy your lunch and it will be served at a local restaurant after the day tour. Then return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
It is said that Egypt is full of Pyramids and after breakfast you will get the opportunity to visit 2 more of them. You will be taken, in an air-conditioned vehicle, to Dashur where you will see the two pyramids built by the Pharaoh Snefru.
The Red Pyramid
The Red Pyramid was another project of the 4th Dynasty pharaoh Sneferu. After the completion of the Bent Pyramid, which also stand nearby in the Necropolis at Dahshur, Sneferu set out to correct the mistakes that were made in the construction of his that pyramid and the one at Meidum that collapsed during construction.
The Bent Pyramid
The Bent Pyramid is called a ‘transitional’ pyramid because the angle of its sides changes abruptly approximately one-third of the way up. Archeologists attribute this to an engineering crisis during construction.
After lunch, at a local restaurant, you will be taken to Sakkara to see the very first pyramid ever built
The Step Pyramid of Saqqara
It’s called also step Pyramid of Zoser or Josser, due to the King Zoser who ordered his minister Imhotep to build it, this pyramid consists of six-layers, It’s height was about 197foot (60 meters). It is the first Pyramid ever built and it is the first largest scale stone building in the world.
Pyramid of Unas
The Pyramid of Unas is a smooth-sided pyramid built in the 24th century BC for the Egyptian pharaoh Unas, the ninth and final king of the Fifth Dynasty.
Pyramid Complex of Teti
Teti (c.2345–2323 BC), the first ruler of the Sixth Dynasty, built his pyramidal complex not far from the Step Pyramid of (c.2667–2648 BC), in Saqqara. Upon completion, it stood 52.5 m tall.
The mastaba tomb of Kagemni also known as Memi
The mastaba was discovered in 1843 by Richard Lepsius. It had to wait until 1905 before von Bissing would begin his publication of rooms IV to VIII, which wasn't completed until 1911.
The mastaba of Nikauisesi
The mastaba of Nikauisesi is situated in the north-east sector of the necropolis of SaqqaraThe tomb was discovered in 1979-80 by the Supreme Council of Antiquities
The mastaba of Ankhmahor
The mastaba of Ankhmahor is situated on the northern side of Teti’s pyramid at Saqqara in the block of tombs belonging to the officials of the king’s Dynasty VI reign.
Memphis Open Air Museum
Memphis was the oldest capital of ancient Egypt, the first one that was founded after the unification of upper and Lower Egypt. The city was founded in the first dynasty (3100 BC).
After this amazing trip through Egypt's pharaonic past, you will be driven back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at hotel. Check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Experience
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Highlights
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🏺 Explore the Great Pyramids and Sphinx in Cairo🏛️ Visit top museums with ancient treasures🕌 Walk through old Islamic and Coptic areas🌿 Relax in the green Fayoum Oasis🌊 See Lake Qarun and wide views💧 Watch Wadi El Rayan waterfalls flow🎨 Meet artists in Tunis Village🏺 Discover El Minya hidden sites🖼️ See wall art in Beni Hassan tombs🏛️ Walk the streets of Tell El Amarna🗿 Visit Tuna El Gebel sacred tombs🚗 Ride in private air-conditioned vehicles👨🏫 Learn from expert Egyptologist guides🕰️ Enjoy a smooth and relaxed pace
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Includes
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✈️ Meet and greet service at the airport upon arrival🤝 Full guest support throughout your stay🚗 All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle🏨 08 nights accommodation in Cairo with daily breakfast🏛️ Private guided sightseeing tours in Cairo as per itinerary🚢 Guided sightseeing tours during the cruise👨🏫 Professional English-speaking tour guide🎟️ Entrance fees to all sites listed in the itinerary🍽️ All meals mentioned in the program💧 Bottled water during tours outside hotels or cruise ship🧾 All service charges and applicable taxes
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✈️ International airfare to and from Egypt🛂 Entry visa to Egypt🧾 Travel insurance💰 Personal spending and shopping🎁 Tips for guides, drivers, and staff🍹 Drinks during meals unless stated🎟️ Optional tours not mentioned in the itinerary📸 Camera or video fees at sites, if required
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