El Sokhna Port: Pyramids And the Grand Egyptian Museum Tour – Giza, Egypt
EXPERIENCE
Upon your cruise arrival at Alexandria port, your tour manager from Sun Pyramids Tours will pick you up holding a sign of your name, then you will be escorted to Cairo by air -conditioned vehicle ( about 3 hours drive). Enjoy your journey through Egypt s thousands of years of pharaonic civilization on a guided tour. Explore iconic landmarks including the Pyramids of Giza. See the Great Sphinx sculpture and the Vallery Temple of Khafre. Finally, visit the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Visit the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then proceed to the Great Sphinx of Giza, a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human, and the body of a lion
Next, visit the Valley Temple, a mortuary temple for the Pharoah Khafre and his family members, in the Pyramids of Giza Complex. Learn how it was used for the purification of the king’s mummy before the burial.
Finally, arrive at the Grand Egyptian Museum to relive ancient Egypt’s glorious past. Follow your guide around the archaeological museum to see various artifacts from the pharaonic period.
On this GEM we get to see :
– Hanging obelisk
– King Ramses II statue
– 10 statues of king Senusert ( Distance view )
– grand staircase ( Distance view )
– Ptolemaic king and queen
– Victory column of king Merenptah
– Royal regalia
– Grand atrium & gift shop
In the evening, you will be escorted by your guide back to the cruise at port of Alexandria Port
kindly note: the tickets included is to the area of the pyramids not inside one of the pyramids. If you wish to enter one of the pyramids, you can pay a ticket on spot.
HIGHLIGHTS
Relive ancient Egypt’s glorious past with a visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum
See King Tut s treasure collection alongside artifacts from pre-historic times
See the Great Sphinx of Giza, a sculpture with a lion’s body and a human head
Explore the well-preserved valley temple of Khafre inside the Giza complex
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