ARRIVAL TRANSFER
Cairo airport welcome by our representative, transfer to your hotel and free time for the remainder of the day. Overnight at Cairo.
CAIRO: THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM: THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA: KHAN EL KHALILI
Start your day with breakfast at your hotel, then begin your tour by passing through El Tharir Square, known for hosting numerous major protests and demonstrations in recent years. Visit the Egyptian Museum, which holds the world’s largest collection of Egyptian antiquities, including artifacts from the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman periods, as well as the celebrated mummies of ancient kings and Tutankhamun’s treasures. Continue your journey to the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. End your day with shopping at Khan El Khalili, a popular attraction for both tourists and locals in Cairo.
Wadi El Natroun Monasteries – Cairo – Alexandria
Breakfast at hotel then start our journey from Cairo to Alexandria but not through the main road which passes through the desert. We will have a drive-by at Wadi El Natroun, one of the three early Christian Monastic centers located in the desert of North Western Nile Delta There we will visit the Monastery of Saint Pishoy which was established by Saint Pishoy in the fourth century. The monastery has five churches; the main one of SAINT Pishoy, Virgin Mary, Saint Iskhiron, Saint Georges, and Archangel Michael, 500 meters Northwest of the Monastery Visit Saint Pishoy’s Syrian Monastery, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was built in the Sixth century AD. They include five churches of which two are those of Virgin Mary. Then we will continue our road to Alexandria Transfer to your hotel for overnight stay.
Alexandria: Pompey’s Pillar: Catacombs of Kom El Shokaafa: Qaitbay Citadel
After taking breakfast at the hotel, your tour will begin finally with the visiting of Pompey’s Pillar, which in fact was built in honor of Emperor Diocletian as inscribed in ancient Greek on the west side of the base of the pillar. Just some kilometers from here you can visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoukafa – a large funerary complex with three stories which is the largest Roman funerary complex in Egypt. During the course to Qaitbay Citadel we will see Mosque Abu El Abbas Mosque which is built over the grave of a 13th century saint and was reconstructed in the 18th century (BD). The Fort is on the position of an of an ancient lighthouse. The Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is among the most effective strategic fortification not only in Egypt but also in the Mediterranean Sea Coast.
ALEXANDRIA: MONASTERY OF MARIMINA: CAIRO
After your breakfast at the hotel today you will be taken back to Cairo. On our way we will visit one of the most important monasteries in Egypt, the Monastery of Saint Mina. The remains of the Saint Mina together with other relics of Pope Cyril the Sixth of Alexandria are found in the monastery. Return to Cairo where you will be spending the night in your hotel.
CAIRO – FINAL DEPARTURE
After having breakfast, then check out of the hotel and transfer to airport to catch flight while saying good bye to a wonderful tour.