Cairo Layover Tour at Cairo Airport

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1. You will be picked up from Cairo Airport by our tour guide to enjoy a great excursion on a Private day trip to Cairo from Cairo Airport. Then drive to The Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx , which dates back to the time of, and visit the Valley Temple. Visit the Papyrus Institute: See how the ancient Egyptians made the first Paper in History by Using the Papyrus Plant, if you like to buy real papyrus Gifts this will be the most suitable place Lunch will be served during the Pyramids at the local restaurant in Giza

   2 hAdmission included

2. The Grand Egyptian Museum, or GEM, is the largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization, situated just over a mile from the Pyramids of Giza. Scale and Collection: It houses over 100,000 artifacts, including the complete collection of King Tutankhamun's treasures—more than 5,000 pieces—displayed together for the first time since their discovery. Design and Highlights: The stunning modern design features a massive atrium with the colossal statue of Ramses II and a grand staircase lined with statues and sarcophagi. The building's geometry and alignment visually connect it to the nearby pyramids. Significance: It serves as Egypt's flagship cultural project, utilizing state-of-the-art conservation technology and offering an immersive, chronological journey through ancient Egyptian history from the predynastic period to the Greco-Roman era.

   2 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Cairo

• Its from-price is 170% above the median of the 2673 day trips we list in Cairo.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 638 of 2673.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cairo

Cairo is Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, where the Pyramids of Giza meet medieval mosques, busy bazaars and the treasures of the pharaohs.

On the western edge of the city, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx rise from the desert plateau, with the step pyramid of Saqqara and the ruins of Memphis further south. Cairo's great museums, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the vast Grand Egyptian Museum beside the plateau, hold artefacts spanning thousands of years.

Top-ranked sights in Cairo: Egyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities), Saqqara (Sakkara), Khan El-Khalili.

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