Itinerary
Day 1: Great Pyramids of Giza & the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization & Coptic Cairo
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
The pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx are among the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and indeed already were even in Roman times. Each of these spectacular structures served as the final resting place of a king of the 4th Dynasty (c.2613–2494 BC). The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for king Khufu (c.2589–2566 BC), and the other two for Khafre and Menkaure, his son and grandson. Khufu’s pyramid is both the oldest and largest of the three, and the first building to exceed it in height would not be built for another 3,800 years!
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NEMC, Al Fustat Street Ain Al Sira, Cairo 17611 Egypt
visit the new brand museum the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the first museum of civilization (NMEC) in the Arab world, 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 richer and deeper insight into the meaning of Egyptian culture through the ages.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Coptic Cairo area to visit Old Churches which date to 11th Century, the Hanging Church and St. Sergeous Church which consider to be one of the oldest churches in the middle east where you explore the cavern of the holy family ( Virgin Mary, Jesus the Christ and Josef the Carpenter)
Duration: 1 hour
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Explore Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshur Full Day Tour
Stop At: Saqqara, Saqqara, Giza Governorate
Located 40 km southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis, which was itself one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history. The name of the site most likely derives from the god of this necropolis, Sokar.
Saqqara is truly an open-air museum, one that has all of ancient Egyptian history on display. Kings and noblemen from the very first two dynasties (c.3040–2686 BC) were buried here, and this is also the location of the Step Pyramid of Djoser (c.2686–2667 BC).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mit Rahina Museum, Mit Rahinah, Badrshein, Giza Governorate 3364932, Egypt
Memphis, near the modern village of Mit Rahina not far from Cairo, and its necropolis were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1979. Said to have been founded by the legendary first king of Egypt Menes in 3100 BC, the ancient city of Memphis was the capital during the Early Dynastic Period (c.3100–2686 BC) and Old Kingdom (c.2686–2181 BC), and continued to be one of the most important cities throughout more than three-thousand years of ancient Egyptian history. It was a center for the worship of the god Ptah, whose temple was one of the most important places in all of ancient Egypt. It was so important, that the origin of the word “Egypt”, from Greek Aigyptos, comes from the temple’s ancient name, Hikuptah “The Temple of the ka (‘soul’) of Ptah.
The city’s longevity is reflected in the sheer size and number of the many ancient cemeteries in its area.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt
Dahshur was the southern part of the cemetery of Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Pyramids of the kings of the Old and Middle Kingdoms were erected on this hill. The first king of the 4th Dynasty Sneferu chose the rocky plateau of Dahshur to establish his first pyramid to compete with the pyramid of King Djoser in Saqqara but failed to complete it. This first attempt turned into a broken shape, but he built a complete pyramid at a distance from it, called the Red Pyramid. Nearby, the pyramids dating to the Middle Kingdom, starting from the pyramid of King Amenemhat II, stand although in a bad state. The pyramid of King Senwosret III is surrounded by the tombs of the princesses Sit-Hathor and Ment.
Duration: 2 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.