Grand Cairo Sightseeing Tour from Ain Soukhna Port

The Grand Cairo Sightseeing Tour from Ain Soukhna Port is a great way to explore the capital of Egypt. Enjoy a two days tour of Egypt’s most famous monuments as you go from the El Sokhna Port to the Giza Plateau and the modern side of Egypt, as you join the Grand Cairo Sightseeing Tour from Ain Soukhna Port. Get a feel of Egypt’s ancient civilization as well as the modern buildings that houses most of the artifacts and discoveries throughout years of excavation. Moreover, get to see the great pyramids known to men as the one of the ancient wonders of the world.

Day 1: Pyramids Tour

A representative from 123EgyptTours.com will pick you up at El Ein Sokhna Port. And you will then be transferred via an air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo. Continue towards the outskirts of Cairo to the site of the Great Pyramids in the Giza Plateau.

This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramids known as the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, along with the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx. Enjoy some time visiting the largest among the three which is Cheops Pyramid. From there proceed to see the Great Sphinx, a monument with a pharaohs head and a lion’s body. Enjoy a chance to see the Valley Temple facing the Great Sphinx.

Move towards the Saqqara Necropolis and see the first ever Step Pyramids of Djoser. Built during the 3^rd Dynasty for King Djoser it is known to be the world’s oldest major stone structure. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then proceed to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Return to Cairo where you will be spending the night in a hotel.

Day 2: Egyptian Museum and the Salah Din Citadel

Enjoy delicious breakfast at your hotel then go on an excursion to the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which are considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold and jewelry which were enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before its discovery in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated.

Enjoy lunch at local restaurant. Then proceed to Salah El Din Citadel, Alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq. He is a Turkish man who came especially from Istanbul to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, who ruled Egypt over 45 years (1805-1849). After that travel via air-conditioned modern vehicle to El Ein El Sokhna Port for your departure.