Description
Cairo Alexandria Private Tour Hurghada is a two-day excursion to Cairo and Alexandria from the resort of Hurghada, Egypt! We enthusiastically recommend the trip as it allows tourists to experience the most impressive sights in Egypt. These historical attractions are in three cities of Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. In the cities of Cairo and Giza, you see Ancient Egyptian sights.
While in Alexandria, you will see the views of the Roman Empire and the Modern Period. All these visits allow you to learn more about the country’s history and gain many impressions.
Highlights on Cairo Alexandria Private Tour from Hurghada
Program in Cairo:
- Visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
- The Three Pyramids in Giza.
- And the Great Sphinx in the pyramid complex.
- Also, overnight Hotel accommodation.
Schedule in Alexandria:
- See the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa.
- Visit the Alexandria Library.
- Lunch at a fish restaurant.
- Citadel of Qeitbay
- and also Abu-Abbas Mosque.
Program of Cairo Alexandria Private Tour Hurghada
- First, the Landious Travel representative will pick you up from your hotel, in Hurghada, at approximately 02:00 am.
- Secondly, after picking up all comers, the bus leaves for Cairo. On the way there, the bus passes Ras Gareb, Zaafarana, Ain Sokhna and Suez. All these cities exist north of Hurghada, on the coast of the Red Sea. From the centre of Hurghada to Cairo, the way takes about 6 hours.
First Day Program in Cairo
- Once you arrive in Cairo, we will show you the fabulous Egyptian Museum. This museum has about 100 exhibition halls. There is a unique collection of about 150 thousand pieces in these halls. Of course, your guide will be able to show you all the exhibits. Also, he will give you free time to take some pictures.
- Following the Egyptian Museum in Cairo visit, you will start a boat picnic on the Nile River. What’s more, you can reserve it through us in advance! It is an additional program.
- When the boat picnic ends, you will head to another city – Giza.
- The trip continues in Giza. The first stop there will be in the restaurant. It offers an open buffet.
- After lunch, you go shopping for a bit of time.
- Then, the group goes to the Giza Pyramid Complex, where the great pyramids and the Sphinx exist. By then, your guide will describe these monuments. Next, he will give you free time to take a picture.
- Before the end of the program in Giza, tourists get time to shop in the perfume room.
- Then, you will go to the hotel to check in and spend your night.
- Early in the morning, you will need to go to Alexandria. Therefore, we will pick you up from your hotel at approximately 03:00 am.
Second-day program in Alexandria
- As soon as you arrive in Alexandria, we will show you the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa.
- Further, you will see the Library of Alexandria and the Abu-Abbas Mosque.
- Also, you visit the Fortress of Qaitbay.
- Later, after exploring this Fortress, you will have lunch at a fish restaurant.
Departure to Hurghada
- Finally, you go back to Cairo and return to Hurghada after such an exciting sightseeing tour in Cairo/Alexandria.
- This Excursion to Cairo/Alexandria from Hurghada ends at approximately 22:00 on the second day.
What Does Cairo & Alexandria Excursion Hurghada Price Include?
- Tickets for visiting temples.
- Food (except drinks).
- Guide.
- Hotel accommodation
- Also, Transfer to Cairo-Alexandria, and back to the hotel.
What does not the price of the trip include?
- Additional excursion programs.
- Also, Drinks.
Items to take for the trip
- Breakfast box
- Passport
- Also, Clothes for the season
Booking Days of Cairo Alexandria Private Tour Hurghada
- Daily from 02:00 – 20:00.
What is Expected to See during the Cairo Alexandria Excursion Hurghada?
Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum is the oldest archaeological museum in Egypt and the Middle East. It exhibits an extensive collection from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Period. In addition, this repository houses the most comprehensive collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world. This fantastic collection traces 5,000 years of Egyptian history.
Giza Pyramid Complex
The Giza Pyramid Complex is the most popular tourist attraction in Egypt. Also, we call it the Giza Necropolis. This Complex is an Ancient Egyptian site located on the Giza Plateau. Widely known, it includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, its associated networks, and the Sphinx of Giza. The ancient Egyptians built these massive constructions during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Additionally, the Giza Complex includes several cemeteries and the remains of a workers’ settlement on its territory.
Pyramid of Khufu
The Pyramid of Khufu stands at a towering height of 138.5 metres. Located in the Giza pyramid complex, this oldest and largest Pyramid has astounded people through the centuries. This marvel constitutes a part of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
Pyramid of Khafre
The Pyramid Of Khafre stands at 448ft with a base length of 706ft. These measurements make the Pyramid the second-tallest and second-largest of the Giza Pyramid complex. This historical monument is also known as the Pyramid of Chephren. It houses the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Khafre, who ruled between 2558-2532 BC.
Menkaure Pyramid
Menkaure is the third Pyramid in the Giza Pyramid complex in Greater Cairo, Egypt. Smallest of the three; this beautiful structure rises to 66 metres (218 feet). Menkaure Pyramid houses some of the most stunning sculptures from Ancient Egyptian history despite being short.
Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx is one of the most significant sculptures in the world. It shows a reclined lion’s body and a human head at nearly 66 feet. A royal headdress adorns the Sphinx’s human head. The length of this magnificent statue is around 240 feet.
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt, and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
The cemetery consists of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funerary cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Due to the Period, many of the features of the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa merge Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultural points; some statues are Egyptian in style yet bear Roman clothes and hairstyle, whilst other features share a similar manner. A circular staircase often used to transport deceased bodies down the middle of it leads down into the tombs that were tunnelled into the bedrock during the age of the Antonine emperors 2nd century AD.
The facility was used as a burial chamber from the 2nd to the 4th century before being rediscovered in 1900 when a donkey accidentally fell into the access shaft. To date, three coffins and other human and animal remains have been found, which were added later. It is believed that the catacombs were only intended for a single family, but it is unclear why the site was expanded to house numerous others.
Another feature of the catacombs is the Hall of Caracalla, which contains the bones of horses which were the tombs created for the horses of the emperor Caracalla in 215 AD.
Montaza Palace
The king’s palace stands in Alexandria. And King Farouk continuously filled it with new and unusual buildings. As Strabo said in “Geography”: “Each king, out of his love for pomp, usually added some decoration to all monuments.” A wall surrounding this chic royal district surrounded the fashionable neighbourhood like a fortress; the royal guard also guarded it. The guard chambers laid not far from the Montaza palace itself.
Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria is one of the ancient world’s largest and most important libraries. It was part of the Alexandria Muséion Institute in Alexandria, Egypt. The idea of establishment belongs to Demetrius of Phalerum. Subsequently, Ptolemy I, Soter, laid down the plans for this monumental project. At the same time, the son of Caesar Ptolemy II completed the building.
By then, the library had rapidly accumulated many papyrus scrolls. Indeed, a large amount of finance the Ptolemaic kings gave enhanced this process. Calculating an exact figure for the number of scrolls stored at this place is challenging. However, we can assume the approximate number of scrolls varied from 40,000 to 400,000 during the heyday.
Qaitbay Citadel
The Egyptians completed the construction of the Fortress in 1477. The founder of this fort was Sultan Abu Al-Nasr Sayf ad-Din Al-Ashraf Qaitbay. Historians believe Qaitbay had built this Fortress on the Alexandria Lighthouse – one of the World’s Seven Wonders. These historians affirm that the Alexandria Lighthouse exited on the same site. They used the remaining parts of the lighthouse itself to build this citadel.
Abu El Abbas Mosque
Abu El Abbas Mosque is very popular and famous in Egypt, in Alexandria. The Egyptians dedicated this mosque to the holy Sufi Abul-Abbas al-Mursi from Spain, who lived in the 13th century. In his last years, he moved to live in Alexandria.
The full name of this Sufi is Shahab ad-Din Abu-l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Al-Ansari Al-Mursi. Revered Abu El Abbas is one of four religious men who enjoyed high respect and wide fame in Egypt. His writings were rife and were of considerable importance to all the people in Egypt. Mursi has become a household name in the country thanks to his work and popularity.
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