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Full Day Pyramids, sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara

Start your tour visiting Memphis on the edge of the western desert, the capital of the ancient kingdom, and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt. From here we drive to Sakkara, the vast necropolis of ancient Memphis. Drive to the pyramids of Giza. Cheops pyramid, the largest of the three, was built in the 3^rd  dynasty about 2690 B.C., and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the pyramids of Chephren, we find the sphinx carved from a single piece of stone, it is a lion with a pharaoh's head thought to be a portrait of the pharaoh Chephren. Visit the Papyrus Institution.

Full Day Egyptian Museum, Coptic Churches, Citadel & Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar

Start your tour visiting the Egyptian Museum famous for its antiquities from Egypt's Pharaonic period, which dates back some 50 centuries and includes the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. Excursion to Old Cairo, visiting the very old Coptic Churches and the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Beni Ezra. Continue your visit to a Mosque and the medieval Bazaars of Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar. Return to your hotel.

Full Day Palaces, Coptic & Islamic

Breakfast, then start your tour visiting the Gayer Anderson Museum (Bayt Al-Kiridlyyah)  Two houses, one of the 16th century, the other of the 17th, each comfortable by the standards of their time, have been delightfully joined together, both filled with antique furniture.  Continue our tour visiting the Manyal Palace, built in 1826 and it conceals an Ottoman-Baroque fantasy within; an immense marble basin with a marble island in its center.  The palace was built by Prince Muhammad Ali.  From there we continue our tour to visit the Ibn Tulon Mosque which is one of the architectural glories of the Muslim world, completed in the year 879 and covers 8.5 acres of land.  In the afternoon, visit the Islamic Museum that has Islamic art from Egypt, Turkey and Persia dating from 7th to 19th centuries.  From there we continue our tour to visit the Coptic Museum which is built on the site of the Roman fortress of Babylon, constructed about 30 BC.  Inside you will find some of the richest collections of Coptic art in the world.  Later transfer back to your hotel.

Full Day Fayoum Oasis & Pyramid of Maidum

Breakfast, then visit Fayoum, Egypt's largest oasis, overlooking Lake Qarun which is a popular spot for hunting and fishing.  Lunch at the Oberge El-Fayoum Hotel overlooking the lake.  Then continue the tour to Maidum.  The Pyramid of Maidum was originally a seven-stepped pyramid.  It was enlarged to an eight-stepped pyramid.  Eventually the steps were filled in and a smooth outer facing turned it into a true pyramid.  It is a huge structure that is surrounded by the debris from the casing that collapsed.  The Maidum Pyramid is thought to have been started by Huni, the last ruler of the 3rd Dynasty and then completed by his son Sneferu.   Sneferu was the first 4th Dynasty Pharaoh.  (2613 - 2494 BC).  Transfer back to your hotel.

Full Day Dahshur (Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid) & Pyramid of Maidum

Breakfast, then a drive to Dahshur to visit the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid.  The builder of these pyramids is thought to have been Sneferu, who is thought to have built the Pyramid of Maidum.  His son was Cheops who continued his constructive tendencies.  Transfer back to your hotel. Later you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Over Day to Alexandria

Breakfast, then transfer from Cairo to Alexandria (about a 2-hour ride). Upon arrival, start your sightseeing by visiting the Greco-Roman Museum, which contains statues, bas reliefs, pottery, jewelry, marble pieces and other artifacts, all of which give you a picture of the grandeur of Alexandria in its Greek and Roman days. Then visit the Roman amphitheater which is the only known Amphitheater from the Roman Era in Egypt. Lunch at a local restaurant to experience the delicious seafood at Alexandria. Continue your tour to the Catacombs of Kom-El-Shouqafa. These tombs are remarkable for their unusual mixture of art styles, sculpture, and reliefs which are images of Egyptian gods. Continue your tour to visit Pompey's Pillar which is a column 98 feet high and 7 feet thick, made of Aswan rose granite erected in 297 AD.

Sound and Light Show

PM:  You will be met and transferred by our tour escort to the Giza Plateau to attend the magnificent Sound and Light Show.  Later transfer back to your hotel for an overnight.