Cairo, the Jewel of the East

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 Not in the Amazon, the longest river in the world, nor in the Styx River, where Achilles was baptized. But as the legends of the Greeks say, in the Nile River alone the basket of the Prophet Moses swam to salvation, and on the eastern bank of the Nile also extends the largest Arab capital, it is the city of Cairo or Paris of The Nile, as Khedive Ismail wanted it during his rule.



Cairo ... speaks to its visitors in the tongue of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure in Giza, and King Safro restored in Dahshur, the pharaoh who was unable to make a life after death, but gave birth to Khufu to build the largest pyramids of Giza, immortalizing his pyramid's name on the page of the Seven Greatest Wonders of the Ancient World

The journey begins as soon as you enter the city of Cairo, you look at the center of the city and you see a lotus flower, 187 meters high, and a place not far from the center of Cairo, you will see a tall minaret with a spiral staircase, and surely if you look west, your passion will lead you to see a civilization dating back thousands of years and tell yourself how to raise the pharaohs Those big stones, how they would look up close, and every corner you look at them will find what makes you eager to see more. In this article, we will talk about the most important tourist attractions in Cairo and the most important measures you need to spend a comfortable and good trip.


Journey to before Christ .. Giza Dahshur and Saqqara

3000 thousand years ago, there were those who thought about life after death, that a person dies to live an eternal life, the manifestations of these ideas have been immortalized to our history and that their owners have not been immortal. The Pharaohs thought how they would create a vast world of mortal bodies on an unknown journey, so they built pyramids and tombs for the pharaohs, which later became an important destination for tourists from all over the world, and these monuments are located in Giza, Dahshur and Saqqara, in addition to tourists visiting the Egyptian Antiquities Museum. Rich in treasures and statues of the pharaohs.

Giza Pyramids




In the Giza plateau, which is 13 km away from the city center of Cairo, 5 km from the Nile, there are three pyramids dating back to between 2560 and 2540 BC, and they are:

• The pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the pyramids in Giza, is 146 meters high. Three small pyramids follow it. Near it is the tomb of Queen Hotep Horus, and the funeral tomb of the king.

• The pyramid of Khafre, next to it is the funerary cemetery of the Pharaoh Khafre, and a cemetery in the valley is linked to it.

The pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three pyramids, is 62 meters lower, and next to it is the funerary cemetery of Pharaoh Menkaure. Three pyramids of the queen follow it.

• The Great Sphinx, to the east of the Giza plateau, stands the Great Sphinx, with a height of 18 meters and a length of 157 meters. It is considered a symbol of the sun god Ra, and it is subordinate to another deity, Amun, according to what the pharaohs believed.




Important information for tourists

You can reach the Giza pyramids from any part of Cairo by taxi, and the best taxis are white because they are air-conditioned and newer and faster than the yellow or black cars that transport you to Giza, and the white cars contain (Careem) technology (an application from Android applications, which allow a person to reserve the car and driver he wants through his mobile device) and can go by buses that organize group trips to Giza, with an average of one trip every 20 minutes, which departs from Cairo Airport. When you get close to the pyramids, tour operators will surround you with their beauty and start bargaining on the pricing, after you leave the ticket office and head to the left, and you find the pyramids' lanes in front of you then it requires you to take a taxi at a cost ($ 4); Until you reach the pyramids and start your journey. Approximately ($ 12) is the cost of entry to the pyramids of Giza, and there are additional fees for each pyramid, so entry to the pyramid of Khufu Yakil ($ 15), and the pyramid of Khafre, the cost is ($ 3), and it is not possible Entering the pyramids and exploring them from the inside without using a tour guide, for fear of getting lost and the difficulty of leaving some areas.


For booking a tour to Giza Pyramids and Sphinx you can contact our local tour operators who will help you design your trip with flexibility and ease. All tours are conducted with professional tour guides and with air conditioned vehicles. Contact us now https://www.deluxetoursegypt.com 

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