Two Days Tour Cairo from Taba
Day 1: Taba trips, giza Pyramids, Memphis & Sakkara:
You will enjoy one of our taba trips to Cairo sightseeing which will start with pick up from your hotel lobby in Taba by air-conditioned vehicle. Then you will be transferred by private air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo. In your arrival you will be accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide to start your Cairo tour by visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Giza Pyramids are constructed from 4500 years by millions of limestone. Continue your Cairo trip to mystical Sphinx, The 20-metre-high, 57-metre-long, head of a man, and body of a lion is the guardian of a sun temple to the east of the Great Pyramid of King Khufu of Giza. Lunch will be served during Cairo tour. Continue driving to visit the ruins of Memphis 20 km south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile, the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC. Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. You will visit the monumental statue of Ramses II and a beautiful sphinx carved from a single, enormous piece of alabaster. Today, the remains of a great temple to Ptah as well as some royal palaces, and a large necropolis are also available for visitors to explore. Ramses II, He is often regarded as Egypt's greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh. Then proceed to Sakkara which is one section of the great necropolis of Memphis. Sakkara is best known for the Step Pyramid, the oldest known of Egypt's 97 pyramids. It was built for King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty by the architect and genius Imhotep. Transfer to your hotel by the Pyramids for overnight stay
Day 2: Egyptian Museum & Citadel – Back to Taba:
Continue your two days trip to cairo sightseeing with Pick you up from your hotel in Giza after breakfast. Your Egyptologist tour guide will accompany you to the famous Tahrir Square (Libration Square) where the Egyptian Revolution indulged January 2011 against Mubarak and his government. Where you will visit the Egyptian Museum which renewed in 1900 to neo-classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon it was exhibited 120000 objects till now from the pre historical era to Greco-Roman period, the most interesting in the Egyptian Museum is the golden treasure of the child king Tutankhamen. Then continue to Salah el din Citadel (Saladin) The Citadel was fortified by the Ayyubid ruler Salah al-Din (Saladin) between 1176 and 1183 CE, to protect it from the Crusaders. You will also visit The Albaster mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha which was designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq. You will be transferred to Khan El Khalil, the famous Bazaars for shopping and souvenirs. Transfer back to Taba with direct transfer to you hotel in Taba (end of Cairo trip)
