Hurghada Trip Overview
After pick-up from your hotel, get some great views of the landscape en route to the Egyptian capital. Stops can be made whenever you require. Upon arrival in Cairo, visit the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, and discover one of the most comprehensive collections of Ancient Egyptian relics in the world.Enjoy Salah el-din Citadel panorama and lunch at Egyptian restaurant Transfer to Giza in the afternoon to see the Great Pyramids and Great Sphinx in the Giza Plateau visit the Papyrus museum and learn how the Ancient Egyptians used it to record their civilization . Marvel at this last surviving monument of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, built more than 4.500 years ago as everlasting graves for the pharaohs Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. Marvel at the mysterious Sphinx statue of a Pharaoh’s head with a lion’s body. Transfer back to your hotel in Hurghada the evening.
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Duration: 17 hours
Starts: Hurghada, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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After pick-up from your hotel, get some great views of the landscape en route to the Egyptian capital. Stops can be made whenever you require. Upon arrival in Cairo, visit the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, and discover one of the most comprehensive collections of Ancient Egyptian relics in the world.Enjoy Salah el-din Citadel panorama and lunch at Egyptian restaurant Transfer to Giza in the afternoon to see the Great Pyramids and Great Sphinx in the Giza Plateau visit the Papyrus museum and learn how the Ancient Egyptians used it to record their civilization . Marvel at this last surviving monument of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, built more than 4.500 years ago as everlasting graves for the pharaohs Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. Marvel at the mysterious Sphinx statue of a Pharaoh’s head with a lion’s body. Transfer back to your hotel in Hurghada the evening.
Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The most famous Antiquities museum in Egypt located in the heart of Cairo at Al-Tahrir Square. It houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities. There are a variety of statues, tables, and coffins in addition to an extensive collection of papyrus and coins. The museum contains 42 rooms; two of them contain a number of mummies of kings (King Tutankhamen collection of treasure) and other royal family members of Ancient Egypt
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. The complex dates back to the 4th dynasty 2400 years B.C.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
The Sphinx belongs to King Chephren is the largest statue in the world, standing 73 m. long, 19 m. wide, and 20 m in height. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture. Known in Arabic as Abu Al Hol, this sculpture of a man with the haunches of a lion was dubbed the Sphinx.
Duration: 30 minutes
