Full-Day Private Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and Egyptian Museum Tour from Cairo

Description

Our specialist tour guide will pick you up from your hotel by a private A/C van and take you to the Egyptian Museum which is located in Tahrer Square. 

Inside the garden of the museum, the guide will give you a brief description about the ancient Egyptian history, how it started, where was the first Capital, who is the king who could to make the united between upper and lower Egypt.

At the first floor, your Egyptologist tour guide will explain to you in details all the information about the old kingdom, who was the builder of it, when that kingdom started and when was its end. You will meet some of the old kingdom's kings and queens and you will also learn how the scribe became very important and why did the dwarfs become famous in Egyptian history. 

At the second floor, you will spend a long time enjoying listening to the explanation of your tour guide about the Golden Pharaoh Tutankhamen and also you will learn more about the secret of Mummification. Another thing that will be interesting to know, is that the first paper in the world was made in Egypt.

After that, you will visit the pyramids. The first visit will be at the Pyramid of King Cheops, the greatest Pyramid, and one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Also, you will visit the Pyramids of The King Chephren the Son of Cheops and the Pyramid of the King Mykerinus. 

Then, you will see the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body, which dates back to the time of Chephren. You will also visit the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramid of Chephren. This temple served definitely two functions, namely for the preoperative purification of the king’s body before its burial as well as the actual mummification process.  

After this amazing adventure, you will be taken back to your hotel full of great memories!

Please note: This tour includes hotel pick up and drop off service. Simply select the "I'll type the address (next step)" message and write the name and address of your hotel in the relevant field during the booking process.