ALEXANDER PROGRAM
Departure from your home country to Cairo
Fly from your country to Cairo – Egypt, upon arrival you will be meet and assisted with visa formalities and transferred to your hotel for overnight stay at Cairo.
Breakfast in your hotel, at 08:00 am you will be met by your private Egyptologist in the hotel’s lobby and picked to start your first visit to the great pyramids – Cheops,
Chephren & Mykerions; Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx- a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. The Great Pyramids of Giza built for the Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. They were constructed about 2500 BC with blocks of limestone from the plateau and from the Turah hills on the outskirts of Cairo. The Great Pyramid of Cheops alone, the only present-day survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, required over 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each weighing about 2.5 tons. At its base, it covers 13 acres of land. Millions of visitors come each year to ponder the fascinating mystery of their existence and explore the ancient burial chambers within. Then we drive to Sakkara, see the earliest monumental stone tractor in Egypt, a stepped pyramid built for King Zoser (c 2650 BC). Facultative lunch at local restaurant At the end of the day you will be transferred to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
After breakfast at your Hotel & start your visits with Egyptian Museum, Visit the Citadel of Saladin to see the breath-taking view of the whole city and Alabaster
Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Shopping time at the Khan El-Khalili, largest Bazar in Middle East. Overnight at Cairo.
After early breakfast in your hotel we will take you for overnight trip to Alexandria (about 220 km from Cairo) and we will have a chance to see another face from the Egyptian history including visit Montazah Palace area, Stanly Bridge, Citadel of Qaietbay from outside, Alexandria library, Pompy’s Pillar and EL Morsi Abu EL Abbas Mosque. Overnight at Alexandria.
After breakfast you will back to Cairo and the rest of the day will be free in the swimming pool or optional tour to visit the Old Cairo:OLD CAIRO (Jewish, Christian and Islamic sights) The visit of old Cairo including Ibn Tuloon mosque , Amru bin Aas Mosque (The first mosque built in Egypt), Babylon fort, Ben Ezra Synagogue (the well where Prophet Moosa’s mother hide him), Virgin Mary Abu Serga Church where Prophet Isa(Josses Christ and Mother Virgin Maryam stayed, lunch during the tour and continue our tour to visit Al Azhar mosque after visit we will transfer you back to the hotel and Overnight stay in Cairo.
After breakfast, arrival you will be met and transferred by our representative to Cairo international airport for your final departure to your home country.
- Description
As an ancient port city on the Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria offers a glimpse into Egypt”s Hellenic past. As the name suggests, the city was founded by Alexander the Great and that ancient legacy lives on to this day. However, it wasn”t just the Greeks who have called Egypt’s second-largest city home over the years, as illustrated by Alexandria’s Roman, Ottoman, and even French architectural influences.
- Include
- All transfers and visits in private services as per our suggested program using A/C car
- All entrance fees tickets as per our program with English speaking guide.
- 03 nights’ accommodation in Cairo on BB basis (first stay)
- 01 night accommodation in Alexandria on BB basis
- 01 night accommodation in Cairo on BB basis (second stay)
- Exclude
- Entry visa to Egypt.
- International flight tickets.
- Entrance fees ticket inside the Pyramids in Cairo
- Entrance fees ticket for the Grand Museum at Pyramids area (if open) and the mummy’s room.
- Drinks, extra meals like lunches & dinners in Cairo& Alexandria.
- Optional excursions during all tour.
- Tips for the driver, tour guide, tour leader, hotels and all services providers
- Any arrival or departure taxes (if applies in the future by the Egyptian authorities)
- Any future increase in the entrance fees tickets, fuel or in the local taxes during before client`s/group arrival.
Tour prices & Payment Policy:
25% Payment will be three months before client’s arrival.
25% Payment we be one month before client’s arrival.
50% payment will be one week before client’s arrival.
Children Policy:
- Child from 0 year till 5.99 years, free of charge sharing parent’s room/cabin.
- One child maximum sharing parent’s room/cabin.
- Child from 12 years & over will be charged full fare.
- Child from 06 till 11.99 years old will be charged
Cancellation fees:
In case of cancellation after confirmation, the below cancellation fee will be applicable.
– Cancellations between 40 & 30 days: 10 % from the total amount as a cancellation fee.
– Between 30 & 15 days: 25 % from the total amount a cancelation fee.
– Between 15 & 1 days : 50% from the total amount as a cancellation fee.
-No Show : full Cancellation fee