Cairo Short Break
3 Days
Small Group Tours
Selected Departures
Thriving with culture, entertainment, life and endless places to explore, welcome to Cairo the city that never sleeps. To stand in the shadow of the Great Pyramids of Giza, to be kissed by the sun as light breezes caress your face. While staring in awe at the Saladin Citadel that sits atop the city as its guardian, covering all that Cairo has to offer we reveal all of its secrets, ancient and modern. Come indulge yourself in the best of Cairo short breaks that include all the madness and be sun-kissed.
- Assistance of our Personnel during tours and transfers
- Accommodation for 2 nights at the Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa with bed and breakfast or similar)
- Meet and greet services upon Airport arrival and departure by our Representatives
- All transfers by exclusive air-conditioned vehicle
- Free Wifi is included onboard the cruise
- Experienced English speaking Tour Guide
- Entrance fees to all sights as per above itinerary
- Lunch at a quality local restaurant
- Tours to Giza Plateau, Pyramids, and Sphinx
- Tours to Valley Temple
- Tours to Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
- Tour to Old Coptic Cairo
- Tour and shopping at Khan Khalili Old Bazaar
- Tour of Saladin Citadel Cairo
- Bottled water during tours
- Re-fill minbar with mineral water and soft drink is included in the offer
- Service charges and taxes included
- Personal spending
- Entry Visa to Egypt
- Optional activities
- Tipping for Drivers and Guides
Day 1: Arrival Cairo - Welcome to Egypt
You will be met at Cairo International Airport by Memphis Tours Representative, who will accompany you to your Hotel in Cairo for check-in and a free welcome drink. There you will be introduced to your Tour Leader for your Holiday to Cairo, who will explain what to expect on your visit. Your Tour Leader will be your point of contact throughout the whole Holiday in Cairo and will give you details of how to contact him at any time whilst in Egypt under the care of Memphis Tours. Throughout your holiday to Cairo, in addition to the tour leader, you will meet a variety of English-speaking expert Tour Guides, chosen for their expertise on each of the areas you are visiting. After check-in, you are free to spend the rest of the day/evening at your leisure. There is an evening optional tour to the Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids.
Welcome Drink
Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Tours
After a relaxing breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, you will be accompanied by your private tour guide and driver to visit the famous Giza Plateau, home of Egypt’s greatest attractions to visit The Great Pyramids, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Khephren and the little one of Mykerinos and The Mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs, this tour includes a visit to the Valley Temple facing the great sphinx. Then on the way you will have Lunch, then you will enjoy a visit to the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiques that was built in neo-classical style designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon which exhibits a collection now over 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-Roman period in Egypt, learn about the great Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. Afterward, enjoy a shopping tour at the Khan El Khalili famous Bazaar and old market in Cairo. Enjoy your free time in Cairo, and then you will be transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3: Cairo City Sightseeing - Departure
After breakfast, you will check out of your hotel for a final day of tours with your Guide starting with a visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the Hanging Church or the suspended church this basilica church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt. Also today, you will visit the very interesting Citadel of Saladin and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed and built-in Turkish style and very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey. This magnificent structure is built at a very high point overlooking Old Cairo with spectacular views of the City as far as the Pyramids. It also hosts some very interesting Museums such as the Police, Military, Old Islamic Cairo, and old and modern history of Egypt. After your tours, you will be transferred back to Cairo International Airport to catch your flight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Charitable Giving
We make a donation to the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation for each booking reserved.
- Prices:
Per Person in Sterling Per Tour and can be paid in US$ or Euros by credit card via a secure payment system with no extra surcharge. Current prices are valid until the 30th of April 2020 excluding Easter and Christmas Holidays.
- Children Policy:
Up to 2 years: FREE
Age from 2 and below 6 years: 25% of adult price
Age from 6 up to 11 years: 50% of adult price
Ages 12 and Up: adult price.
- Notes:
Children policy is applied to children who share rooms with their parents.If your tour package includes airfare then extra charges for your children may apply.
- Payment:
Early Reservations advised to avoid disappointment in securing your spaces..Booking secured upon receipt of a 25% deposit. During the Christmas holidays, packages require a deposit of 50%. forming part of your final payment. Packages and vacations which include International flights will require the full flight cost and deposit (25% or 50%) due to the regulations of the Airlines who require full payment
- Transportation:
Transport for all tours included: domestic flights, trains, and air-conditioned vehicles by road.Wi-Fi, Bottled water and ice box all included whilst travelling by road. All are new vehicles for the latest design and technology.
- Tour Guides:
Are available to assist you with transfers to and from Airports, Hotels assisting at Airports with Visa, tickets, luggage. All tours of the sites in Egypt include constant guidance of a highly qualified Egyptologist Tour Guide.
- Travelling with Children:
Children delight in touring the Pyramids, Temples and Tombs in Egypt as often it is part of their school study programme. Memphis Tours offers packages to suit all ages with excellent combined multi-location destinations such as Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Nile Cruise and the Red Sea Resorts.
- Wheelchair Travellers:
Specially adapted Nile Cruise boat MS Amarco 1 has all amenities for wheelchairs and special assistance customers on the boat and disembarking for tours. Assistance from the Boat Crew and Tour Guides are always ready and available.
