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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Cairo Tours from Alexandria Port


Enjoy our Cairo tours from Alexandria port with flying carpet tours and have the chance to experience a nice trip in Alexandria the beautiful second-largest city in Egypt in Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo and visit Qaitbay Citadel, Montazah Palace, Kom El-shokafa (Cata Comb), Alexandria Library which is the largest Library in the ancient world, this library has several types of books that belong to the Coptic and Islamic dynasties and continue to the lighthouse of Alexandria which is considered to be one of the most developed technological achievements in the 3rd B.C century, it is the seven wonders of the Ancient World, Ptolemy I Soter decided to construct the Lighthouse of Alexandria to be a clear guide for ships, this construction was designed by Sostratus.
Or you can choose between our stunning activities in Alexandria Such as Water sports, swimming, shopping and enjoy the beautiful city.
And see the beautiful city Alexandria that was described as the pearl of the Mediterranean, because of its location at the Mediterranean Sea in the north coast of Egypt, it is also considered to be one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, as it has a long history, that dates back in 331 BC, you will visit the historical sites such as the Catacombs of Kom el-Shuqqafa that including a series of statues, antiques and tombs which belong to many cultures such as the Egyptian, Romanian and Greek. And Qaitbey citadel that was the strongest fortress that was located in the Mediterranean Sea it was built in the 1480 A.D by the Sultan Al Ashraf Qaitbay, then scout to The Library of Alexandria which is considered to be one of the largest libraries in the ancient world, as it has several types of books such as political, science, agriculture, cultural. This library was constructed during 3rd century B.C by Ptolemy I, who was the son of Alexander the Great and dedicated to the goddesses of Arts who were called Muses Alexandria. And More like National Museum, Corniche, Kom el-Dikka, and Cavafy Museum.
Also we give you the chance to experience the great culture, civilization of the Pharaonic kings and people in Cairo, you will exploring their life style, work and architectures.
First we will give you an amazing trip to the great three Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren ans Mykerinus), Sphinx a huge half-human half-lion statue, also you can scout the valley temple, Sakkara pyramid which is considered the oldest step pyramids in the world, it was built by the architect Imhotep, contains six layers that is gradually decreasing in size. then explore the wonderful Egyptian Museum which include a big and rare collection of the Ancient Egyptian antiques and monuments, as well as the treasure of Tutankhamun, which is the most mysterious and marvelous monuments, the amazing treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun and Citadel of Salah El-Dein which was built to defend Cairo from the armies of the Crusaders by the King Salah El-Dein el Ayoubi . Next move to visit the Hanging Church , Abu Serga Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, the alabaster mosque and khan el khalili Bazaar where you can go shopping, buy souvenirs and enjoy walking through the oldest street in the world.


Montazah Palace
Itinerary:

Day 01: Cairo Tours, Giza Pyramids, The Egyptian Museum
Flying Carpet Tours Guide will Pick you up from port Said port (by the cruise exit gate), then he will escort you by air-conditioned van to a ravishing tour to Pyramids of Giza, feast your eyes by visiting Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then your guide will take you to panoramic view of the pyramids, memorable photos available to the three pyramids together, next move to the Sphinx, scout the valley temple, relax by having lunch at local restaurant, after Lunch your tour guide will escort you to the Egyptian Museum which contains amazing treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun, Mummy Room with an extra fees, have free time for shopping to buy souvenirs to Friends and Family, finally transfer to your hotel in Cairo, night at leisure, or choose from variety of optional tours, Either to try Dinner Cruise on the Nile River with Folklore show, Belly Dancer, surprises are waiting for you, or try optional to the sound & light show at the pyramids, overnight in Cairo.

Day 02: Cairo to Alexandria, Cata Comb, Qaitbai Citadel, Alexandria Library

Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you to an amazing Excursion to Alexandria, drive by air-conditioned van to Alexandria, the awesome city, feast your eyes by visiting Cata Comb of Kom El-Shokafa which is a necropolis of 3 sub-levels dating from the 2nd century AD, next excursion to Citadel of Qaitbai, which was a defensive fortress, that was built upon the ruins of the ancient Alexandria lighthouse, which by the 14th century had fallen into ruins due to repeated damage by earthquakes, proceed to the Library of Alexandria, which is a striking piece of modern design that stands in contrast to the ancient architecture in Egypt. It was dedicated to the Muses, the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology. It was flourished during the Ptolemaic dynasty and was a major center of scholarship in the 3rd century B.C ., relax by having lunch at local restaurant, finally Flying Carpet Tours Guide will escort you back to Alexandria Port to catch your Cruise Ship. 


Including
  • Pick up from Port Said Port
  • Air-conditioned van port Said port / Cairo / Alexandria Port
  • 01 Night accommodation in Cairo with Breakfast and all taxes
  • Excursion to the sites mentioned at the above program in Cairo and Alexandria
  • Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites
  • English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above
  • Two Lunches at local restaurants in Cairo and Alexandria
  • 02 Bottle of Mineral Water during Cairo Excursions
  • All transfers in Cairo, Port Said and ALexandria by air-conditioned Van
  • All service charges and all taxes
Excluding
  • ·         Visa to Egypt
  • ·         Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary
  • ·         Tipping

Notes:
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  • ·         Prices are Quoted per person in U.S. American Dollars
  • ·         Extra fees will be applied to enter inside any of the Pyramids
  • ·         Extra fees will be applied to enter the Mummy room at the Egyptian Museum


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Email: sales@flyingcarpettours.com

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Cairo Day Tours from Alexandria Port

With our Cairo Day Tours from Alexandria Port you will enjoy discovering Cairo, which is the capital of Egypt and it is the most important and touristic city in Egypt, as well as it is considered to be the largest capital in the Middle East, it also is called in Arabic Al Qahira, which means “the Victorious city”, as it has a long history and it is known as the city of a Thousand Minarets, as it has a variety in its culture and civilization, Cairo Attractions includes many ancient and modern landmarks, so it became as an open museum for the Pharaonic, Roman, and Greek monuments.



Therefore you will explore the ancient Egyptian history, walk through the marvelous landmarks of Cairo, as well as you Flying Carpet Tours is known to be very flexible to adjust or add many other places for you to visit in Cairo Day Tours from Alexandria Port such as Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum, which are the most famous Pharaonic monuments, especially if you have enough time in Cairo, so , you will stay more than day to book our Overnight Cairo Tours from Alexandria Port and choose many other places to discover such as the Islamic Cairo and visit Sharia al-Azhar, Citadel of Salah el Din, Wikala of al-Ghouri and Khan El-Khalili, where you’ll have the opportunity to buy beautiful souvenirs, Enjoy Wandering at the Coptic Cairo that contains many Roman fortifications and old churches such as, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue and more.

Get excited with Flying Carpet Tours and have fun during your Cairo Day Tours from Alexandria Port, as you our tours will give you the chance to find out more about the glamorous monuments and land marks in Cairo, take you to explore the Pharaonic, Islamic, and Coptic treasures at one city, as well as try to go to Sakkara and Memphis in our fancy Sakkara and Giza Pyramids Tour from Alexandria Port, in order to explore the Step Pyramids of Sakkara where you will amuse you eyesby watching the beautiful Step Pyramid of the King Djoser and get excited with the amazing activities that you will be able to do during your trip,  therefore you will have so much fun while exploring the grandeur of one of the most beautiful monuments of Egypt, as Sakkara Pyramid is considered to be one of the oldest structures all over the world that date back to 2700 B.C, moreover Sakkara Pyramid is a part of a fabulous mortuary complex that was constructed during the King Djoser in the third century, as it was built by the famous architect Imhotep, and it is a beautiful stepped pyramid that contains six layers that is gradually decreasing in size.

Consequently you will  get the chance to discover the charming and gorgeous Egyptian Pharaonic history with Flying Carpet Tours, as you will enjoy your exciting tour to many places in Cairo such as Memphis, which nowadays is considered as a beautiful open air museum in Cairo that will make you will have the opportunity to watch the beautiful streets, buildings, gardens and of course temples, you will also get delighted by many monuments such as the stated of Rameses II which weights approximately 29 tons, and he was a famous builder, as he was clever in building especially the temples, he also was believed to be the best builder in the Pharaonic history in Egypt. 

Moreover if you will stay for more than one day you will have the ability to experience the romantic attitude during cruising the Nile River in a dinner Nile cruise with Belly dancer and Tanoura show with Flying Carpet Tours, explore Cairo at night when the city spreads out with lights, because Cairo is well known as the city that never sleeps, consequently you are going to enjoy the luxury restaurants, the large shopping malls and never get bored, or enjoy discovering Alexandria itself in amazing Cairo and Alexandria Tours from Alexandria Port, which will take you to many places in Cairo and Alexandria, which is known to be gathering between several civilization and cultures, as its monuments shed light on the Roman, Greek and ancient Egyptian dynasties, therefore you will enjoy visiting visit Cata Comb, Qaitbai Citadel, Alexandria Library and many other fascinating places in Alexandria.

So, you should enjoy Cairo Day Tours from Alexandria port to visit Giza Pyramids, Cheops, Chefren and Mycerinus, proceed to Sphinx; which has a head of a Pharaonic man and a body of a lion to symbolize wisdom and strength, get delighted by fancy Tour from Alexandria Port to Cairo, you'll also explore more about the Pharaonic treasures in our Cairo Tours from Alexandria Port in the amazing Egyptian Museum; which contains royal mummies and gilded King Tutankhamun artifacts.


Itinerary

Flying Carpet Tours Guide will Pick you up from Alexandria port (by the cruise exit gate), then he will escort you by air-conditioned van to a ravishing tour to Pyramids of Giza, feast your eyes by visiting Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then your guide will take you to panoramic view of the pyramids, memorable photos available to the three pyramids together, next move to the Sphinx, scout the valley temple, relax by having lunch at local restaurant, after Lunch your tour guide will escort you to the Egyptian Museum which contains amazing treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun, Mummy Room with an extra fees, have free time for shopping to buy souvenirs to Friends and Family, finally Flying Carpet Tours Guide will transfer you back to Alexandria Port to Catch your Cruise Ship.

Including
  • Pick up and drop off to Alexandria Port
  • Air-conditioned van Alexandria port / Cairo / Alexandria Port
  • Excursion to Giza Pyramids and Egyptian Museum as mentioned at the above program
  • Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites
  • English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above
  • One Lunch at local restaurant in Cairo
  • Bottle of Mineral Water during Cairo Excursion
  • All transfers in Cairo by air-conditioned Van
  • All service charges and taxes

Excluding
  • Visa to Egypt
  • Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary
  • Tipping

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Cairo Tours From Alexandria Port

Get ready to explore Cairo, with Cairo Tours From Alexandria Port, visit all the fabulous sightseeing in the historical city, as Cairo contains Egypt's most famous monuments such as, the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and the Egyptian Museum.


Explore the Giza Pyramids, which considered the most famous attraction in Cairo, as Flying Carpet Tours gives you the chance to visit the great Pyramids with Cairo Tours From Alexandria Port, the Giza Pyramids are located at Giza Plateau, these historical pyramids were constructed during the Pharaonic era, from 2550 to 2490 B.C.

Cairo Tours From Alexandria Port

The largest pyramid is known as Cheops or Khufu, it is one of the most amazing pyramids all over the world as it is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, as it still standing after about 4000 years, it is also considered the largest historical pyramid in the whole world, as it is approximately 146.5 meters high, it was constructed by approximately two million blocks of slopes and limestone, its stone parts were made accurately to fit each other.   

The Chephren Pyramid, is considered the second large pyramid, it was built for Khafre, the third pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom Period of Ancient Egypt around 2540 BC. Khafre, also known in history by the Greek name Chephren, is the successor and son of Cheops, although Chephren Pyramid is smaller than the Pyramid of Cheops, it appears as if it’s higher than Cheops Pyramid because of its bed rock’s height and it lies on the north side of the Plateau of Giza as well as the top of this pyramid that gives an illusion of being higher than the Pyramid of Cheops, because of its smooth limestone cap, the tomb of this pyramid was unfortunately looted.


Mycreinus Pyramid is the third pyramid and it is considered the smallest pyramid of the Giza Pyramids, as its height is approximately 66 meter, moreover it is not similar to the other to pyramids in its decoration and designing, therefore it doesn’t have many drawings and details like them, the Pyramid of Mycerinus was dedicated to Manaure and his son Shepseskaf became on charge of organizing and building the Pyramid after the death of his father Mycerinus. 


Almost as famous as the pyramids, visit the statue of the Great Sphinx with Cairo Tours From Alexandria Port, it’s a massive statue that has the shape of lion in its body and a head of a Pharaonic man, it is believed that the head belongs to the king Chephren, its body and head were symbolizing the strength and wisdom. The entrance of temples is located next to the Valley Temple associated with Khafre’s pyramid.


Scout the Valley Temple which was very important as it was the main entrance of the complex of the of the Giza Pyramids and it was also used as a connection between the complex and the Nile River by a canal, as well as it was an important part of the funerary complex which includes a mortuary temple and a burial chamber.


Cairo Tours From Alexandria Port gives you the chance to explore the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, you will enjoy walking through the most famous historical museum, situated at Tahrir Square. it hold a huge amount of unique antiques and monuments for over than 5000 years of arts which were described as one of the most valuable arts design in the Ancient Egyptian dynasty, moreover the gorgeous Egyptian Museum is holding an incredibly amazing exhibit, which shed light on the Ancient Egyptian glamorous monuments such as, sarcophagi, jeweler, Mummies pottery and of course the magnificent treasure of King Tutankhamen, as well as they discovered The Death Mask of the boy king in its tomb, and they found out that it was made of solid and pure gold, as it is considered the most amazing object ever made.


That museum was built in the dynasty of Muhammad Ali Pasha, as he ordered to construct an Ancient Egyptian monuments and antiquities museum that includes the whole ruins of the Pharaonic era  in one place, therefore the Egyptian Museum holds huge two floors, as the first one is including the glamorous tombs that where you will be amazed by the grandeur of its designing and decoration and there are fabulous statues that are belonging to Ramses II and many Ancient Egyptian rulers, moreover the beautiful ancient make ups, coins, weapons, irrigation tools and military vehicles which were made by Ahmus. Furthermore the great second floor which includes many mysterious rooms, such as the room that has a lot of mummified animals.


You can enjoy Overnight Cairo Tours From Alexandria Port too, and beside visiting the Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum you can visit the Step Pyramid of Sakkara, which considered one of the oldest structures all over the world that date back to 2700 B.C, moreover Sakkara Pyramid is a part of a fabulous mortuary complex that was constructed during the King Djoser in the third century, as it was built by the famous architect Imhotep, and it is a beautiful stepped pyramid that contains six layers that is gradually decreasing in size. This mortuary complex is divided into two parts, the first southern part is dominated by The Pyramid of Sakkara and the northern part contains the Egyptian tombs.


Enjoy visiting Mohamed Pasha Mosque or Alabaster Mosque was constructed by Yousef Bouhnaq, who was a Turkish architecture that came to Cairo from Istanbul to construct this marvelous mosque for Mohammed Ali Pasha, show ruled Egypt in 1805 till 1849 A.D, moreover the construction of this mosque took a long time as they continued in building even after the death of the ruler Mohammed Ali and it was completed during the successors after him, as well as Mohammed Ali Pasha was buried in the southern east side of Beit Al Salah, which located in the right side of the main entrance of the major section.


Walk through one of the most famous and marvelous places in Egypt, which is called Khan El Khalili Bazaar, situated in the heart of the Bazaar district, it also is an amazing street which is considered to be one of the oldest streets in the world, as it dates back to 1382 A.D, you will enjoy shopping, as there are a lot of items such as, Ancient Egyptian statues, galabiyyas, t-shirts, souvenirs for the family and friends, or even a beautiful memory, belly dancing costume, silvers and gold items.




Itinerary

Flying Carpet Tours Guide will Pick you up from Alexandria port (by the cruise exit gate), then he will escort you by air-conditioned van to a ravishing tour to Pyramids of Giza, feast your eyes by visiting Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then your guide will take you to panoramic view of the pyramids, memorable photos available to the three pyramids together, next move to the Sphinx, scout the valley temple, relax by having lunch at local restaurant, after Lunch your tour guide will escort you to the Egyptian Museum which contains amazing treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun, Mummy Room with an extra fees, have free time for shopping to buy souvenirs to Friends and Family, finally Flying Carpet Tours Guide will transfer you back to Alexandria Port to Catch your Cruise Ship.

Including
  •  
  • Pick up and drop off to Alexandria Port
  • Air-conditioned van Alexandria port / Cairo / Alexandria Port
  • Excursion to Giza Pyramids and Egyptian Museum as mentioned at the above program
  • Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites
  • English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above
  • One Lunch at local restaurant in Cairo
  • Bottle of Mineral Water during Cairo Excursion
  • All transfers in Cairo by air-conditioned Van
  • All service charges and taxes


Excluding

  • Visa to Egypt
  • Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary
  • Tipping


Notes:

  • Prices are quoted Per Person in U.S. American dollars
  • Groups will enjoy very special prices upon request
  • Extra fees will be applied to enter inside any of the Pyramids
  • Extra fees will be applied to enter the Mummy room at the Egyptian Museum


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