Overview

Egyptian Museum & Pyramids of Giza, Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, it Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the mysterious Sphinx, a colossal lion with a pharaoh’s head. Stop for lunch in a local restaurant. Return to your hotel for time at leisure. Overnight at your hotel.

Visit the Egyptian Museum which houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. It houses over 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, especially the golden treasures of Tut Ankh Amun. Stop for lunch in a local restaurant.

You’ll visit Old Cairo in the afternoon. There, you’ll see the citadel of Salah El Din and the Mohammed Ali Mosque. Salah ad-Din (Saladin) built the citadel, a medieval Islamic-era fortification, and later Egyptian rulers expanded it. Muhammad Ali Pasha commissioned the mosque, which sits high above the city, between 1830 and 1848.

Continue to visit the Church of Abu Serga, in Coptic Cairo is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, dating back to the 4th century., Moallaqa Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. Return to your hotel overnight.