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Layover, 11 to 12 hours

Layover: Museum, Citadel, Coptic Cairo and Khan

Already seen the pyramids? Spend your layover in the city itself: the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel, the Hanging Church and the old bazaar.

  • Fully private: just you, your guide and your driver
  • Change anything in the plan before you book
  • A clear price within hours, on WhatsApp

Included in your price

  • Lunch included
  • Private Egyptologist guide
  • Private air-conditioned car
  • Entrance tickets
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Cairo

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Day by day

Itinerary

  1. Your guide waits at arrivals with your name and helps with the visa. Bags can stay with us in the car.

  2. The historic museum of 1902: the royal statues, the Fayoum portraits and the treasures of Tanis.

  3. Saladin's 12th-century fortress and the alabaster Muhammad Ali Mosque, with its domes, chandeliers and a view over the city of a thousand minarets.

  4. A traditional Egyptian lunch at a local restaurant, with mezze, grilled meats and fresh bread.

  5. The Hanging Church, built over a Roman gate, the church of St Sergius where tradition says the Holy Family rested, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.

  6. Free time in the lanes of the 14th-century bazaar, among lanterns, spices and silver, and mint tea at El Fishawy, Cairo's most famous café.

  7. Drop-off at your terminal at least three hours before your next flight.

What's in your price

What's included

  • Meet at Cairo airport arrivals and return to your terminal
  • Help with the visa on arrival
  • Private air-conditioned car, luggage kept in the car
  • Private Egyptologist guide
  • Entrance fees to the sites listed
  • Lunch on full-day layovers
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Egypt visa fee
  • Tips
  • Personal expenses

From $125 per person

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