Private 3 Days Cairo and Alexandria Tour with Felucca Ride

Day 1: Cairo (L)

A representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza, and then you will start visiting Giza plateau where you will see the Pyramids of Cheops “Khufu”, the only remaining of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Then move on to visit Chephren, Mykerinus pyramids and 6 queen pyramids. Then proceed to Sakkara area where you will visit the step pyramid, the first pyramid ever built in Egypt. Lastly, drive to Dahshur, where you will marvel at the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid, the oldest pyramids of Egypt. Lunch included during the tour in a good quality traditional restaurant.

Day 2: Cairo (L)

A representative will pick you up from your hotel to start your tour visiting the Egyptian Museum. The museum has thousands of ancient Egyptian artifacts. The cream of the crops is the collection of the boy-king Tut Ankh Amon. Then you will move to visit Salah El-Dien Citadel “the Castle of Salah El-Dien” and The alabaster mosque is the most beautiful mosque in Egypt and it was built by Mohamed Ali. Lunch included during the tour in a good quality traditional restaurant. The last visit it will be to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, the oldest and the biggest bazaar in the Middle East. The bazaar is known for trading gold, fine silver, perfumes, copper, brassware, leather, antiques and much more. At the end of the tour, you will be back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.

Day 3: Alexandria (L)

You will be driven back via an air-conditioned modern vehicle to Alexandria. Upon arrival at Alexandria, you will visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, dug in three levels under the ground. The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are not only tombs for housing the dead bodies but also it has many artistic features that combine between the ancient Egyptian and the ancient Roman art. Lunch included during the tour in a good quality traditional restaurant. Then move on to visit Alexandria library “Bibliotheca Alexandrina” to see it from the inside. Then continue your tour to visit Qaitbay citadel that was built at the same spot where the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria stood. At the end of the day tour, you will be transferred back to the cruise ship for your final departure