3-Day Private Sightseeing Tour of the Pyramids, Cairo and Alexandria from Cairo

Day 1: Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Saqqara

Your certificated Egyptologist tour guide will meet you in your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 9am, then you will be transferred to Saqqara, south of Cairo, where you will visit the oldest pyramid was ever built in Egypt - the Step Pyramid 2700 BC - and the ancient Egyptian Mastaba tombs with the ancient scenes depicted on its walls from over 4000 years ago.

After Saqqara, on the way to Giza, there will be a short visit to the papyrus paper workshop to learn how the ancient Egyptian were making it. Break for lunch in a nice local restaurant (optional) then head to Giza Plateau. There, your tour guide will tell you about the mysterious pyramids and the great sphinx. Next, go to the panoramic area to take some nice photos of the pyramids, then proceed to the Sphinx and learn from your tour guide about the secrets behind it, and visit the Valley Temple. Then you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Day 2: Egyptian Museum, Alabaster Mosque and Khan El Khalili Bazaar

Meet with your tour guide in the morning then start the tour visiting the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, where you will enjoy seeing the treasures of King Tutankhamen and much more from the ancient Egyptian antiquities. Next, visit the Alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali which was built inside the Fort of Saladin and has the most beautiful view over old Cairo. Afterwards, enjoy a nice walk exploring the old Bazaar of Khan Al Khalili in medieval Cairo. Your lunch break will be in a nice Nile view restaurant (optional), and after the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Day 3: Return trip to Alexandria

You will meet your guide at 6am in your hotel then by a private A/C car you will be transferred to Alexandria city north of Cairo. Spend the day exploring this ancient city which was founded by Alexander the great after the Greek conquest of Egypt in 332 BC. You will visit the Roman Catacombs and Amphitheater, the Fort of Sultan Qayitbay overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, and Pompey's pillar and the Serapeum. Proceed to the Library of Alexandria (see it from the outside), and have lunch in a nice fish restaurant. Then you will be driven along the sea Cornish and end the tour by visiting Al Montazah Palace and gardens. Back to Cairo and transfer back to your hotel.