Full Day tour to Pyramids and Egyptian Museum

Take a leisurely private tour to Cairo's most famous sites the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili bazaar, enjoy your full Day tour in Cairo with your own private Egyptologist tour guide from Egypt Excursions Online.

Location

The Great Pyramids consist of the Great Pyramid of Giza , the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu known as the Great Pyramid, the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre or Chephren a few hundred meters to the south-west and the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure or Mykerinos a few hundred meters further south-west The Great Sphinx lies on the east side of the complex Current consensus among Egyptologists is that the head of the Great Sphinx is head of Khafre Along with these major monuments are a number of smaller satellite edifices, known as queens pyramids, causeways and valley pyramids Then proceed to visit the great Sphinx, the body of lion and head of Pharaoh which dates from the time of Chephren, visit the Valley temple which belongs to the pyramid of Chephren the temple served definitely two purposes, First, it was used for the purification of the mummy of the king before its burial Second, it was used for the Mummification process of the king Visit the institute of papyrus to see the manual way to make the first paper all over the world.

After having lunch you will be driven to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the pharaonic period.

The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world, more than 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb over 3500 years before it was discovered in 1922 when his tomb was excavated ,Transfer back to your hotel.

Trip Details
Availability:  Every Day
Pickup: 08:00 AM
Return: 05:00 PM

Available languages (Tour guide):
English, German, Russian, Spanish

The Price Doesn't Include:
• Any extras not mentioned in the program
• Drinks and personal expenses

What to bring:
• Passport valid for 6 months
• Comfortable shoes
• Sunblock
• Sunglass