In the Footsteps of the Pharaohs: Egypt & Cairo Tour Route

Tour details

EXAMPLE HOTELS

CAIRO

Azal Pyramids Hotel 4* etc.

Stay Inn Pyramids 4* etc.

Amarente Pyramids 4* etc.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT 

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

VISA      

Ordinary Passport                             Visa required                       

Green Passport                                  Visa not required

Service Passport                           Visa not required             

Your passport must be valid for 6 months from the date of the end of the trip and must not be older than 10 years.

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

To avoid problems with customs police at the border of the country to be visited due to torn, worn, wet and/or otherwise damaged passports, such passports must be renewed, and if the country applies visas to citizens of the Republic of Türkiye, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.

As guests under the age of 18 may be asked by the police officer on duty during entry to or exit from the country to present a document showing the joint consent of the parents when travelling alone or accompanied by only one of their mother or father, we recommend that our guests under the age of 18 and their parents be particularly attentive to this matter

HEALTH

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

FLIGHT DURATIONS

Istanbul  -   Cairo                    02 hrs 20 mins

Cairo  -  Istanbul                02 hrs 20 mins

 EXTRA TOURS & ACTIVITIES             

Extra tours and activities are organized by the local agency from which we receive services, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, the excursions 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 whether the museums, archaeological sites or venues at the destinations are open/closed and on weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION   

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events and sports tournaments, hotels may be used at distances exceeding the specified kilometres.

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 double bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds consist of beds referred to as folding beds and coach beds, participants making reservations for the 3rd person and/or children are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible lack of space in the rooms and the type of bed.

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

Breakfasts included in the services provided in the tour programme are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally consist of a limited menu of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, known as a continental breakfast, and may be served in a separate room allocated to the group.

CURRENCY    

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

It is advisable to carry USD (EUR) and US Dollars (USD) with you.

TIME ZONE     

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

TELEPHONE USE    

Your mobile phone line can be used if it is enabled for international calls (roaming).

CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS    

When entering mosques and churches in the country, avoid wearing shorts, skirts, clothing that leaves the shoulders uncovered, or tight-fitting garments. We recommend that women bring a thin shawl or scarf. In addition, if you have a hat or sunglasses, you must not use them while inside the place of worship. Both men and women must remove their shoes when entering a mosque.

FOOD CULTURE           

Egypt, like many countries located on the coast, is full of fish restaurants and fish markets.

SHOPPING         

You can purchase locally made handicrafts and souvenirs

IMPORTANT NOTES           

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a destination/passport requiring a visa) does not mean that entry into the country will be permitted. 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 of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and charter flights, or flight times may change before the existing trip and flight. The agency is obliged to notify you of these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children between 0-2 years of age do not pay airport taxes and airport service fees

Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting no more than 2-3 hours, organized for a general introduction to the cities and conducted panoramically with the guide’s commentary from inside the vehicle, without including museum or archaeological site entrance fees. If panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the programme, cannot take place because local authorities do not permit visits to or entry into the relevant locations on the day and at the time corresponding to the tour, due to roads being closed for any event, or if it becomes impossible to conduct the tour due to weather conditions, the agency is not responsible for the inability to conduct these tours. Some tours may be conducted by public transport or on foot, where possible, at locations with closed roads or where vehicle entry is not permitted.

What's included
  • Round-trip economy class airfare and taxes between Istanbul and Cairo with Air Cairo Airlines
  • 3 nights’ bed-and-breakfast accommodation at a 4* hotel in Cairo
  • Excursions stated as included in the program
  • Alexandria City Tour worth 90 Euros
  • Grand Egyptian Museum & Pyramids & Sphinx Tour with lunch worth 130 Euros
  • Panoramic Cairo City Tour
  • Turkish-speaking guide service
  • TURSAB compulsory professional liability insurance
  • Travel and health insurance (a surcharge applies to those over 65).
Not included
  • Fees for personal and official items such as international departure stamp tax, visa, etc.
  • All personal expenses and hotel extras
  • All services not explicitly specified in the program and included services
  • Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites not explicitly stated as “visited” in the program
  • Optional tours and activities, if any, in the program
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages consumed with included meals, if any, in the program
  • Domestic connecting flights and domestic transportation costs
  • Tips and driver gratuities
Tour Program
Istanbul – Cairo – City Tour – Cairo
Our tour begins with a meeting at the International Departures Terminal of Istanbul Airport. After completing our ticketing, baggage check-in, and boarding procedures, we depart for Cairo on an Air Cairo flight. Upon arriving in Cairo around noon, we begin our Panoramic Cairo City Tour with our private vehicle waiting for us. First, we take a panoramic tour of Old Cairo city center, reflecting the city’s centuries-old Islamic heritage with its historic mosques, madrasas, stone structures, and lively streets. We then visit the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, rising within the Citadel of Saladin and also known as the “Alabaster Mosque” due to its grand dome, elegant minarets, and alabaster-clad interiors. Continuing our tour, we see the Unknown Soldier Memorial, built to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives in the October 1973 War and regarded as one of the symbolic structures of modern Egyptian history. Afterwards, we view the Baron Empain Palace in the Heliopolis district panoramically and have a photo stop. With its extraordinary design inspired by Indian and Khmer architecture, rich reliefs, and towered appearance, the palace is one of Cairo’s most distinctive landmarks. We then visit Tahrir Square, one of the most renowned squares in modern Egyptian history and an important center of the city’s administrative, political, and social life. In the final part of our tour, we head to Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, located in the heart of historic Cairo. Free time is provided at this colorful bazaar, known for its narrow streets, traditional handicraft shops, spice vendors, souvenir stalls, and lively atmosphere, allowing you to shop and explore the area. After our free time, we transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Cairo – Grand Egyptian Museum – Pyramids – Sphinx – Cairo
After breakfast at our hotel, we will have free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids and Sphinx Tour with lunch, organized by our guide (130 EUR). We set off to discover Cairo’s and Ancient Egyptian civilization’s most important landmarks. Our first stop will be the Grand Egyptian Museum, located near the Giza Pyramids and regarded as the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization. Blending contemporary architecture with the magnificent heritage of Ancient Egypt, the museum offers the opportunity to explore the different periods of Egyptian civilization through thousands of years of artifacts, including the Tutankhamun galleries, statues of pharaohs, mummies, objects from daily life, royal treasures and the funerary boats of Khufu. Following our museum visit, we will have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, we will proceed to the Giza Pyramids area, home to the Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, particularly the Pyramid of Khufu, the only surviving structure of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. We will see the pyramids, built as monumental funerary complexes for pharaohs during the Fourth Dynasty, and admire the impressive desert landscape, with photo stops at designated points. Our tour continues with a visit to the Great Sphinx of Giza, carved from a single piece of limestone and symbolizing the power and wisdom of the pharaohs with its human head and lion’s body. Rising in front of the Pyramid of Khafre’s complex as if guarding the Giza Plateau for thousands of years, this monumental structure is one of the most mysterious and iconic surviving works of Ancient Egypt. Following the tour, we will transfer back to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Cairo – Alexandria – Cairo
After breakfast at our hotel, we will have free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Alexandria City Tour (EUR 90), which will be organized by our guide. Our first stop will be the Qaitbay Citadel, built in the 15th century by Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay on the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. With its strategic location on the Mediterranean coast, thick defensive walls, towers, and military architecture that protected Alexandria’s harbor throughout history, the citadel offers an opportunity to explore the city’s maritime past more closely. Continuing our tour, we will visit the Ancient Roman Theater at the Kom el-Dikka archaeological site, one of the most important structures surviving from urban life during the Roman period, with its semicircular marble seating rows and columns. The ancient bathhouse, residential remains, and mosaics surrounding the theater shed light on Alexandria’s social and cultural life during the Roman and Byzantine periods. We will then visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, one of Alexandria’s most impressive ancient sites, featuring three levels of underground burial chambers, spiral staircases, and distinctive architecture that combines Egyptian, Greek, and Roman artistic traditions in its decorations. The reliefs, statues, and areas used for funerary ceremonies reflect the traces of the period when the city was a meeting point of different civilizations. Our final stop will be Pompey’s Pillar, rising on the site of the magnificent Serapeum Temple, which was dedicated to the god Serapis in antiquity. Although popularly known as Pompey’s Pillar, this monumental column, made of red Aswan granite, was erected in honor of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. We will also see the ancient remains surrounding it. After the tour, we will return to our hotel. Following our arrival, we will have free time. Overnight at our hotel.
Cairo – Istanbul
After having breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we transfer to Cairo Airport, where we complete our ticketing and baggage procedures for our scheduled Air Cairo flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, our tour and services come to an end.