Egypt Short Tour. Cairo - Alexandria

Assemble at Delhi/Mumbai International airport as per your flight timing (late night) to board flight to Cairo.

Overnight on transit.

Reach Egypt by morning/afternoon & get received by our representative at the airport. Post meet & greet at the airport, transfer to your hotel (standard check in time is 1400 hrs). Rest of the day is free at leisure to recover from the jet lag caused by the overnight journey. Alternatively, in the evening, we can visit the local market to experience life the Egyptian way.

Overnight at Cairo. (D)

Breakfast at your hotel. Start your holidays in Egypt visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. It displays the largest and most precious items of the Egyptian art in the world. It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the youngest pharaoh Tutankhamon - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos and have a close-up look at the Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. Visit the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. The innumerous shops in this district are known for trading fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques and much more. In the evening, experience the Dinner on the River Nile cruise.  Few can complete with the romantic setting of dinner on a Nile cruise ship. These cruisers float for 2 hours and bring you and your party tasty meals, excellent entertainment and an unforgettable evening of stargazing along the Nile banks. The tour includes belly dance shows and live music of all styles, Arabic as well as Western, and Sufi or even acrobatic performances.                     

Overnight at your hotel in Cairo.  (B, D)

After an early morning breakfast, we will start our full day excursion to the historical city of Alexandria – named after Alexander the Great. Start your trip by visiting the Roman Theater, a complex that holds a theater with marble seats, (that fits up to 800 spectators), galleries, the section of spectacular mosaic flooring and a garden surrounded by roman villas and baths. Then visit the Pompey's Pillar, followed by a visit to the mysterious Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa. These ancient tombs are divided in three levels, containing the Triclinium, where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast in honor of the dead. Inside the catacombs there are statues of Sobec & Anubis wearing Roman armors that date back to the 2nd century A.D. Then visit Elshawary, the Montaza Gardens and the Alexandria Library. After the exciting day of exploring a piece of Greece at Egypt, return to Cairo by evening

Overnight at Cairo. (B, L, D)

After breakfast, start your full day tour visiting Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part in the process of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form. Then visit to the pyramids of Unas & Oser-Kaf, the tomb of Mereruka, Ti & Pta-Hotep (Carved and painted tombs). Visit Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx are located. Continue the tour to the old part of Cairo, the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue. Return to Cairo by evening.

Overnight at Cairo. (B, L, D)

After breakfast, depending on your flight timing, transfer to Cairo airport to board return flight to India. Reach Delhi by late night or early next day morning. (B)