Egypt and Istanbul

Day 1: 

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt. Our tour manager will meet you at Cairo International Airport, along with a driver. They will help you in any way they can, you will be driven in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel. Spend the remainder of the day as you choose. Retire to your room and recover from your flight; dive in the pool, or head outside and immerse yourself in Cairo chaos.

Day 2

At your hotel in Cairo, you will enjoy breakfast and then meet with your personal guide who will take you to the Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus plus famous Sphinx and Valley temple in the shadow of the great statue. An added visit to the Solar Boat in front of Cheops Pyramid (You can acquire a ticket at the location). Lunch will be included as part of the tour and, afterward, you will proceed to the Sakkara area to explore the Sakkara Complex and see the very first pyramid ever built, which is the Djoser Pyramid. The tour will then move to Memphis: the capital of the Old Kingdom and famous Necropolis. Spend the night in Cairo.

Day 3

After breakfast at the hotel, your private guide will escort you to the Egyptian Museum where you can explore the great treasure rooms of the legendary King Tutankhamen. You will have the option of acquiring tickets for the mummy exhibit. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant and then you can move to the Saladin Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside. Venture onward to Coptic Cairo to experience the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. You can mix your enjoyable time exploring the history of the region while shopping at the amazing Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to 1382. Back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Day 4

Wake up to another delightful breakfast served at your hotel in the morning, and then you will either have the entire day to yourself, or else you will be taken to Alexandria for a tour of Egypt’s second capital. The Alexandria tour is optional and is therefore not included in the standard price of our 8-day Cairo to Istanbul tour package.

If you have opted in for this tour, you will then be picked up from your hotel at the agreed time, and you will be driven to Alexandria for an unforgettable tour of the city’s best historical attractions. The first place you will visit upon arrival will be the imposing Qaitbay Citadel which was once one of the most crucial and most impenetrable military strongholds along the entire Mediterranean coastline.

You will also visit the city’s new and spoken-about library before heading to visit the rock-cut Roman cemetery and the ancient Catacombs. Finally, you will be driven back to your hotel in Cairo.

Day 5

Fly to Istanbul. Welcome to Istanbul, Turkey. Our tour manager will meet you at Istanbul International Airport, along with a driver. They will help you in any way they can, you will be driven in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel. Spend the remainder of the day as you choose.

Day 6

Full-Day Bursa Cable Car + Shopping Tour with Lunch

Day 7

Evening Bosphorus Cruise with Dinner & Folkloric Show

Day 8

Transfer to IST/SAW Airport for a homebound flight.