Cairo 3 Days Itinerary

The Cairo 3 days itinerary is an interesting trip worth mentioning. The premium travel agency Egypta tours will provide all our guests with the most excellent services from a private A/C vehicle, comfortable accommodations, and a professional Egypta tour guide, this is what you would expect from the best travel agency in Egypt during your amazing tour in Cairo. All our clients will discover the amazing miracles of the magical capitals of Cairo during a 3 Days Itinerary in Cairo to visit the most famous monuments in the land of the Pharaohs for only 3 days. You will enjoy visiting the Giza pyramid complex, the Saqqara pyramid, and Memphis Medina, Cairo Citadel, Khan El Khalili Bazaar, and more.  Book this diverse and fun Cairo tour and discover the magical heritage of this magical civilization.

The Cairo 3 Days Itinerary Tour

 

Day One: Arrival To Egypt / Visit Giza Pyramids

 

Our official representative at Egypta Tours will accompany you when you arrive at Cairo International Airport, then assist you with travel and baggage procedures before a professional Egyptologist accompanies you in a modern air-conditioned car to visit the best of Cairo.  Included:

Giza Pyramids Complex

 

 

You will start your Cairo 3 days itinerary by visiting The pyramids of Giza, Cairo, are one of Cairo’s most important tourist attractions. They are located on the Giza Plateau in Giza Governorate, on the western bank of the Nile River.

It includes three pyramids of Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaure, which were built around 25 centuries BC. They are royal tombs, each bearing the name of the king who built it and who was buried in it. The hierarchical construction here is the stage of development of tomb architecture in ancient Egypt.

The pyramids are among the most important places of tourism in Egypt. The three pyramids of Egypt are characterized as one of the most important Seven Wonders of the World and one of the largest gases of ancient and modern history, and the most important tourism in Cairo.

The Great Pyramid

If we go to the area of ​​​​the pyramids, and we stand in front of the Great Pyramid, we feel the greatness of the ancestors who left us this great civilization. King Khufu’s pyramid is considered the largest pyramid in Egypt, this great Egyptian king who lived about 4,500 years ago and chose the Giza plateau to build his great pyramid on.

 

And the pyramid of King Khufu still excites the imagination of children and youth of the world everywhere, as they believe that there are many secrets that have not yet been discovered from secret chambers still buried inside the pyramid, and some still wonder how the ancestors thousands of years ago managed to build this pyramid, which is considered to be the pyramids of Giza  The other is one of the Seven Wonders of the World that still remains until now, and this pyramid is adjacent to the southern side of it, the pyramid of his son, King Khafra, and the pyramid of his grandson, King Menkaure. I have lived next to the pyramids for many years. I used to see the pyramid of King Khufu in the morning and the sun’s rays descend on it, which makes me feel awe that no one can feel, and I watch the pyramid in the evening with the sunset.

The Great Sphinx

The Great Sphinx is a statue of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. It was carved from limestone. It is believed that the ancient Egyptians built it during the reign of Pharaoh Khafre 2558-2532 BC. It is located on the Giza Plateau on the western bank of the Nile in Giza, Cairo. The statue is located in front of the pyramid of Khafre, which  It is among the pyramids of Giza.

The Sphinx is also a guardian of the plateau, and it is the oldest known huge sculpture, with a length of about 73.5 meters.

This statue and the pyramids around it are considered one of the most important tourist places in Cairo, as we advise you not to miss the opportunity to visit these historical monuments

The Valley Temple

Between the three pyramids and the famous Sphinx, lies a distinctive archaeological landmark that occupied an important historical place in the Pharaonic civilization. It is the Valley Temple of Khafre, which was built at the time of the Pharaohs along the river.  It is placed in the sarcophagus, and when visiting the pyramids, visitors can tour the temple and see its gate, which is still standing.

The Grand Egyptian Museum

The Grand Egyptian Museum is considered one of the largest museums in the whole world, and it was classified as the largest Egyptian museum since the beginning of the ancient Egyptian civilization.  The museum contains all of his holdings.

Ramses II stands tall, receiving visitors in a scene of prestige and greatness.  The Grand Egyptian Museum is considered a cultural, touristic and entertainment complex. In addition, the museum was designed to be a center for scientific research, and there is a group of warehouses that were created specifically for the restoration of artifacts. The museum also has unique investment opportunities, the most important of which is the “Conference Center”.

 

There is a modern cinema in the Egyptian Museum, and there is a large group of shops from which you can buy souvenirs, in addition to the presence of many restaurants and cafeterias in addition to open squares, and these squares are used to hold a group of cultural and entertainment parties.

• Dinner Time

In the evening, your tour guide will take you to enjoy belly dancing and Tannoura folkloric performances to enjoy a pleasant atmosphere on board a luxury ship from the Nile while having the most delicious dinner of your life. Now you finish the day One on the Cairo 3 days itinerary .

• Overnight

We will transfer you back to your hotel.

• Meals: Dinner
• Overnight: Cairo Hotel

 

Day Two: Fabulous Tour To Saqqara & Memphis

 

Wake up and breakfast then you will be accompanied by your professional tour guide in a private air-conditioned car to continue your Cairo 3 days itinerary by visit:

Saqqara Step Pyramid

You will see many stories in the heart of the desert, which witnessed with its own eyes the victory and defeat and the builders of civilization, so the Egypta tours guide accompanies you on a tour in the heart of the desert where the Saqqara pyramid is located, who tells you about King Djoser, the first to think of building the pyramid.

 

 The pyramid of Saqqara is one of the most important tourist attractions in Egypt, which attracts tourists from all over the world. It also represents the first pyramid built by the ancient Egyptians, followed by the three pyramids, the largest of which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

 

The Pyramid of Saqqara, the Pyramid of Djoser and the Step Pyramid, “three names are all given to that great edifice, so the first name is due to its location and the second name is to King Djoser who lies inside it, while the third name is due to the stepped shape that characterizes it.

Memphis City

The Egyptian city of Memphis is known as one of the cities rich in its great archaeological treasures.  The city of Memphis is located in the north of the African continent, and it is one of the ancient cities located in the Arab Republic of Egypt, specifically in the Giza region, and it is located near the Saqqara region.  It is about nineteen kilometers away from the south of the country’s capital, Cairo, next to the village of Mit Rahinah.  The Third Dynasty and continued until the Sixth Dynasty, and worship rituals were specific to the gods called (Ptah).  Throughout its ancient history, Memphis was a city of great importance and teeming with life.  As it was considered as the largest human settlements in the world;  As its population in that period reached about thirty thousand people, but today it is an abandoned, uninhabited city.  Among the most important monuments of the city of Memphis: the pyramid of Djoser, the open museum.

• Lunch Time

Enjoy a tasty lunch at a super quality restaurant then move to visit:

The pyramids of Dahshur

The village of Dahshur is located about 40 kilometers southwest of Cairo, and it represents the southern end of the vast pyramid field that begins at Giza. Excavations in Dahshur have revealed the remains of seven pyramids, as well as extensive tomb complexes that were built for queens and nobles.  Dahshur also today includes two of the best-preserved pyramids in Egypt, both of which were built during the reign of King Senefru. The Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid in Dahshur are tremendous evidence of the architectural development that led to the construction of the Great Pyramid and its satellites in Giza.

• Overnight

You will get back to the hotel to spend the night.

• Meals : Breakfast ,Lunch
• Overnight: Cairo Hotel

 

Day Three: Witness Cairo Museum / Fly Home

 

 

Have breakfast, then, you will be guided by your expert tour guide to discover the best-known sightseeing in Cairo 3 days itinerary including:

The Egyptian Museum

In the heart of the most famous Egyptian squares in the center of Cairo, the Egyptian Museum takes its place with its distinctive reddish paint in the far north of Tahrir Square, and is adjacent to a number of exposed artifacts from different ancient Egyptian families, which increase your suspense to enter this huge edifice that contains more than 150,000 pieces.  Rare artifacts documenting different eras of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

• Lunch Time

Salah El-Din Citadel

The Citadel of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, like the rest of the Egyptian monuments, is not just a building that was built and stood against time, but rather a gateway to history, through which the visitor crosses the machine of different times in the history of Egypt, to witness historical stories and interesting stories that do not end, and enters of his own volition into events, struggles, victories and failures that I knew.  country throughout its history.

The castle combines the trilogy of rule, art, and conspiracy or massacre, as it was the seat of government from the time of the just king until the era of Muhammad Ali, to come the massacre that was carried out by the governor against the Mamluks, whose gruesome facts and bloodshed contradict with the architecture that characterizes the buildings of the castle.

Although its name is given to three castles in different countries, this one towering over the Moka tam Mountain in Cairo is the first and the most famous among them. The castle was originally built to protect the cities of Cairo and Fustat through huge walls surrounding them, and one strong army for the two cities protected them against the danger of the Crusaders and in the face of the Fatimids and others.

Salah El-Din Castle is one of the most important and prominent tourist attractions in Cairo 3 days itinerary, and in Egypt in general, as it witnessed a separating history, and it remained as tall as all those events that it went through. He passed through Egypt.

Mohamed Ali Mosque

A special luster and charm enjoyed by the Muhammad Ali Mosque in Cairo, when you see it from afar and even before approaching it; You will feel your body shivering, as it has a spiritual side beside its ancient heritage, which makes life pulse between its walls, and atoms resound from it that make your heart submissive and your soul calm and satisfied.

(Unique design) Two words can describe the Muhammad Ali Mosque in the Citadel, which was developed by the Turkish engineer Yusef Bushnaq, when he borrowed it from the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul.  Where he designed the courtyard and the fountain, and made modifications Simple in its design, the interior was complemented by motifs of Byzantine art.

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

The Civilization Museum is one of the richest museums in Cairo 3 days itinerary .

Civilization Museum | Within the neighborhoods of ancient Egypt and in the depths of the city of Fustat, one of the most important and largest archaeological museums of the modern era is located, which is the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which is the capital of the entire Egyptian history.

It includes fifty thousand artifacts that depict all stages of the development of Egyptian civilization, from the pre-dynastic era to the present day. Ancient Egyptian civilization.

Al-Muizz street

 

 

Al-Moez Street may seem to you as just a tourist attraction within the landmarks of Egypt’s Islamic heritage, but its tourist strength lies in the different cultures that passed through it, as it combines Fatimid Cairo with the rule of the Umayyads, the Bahraini Mamluks and the Circassians. Unprecedented architectural wealth placed it in the classification of the UNESCO World Heritage List, and from here it was considered not only one of the most important tourist attractions in Egypt, but also the largest open museum of Islamic antiquities in the world. Al-Moez Street is one of the most enjoyable and diverse places on the Cairo 3 days itinerary.

Khan El Khalili Bazaar

Khan Al-Khalili is the old one, breaking the pattern taken from tourism as beaches and resorts only, to restore the spirit of the past and its good impact, and to enjoy all its charm.  In the heart of Cairo, specifically in Al-Hussein, on a street parallel to Al-Moez Li Din Allah Al-Fatimi Street, which represents the largest open Islamic Museum in the world.  This very unique location is what made Khan Al-Khalili Street a tourist and historical attraction and a large and distinct popular market.

Finally, you are now done with the Cairo 3 days itinerary and we will transfer you to Cairo airport on time to fly back home.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 Cairo Attractions in Cairo 3 Days Itinerary:

• The Egyptian Museum
• Salah El Din Citadel
• Mohamed Ali Mosque
• The National Museum
• Al Muizz Street
• Khan El Khalili Bazaar

What To Pack For This Tour

• Hat
• Camera
• Umbrella
• Medication.
• Comfortable Shoes.
• Sunblock & Sunglasses.
• Warm clothes in winter.
• Cotton clothes in summer.
• Valid Passport for 6 months.
• Note: Check our blog about what to pack for Egypt For more information.

FAQ

How can I book a tour?

To book a tour, you can visit the official website of the tour company or contact them directly through phone or email. Alternatively, you can use online booking platforms or visit a travel agency. Make sure to provide all necessary details such as preferred dates, number of participants, and any specific preferences to ensure a smooth booking process.

what languages do you offer tours in?

We offer tours in a variety of languages, including but not limited to English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Arabic. If you require a tour in a specific language, please feel free to inquire, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

which currency is most accepted on this tour

The most widely accepted currency on this tour is the US dollar. While local currencies may also be accepted in certain locations, carrying US dollars as a backup is advisable to ensure smooth transactions throughout the tour.

can I pay by credit card?

Yes, we accept payment by credit card.

is Egypt safe to travel?

Egypt is generally safe for travelers, with millions visiting the country each year without incident. However, like any destination, it’s important to remain vigilant and aware of your surroundings. Exercise caution in crowded areas and tourist sites, and follow any travel advisories issued by your government. Additionally, it’s advisable to respect local customs and laws to ensure a smooth and pleasant travel experience.

is tipping included in the tour price?

Tipping is not included in the tour price. It is customary to tip tour guides and other service providers in the tourism industry as a gesture of appreciation for their services.

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