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12 Hours
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Private
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Every Day
Description
Egypt where the civilizations were begun
| Program | Egypt Tour Packages 01-day tour to Dahshur, Citadel, Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili |
| Duration: | 01 day |
| Destinations covered: | Giza |
Tour pharaohs and Islamic Cairo
Dahshur has 2 great pyramids Bent and Red Pyramids which are considered a great and exciting adventure to learn how Pyramids were before the famous Pyramids of Giza. Inspire your challenging personality and climb them from the inside. Then we will explore the history of Egypt in the Egyptian museum which has more than 150,000 artifacts, acknowledge the Islamic Power during Saladin and learn about the first military in history when you visit the citadel of Cairo. And finally enjoy shopping in Khan El Khalili.
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Experience Egypt and feel like royalty only with Khaled Abbass Tour Guide
Itinerary
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.
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 locates 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.
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 by French Egyptologist August Mariette Located in Downtown Tahrir Square in Cairo, The Egyptian Museum in Cairo houses over 120,000 artifacts, including the contents of Tutankhamun's tomb and most of the mummies that have been discovered since the 19th century. The museum’s exhibits span from the beginning of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (approximately 2700 BC) through the Greco-Roman period.
Moaiz ST
Khan Khalili 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: Lunch
Experience
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Highlights
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• Visiting the Bent Pyramid.• The Red pyramid.• The Egyptian Museum Of antiquities.• Khan El Khalil Market.• The citadel of Saladin.• The Mosque of Mohamed Ali.• The National Military Museum.• The National Police Museum.
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Includes
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What`s Included:All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.Pick up services from your hotel and return.Private all Languages speaking Egyptologist guide.Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.Lunch meal will be served in a local restaurant.Bottled water during your trip.Shopping tours in Cairo.All taxes and service charge.
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What`s Excluded:The Great Pyramid entry ticket. (Extra 600).Any visit haven`t mentioned in the itinerary.Tipping kitty.
Starts from $ 65
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