8 Days Cairo and Ain El Sokhna Tour 2020/2021

12+

Age

Dec-Jan

Dates

8 Days

Duration

Alexandria, Cairo, Red Sea, St. Catherine

Location

10/10

Physicality

In this program will visit the main attraction sights in Cairo, with over day to Alexandria visiting

historical sites in the end of your program you will go to AinSokhna, lying on the western shore of Red Sea‘s Gulf of Suez, and it is known for a center for deep-sea fishing you can find it is also popular for it is climate and relaxation.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Cairo International Airport

DEPARTURE TIME

Please arrive at least 1 hours before the flight.

INCLUDED

Meet and Assist at Cairo, International Airport by Menatours representative.	4 Nights accommodation in Cairo
3 Nights accommodation in Ain El Sokhna	2 Days tour in Cairo with trained expert Egyptology
1 Day tour in Alexandria with trained expert Egyptology	All Transfers with private Air Conditioned vehicles
All transfers needed	Daily Breakfast , Meal plan as mentioned in the itinerary day by day (B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner)

NOT INCLUDED

International and Domestic Air Fare

Any extras requested

Personal Spending

TOUR SIGHTSEING

Great Pyramids / Egyptian Museum /Babylon Fortress / The Coptic Museum

The Hanging Church / the Greek church of St. George / Saint Sergius and Abu Serga Church / Ben Ezra Synagogue

Pompey’s Pillar /Catacombs of Kom EL Shoukafa /Mosque Abu El Abbas /Qaitbay Citadel

Day 1 - Arrive Cairo

Meet and Assist by Menatours representative, transfer to your hotel for overnight.

Day 2 - Cairo / Great Pyramids / Egyptian Museum

After your Breakfast at you hotel , you will start your tour by visiting The Pyramids and Sphinx were reckoned by the Greeks to be ne of the Seven Wonders of the World. Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, Then continue your tour by visiting the Egyptian Museum, the depository of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. It features artifacts from the Pharonic and Greco-Roman periods, including the celebrates mummies of ancient Egypt’s king and Tut Ankh Amun treasures. Transfer to your hotel. (B)

Day 3 - Cairo / Alexandria / Cairo

Early morning after your breakfast at hotel, drive to Alexandria you will start your tour by visiting Pompey’s Pillar was infect erected in honor of the Emperor Diocletian as a Greek inscription on the west side of the base indicates, a short distance away are the Catacombs of Kom EL Soukafa an extensive funerary structure on three levels, it is the largest Roman funerary installation in Egypt. On our way to Qaitbay Citadel we will pass by Mosque Abu El Abbas Mosque erected over the tomb of a 13th century holy man and rebuilt in the 18th Century (B,L)

Day 4 - Cairo / AIN EL SOKHNA

Early morning Breakfast at your hotel, drive to Ain EL Sokhna; enjoy your time free at leisure (B, D)

Day 5 - EL Sokhna

Enjoy your time free at leisure in Ain EL Sokhna (B, D)

Day 6 - EL Sokhna

Enjoy your time free at leisure in Ain EL Sokhna (B, D)

Day 7 - Ain El Sokhna / Cairo / Old Cairo / Synagogue

After Breakfast , Drive To Cairo , Start Your Tour By Visiting Old Cairo Which Is Part Of Coptic Cairo That Encompasses The Babylon Fortress , The Coptic Museum , The Hanging Church , The Greek Church Of St. George And Many Other Coptic Churches And It Is Believed That The Holy Family Visited This Area And Stayed At The Site Of Saint Sergius And Abu Serga Church , Continue The Tour , Visiting Ben Ezra Synagogue Was Built By Chief Rabbi In The Late 9th Century Within The Walls Of The Fortress Of Babylon , The Synagogue Stands In A Pleasant Shady Garden. The Origins Of The Small Jewish Commu8nity In Old Cairo Are Said To Go Back To The Time Of Moses. The Existence Of The Synagogue , At Any Rate , Is Attested By The Accounts Of Many Travelers Thus In The 12th Century Benjamin Of Tudela Records That He Visited The Synagogue In Old Cairo And Saw The Torah Of Ezra