Luxury Ultimate Egypt

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you are met as soon as you deplane. arrival assistance is provided for Egyptian Immigration & Customs procedures and luggage collection. Transfer directly to your hotel for check-in. The remainder of the day is free at leisure. Overnight: Cairo Hotel: Marriott Mena House  Meals: No Meals Room: Deluxe Pyramids Premium Room

Begin a full day of touring at the inscrutable Sphinx with a special visit to the Sphinx Paws. You are granted exclusive access to the ground level of the granite quarry from which was carved in 2500 BCE. This will put you face to face, mano-a-mano, with the famous Dream Stela of Pharaoh Thutmosis VI, which tells the story of the king as a young boy taking a rest in the shadow of the Sphinx. During his nap, he dreamed that the Sphinx spoke to him and asked the young prince to free him from the sand. In return, the Sphinx offered the crown of Upper & Lower Egypt - a prophecy that was granted! Continue exploration of the massive Giza Plateau and marvel at the sight of the three Great Pyramids (entry included into Khufu's Pyramid) a. Lunch at 9 Pyramids Lounge before continuing to Sakkara to see the famous Step Pyramid, the first stone structure of its kind ever built. If you wish, unique shopping opportunities including Egyptian carpets and exquisite replicas of Pharaonic jewelry can be coordinated en route to your hotel. Evening private felucca (traditional Egyptian sail boat) dinner to give you a water's eye view of all the excitement in central Cairo.  Overnight: Cairo Hotel: Marriott Mena House  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Room: Deluxe Pyramids Premium Room

Start the day in Islamic Cairo with a visit to the massive Ibn Tulun Mosque followed by the museum-home of British Officer Gayer Anderson. Proceed to the Khan el Khalili Bazaar to take a wonderful walk along el Moaz Street to Bab el-Futuh (Old Cairo's North Gate) past fascinating Islamic architecture and colorful working areas. A la carte lunch at Naguib Mahfouz restaurant in the heart of Old Cairo. End the day with a special after-hours viewing of the incomparable Egyptian Museum of Antiquities - the greatest repository of ancient artifacts in the world, from the famed treasures of King Tutankhamon to the multitude of exquisitely carved sculpture,  the final resting place for some of Egypt's greatest Pharaohs including Ramses I Overnight: Cairo Hotel: Marriott Mena House  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Room: Deluxe Pyramids Premium Room