Day trip to Cairo from Hurghada by plane

Tour Details:

We will pick you up at your hotel in Hurghada; You will recognize our driver by the sign with your name in his hands. He will take you to Hurghada airport for your flight to Cairo, where you will be met by our guide.

First of all, you will visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses a huge collection of artifacts, jewelry, statues, sarcophagi, mummies and many other interesting items. Discover the treasures of Egypt’s pharaohs  and delve into the history of amazing civilizations! For an additional fee, you can visit the Hall of the Royal Mummies.

Then you will have a unique opportunity to visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, which is located in the heart of Islamic Cairo and was founded by one of the greatest rulers, the legendary Sultan Salah El-Din (better known in Europe as Saladin). He was a successful conqueror and statesman and ordered the construction of this fortress to protect the city from European crusaders. Inside the fortress, you will definitely see the Muhammad Ali Mosque, which is also known as the Alabaster Mosque. This huge mosque looks down on the city from the hill and is a beautiful piece of architecture from the Ottoman period.

Then you will visit the Sultan Hassan Mosque, of fantastic size, with its extravagant interior, architectural innovations that testify to the time of its construction. This mosque serves not only for prayers, but also as a madrasah, an educational religious institution.

After this visit, you will have lunch at one of the local restaurants in the city, after which you will go to the giant pyramids of Giza, built for the pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure. You will be amazed by one of the Seven Wonders of the World, which were built more than 4500 years ago and still hold the architectural secret of construction. Be sure to smile at Mr. Sphinxhaving the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. If you wish, you can ride a camel, visit  the Solar Boat Museum, where there is a piece of engineering art, the boat in which Pharaoh Cheops, the builder of the Great Pyramid, was supposed to sail in the afterlife.

In the evening, you will have some free time to stroll through the famous Khan el-Khalili bazaar and buy some Egyptian souvenirs as souvenirs. Experience a special element of Arabian culture – bargain! You can also stroll around Cairo or take a short felucca ride along the Nile, sit in a café or go shopping in one of the city’s many shopping malls.

In the evening you will go to Cairo airport for your flight to Hurghada, from where our driver will take you to your hotel.

The tour runs daily.