Beginning in Cairo you will visit the Giza Plateau and the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara followed by visits to some of the most famous religious sites in Cairo.

Your visit to Alexandria and the Mediterranean Sea will cover the ancient and the modern parts of the city

Fayoum is a fertile desert oasis south of Cairo which give you a close up look at the local life of the farmers and craftsman famous for their pottery.

In Fayoum is Qarun Lake, considered the oldest natural lakes in the world, the third largest lake in Egypt. Lake Qarun is also an internationally designated “Important Bird Area,” where thousands of migratory birds rest during their winter migration pattern south. Flamingos, grey herons, spoonbills and many duck species, to name a few, flocked to the lake during the fall. The lake provides food, shelter and breeding grounds for a wide variety of resident and migrating birds, including several endangered species.

Tour departs each Saturday

• Cairo

• Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara

• Egyptian Museum - Khan el Khalili Bazaar

• Coptic Cairo - Cave Church

• Alexandria Day Tour

• Pompeys Pillar

• Citadel of Qaitbay

• Seafood Lunch on Mediterranean Sea

• Modern Library of Alexandria

• Tunis Pottery Village

• 4WD Safari

• Qarun Lake

• Meidum Pyramid

Welcome to Egypt! 

Welcome to the history and mystery of this Ancient Land – The Land of the Pharaohs.
Our Pink Lotus Tours airport representative will be meet you upon arrival in Cairo International Airport. 

He will assist you with arrival procedures including the purchase of your entrance visa*

After collecting your luggage, you will be transferred to your first hotel, just near the Pyramids. 

Once the hotel check-in is complete your tour manager will update you with plans for the next few days. 

Depending on your arrival time you can choose to relax and enjoy the hotel facilities or book in for the Sound and Light show at the Pyramids this evening. (Show is optional and at your own cost)

*Entrance visa is currently USD25, please ensure you have the cash with you to give to the representative on arrival.

Overnight: Steigenberger Pyramids or simila

Meals: No Meals are included today

After breakfast, you will meet your Egyptologist/Tour Guide at the hotel to start the journey at the very beginning, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the first free standing building of stone in the whole world dating back to 2700 BC.

With so many new discoveries in recent times there is always so much to see in this Ancient necropolis.

Lunch will be served at a local restaurant 

Later we explore the Giza Plateau, your chance to personally stand where the Ancient Egyptians stood thousands of years ago, next to the Great Pyramid of Cheops, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one that still exists.  

We continue our adventure with a camel ride through the Sahara for those who are interested (optional extra cost).

We finish our visit to the plateau with the Guardian Angel of the area, the monolithic and iconic Sphinx.

The day is not over yet, we will now experience how the ancients recorded their history on the first paper ever produced, Papyrus, at a government regulated Papyrus Institute.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Overnight: Steigenberger Pyramids (or similar)

After breakfast step into the energy of the city that never sleeps, we experience the crazy Cairo traffic as we drive into downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square, scene of the 2011 revolution and location of the Egyptian Museum.

The current Egyptian Museum was built before the discovery of the treasures of King Tutankhamen and his famous solid gold funerary mask so it is overflowing with ancient artefacts and would take many, many visits to see in its entirety so we highlight the best of the best.in the hotel visit Egyptian Museum

Try some local food such as Koshari or Shwarma 

Later, visit of Islamic Cairo with its thousand minarets etc. - followed by the Citadel with the mosque of Mohamed Ali, walk in the streets, souk, shopping in the souks of Khan el Khalili

Overnight: Hurghada 
Meals: Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel

Breakfast at the hotel, then departure for the St Simon monastery in the Garbage City district; We will discover the largest church in the Middle East (20,000 faithful) as well as the discovery of the Essene cave, discovered by chance during the development work, transformed into a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint Paul the first Christian Hermit.

For lunch we will taste some local Egyptian foods.Afternoon visit of the Coptic district in Cairo, whose churches have housed the Holy Family. (Hanging Church, Church of Abu Serga & Ben Ezra Synagogue), and then we visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah El Din.

Overnight: Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel or similar
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Depart early for Alexandria Pompey’s Pillar, a Roman triumphal column the largest of its type constructed outside Rome. It was built between 284-305 A.D. in honour of the Roman Emperor Diocletian.

You will then explore the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.After a delicious seafood lunch by the Medierranean Sea, visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island.

The next stop will be at the modern library of Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which houses millions of books in its six specialized libraries.

Return to Cairo 

Overnight: Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Check out of your Cairo Hotel and drive to Fayoum OasisEnjoy a 4WD desert safari, with sandboarding and exploring the fertile oasisLunch will be a very local experience

Afternoon sail in Lake Qarun to take in the sunset

Overnight: Tunis Village   
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch  

Enjoy a delicious breakfast before checking out of the hotel.

Visit Meidum Pyramid

Started as a Step Pyramid but then converted into a true pyramid, the pyramid at Meidum marks the transition from the Early Dynastic Period to the Old Kingdom.
Recent archaeological research has led to the assumption that Snefru built this pyramid before his 15th year, and then abandoned the site to start a new royal cemetery at Dashur, some 40 kilometres to the North. 

Return to Cairo and check in to Airport Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

A representative of Pink Lotus Egypt Tours will transfer you to Cairo International Airport and assist with all check-in procedures.

Meals: Breakfast