Day Tour to Giza Pyramids & Sakkara

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While your ship waits in Port Said, escape to Cairo to see the pyramids. This day trip will take you to see the Pyramids of Giza

Duration

1 Day Trip

Tour Type

Private

Transportation

Bus

Description

While your ship waits in Port Said, escape to Cairo to see the pyramids. This day trip will take you to see the Pyramids of Giza, guarded by the Great Sphinx, and then to the older Step Pyramid at Sakkara. It is the perfect way to get a quick glimpse of Egypt’s ancient past

Included/Excluded

Pick up servicesfrom Port Said port & return (by the cruise exit door)
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Private English Egyptologist guide
Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
Lunch meal at local restaurant in Giza
Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour
All Service charges & taxes

Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Tipping Kitty

Tour Itinerary

Itinerary

Luxor and Aswan Travel Representative will pick you up from Port Said port by the cruise exit door, holding a sign of your name. After that you will be transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo, approximately 3 hours, joining a police convoy till arriving cairo. Enjoy a tour to Egypt's Great Giza Pyramids. Get excited by a camel caravan ride in the desert. Continue your excursion down to the Valley Temple, then visit the great Sphinx.
After lunch at a local restaurant, move to Sakkara, Egypt's oldest ancient cemetery where you can see the world's first monumental stone building, the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, built by the engineer Imhotep. Enjoy also visiting one of the magnificent Mastabas (burial chamber) of either Ptah Hotep, Idut or Mereruca. Before beginning your return trip to Port Said a short stop will be made at a Papyrus Institute where you will have the opportunity to shop for souvenirs.