Duration
1 Days
Country
Egypt
Maximum Traveller
Min Pax
Overview
- The excursion to Cairo from Hurghada starts at night. A one-way journey takes 6 or even 7 hours, depending on the location of your hotel.
- Cairo is a modern metropolis and the largest city on the African continent, home to almost a third of the total population of Egypt; the population density here is also one of the highest. Cairo is also called the “Gateway of the East”, where the cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe are concentrated. Heading towards the city center during the entire journey, you can admire a huge number of mosques and minarets, because Cairo is also called the city of “A Thousand Minarets”.
- The excursion in Cairo begins with a visit to the Egyptian Museum. It is the world's largest repository of ancient Egyptian art. The collection of exhibits is huge and a whole day is not enough to get around it.
- it is located in the formerly famous Tahrir Square. In front of the museum entrance there is a small park with a pond. You can take photographs in this place, but if you want to take photos in the museum itself, you need to purchase a separate ticket (50 pounds) and keep it for the entire time you are in the museum.
- The French architect Marcel Dunon provided a building design for the museum in 1900, and construction was completed two years later. The founder of the museum is Auguste Mariette. His statue can be seen on the left side at the entrance to the museum grounds, which rises above his tomb. Also, in front of the entrance to the museum, there are two statues - these are symbols of Northern and Southern Egypt. In the garden in front of the building there is an obelisk of Ramesses II and the Sphinx of Thutmose III, which is carved from red granite. The museum has more than 100 halls, which are located on two floors. On the ground floor at the entrance there are huge statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and his wife Tia, then you will see Pharaoh Mikerin, Pharaoh of the III dynasty Djoser, sitting surrounded by the goddesses Hathor and Bat, there is a separate room dedicated to Pharaoh Akhenaten. Also on the first floor there is a huge number of funeral slabs, various figurines... The second floor is famous for its golden room, where the funeral mask of Tutankhamun is located (photography is prohibited here). On the top floor there are also three sarcophagi (one of which is gold and weighs 110 kg), there is a gilded throne of Tutankhamun, as well as a large amount of jewelry, gold jewelry, sarcophagi, utensils... After the guide’s story, you will have free time - you can walk around the halls on your own and stop at the places that interest you.
- Further, driving near the embankment, a short stop is made for those who want to take a short boat ride on the Nile. This is optional for an additional fee.
Itinerary
22 hours
price
- adults - $45
- children from 6 to 12 years old - $25
- infant to 5 years old is free but if the child will have a seat on the bus it will be paid as a child price.
Include
- hotel pick up and drop off.
- comfort transfer air-conditioned vehicle.
- lunch in a restaurant through the tour.
- Egyptologist guide: English, Russian, German and French speaking guide.
- entrance fees to the pyramids of Giza and Sphinx.
- entrance fees to the Egyptian national museum.
- motorboat by the Nile is optional 10$.
Exclude
- Drinks through the tour day
- Entrance fees to the interior of any pyramid if it is opened
- personal expenses
- Transfer from far places from the town like Makadi bay and Sahl Hashish WITH EXTRA CHARGE 5 $
- Transfer from far places from the town like Elgouna ,safaga and soma bay with extra charge 10$
Take with you
take with you
- dry rations; you can order it on advance at the reception one day before.
- water
- copy of passport
- worm clothes in winter as the bus is conditioned.
- a tourist pillow
- comfortable shoes
- hat
- sunglasses
- money for personal expenses
More information
- Before you leave the transport after ending the tour, please check that you do not leave any personal things on the transport will go to sanitization and cleaning.
- if the tour guide offers any products on the tour -it is normal in Egypt to do that-, we are not responsible about the quality or the price.