Have a remarkable short holiday in Cairo and visit the main attractions in the twinkling city through Cairo Short Breaks where you will get to visit the magnificent Pyramids of Giza, get delighted by our optional fancy tours to Memphis and Sakkara, take a ravishing tour to the Egyptian Museum, and more.
Cairo is the city of civilization and history and considered one of the most ancient cities in the world. Flying Carpet Tours is offering Cairo Short Breaks where you will be able to visit all the historical landmarks in the historical city and enjoy exploring the Ancient Egyptians monuments such as the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and The Egyptian Museum.
Cairo has an outstanding collection of monuments that have survived along the different eras starting from the Pharaonic period, passing through Coptic Cairo, and arriving to the Islamic Cairo. With Cairo Short Breaks you will visit all the remarkable attractions in the city through memorable short holiday. Discover the greatest achievements of the Ancient Egyptians while visiting the great Pyramids of Giza which were built from roughly 2550 to 2490 B.C and considered the last of the Ancient Seven wonders of the Ancient world. You will also visit Sphinx, Valley Temple and more with Cairo City Breaks.
Prepare yourself for the next day and get amazing start visiting the Egyptian Museum where you will watch the great amount of preservation and monuments of 5000 years of civilization including the outstanding treasures of kings Tutankhamu. Visiting Cairo is a must when you plan your vacation in Egypt, experience Tour to Pyramids of Giza and amuse your eyes watching the magnificent Pyramids of Giza which were built to honor certain Pharaohs of the fourth ruling dynasty of Egypt during a period known as the Old Kingdom. The three Pyramids of Cheops, Chepheren and Mykerinus were constructed throughout Ancient Egyptian from roughly 2550 to 2490 BC. You’ll also see one of the world’s oldest statues, the Great Sphinx of Giza which is among the world’s largest sculptures, measuring some 240 feet (73 metres) long and 66 feet (20 meters) high. It features a lion’s body and a human head adorned with a royal headdress that symbolize wisdom and power. Get excited with our Tour to Pyramids of Giza. Moreover you will get to choose from optional Cairo Tours to visit the other famous landmarks in the city.
Get excited with Our Tour to Pyramids and explore Mykerinus Pyramid which is the smallest of the Giza pyramids (66m high and 108m wide), despite being built with larger freestones. It has a particularly complex system of funerary chambers. Like its neighbours, with its temples, road and three small satellite pyramids, Mykerinos was a funerary complex. The attention to detail is not as it is on the earlier pyramid. Menkaure' was the successor to Chephren. The pyramid was not complete when Menkaure died. Shepseskaf, who was Menkaure's son, finished the pyramid. The granite encasement was never finished.
The pyramid stands 66.5m high, which is much smaller than the other two pyramids at Giza. Find out more about the chamber of Mycerinus or its also called Mankaure, which was located in the lower floor, its walls were covered with granite, as well as the construction of Mycerinus had to have a well prepared rock subsurface, especially around its northern west corner. Scout around Sphinx which is a massive statue that has a body of lion and a head of a Pharaonic man, it was believed that the head is belonging to the king Khafre. The statue has come to symbolize strength and wisdom. The statue consists of about 2,000 limestone blocks and although the date of its constructions is uncertain, the head of the Sphinx is believed to be that of the Pharaoh Khafre. Finally you will visit the Valley Temple with our Great Pyramid of Giza Tour. The temple is located in front of Khafre Pyramid beside the Sphinx, it is characterized by magnificent of engineering and its distinctive architectural style, it was the main entrance of the complex of the Giza Pyramids and it was also used as a connection between the complex and the Nile River by a canal. 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.
Enjoy Cairo Short Breaks
Day 01: Arrive Cairo At the time your flight touching Cairo Land, one delegate from Flying Carpet Tours will be holding a sign with your name, transfer to hotel, relax from the inconvenience of your travel, overnight in Cairo. Day 02: Cairo Tours, Pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian Museum Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then Flying Carpet Tours guide will lead you to a ravishing tour to Pyramids of Giza, feast your eyes by visiting Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then your guide will take you to panoramic view of the pyramids, memorable photos available to the three pyramids together, next move to the Sphinx, scout the valley temple, relax by having lunch at local restaurant, after Lunch your tour guide will escort you to the Egyptian Museum which contains amazing treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun, finally back to hotel, night at leisure, or choose from variety of optional tours, Either to try Dinner Cruise on the Nile River with Folklore show, Belly Dancer, surprises are waiting for you, or try optional to the sound & light show at the pyramids, overnight in Cairo. Day 03: final departure Today is the valediction day, taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then one of Flying Carpet Tours delegates will lead you to Cairo International airport, for the final departure.
Included
• 02 Nights accommodation in Cairo with Breakfast and all taxes • 01 Day Tours in Cairo to the sites mentioned at the above program • Entrance fees to the sites mentioned at the above program in Cairo • English speaking guide in Cairo • 01 Lunch at local restaurants in Cairo • One Bottle of Mineral Water to each person • All service charges and all taxes • meet at Cairo Airport upon arrival • Transfer to Cairo International airport on final departure.
Excluded
• Egypt Visa • International flight • Any Optional tours • Tip.
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