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Egypt Tour Packages 6-Day Cairo Tour – Pyramids, Egyptian Museum & Cultural Highlights

  • 06 Days
  • Private
  • 05 nights / 06 days
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6-Day Cairo Tour – Pyramids, Culture & History

Egypt Tour: Begin your journey by experiencing the heart of Egypt on this 6-day Cairo tour, where history, culture, and adventure come together seamlessly. Upon arrival, you will be warmly welcomed and then transferred in a private air-conditioned vehicle, allowing you to relax and settle in comfortably from the very start. From there, your adventure begins as you prepare to explore Egypt’s timeless treasures, while enjoying a smooth and hassle-free start to your journey.

The Great Pyramids and Ancient Wonders

🏛️ First, your journey begins with a smooth ride from the airport in a private, cool car. Upon arriving, you will be transported to the Giza Plateau, where you will immediately stand before the awe-inspiring Great Pyramids. As you explore, your expert guide will share amazing stories about how these giant tombs were built. Then, you will move on to see the Great Sphinx, the famous guardian of the desert, before continuing to a fun camel ride across the golden sands. During this time, you can take photos, admire the view, and soak in the atmosphere. By the end of the day, you will have experienced the magic of ancient Egypt and will leave feeling truly inspired and amazed.

Golden Treasures and Old City Streets

🖼️ Next, you will dive into the history of the city at the Egyptian Museum. You will see thousands of old objects, including the famous gold mask of King Tut. Following this, you will walk through Coptic Cairo to see beautiful, holy churches from long ago. Then, it is time to visit the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. This busy market is full of bright colors, tasty spices, and handmade gifts. Throughout the day, your guide will help you learn the secrets of each landmark, making history feel like a fun story.

Royal Castles and Grand Mosques

🕌 Later, you will visit the Citadel of Saladin. This large fort sits high on a hill and gives you the best view of the whole city. Afterward, you will walk through the Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa’i Mosques. These buildings are famous for their tall walls and beautiful art. Then, you can explore the old streets of Islamic Cairo. Here, the markets and buildings look just as they did hundreds of years ago. You will see how the past and present live together in this lively city.

Ancient Capitals and the First Pyramid

🏺 Then, you will travel just outside the city to see Saqqara. This is where you will find the Step Pyramid, the very first pyramid ever built. After that, you will visit the ruins of Memphis. This was the first capital city of Egypt. Your guide will show you giant statues of kings and tell you how they ruled the land. During these trips, you will travel in comfort and learn all about the roots of Egypt’s great culture.

Why You Will Love This Trip

🌟 Overall, this 6-day tour is the best way to see Cairo in depth. You get a private car, a smart guide, and a plan that covers everything. You won’t have to worry about a thing! From the high pyramids to the busy markets, every moment is built to give you great memories. It is the perfect blend of comfort, history, and fun.

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Egypt Tour cairo-6-day-tour: 6-day Cairo tour exploring Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Sphinx, Citadel & Coptic Cairo
Discover Cairo’s iconic landmarks and culture on a 6-day guided tour
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 the tour plan.
  • Discover the history of pharaohs through an amazing tour that suits your needs, at the morning time we will take you from the hotel in Cairo by a private air-conditioned car to start with:
    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.
    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.
    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
    Coptic Churches in Old Cairo including:
    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.
  • at the morning time we will take you from the hotel in Cairo by a private air-conditioned car to start with: 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.
  • Breakfast at the hotel is followed by another full day tour, your visit includes:
    Baron Empain Museum:
    Your Egypt trip will remain incomplete forever until you visit the spectacular Baron Empain Palace, also known as the El Palais Hindu, which is synonymous to showmanship and luxury of the city of Cairo. Situated on the landmark of Heliopolis and designed by French architect, this wondrous palace will grab your eyeballs with its fascinating history and magnificent oriental architecture. The palace will offer you a charming sight everywhere from its entrance, statues and tower decoratively curved with elephants, sheep, mermaids and many other things. It’s said to have been highly inspired by the Hindu temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Make sure you stroll through the green lawn of the palace to enjoy a breathtaking sight of the city.
    The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
    The first museum of civilization in the Arab world, the NMEC will present a comprehensive view of Egyptian civilization from prehistory to the present day, taking a multidisciplinary thematic approach designed to highlight Egypt’s tangible and intangible heritage. A museum of a new kind, unknown so far in Egypt and the entire Middle East region, the NMEC’s main goal is to “share knowledge”, to connect with the surrounding Egyptian society and to offer international visitors a richer and deeper insight into the meaning of Egyptian culture through the ages.
    Cairo Tower
    The Cairo Tower or ElGezira tower or ( Brag El qahari) in Arabic language is consider one of the most prominent features of the Egyptian capital .Its partially open lattice-work design is intended to evoke a lotus plant. Cairo tower was built from 1956 to 1961 during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser with Soviet assistance.
    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.
  • 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
  • Have breakfast and then check out of your hotel in Cairo. Then, transfer to the airport to board your departure flight home.
    Meals: Breakfast
    • Experience
    • Highlights
    • Experience Highlights:
      🏛️ Explore Giza Pyramids & Great Sphinx
      🖼️ Visit the Egyptian Museum with Tutankhamun’s treasures
      ⛪ Discover Coptic Cairo & historic churches
      🕌 Experience Citadel of Saladin & Islamic Cairo
      🏺 Excursion to Saqqara Necropolis & Memphis
      🛍️ Stroll through Khan El Khalili Bazaar
      🚗 Private transfers and deluxe air-conditioned vehicle
      👨‍🏫 Expert Egyptologist guide throughout the tour
    • Includes
    • 🏨 5 nights accommodation on Bed & Breakfast basis
      🚗 Private deluxe air-conditioned transfers
      👨‍🏫 Professional licensed Egyptologist guide (other languages available)
      🎟️ Entrance fees to all sightseeing sites mentioned
      🥐 Meals as per itinerary (breakfast included)
      💰 All applicable service charges and taxes
    • ✈️ International Airfare
      Flights to and from Egypt are not included.
      🛂 Egypt Entry Visa
      Entry visa to Egypt must be obtained separately.
      💰 Personal Expenses
      Items like souvenirs, shopping, laundry, and personal spending.
      🍹 Drinks & Meals Not Mentioned
      Beverages and meals not included in the itinerary or outside hotels.
      🎫 Optional Excursions & Activities
      🙏 Tipping / Gratuities
      Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff, and other service providers.

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