| Day 1 |
Arrive Cairo. Met by our representative and escorted through Cairo Passport and Customs formalities. Then you will be chauffered to your deluxe hotel and assisted with check-in. |
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| Day 2 |
Drive to Memphis, the capital of the Old Kingdom. See the Alabaster Sphinx and the Open-Air Museum of Ramses II statue. Proceed to the Necropolis of Sakkara - the vast necropolis of ancient Memphis, where fourteen pyramids were constructed, including the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world's oldest stone structure, and hundreds of tombs. On the way to visit the Pyramids, stop at Oriental Carpet Factory. The great Pyramids were built between 2600 and 2530 B.C. by the Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. The Pyramids are the only surviving monuments of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Visit the Nearby Solar Boat Museum, and the Sphinx (carved from a single piece of stone. End your day by visiting the Papyrus Institute and the bazaars. (OPTIONAL: This evening you may return to the Pyramids area for the Sound and Lights Show.) |
| Day 3 |
Visit the Egyptian Museum. This building houses more ancient treasures than anywhere on the planet! Excursion to Old Jewish, Christian and Islamic Cairo. Visit the El Moallaka church, the site where the Virgin Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus took refuge. Next to the St. Barbara Church is the 9th century Synagogue of Ben Exra supposedly built over the site where the baby moses was found in the bururshes. On to the famous Citadel of Salah El-Din. This 13th century fortress encloses the famous Alabaster Mosque. End the day with a visit to the Khan-El-Khalili. |
| Day 4 |
Depart Cairo for your next adventure. |
