Cairo Day Trip by Plane from Sharm El Sheikh

Tour Details:

We will pick you up at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh around midnight; You will recognize our driver by the sign with your name in his hands. He will take you to Sharm El Sheikh 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 in order to protect the city from the European crusaders, he ordered the construction of this fortress. Be sure to 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 visiting the mosque, you will have lunch at one of the local restaurants.

In the afternoon we will take you to one of the important sights of Egypt: 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 keep 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.

You’ll also have time to go shopping or visit the Khan El Khalili Souk or one of Cairo’s many shopping malls. Or you can take a short felucca ride along the Nile.

In the evening, we will take you to Cairo Airport, from where you will fly to Sharm El Sheikh, where a car will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.