From Safaga/Soma Bay: Pyramids & Egyptian Museum Day Tour

From Safaga/Soma Bay: Pyramids & Egyptian Museum Day Tour

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See the highlights of Cairo and Giza on a day trip from Safaga or Soma Bay. Admire the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, visit the Egyptian Museum, and enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch.

Highlights

Explore the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World at Giza
Have a delicious lunch at an oriental restaurant
Visit to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square & Learn about pharaohs history
Take unforgeable photo at the Pyramid of Khufu, the oldest in the Giza Plateau
Learn how the pyramids were built from an Egyptologist guide

Description

Discover the “City of a Thousand Minarets” on a full-day tour of Cairo, with round-trip transfers by bus from Soma Bay or Safaga. Relax in air-conditioned comfort on the long journey from Soma Bay or Safaga, admiring views of the Gulf of Suez. You will be accompanied by a transfer guide who will accompany you on the journey until you meet your Egyptologist guide. Upon arrival, your private Egyptologist guide will meet you and take you to Giza Plateau to see the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Get breathtaking views of the Pyramids of Giza as you explore the mortuary temples of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Learn the story of how the temples were constructed and hear the stories behind their legends. Continue to the Great Sphinx, the giant statue of a reclining mythical beast with a lion’s body and the face of the Pharaoh Khafre. Go to the Valley Temple opposite, attributed to the Pharaoh Khafre, and marvel at the feat of ancient engineering. Next, take a 30-minute break for lunch at a local restaurant. Then, drive into central Cairo to discover the artifacts at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square with fast-track entry. Designed by French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the museum’s collections exceed 120,000 masterpieces from the pre-dynastic to the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman periods. Learn about the mummification art of Ancient Egypt before your return transfer to Soma Bay or Safaga.

Includes

Hotel pickup and drop-off from Safaga and Soma Bay Egyptologist guide Giza Pyramid and Sphinx entrance fees Egyptian Museum fast-track entry BBQ Lunch at a local restaurant Water