Cairo and Alexandria Tour During Easter

Welcome to Egypt!

After your arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be received by our representative who will be displaying your name on a placard. After that, you will be transferred from the airport to your Cairo hotel via private, air-conditioned car.

On your arrival at your hotel, you will be provided with refreshment as our representative helps you check in. In addition, your tour leader will brief you about the schedule of your Egypt Easter Tour.

Overnight at Cairo hotel.

Following breakfast at your hotel, join your professional Egyptologist guide for a full day visit of the ancient monuments near Cairo city.

Start your day at the Giza Plateau where you will be able to visit the grandiose pyramids built during the 4th Dynasty:

Great Pyramid of King Cheops

Pyramid of King Chephren

Pyramid of King Mycerinus

Valley Temple

You will also have the opportunity to admire the Great Pyramids from the panoramic viewing area, where you will have wonderful photographs of these incredible monuments.

Lunch at a local restaurant followed by a visit to Saqqara where you will visit the famous Step Pyramid of King Djoser, one of the first large stone structure in ancient Egypt. You will also see the Pyramid of Teti and the Tombs of the Nobles, giving you an insight into ancient Egyptian civilization.

Next visit to the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis to visit the open air museum and admire the grandiose monuments such as the gigantic Statue of King Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx.

End your day tour and return to your hotel in Cairo.

Overnight: Cairo hotel.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Join your Egyptologist guide after breakfast to begin your day of touring Cairo city sights.

First, visit the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses an incredible array of ancient artifacts, statues, and treasures that tell the stories of millennia of Egyptian history in collections and exhibitions here.

Your next destination will be the Citadel of Saladin, one of Cairo’s top medieval sights. Here, visit the grand Mosque of Muhammad Ali, which is renowned for its remarkable Ottoman style architecture and stunning views over Cairo city.

Your other sites on the tour include Coptic Cairo, where you will visit:

Hanging Church

Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus

Ben Ezra Synagogue

Roman Fortress of Babylon

Also visit Islamic Cairo, with its many historic streets, medieval architecture and old world ambience.

Finish your tour at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of Cairo’s famous traditional markets. Enjoy some free time here and perhaps enjoy a drink at El Fishawy Café, one of Cairo’s historical coffee shops.

Tour ends with transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight: Cairo hotel.
Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast, get introduced to your Egyptologist guide and start your journey towards Alexandria in a private, air-conditioned car from Cairo; the Mediterranean city founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC。

The trip will take around two hours, with a little stop during the way.

Arrive at the site and start your guided walking tour with Pompey's Pillar; the famous standing column related to the ancient Serapeum.

Visit the Citadel of Qaitbay which is built on the Mediterranean seashore on the site of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria.

Go and visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa; an outstanding underground cemetery that reflects the mixture of the influences of Egyptian, Greek, and Romans in ancient Alexandria.

Proceed to Bibliotheca Alexandrina; the modern library and cultural center built after the famous ancient Library of Alexandria.

Visit the St. Mark's Church and stroll around the old part of Alexandria city.

Walk through the local markets including the Mansheya area which is full of traditional shops selling local products including the famous gold market of Alexandria.

Visit Abu El Abbas El Mursi Mosque and have a walk on the Alexandria Corniche with views of the old port and the traditional fishing boats

Have your last breakfast at the hotel.

Our representative will pick you up from the hotel at the right time and take you in a private air conditioned car to Cairo International Airport where you will leave Egypt.

We wish that your visit to Egypt during Easter leaves happy memories with you.

Meals: Breakfast

The End of Your Cairo and Alexandria Easter Tour.