Alexandria Cairo, Pyramides of Giza and lunch on a cruise vessel on Nile + national museum, fullday, pick-up 08.30h (12 hours)

Tour Description
After an approximate three hour drive from Alexandria to Giza, you will finally visit the Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramids of Giza were built for the Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. They were constructed about 2500 BC with blocks of limestone from the plateau and the Turah hills on the outskirts of Cairo. The Great Pyramid of Cheops alone, the only present-day survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, required over 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each weighing about 2½ tons. At its base, it covers 13 acres of land. Millions of visitors come each year to ponder the fascinating mystery of their existence and explore the ancient burial chambers within.
Proceed to the mysterious Sphinx, located in what was once a quarry to the east of Chephren’s pyramid. One theory suggests this Pharaoh’s workers shaped the body into a lion and gave it their king’s face, as a guardian of the necropolis. Almost a thousand years after its construction, King Thutmose IV placed a stela between the front paws. It describes how the Sphinx had spoken to the then prince in a dream, promising him kingship if he cleared away the desert sand that was choking the Sphinx. Explore this and the many other legends surrounding this timeless regal figure. After your visit to the Pyramids and the Sphinx, you will embark one
of the luxurious Nile cruising restaurants and enjoy sailing down the River Nile. Proceed downtown to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. The Museum exhibits over 120,000 objects in its 107 halls, comprising the world’s greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts. Two grand halls containing countless artifacts and one room reserved for the golden treasures, all from the world-famous tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamun, astound and delight visitors. More than two million people flock to this magnificent site each year. After your visit you will be transferred back to Alexandria or Port Said to rejoin your ship