Cairo and Alexandria 2 days

Description

Day 1
Around 1:00 departure from the hotel. The road to Cairo will take about 5 hours. The tour starts from overview of the capital of Egypt – Cairo. During which you will understand and appreciate the splendor and contrast of Cairo. Next you visit Egyptian National Museum, in numerous halls of which there are more than 150,000 exhibits related to the reign of the great pharaohs. After visiting the museum you will have lunch at the restaurant (buffet). After dinner, you go to the Great Pyramids and the Sphinxlocated in Giza, a suburb of Cairo. ‘Everything is afraid of time, and time is afraid of the pyramids.’ Standing in front of these greatest structures of mankind, you will understand the truth of this statement. You will also visit Papyrus Factory and Perfume Museum with its enchanting scents. Dinner on a cruise ship on the Nile River. After dinner we will take you to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2
Breakfast in the hotel. Tour start. On the tour you will visit the most famous places of Alexandria. You will see Fort Kite Bay. It is located above the eastern harbor of Alexandria and is a fortress with round towers and loopholes overlooking the sea. The fort was built in the 15th century by Sultan Ashraf on the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which collapsed during an earthquake.

You will visit Montaza park with the residence of the Egyptian kings. This beautiful park with an area of ​​about 150 hectares is planted with date palms, Mediterranean pine, and other coniferous trees. There are many flower beds and gazebos here – Montaza is a popular tourist destination. Next, the Citadel of Qaitbay with a visit to the Aquarium. Lunch at a fish restaurant. After lunch, we will make a panoramic tour of the city to visit the Roman Amphitheater, a large and beautiful Mosque of Abu al-Abbas and of course you will see the famous Library of Alexandria. Way back to Hurghada. Around 22:00 you will be at the hotel.

Included:

• Transfer from the hotel and back
• All transfers according to the program on a comfortable air-conditioned bus
• English speaking tour guide Egyptologist;
• Accommodation 1 night in a hotel with breakfast;
• Entrance fees to all attractions mentioned in the program;
• Meals: 1st day: lunch, dinner; 2nd day: breakfast, lunch.

Not included:

• Drinks in the restaurant;
• Additional expenses not included in the program;
• Nile cruice;
• Entrance ticket to the Solar Boat Museum at the Pyramids of Giza
• Entrance ticket to the halls of the Mummies in the Egyptian Museum;
• Camera ticket at the Egyptian Museum;
• Ticket for a video camera in the Egyptian Museum;
• See the interior of the pyramid.

Paid separately:

• Transfer from country hotels Sahl Hasheesh, Makadi Bay – $ 5 per person in both directions;
• Transfer from country hotels in Soma Bay, Safaga – $ 20 per car (up to 4 people) in both directions.

Take with you:

• Passport
• Comfortable shoes and clothes;
• Jacket, in case of rain or a cold evening;
• Photo-video technique. Charge your devices in advance;
• Exchange money for small bills. They will come in handy for buying souvenirs and tips for rangers;
• Lunch box (at the hotel reception, explain that you are going on an excursion early in the morning and you need a lunch box, hotels provide this service for free);
• Sunglasses and panama, sunscreen;
• Personal hygiene products
• Disinfectant hand gel.