PYRAMIDS AND BEACHES HOLIDAY

09 Days/ 08 Nights

Cairo + Alexandria + Hurghada

Day 01: Cairo arrival

Welcome to Cairo! Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative who will assist you through immigration and customs formalities. After you have collected your luggage he will then take you, in our deluxe bus, to your Cairo hotel.

Day 02: Cairo

Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a full day tour. In the morning you will be driven to see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx: the most famous monuments of not only ancient Egypt, but of the whole ancient world! These massive stone structures were built around 4,500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile. cairo

After lunch you will be taken to the Egyptian Museum: gaze at the wonders of King Tutankhamen, including his golden death mask; and lose yourself in the many rooms and galleries, where thousands of artefacts are awaiting your visit. Before being driven back to your hotel  dinner AT LOCAL RESTURANT, you will have the opportunity to visit the old market of Cairo (Khan El-Khalili).

Day 03: Cairo / Alexandria

Your day starts with breakfast in your hotel followed by a drive, in our air-conditioned Alexandria vehicle, to Alexandria.

Your visit to this beautiful city, originally built by Alexander the Great, includes a trip into the catacombs (Kom el Shoqafa), where the early Christians were buried; the Roman Amphitheatre, which every town in the ancient Roman Empire had; the New Alexandria Library (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), inaugurated on October 16, 2002, with shelf space for eight million books, with the main reading room on eleven levels; and finally, the Citadel of Qaitbay, where about 1480 AD the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay fortified the site, which held the ruins of the Alexandria Lighthouse, and with successive improvements it now stands as a very prominent Citadel on the Mediterranean coastline .FROM OUTSIDE.

Lunch at a local restaurant and at the end of the day you will have a tired, but fulfilled, drive back to Cairo for dinner in your hotel.

Day 04: Cairo museum

After breakfast you will be taken to the Citadel of Saladin, the fortress built between 1176 and 1183 AD, to protect Cairo from the Crusaders and rebuilt by Muhammad Ali Pasha, whose mosque is a “must see”. From here you will be taken on a tour of Cairo famous Churches, including: The Hanging Church and the Church of St. George the Martyr, 2 churches built into the walls of the Fort of Babylon and its remains could be Cairo’s oldest structures; and the Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius), where, it is said, the Holy Family took shelter in a cave, with the church being erected her to commemorate this. This whole area is a world famous destination for Pilgrims. Again lunch, at a local restaurant, will be supplied somewhere in this busy schedule. At the end of this exciting day you will be driven back to your hotel for dinner hurghada

Day 05: Cairo / Hurghada (Red Sea)

Your day starts with breakfast in your hotel followed by checkout and the rest of the day to do as you choose. In the afternoon you will be driven, in our air-conditioned vehicle, to Hurghada, where you will check-in at your hotel upon arrival. The rest of the day belongs to you, but there will be opportunities for snorkelling, diving and other water sport activities.

Day 06 : Hurghada (Red Sea)hurghada

A full day for sunbathing, exploring, shopping, or taking up some of the many water sport activities available to you.

Above prices are applicable all year: except for the Easter and Christmas periods.

Above prices are without international airfare.

A private tour with private guide and private transportation

Package Includes:

04 nights accommodation at a 5 star hotel in Cairo, on a bed and breakfast basis (1 st stay)

03 nights accommodation at 5 star hotel in Hurghada, or similar, on a bed and breakfast basis.

01 nights accommodation at the Sonesta Cairo, or similar, on a bed and breakfast basis ( 2nd stay).

All sightseeing tours, with transportation by deluxe, air-conditioned bus.

A qualified, English speaking, guide throughout the entire tour

All entrance fees.

8 dinners and 8 lunches in cairo and Alexandria in local resturants

Package Excludes:

Tipping for guides, driver, Nile cruise crew, etc…

Personal expenses (laundry, telephone calls, etc…)

Entry visa

Day 07: Hurghada (Red Sea)

A full day for sunbathing, exploring, shopping, or taking up some of the many water sport activities available to you.

Day 09: Hurghada / Cairo

After breakfast it is time to check-out and then you will be driven back to hurghadaCairo in our air-conditioned vehicle. Once back in Cairo you will check-in at the hotel and the rest of the day will be yours.

Day 10: Final Departure

Your final day starts with breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out. You will then be transferred to the airport for your final departure