Day 1Cairo city tour

You will be picked up from your hotel in Hurghada by A/C van to Hurghada airport for your short flight to Cairo, where you will accompany by your tour guide will take you to immerse yourself in Egypt's history with a visit to the famous Egyptian Museum. Following this, you will stroll through Khan el-Khalili bazaar and visit Cairo's most popular Islamic attraction: the Alabaster Mosque. Housing 200,000 Egyptian artifacts, the Egyptian Museum attracts millions of visitors a year. The highlight is the priceless treasures of King Tutankhamen. His 6-gold gilded coffins dominate the main hall while his magnificent gold mask is the star attraction. Your Egyptologist guide will introduce you to the most important pieces before allowing you to have free time to explore the museum at leisure. The Alabaster Mosque at the Citadel of Salah el-Din sits on top of a limestone hill overlooking Cairo and is the most important mosque in the city. The lower part of the Mosque is clad inside and out with Alabaster while the top part is constructed from the limestone cladding removed from the Pyramids of Giza. Inside the mosque, your guide will introduce you to the basic beliefs of Islam, including a translation of the most common prayers. Continuing to Khan el Khalili bazaar, your guide will give you an introduction to the famous markets which claim to have inspired Christopher Columbus to discover the new world. Enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets and shops and try your luck bargaining with the shop owners for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt. This is a private tour allowing you to determine the amount of time spent at each of the sites during the tour.
 

Day 2Pyramids tour

Breakfast at your hotel then you will step back in time to the days of ancient Egypt on a private tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx, the necropolis of Sakkara, and Memphis, the former capital. With your own private Egyptologist guide to lead the way on this private tour, you can determine the amount of time you would like to spend at each of the sites you'll visit. The Giza Plateau is only around 30 minutes from Cairo, where your qualified Egyptologist guide will provide a fascinating introduction to each of the three pyramids: Cheops, Khafre, and Menakaure. You will have free time to enter one of the pyramids (additional cost), though your guide is not permitted to enter with you or take a camel ride (additional cost). After visiting the pyramids, you' ll continue across the plateau for a photo opportunity of the three pyramids rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background. A short drive to the city side of the plateau finds you standing at the feet of the Sphinx, for thousands of years the enigmatic symbol of Egypt. Your next stop is Sakkara, home of Egypt's oldest pyramid, built-in 2650 B.C. Your guide will provide a brief history of the famous Step Pyramid and you will have free time to walk around. Your final stop is Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt. Here you will see artifacts from many of the great rulers of Egypt, including the fallen statue of Ramses II. You will also have the chance to visit a Papyrus Institute to see how the famous artwork is made. Then you will transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay Breakfast
 

Day 3Back to Hurghada

Breakfast at your hotel, then you will drive back to Cairo airport for the flight to Hurghada with a direct transfer to your hotel in Hurghada

Inclusion

• Pick-up and drop-off services from your hotel in Hurghada
• 2-nights at a 5-star hotel in Cairo.
• English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
• Bottled water during the tours 
• Round-trip airfare from Hurghada to Cairo.
• Entrance fee to the mentioned sites.
• 2-Lunches at a local restaurant 
• Transfers on air-conditioned vans in Hurghada and Cairo
• Portage at airports at hotels.
• All taxes and service charges

• Gratuities/Tipping (recommended).
• Entrance fees to the chambers of the pyramids (400 EGP for the Great Pyramid; 100 EGP for the Third Pyramid), 
• Camel ride.