Tour Details
  • Starts in: Cairo / Ends in: Cairo
  • Departs: Any day of the year
  • No local payment required
  • Breakfast:3, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 0
  • Hotel Rating: 3 star
  • Tour Guide: Yes - at all sites of antiquity
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Cairo Stopover - 4 days

Enjoy a citystay with a difference in Cairo - Africa's largest capital city. A pulsating and lively metropolis, Cairo sits on the mighty River Nile and is also home to the oldest man-made tourist attractions, the pyramids and the lion-headed Sphinx at Giza Plateau. Explore Cairo's best loved sights, relax and unwind with our great 4 day break away.

Day 1: Cairo
Welcome to Egypt and the start of your citystay! Arrive Cairo, included transfer to your hotel and overnight. Overnight - Cairo
The Pyramids of Giza
Day 2: Pyramids & Saqqara
Hello Cairo! Today, enjoy a guided visit to the famous pyramids and lion-headed Sphinx at Giza Plateau. Sole survivors from the ancient Greek-listed Seven Wonders of the World, the pyramids are the planet’s oldest tourist attraction! Gaze in awe at Cheops (Khufu) - the largest of the three great pyramids. Constructed from over 2.5 million limestone blocks it is thought to have taken more than 20 years to construct. Whilst here, you can opt to enter inside one of the pyramids, subject to opening. Not built for the purpose of accommodating curious travellers, a visit inside one of the pyramids is hot, humid and not recommended for the claustrophobic! For a real Arabian experience, perhaps opt to hire a camel for a trot across the sands of Giza. Continuing to tomb-strewn Saqqara, we explore the many tombs and temples at this site and see Zhoser’s step pyramid. Constructed by Imhotep, the pharaoh’s chief architect in 27 BC, this was the template for all future pyramid construction. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight - Cairo (B)
Day 3: Explore or relax
Free day to enjoy Cairo your way. Perhaps enjoy an optional Cairo city tour. There are also plenty of cabs available from you hotel to take you into central Cairo. Perhaps check out the bargains at Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Overnight - Cairo (B)
Day 4: Cairo
Hotel check out and included onward transfer to airport. (B)

Upgrade your stay!
With our 5 star Pyramid City tour. Enjoy a luxury city stay in a city that never ceases to amaze. Sleeping by the foot of the Giza Pyramids in the deluxe 5 star Le Meridien Pyramids or Mena House Oberoi Hotel. A fabulous long weekend with a little sightseeing and a lot of relaxing.