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Day Tour to Cairo and Pyramids from Port Said Port

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Overview
Duration
Duration
Around 12 hours
Duration
Countries
1 Country
Type
Type
Private Tour
Run
Run:
Everyday

Leaving your ship in Port Said, you will escape for the day to Cairo to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, as well as visit the famous Egyptian Museum, full of antiquities from all over Egypt. You will get a glimpse of modern Cairo along the way.

Included
  • Pick up services from Port Said & return
  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private English speaking guide
  • Entrance fees to mentioned sites
  • Lunch meal at local restaurant in Cairo
  • Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour
  • All service charges & taxes  
Excluded
  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Tipping Kitty
Itinerary

Memphis Tours Representative will pick you up from Port Said Port by the cruise exit door, holding a sign of your name. After that you will be transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo, approximately 3 hours, joining a police convoy till reaching cairo. First pay a visit to the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, which dates back to the time of Chephren; the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramid of Chephren. Lunch at local restaurant, then move to the famous Egyptian Museum, housing the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world, including the magnificent treasures of King Tutankhamen. Then, a short time will be spent at an oriental shop where a demonstration will take place introducing you to the art of paper making from reeds, discovered by the Ancient Egyptians. Limited time for souvenir shopping will be allowed before you return to the Port.

Prices
Prices
2 Persons
Per Person
$ 339
3 Persons
Per Person
$ 259
4 Persons
Per Person
$ 209
5 Persons
Per Person
$ 189
6 Persons
Per Person
$ 169
Join A Small Group (2-35) Per Person Join A Small Group (2-35) Per Person $ 149
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“Wonderful and informed guide/driver = great once-in-a-lifetime experience”
, 8/4/13
We decided to forego the "cruise excursion" and book with Memphis Tours instead for a day/night in Cairo, from Port Said, and meeting back with the cruise in Alexandria. I cannot say enough good things about our guide, Sherif Shaban Hendy, or driver Nasser; and our experience in general. Sherif has vast knowledge of Egyptian history, and he was so excited to teach us some of it. We felt privileged just to be with somebody so knowledgable about his country and its history. We never felt unsafe, and we were given good advice with sometimes-aggressive vendors at the Giza Pyramids. Our experience was a relatively hassle-free visit; and a large photograph of our family on camels with the Pyramids in the background now hangs in my office. Waking to sunrise over the Pyramids from the Mena House was simply otherworldly. Our "almost 3" year old blonde daughter became the subject of many a photograph by friendly Egyptians. Sharif and Nasser were so good with her. We had the opportunity to meet some other guides along the way who were equally friendly. We travel a lot, and this was easily one of the best experiences of our lives. Pretty strong words for a 24-hour tour, I know.
Wonderful Tours
, 6/22/13
We sailed on a 30 day Cruise aboard the Orina last October/November and two of the stops were Port Said and Safaga. We chose Memphis Tours ( There is a Memphis Street in Port Said) 
for day trips to The Pyrimids from Port Said and Luxor and the Valley of the Kings from Safaga. The trip to the Pyrimids included the Cairo Museum and the Tutankamoun Exibition. The Guide Ahmed Farahat and the Driver Sayed Helwan were great company and very knowledable. There was only two of us on the trip (my wife and I) so we had a great day with good food included in a reataurant overlooking the Pyrimids. 
The trip to Luxor and the valley of the Kings included the Karnak Temple and entry to three of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. The guide who's name I have forgotten was very knowledgeable also, I think he had something to do with the Egyptian tourest board.
After the two experiances I would not use anyone else for tours of Egypt.
Prices for the tours included all food and all entry costs.
 
EGYPTIAN HIGHLIGHTS
, 1/3/13
 For the tourist who is not brave enough to book into a budget hotel and find their way around with 'Rough Guide' or 'Lonely Planet', but does not want the indignity of being herded around by a guide (however well meaning) on a group tour, Memphis Tours is the answer.
Having a car and driver at one's disposal, as well as the services of a well trained tour guide, means that one's time is used effectively and that there is a degree of flexibility.
Prior to my departure I was in constant email contact with a Mr Shawky who answered all my queries patiently and very effectively. On arrival I was met by a Memphis representive (Maged) who was always just a call away, on the cell phone provided for my use by the company. The Memphis Tours representitive in Luxor was also most pleasant and efficient - and my guide there, Heba El Noby, was great. However, my Guide in Cairo and Alexandria, Hosam Ibrahim Bashandy, was particularly good and did much to make my visit memorable. I covered all the tourist sites that I had hoped to see in this very short introductory trip, with a most helpful commentary ... but experienced so much more, with a relaxed feeling of informality, which gave the experience an added dynamic.
Sadly I do not know the name of my driver ...but his skill in negotiating the traffic in Cairo and Alexandira was awesome!
 
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