A Full and Packed Egypt Tour: Cairo Route in the Shadow of the Pyramids

Tour details

EXAMPLE HOTELS

CAIRO

Tolip El. Galaa 4* or similar

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT 

This trip is arranged with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the latest cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA      

Regular Passport                             Visa required                       

Green Passport                                  Visa not required

Service Passport                           Visa not required             

You must have a passport that is valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.

For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will provide to you for the visa application.

To avoid any problems with customs police at the border of the country to be visited due to passports that are torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged; such passports should be renewed, and if it is a country that applies a visa for Turkish citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.

Since our guests under 18 may be asked by the police officer on duty at the country’s entry/exit points for a document showing the mutual consent of the parents when traveling alone or with only one of their mother or father; we recommend that our guests under 18 and their parents be sensitive about this matter.

HEALTH

There is no vaccination requirement for Turkish citizens entering Egypt. We recommend that you do not drink tap water during your trip and consume only bottled water that will be opened by you for the first time.

FLIGHT TIMES

Istanbul  -   Cairo                    02 hr 15 min

Alexandria -  Istanbul             02 hr 15 min

 EXTRA TOURS & ACTIVITIES             

Extra tours and activities are organized by the local agency from which we receive service, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, the trips may not take place, or the prices, content, and vehicles used for extra tours/activities may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of extra tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of museums, archaeological sites, or venues at the places to be visited, and according to weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION   

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the indicated km.

Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable and coach beds, participants making reservations for a 3rd person and/or child are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible cramped conditions in the rooms and the type of bed.

Child discounts are valid only for one (1) child staying with 2 adults and falling within the age group specified in the pricing section.

Breakfasts included in the tour program and taken at the hotel are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country and generally as a limited menu, called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served for groups in a separate hall allocated to the group.

CURRENCY    

The currency of Egypt is the Egyptian Pound (EGP).

It is advisable to have USD (EUR) and US Dollar (USD) with you.

TIME ZONE     

There is a -1 hour difference between Turkey and Egypt. When it is 12:00 in Turkey, it is 11:00 in Egypt.

PHONE USE    

Your mobile phone line can be used if international calling (roaming) is enabled.

CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS    

When entering mosques and churches in the country, shorts, skirts, clothing that leaves the shoulders exposed, and tight-fitting clothes should be avoided. We recommend that women bring a thin shawl or scarf with them. Also, if you have a hat or sunglasses, you should not use them while inside places of worship. Both men and women are required to remove their shoes when entering a mosque.

CUISINE CULTURE           

Egypt, like many seaside countries, is full of fish restaurants and fish markets.

SHOPPING         

You can buy local handicrafts and souvenirs

IMPORTANT NOTES           

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for destinations/passports requiring a visa) does not mean that entry into the country will be granted. The passport police have the authority to refuse you entry into the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.

The agency is an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or the times before the current trip and flight may change. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees

The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities, lasting at most 2-3 hours, and done panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide narration, without museum or archaeological site entrance fees. For panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to reasons not permitted by local authorities to visit or enter, or due to closed roads because of any event, and also when it becomes impossible to carry out the tour due to weather conditions, the agency is not responsible for the inability to perform the said tours. Some tours may be carried out by public transport or on foot where possible at closed roads or points where vehicle access is not permitted.

What's included
  • Economy class flight ticket with Turkish Airlines scheduled service from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo (CAI) and return from Alexandria (HBE) to Istanbul (IST)
  • Airport taxes
  • 3 nights' accommodation in a 4* hotel in Cairo, including breakfast
  • Cairo Museum, Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara and Memphis Tour with Lunch, valued at 180 USD
  • Grand Cairo Egyptian Museum Tour with Lunch, valued at 140 USD
  • Panoramic Cairo city tour
  • Transfers between Airport - Hotel - Airport
  • Local Turkish-speaking guide service
  • Hotel and tourist city taxes
  • TURSAB mandatory professional liability insurance
  • Travel and health insurance (an additional premium applies for ages over 65)
Not included
  • Outbound departure tax
  • Visa service (Visa is not required for Green passport holders. Our guests who require a visa can obtain a visa on arrival for 30 USD at the door.)
  • Extra tours specified in the program
  • Lunches and dinners not specified in the program
  • Personal expenses
  • Additional baggage fees
  • Driver tips and gratuities are excluded
Tour Program
Istanbul - Cairo
We depart from the Turkish Airlines counter at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal, after ticketing, baggage, and boarding procedures, on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, we will transfer to our hotel. After early check-in at the hotel, there will be free time to rest. At the time determined by our guide, we will gather and depart from the hotel with our private vehicle waiting for us for our panoramic city tour. During our panoramic Cairo city tour, places we will see include the Old City Center, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Sadat’s Memorial Tomb, Baron Palace, Tahrir Square, the city center along the Nile, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. At the end of the tour, after some free time, we will transfer back to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Cairo
After breakfast at our hotel, we depart for the Lunch-Included Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, and Memphis Tour. First, we head to the Saqqara Valley (Valley of the Dead), where the residents of Memphis, Egypt’s oldest capital, were buried. After about a half-hour drive, we arrive at the city of Memphis, where we will see the statues of pharaohs, ancient temples, and the ruins of palaces. We visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, known as the first and largest stone structure pyramid built from stone blocks in Egyptian history, named after King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty, who ruled in Egypt in the 27th century BC. Then we will see the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, named after the pharaohs who had them built. These three pyramids, built thousands of years ago and still preserving their mysteries, were designed in a Pythagorean triangle arrangement. These pyramids, built years before Pythagoras, show that the Egyptians had highly advanced knowledge of mathematics and geometry. After visiting the mysterious pyramids, we will see the Sphinx, with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion, symbolizing the rising sun and the pharaoh’s rebirth. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. Finally, after touring the Sphinx, the “Living Statue,” with a temple between its paws, we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Cairo
After breakfast at our hotel, we depart for the Grand Egyptian Museum tour with lunch. Covering an area of 500,000 square meters (approximately 70 football fields), the museum is the world’s largest archaeological museum complex dedicated to a single civilization. Standing out with a magnificent plaster and glass façade, the complex is decorated with triangles of different sizes and colors as a tribute to Ancient Egypt. We will have our lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. After the museum tour, we return to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Cairo - Alexandria - Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we check out and head to Alexandria Airport for our flight back to Istanbul. After completing our ticket, passport, and baggage procedures, we depart for Istanbul on Turkish Airlines’ scheduled flight. Upon arrival, our services and tour come to an end. We look forward to seeing you on the next tour.