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Cairo Highlights in 5 Days Tour

Discover Cairo highlights in 5 days tour packages. Enjoy a fabulous 5 days Cairo & Alexandria tour package Find out how the Great Pyramids of Giza were built. Explore the stunning contents of the massive Egyptian Museum. Visit the first pyramid in the history of King Djoser at Saqqara. Explore the magnificent Citadel of Saladin and the impressive market of Khan El-Khalili.

Enjoy a day trip to Alexandria to discover its wonderful highlights. Discover the Roman Catacombs and Pompey’s Pillar in Alexandria. In your Cairo highlights in 5 days itinerary, you will visit the Community of Religions for a spiritual tour in Cairo.

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635 USD per person in a twin/double room (2-16 people).

1080 USD per single traveler (Traveling alone).

Price Includes

  • Meet & assist service upon arrival and departure
  • All transfers as per the itinerary by air-conditioned vehicles
  • 5-star standard hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis for 04 nights
  • Lunch at a local restaurant in Alexandria
  • Hotel picks up and drops off
  • Entrance fees as per the itinerary
  • Licensed Egyptologist tour guide
  • All service charges and local taxes

Price Excludes

  • International flights
  • Arrival visa
  • Travel insurance
  • Gratuities
  • Meals and drinks when not included
  • Any optional tour

Children Policy

  • Children from 0 – 5 years are free of charge
  • Children from 6 – 11 years get 50% off
  • Children from 12 years are considered adults
Cairo Highlights in 5 days tour
  • The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
  • The first pyramid in history, the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
  • The stunning contents of the Egyptian Museum The impressive
  • Saladin Citadel with the White Mosque of Mohamed Ali
  • The impressive Roman Catacombs in Alexandria
  • Spiritual Cairo tour to Community of Religions
Itinerary
Cairo Highlights in 5 Days Tour

Day 1 Arrive in Cairo, Egypt

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will meet and assist by our representative of “Egypt Best Vacations” who will help you through the visa and arrival regulations. Then, transfer to your hotel and the beginning of your Cairo highlights in 5 days tour.

Day 2Visit Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and Saqqara

Your actual Cairo highlights in 5 days tour begins when our professional tour guide picks you up from your hotel to commence your tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and Saqqara.

Today, you will visit the Giza Plateau. Today’s tour includes the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure with the great Sphinx. The only ancient wonder which still remains (Khufu’s pyramid) awaits you. Are you ready to discover it from the inside? (Optional). Today you will learn about the history of the pyramids, how they were constructed, and why they were constructed.

Then on to the first pyramid in history, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara. Saqqara is one of the most important and richest necropolises in Egypt. It was the cemetery of Memphis, the 1st capital city of United Egypt in 3200 BCE. Then, transfer back to your hotel.

Day 3Egyptian Museum, Saladin Citadel and Khan El-Khalili Tour

Explore the fantastic contents of the historical Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Hundreds of objects from all periods of the Egyptian past are displayed on the two floors of the museum.

From the museum to the Citadel of the Sunni Muslim leader Saladin which was built in 1172 to protect Cairo against the Crusaders. The White Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha is a prominent feature of the citadel. You will finish your tour today at the historical bazaar of Khan El Khalili, the largest bazaar in the Middle East. Then, transfer back to your hotel.

Day 4Alexandria highlights Tour

Today, your Cairo highlights in 5 days tour takes you to the beautiful City of Alexandria, the capital city of Egypt during the Greco-Roman era. Your tour includes the famous Roman Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. The catacombs are huge Egyptian tombs and royal cemeteries with Ptolemaic and Roman influences. The catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa are one the largest Roman burial sites not just in Alexandria but in Egypt. These catacombs started as a private tomb for a wealthy family, then became a public cemetery. The catacombs house more than 300 tombs.

From the catacombs to the Pompey’s Pillar. Many of the ancient historians did not tell us more details about the “Pompey’s Pillar” but about the buildings that stood nearby and have disappeared now. The hill on which the pillar is erected was covered with temples and houses a long time before the Roman era. It was the place of the Citadel of Rhakotis. A temple was dedicated to Osiris-Serapis was built on the mountain.

Then proceed to the Citadel of Qaitbay. The Citadel of Qaitbay in Alexandria is one of the most important fortifications in Egypt. It was constructed by Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay to defend Egypt against the Ottomans/Turks.

End your tour to Alexandria highlights with visiting the Library of Alexandria. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant, then travel back to Cairo.

Day 5End of your Cairo highlights in 5 days

Your final day of Cairo highlights in 5 days is spiritual. Enjoy a spiritual tour to the Community of Religions in Cairo. This tour includes the famous Coptic Hanging Church. Cairo’s Church of the Saint Virgin Mary was built on the ruins of the Roman Babylon Fortress. Because of its location over the ruins of the fortress, it is known as Al Mo’llaqah Chruch or the “Hanging Chruch.”

Then proceed to the Abu Serga Church. The Church of Abu Serga is located in the modern Old Cairo, in the midst of the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon. The Holy Family drank from a well in the church, so the church is characterized among the other Egyptian Coptic churches.

Then to the Synagogue of Ben Ezra. Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo is one of the most important and largest synagogues in Egypt. The Synagogue is named after the great Jewish Rabbi Ezra the Scribe.

Transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure. It is really sad to leave, so ask our guides about your next adventure in Egypt.

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