3 Days Giza and Cairo attractions from Taba Land Border

Upon crossing the land borders of Taba into Egypt, Welcome to the land of the Pharaohs. Our representative will be waiting for you, get on an-air-conditioned vehicle and set off to Cairo. When you arrive in Cairo, you will start the tour with your own private guide. Of course, visiting the pyramids is on top of the bucket list of millions of people all over the world. Our company will bring your dream to reality. Listen to your guide talking about the Egyptian Pharaohs, gods, goddesses and mythology and mummification. Your private Egyptologist guide will be happy to answer all your questions and explain all the history and the mystery of the pyramids. You will have full time to do some activities such as entry to the chambers and visiting the sun boat museum. Follow your guide steps to visit the Sphinx and the valley temple. When the tour ends, you will return to the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, have a great experience visiting the main attractions of Cairo. Start your tour with a visit to one of the biggest museum in the world. Your Egyptologist guide will explain to you the masterpieces of the Egyptian museum. You will be captivated by the most famous and largest art collection in the world. Some artifacts date back to five millennia and more are on display. The treasures found in King Tut Ankh Amun's tomb are the top attractions among the exhibits. Your private live guide will give you the chance to have some private free time to explore more of the museum and you may like to visit the royal mummy room (upon your request for an extra cost.

It is true that Christianity in Egypt is as old as Christianity itself. Your private guide will explain to you the meaning of this phrase upon your visit to the Coptic churches. Start your tour with the Hanging Church Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it is one of the most beautiful and important churches in Cairo. You will go next to the Cavern church. It is so-called because below the church there is a cave where Jesus the baby and Mary the Virgin were hiding for 3-months escaping King Herod. Go downstairs and have a look at the place where baby Jesus used to sleep. This is one place among 15 more where the Holy family stopped during the journey in Egypt. The journey lasted for 3 and a half years. Next, visit the oldest of the synagogues in Egypt. Ben Ezra temple dates back to the 9th century and it is open for tourist visits. Your Egyptologist will explain fully the history of all the places of your tour.
Finally, visit the biggest and oldest market in Cairo. Follow your Egyptologist steps while walking through the narrow alleys and lanes of the market. Feel the welcoming and warmth of the locals when sitting with your guide and having a drink at the oldest coffee shop in Cairo (1710). Although the market was the best place for shopping and buying authentic Egyptian souvenirs, nowadays hardly you can find those but your guide will give you advice about what to do there. Ask your guide about the bargaining ways in the market for an interesting experience.

After having breakfast, check out and start a short tour to the site of Sakkara. Beyond your expectations, the great experience will go on. In this famous archeological site, you will explore the complex of the oldest of all the pyramids. The Step pyramid, which is 4800 years old, is the first stone structure in Ancient Egypt. You will learn how the great architect Imhotep changed the royal tomb structure. Your guide will accompany you inside one of the tombs dedicated to the nobles. You will see the wall paintings and reliefs reflect the life of the Egyptians thousands of years ago. Amazingly, the ink and colors are still on the walls. Next, the entry to the pyramid of Titi is one of the highlights of the tour as Hieroglyphic texts cover the chamber walls and they date back to 2340 B.Ch. In the early afternoon, you will be driven back to Taba for crossing the border.