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Explore Cairo attractions bvVIP layover tour from Cairo airport

5.01 reviewEgyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities)

  • 7–8 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • 6 languages
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Highlights

Have an incredible day tour in Cairo during Cairo layover. Visiting Giza pyramids, The Sphinx, The valley temple, The Egyptian Museum and khan el-khalili Bazaar and at the end you will be transferred back again to Cairo airport

Inclusions

What's included

  • Private tour.
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Airport pickup and drop-off
  • Qualified Egyptologist guide.
  • Cairo airport Park fees.
  • Bottled water.

What's not

  • Entrance fees for all the mentioned sites is
  • Food and drinks.
  • Gratuities

Itinerary

  1. Our tour guide will pick you up from Cairo airport (According to your arrival flight time), he will wait you outside the arrival hall holding a sign on his hand with your name to start your tour to the Egyptian Museum, where you can see a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb. Then to khan el-khalili Bazaar, you'll enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets and bargain for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt.

    3 h

  2. Continue your tour visiting The Pyramids of Giza, you will star your tour there in the front of the pyramid of the king Cheops which is One of the seven wonders of the ancient world still remain awesome, then you see the pyramid of the king Chephren and the pyramid of the king Mykerinus.

    2 h

  3. Then from the best place at the Giza plateau you will see a panoramic view to all the three pyramids together.     Then to the Valley Temple which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. This temple served definitely two functions: First, it was used for the purification of the mummy of the king before its burial. Second, it was used for making the Mummification process of the king.

    1 h

  4. After that you will move to see the great Giza Sphinx which is lies At the foot of the Pyramids, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates from the time of Chephren it was discovered in 1912. At the end of your tour you will be escorted back to Cairo airport.

    30 min

Cancellation

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

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Know before you go

Pickup
Pickup is included for everyone.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
Grand Egypt Tours
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Dress code is smart casual

How it compares in Cairo

  • Its from-price is 13% below the median of the 2673 day trips we list in Cairo.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 1552 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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