3-Nights Cairo

Day 1: Welcome to Cairo

Upon arrival, you'll be warmly greeted by our staff inside Passport Control and assisted with immigration formalities - from obtaining your visa through baggage claim and customs. Then we'll take you to your choice of hotel.

Day 2: Our Signature Privately Guided Sightseeing

The ancient world comes to life today as you explore with our expert Egyptologist, setting out from the Fairmont this morning for Giza and the Great Pyramids . Behold these spectacular structures from the Wonders of the Ancient World in a variety of ways and thrill to the watchful gaze of the Sphinx.In late morning, our Egyptologist will guide us through the galleries of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest archeological museum in the world. For the first time, the artifacts of Ancient Egypt's four main Periods are on display at the same time in this colossal edifice and the sarcophagus of King Tut. Following our three-hour guided visit, we'll enjoy a terrific lunch.We'll return to the hotel with time to relax. Meals B

Day 3: Exploring Sakkara

Following an excellent breakfast, we'll depart the hotel for Sakkara, you'll see the world's oldest standing stone structure, the impressive Step Pyramid of King Zoser. You'll also be among the few to admire the vibrant drawings and inscriptions in the 4,000-year-old Tomb of Mehu, an ancient businessman, only opened in recent years for special visitors like ourselves. This afternoon we'll proceed to Old Cairo and the monumental Refaai Mosque near the towering Citadel. Purpose built as a magnificent mosque and a mausoleum for Egyptian royalty, we'll visit the tomb chambers of the last Egyptian monarch, King Farouk, and the last Shah of Iran who could not be returned to his home country following expulsion during the Revolution.We'll return to the hotel in late afternoon. Meals B

Day 4: Depart Cairo

Your car and driver await this morning to escort you to the airport for your onward flight. Meals B