Egypt & Cairo Tour Route in the Shadow of the Pyramids (BIN033)

Istanbul - Cairo At Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal, after ticket, baggage, and boarding procedures at the Turkish Airlines counter, we depart for Cairo on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, we leave the airport with our private vehicle waiting for us for a panoramic city tour. During our panoramic Cairo city tour, the Old City Center, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Sadat’s Memorial Tomb, Baron Palace, Tahrir Square, the city center along the Nile, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar are among the places we will see. At the end of the tour, after some free time, we will transfer to our hotel. Guests who wish may join the optional Evening Dinner Cruise on the Nile River (95 USD), organized by our guide. After witnessing the magical atmosphere of the Nile River and Cairo during our boat trip and dinner, we return to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. Cairo After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Lunch Included Cairo Museum & Giza Pyramids & Sphinx Tour (95 USD), organized by our guide. Our first stop is the Cairo Museum, which reveals Egyptian history in all its details and houses many fascinating mummies. Then we will see the pyramids of Cheops, Kefren, and Mikerinos, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, named after the pharaohs who commissioned them. These three pyramids, built thousands of years ago and still preserving their mysteries, were designed in a Pythagorean triangle formation. Built years before Pythagoras, these pyramids show that the Egyptians had very advanced knowledge of mathematics and geometry. After visiting the mysterious pyramids, we will see the Sphinx, with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion, symbolizing the rising sun and the pharaoh’s rebirth. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. Finally, after visiting the Sphinx, the “Living Statue,” with the temple between its paws, free time will be given. Then we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. Cairo After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Lunch Included Grand Cairo Egyptian Museum Tour (140 USD). Covering an area of 500,000 square meters, roughly the size of 70 football fields, the museum is the world’s largest archaeology museum complex dedicated to a single civilization. Standing out with a magnificent plaster and glass façade, the complex is decorated with triangles of different sizes and colors as a tribute to Ancient Egypt. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. After the museum tour, free time will be given, and then we will transfer to our hotel. Guests who wish may join the optional Felucca Boat Ride (30 USD). (During the trip, 1 non-alcoholic drink, fruit, and snacks will be served.) After the boat tour, we return to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel. Note: If weather conditions are not suitable, motorboats will be used. Cairo - Istanbul After breakfast at the hotel, we complete our check-out procedures and, for those who wish, join the optional Lunch Included Ancient Saqqara & Memphis Tour (95 USD per person), organized by our guide. First, we head to the Saqqara Valley (Valley of the Dead), where the people of Memphis, the oldest capital of Egypt, were buried. After about a half-hour journey, we arrive in the city of Memphis, where we will see the statues of pharaohs, ancient temples, and palace ruins. We then visit the Zoser Pyramid, named after King Zoser, a member of the 3rd Pharaoh Dynasty who ruled Egypt in the 27th century BC, and known as the first and largest stone-built pyramid in Egyptian history. After our tour, we meet at the time determined by our guide and head to the airport for our return flight to Istanbul. After ticket, passport, and baggage procedures, we depart for Istanbul on Turkish Airlines’ scheduled flight. Upon arrival, our services and tour end, and we hope to see you on another tour.