St Catherine Monastery Tour from Cairo

Travelling from Cairo to St. Catherine Monastery and Moses Mountain is one of the best things you can do from Cairo. Experience St. Catherine Monastery Tour from Cairo and get the chance to climb the holy mountain where Moses has received the Ten Commandments from God and then visit St. Catherine Monastery which is considered one of the oldest monasteries all over the world.

Climb the sacred Moses Mountain which is referred as the holy mountain (El Tur) where Moses received The Ten Commandments from God. Try St Catherine Monastery Trip from Cairo and enjoy the views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. The climb is certainly worth the effort. Then you will climb down to visit St Catherine Monastery which is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries all over the world, built according to the order of the Emperor Justinian between 548 and 565 AD and dedicated to St. Catherine. The Monastery of St. Catherine nowadays is an important landmark of Sinai that has amazing multicultural arts, Russian and Greek icons, marbles, Arab mosaics, large illuminated manuscript and oil paintings. The Monastery was named after St. Catherine (the daughter of Kistery) who was tortured to death by her father because of her succeeds in converting 50 of his followers to Christianity in 307 AD.

Live the adventure, climb the sacred Moses Mountain which is referred as the holy mountain (El Tur) where Moses received The Ten Commandments from God, the climb is certainly worth the effort. Then you will climb down to visit St Catherine Monastery which is considered to be one of the oldest monasteries all over the world, built according to the order of the Emperor Justinian between 548 and 565 AD and dedicated to St. Catherine. The Monastery of St. Catherine nowadays is an important landmark of Sinai that has amazing multicultural arts, Russian and Greek icons, marbles, Arab mosaics, large illuminated manuscript and oil paintings. The Monastery was named after St. Catherine (the daughter of Kistery) who was tortured to death by her father because of her succeeds in converting 50 of his followers to Christianity in 307 AD.

Scout around the gleaming finds of this monastery with our St Catherine Monastery Trip from Cairo while staring at Burning bush, keen to see the room of skulls, moreover be astonishment with the rich history indeed. The earliest description refers to the Monastery of the Holy Virgin, for the revelation of God at the Burning Bush was seen as a type of the Virgin Mary and the Incarnation. The monastery is also especially dedicated to the holy prophets Moses and Elias, who both came to this mountain and who both spoke with Christ at the Transfiguration. More recently, it has been known as Saint Catherine’s Monastery. This remains its name today, though the monastery has not lost its earlier dedications. The monastery has been honored by rulers throughout its history. These include the Empress Helena, the Emperor Justinian, Mohammed the Founder of Islam, Sultan Selim I, the Empress Catherine of Russia, and Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Day 01:

Flying Carpet Tours delegate will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, drive by air-conditioned vehicle to St. Catherine Monastery, it will take approx. 6 hours driving. arrive st. Catherine, check in at your hotel, dinner and overnight in St. Catherine.

 

Day 02:

Early in the morning at 01:30 am., Wake up call, enjoy free tea at your hotel, then Flying Carpet Tours guide will pick you up from your hotel, drive to Moses Mountain upon arrival a Bedouin Guide will escort you to real adventure, climb Moses Mountain, beguile your eyes while watching the sunrise at the top of the mountain, then come down at 8 am., visit St Catherine Monastery which is considered one of the oldest monasteries all over the world, which built to protect the monks, move towards Burning Bush next visit to room of the Skulls, finally back to your hotel, taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you back to your hotel in Cairo.

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo

• English speaking guide during your tour

• Accommodation for 01 night in Saint Catherine including breakfast, Dinner and all taxes

• Climb Moses Mountain including Bedouin guide

• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites

• Bottle of Mineral Water during your tours

• All transfers by air-conditioned Van

• All service charges and taxes

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt

• Any optional tours required

• Tipping

For more info about St. Catherine Monastery Tour from Cairo:

E-mail: sales@flyingcarpettours.com 

Website: www.flyingcarpettours.com 

Tel.: +201099906242

Wadi El Natrun Monastery Tour from Cairo

Enjoy one of the best tours from Cairo to Wadi El Natroun, find out Wadi El Natroun and visit best monasteries in Wadi El Natroun, visit Al Baramus Monastery, Anba Makar Monastery, Anba bishoi Monastery and El Suryan Monastery. You will have the chance to enjoy Wadi El Natrun Monastery Tour from Cairo with Flying Carpet Tours.

Wadi El Natrun is a valley located in Beheira Governorate, Egypt, including a town with the same name. The name refers to the presence of eight different lakes in the region that produce natron salt.

The history of Wadi el Natrun, or Valley of Salt, can be traced to Pharaonic times. The region is rich in nitrate, which the ancient Egyptians extracted for their embalming process.

Wadi Natrun (Wadi al-Natrun, Wadi el-Natrun, Wadi el-Natroun) is a northwesterly oriented desert depression about 60 kilometers long located in the Western Desert near the delta about 90 kilometers northwest of Cairo. Wadi el-Natrun lies some 23 meters below sea level, and lakes fed from the water table of the Nile dot the landscape.

While the Wadi Natrun was mined for Natrun though much of Pharaonic history, its main importance and indeed, its fame today is as Egypt's most important Christian monastic center, a prime attraction for Christian religious tourists who come to the holy land. There is good reason for this. The monasteries at Wadi Natrun and the surrounding region constitute some of the earliest, if not the earliest, Christian monasteries in the world. The district containing these monasteries has been known by many names, often derived from different languages, including Scetis, Scythis, al-Isqit (al-Askit), Shiet, Shihat (Shihet), Scitium and Wadi Habib.

The history of the Wadi and its importance to Coptic Christians dates back to the 4th century AD. Christianity reached the area with St. Macarius the Great who retreated there in c.330, at a time when monastic life was not yet developed. During this period, holy men were hermits, living outside social structures. However, the reputation of St. Macarius soon attracted followers, who built cells nearby and thus began a loose confederation of monastic communities. Many of these early settlers had already followed the Christian hermit lifestyle in nearby places such as Nitria. Hence, Scetis was less a place of innovation than a locus of consolidation.

The Nitrian Desert is sometimes used to mean the entire region where the monasteries are located. It can also more specifically refer to the immediate area around Nitria and Kellia, with the region around Wadi El Natrun then more specifically called the Scetis Desert.

In the Roman period, from about 30 B.C. to about A.D. 359, Wadi el-Natrun was probably one of the main centers of the glass industry in Egypt. In this district, the essential materials for glassmaking processes, mainly silica and natron, were and are still quite abundant. Two kinds of crucibles were in use: fritting and melting. 

The first kind was used for fritting the raw materials of glass to produce glass frit bocks. Such fritting crucibles had a rectangular form which is not usually encountered in other places. Probably this was intended to facilitate the transport of the glass frit blocks produced to glass factories in different places where raw materials were not available. Dimensions for two crucibles are proposed. The body texture is coarse, highly porous and almost loose. These features were intended by the ancient glassmaker to release the block easily by fracturing the crucible, which was thus used only once. The chemical composition is distinguished by a high content of iron oxide, lime, magnesia and alkalis, thus decreasing the resistance of the crucible to corrosion. The mineralogical composition is mainly: alpha quartz, albite, oligoclase, andesine, diopside, augite and a small amount of anorthoclase and other trace minerals. The crucible material has been found to have been originally made by mixing mud with sand to which an amount of chopped straw was added; after sun-drying the crucible was baked before use. The temperature employed in this process never exceeded 1100°C since, under prolonged heating, the crucible material fuses in the range 1150-1200°C.

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Flying Carpet Tours guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, drive by air-conditioned van to Wadi El Natrun Monastery approx 100 km to the north west of Cairo. Wadi El Natrun is very important for the Coptic Christianity as it is considered the birthplace of Christian Monasticism in the 4th century. Wadi El Natrun once contained 50 monasteries, only four survived along the years. Start your tour exploring Deir EL Baramous, the furthest of all. Beguile your eyes between Deir Anba Bishoy, the most important monastery in Egypt where Anba Bishoy lived and died, move to explore Deir El Suryani Monastery which is considered the smallest between the four monasteries, at the end of your tour Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you back to your hotel in Cairo.

 

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo

• Air-conditioned Van Cairo / Wadi Natrun / Cairo

• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites

• All transfers in Cairo and Wadi Natrun by air-conditioned Van

• Bottle of Mineral Water during your Excursion

• English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above

• All service charges and taxes

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt

• Any optional tours required

• Tipping

For more info about Wadi El Natrun Monastery Tour from Cairo:

E-mail: sales@flyingcarpettours.com 

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Tel.: +201099906242

Overnight Luxor Tours from Cairo by plane

Explore the countless attractions in the East and West Banks of Luxor that have made the city one of the most famous cities in the world. Experience Overnight Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane and get the chance to discover the world’s biggest open air museum with stunning archaeological sites. Wonder at the astonishing temples and sightseeing located near the city.

Increase your knowledge about the Ancient Egyptian Civilization and experience Overnight Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane, and explore the largest collection of historical monuments in Egypt, distributed throughout the City of Luxor on the East side of the Nile, the town of Karnak north of Luxor, and Thebes on the west side of the Nile.

find out  all what Luxor has to offer through amazing East and West Bank Tours in Luxor and unleash your inner while exploring the magnificent landmarks located in the two banks of Luxor.

Have you ever wondered how the life was 5000 years ago, Answer this question while visiting two of the most famous cult centers in the world with our Tours to Karnak and Luxor Temples which was the cult center dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu and the largest religious building ever constructed. The construction in the temple started 4000 years ago and continued up to the days of Romans 2000 years ago. The temple starts with the avenue of the Rams, representing Amun: symbol of fertility and growth. Get excited in Luxor, move to visit Luxor Temple which was built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II, was dedicated to Amun-Ra, whose marriage to Mut was celebrated annually, when the sacred procession moved by boat from Karnak to Luxor Temple, also it is a very large temple that is located in the east bank of the Nile River, it was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Ramses II and constructed in 1400 B.C.

Move to visit the largest temple in the world with Overnight Luxor Excursions from Cairo by Flight as Karnak Temple includes six temples such as, the temple of Amun Ra, Temple of Ptah, Temple of Khonso, Temple of Montho, Temple of Ipt, and Temple of the God Osiris. The temple was dedicated to god Amun. It developed over a period of 1500 years, added to by generation after generation of pharaohs and resulting in a collection of temples, sanctuaries, pylons, and other decorations that is unparalleled throughout Egypt. While the height of its importance was during the New Kingdom and famous pharaohs such as Hatshepsut,Tuthmose III, Seti I and Ramesses II all contributed significant additions to the complex, construction continued into the Greco-Roman Period with the Ptolomies, Romans, and early Christians all leaving their mark here.

 Explore all what Luxor has to offer with East and West Bank Tours in Luxor and visit the West Bank which is considered an archaeological paradise due to the amount of monuments and preservation in the area. In the beginning with the 18th Dynasty and ending with the 20th, the kings abandoned Memphis and begun building their tombs in Thebes in a place called Valley of the Kings where generations of kings were entombed in impressively decorated tombs. Get excited with Luxor Excursions and move to visit the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut which is one of the most famous in the world with its outstanding inscriptions including scenes of the Egyptians voyaging to a distant land, probably located in Eritrea or southeast Sudan, called “Punt.” In the 18th dynasty, Amenhotep III built a mortuary temple in Thebes that was guarded by two gigantic statues on the outer gates, you will scout around these amazing statues known as Colossi of Memnon. One of the best Things to do in Luxor is to choose Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor where you will see the world’s biggest open air museum where you can view the magnificent Tombs and Temples and the surrounding countryside whilst peacefully drifting over the historical monuments.

Your last visit will be Colossi of Memnon, explore the great two ruined statues with Two Days Tour to Luxor from Cairo by Plane. The Colossi of Memnon is a mortuary temple located in Thebes in Egypt. The mortuary temple of the pharaoh is guarded by two statues of about 20 meters in height which saw severe damage during the earthquake that occurred in 27 BC. The temple has now been destroyed completely and all that remains is the 23 meters high statue of Amenhotep III which weighs around thousand ton. They were made famous in antiquity by a mysterious sound emitted from one of them each sunrise. Scientists now think that this sound was caused by air passing through pores in the stone as it was warmed in the sunlight, but there is no way to confirm this since the sound stopped centuries ago.

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Day 01: Cairo to Luxor, Karnak & Luxor Temples

Flying Carpet Tours representative will transfer you to Cairo domestic airport, fly to Luxor, at the time your flight touching Luxor Land, Flying Carpet Tours guide will be holding a sign with your name, he will escort you to visit the glorious Karnak Temple, watch the amazing Pillars hall, proceed to scout Luxor Temple, It was built by Ramses II AmenHotep III for celebration to God Amun, relax by having Lunch at local restaurant, once you complete your tour Flying Carpet Tours guide will transfer you to your hotel, night at leisure or optional to Karnak Sound and light show, overnight in Luxor.

 

Day 02: Luxor to Cairo, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon

Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, beguile your eyes between Valley of the Kings (visit 03 Tombs Only), Next visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary, Relax by having Lunch at local restaurant, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, once you complete your tour, your tour guide will escort you Luxor Airport, fly back to Cairo, at the time your flight touching Cairo land, Flying Carpet Tours delegate will escort you back to your hotel in Cairo.

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo

• 01 Night accommodation in Luxor with breakfast and all taxes 

• 02 Days Excursion in Luxor as mentioned at the above program 

• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites

• English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above 

• 02 Lunches at local restaurants in Luxor

• 02 Bottles of Mineral Water during Luxor Excursion 

• All transfers in Cairo and Luxor by air-conditioned Van

• All service charges and taxes 

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt 

• Domestic flight Cairo / Luxor / Cairo 

• Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary 

• Tipping

For more info about Overnight Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane:

E-mail: sales@flyingcarpettours.com 

Website: www.flyingcarpettours.com 

Tel.: +201099906242

Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane

Get acquainted of ancient history with Luxor Tours from Cairo by plane, visit Luxor is often referred to today as the ‘world’s largest open-air museum, This name comes from the fact that the modern city is located at the same site as ancient Thebes. It has literally been built upon and around the treasures of the Old Kingdom. Egypt Excursions Online offering variety of Luxor Tours to visit all the famous destinations in the city located in the East and West Bank. Walk through the biggest temples in the world with our Tour to Karnak Temple. The western Bank of the Nile in Luxor means antiquities, Pharaonic tombs and mortuary temples. Discover the glory of the Ancient Egyptians with our Luxor West Bank Tours and visit nearby all the famous sightseeing in the area, and more with Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane.

Flying Carpet Tours is offering Luxor Tours from Cairo by plane where you will enjoy an interesting tour to the great tow banks of Luxor, you will get to know more about the Ancient Egyptian history as Luxor was the old capital of the Ancient Egypt that contains the most famous landmarks in Egypt such as Karnak Temple, Temple of Queen Hartshepsut, Valley of the Kings, and the Colossi of Memnon.

Travel from Cairo to Luxor and start your tour visiting Karnak Temple which is considered the main attraction in the city due to its religious importance as it was the main cult center in the old capital Thebes. The temple includes six temples such as, the temple of Amun Ra, Temple of Ptah, Temple of Khonso, Temple of Montho, Temple of Ipt, and Temple of the God Osiris. It actually represented the great effort and achievements of many generations of the Ancient Egyptian and dedicated to the main god, Amun. It developed over a period of 1500 years, generations of pharaohs added to the temple, resulting a collection of temples, sanctuaries, pylons, and other decorations that is unparalleled anywhere else throughout Egypt. In addition to its religious importance, the complex also served as administrative center, and palace for the New Kingdom pharaohs Beguile your eyes between the impressive tombs of Valley of the Kings which was the burial site of Egypt’s New Kingdom Kings, even the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered there. The site contains amazing tombs of the kings and nobles that date back to the eighteenth and twenty-first Dynasties. Moreover watch the beautiful decorations of the Valley’s tombs, as they all contain fabulous decorations and drawings. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most charming archaeological landmarks in Luxor and it lies behind the cliffs, which forms a backdrop to the complex temple of Al Deir el-Bahri. The Valley once included a hundred chambers, but unfortunately some of them were stolen and some were destroyed but there are still about sixty undamaged chambers, some of these tombs still have a lot of precious items and artifacts, such as the Tomb of Yuya and Thuya and the Tombs of Tutankhamun.  

Discover one of the most beautiful of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt with Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane, Queen Hatshepsut Temple is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt, it is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations as it was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period.  It dates back to the 18th dynasty, dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut. The Temple includes inscriptions on its walls tells many stories about the life of Queen Hatshepsut, her holy birth and her commercial tours to the land of Punt, which is now called the Arabian Peninsula or modern stats of Somalia.   

Your last visit will be Colossi of Memnon, explore the great two ruined statues with Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane. The Colossi of Memnon is a mortuary temple located in Thebes in Egypt. The mortuary temple of the pharaoh is guarded by two statues of about 20 meters in height which saw severe damage during the earthquake that occurred in 27 BC. The temple has now been destroyed completely and all that remains is the 23 meters high statue of Amenhotep III which weighs around thousand ton. They were made famous in antiquity by a mysterious sound emitted from one of them each sunrise. Scientists now think that this sound was caused by air passing through pores in the stone as it was warmed in the sunlight, but there is no way to confirm this since the sound stopped centuries ago.

Explore Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane

Flying Carpet Tours representative will transfer you to Cairo domestic airport, fly to Luxor, at the time your flight touching Luxor Land, Flying Carpet Tours guide will be holding a sign with your name, he will escort you to visit the glorious Karnak Temple, the greatest example of worship in the history, dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, watch the amazing Pillars hall, then beguile your eyes between Valley of the Kings, which is containing the masterpieces of the ancient Egyptian tombs, ( visit 03 Tombs Only ), Next visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary, It was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I. the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt, Relax by having Lunch at local restaurant, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, finally your tour guide will escort you to Luxor Airport, fly back to Cairo, at the time your flight touching Cairo land, one of Flying Carpet Tours representatives will be holding a sign with your name, transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.  

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo

• Excursion to Luxor 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 Luxor

• Bottle of Mineral Water during Luxor Excursion 

• All transfers in Cairo and Luxor by air-conditioned Van

• All service charges and taxes 

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt 

• Domestic flight Cairo / Luxor / Cairo

• Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary 

• Tipping

For more info about Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane:

E-mail: sales@flyingcarpettours.com 

Website: www.flyingcarpettours.com 

Tel.: +201099906242

Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours

Cairo is full of amazing places that will make your days in Egypt memorable and charming, so, when if you choose to go on Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours, then you will be delighted by visiting beautiful historical sites such as Sakkara Pyramid and Dahshur is considered one of the most important cities that contains the remain of the Pharaonic monuments, as well as exploring Sakkara Pyramid, which includes the mysterious inscriptions and decorations of the Tomb of Djoser, discover the Doors of the Cats, which is in Arabic said ( Abwab El Qotat ) and the Hieroglyphs inscriptions in the Pyramid of Pepi I, you will also enjoy watching the marvelous Pyramid of Djoser, as it is containing six steps which are decreasing gradually to the top, and that’s the reason why it was called the Step Pyramid, its height is 60m and it is including temples, chapels and courtyards.

Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you to go deep into the ancient civilization and culture by a fascinating Private Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours. Start your trip visiting the bent pyramid of Sneferu which is the southern one and was built first. During the construction, the architect made a huge mistake, and didn't realize it until the pyramid reached 48 Meter high, which led them to complete the pyramid with an inclination instead of being a smooth service. The south bent pyramid of dahshur was made of limestone, and has an entrance on the southern face, but on 1951, scientists discovered another entrance on the western side. The surrounding area of the pyramid host other pharaonic structures like the small temple of one shrine and small subsidiary pyramid that was discovered in 1947.

Entertain yourself in Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours and move to explore Sakkara Step Pyramid which was constructed by King Djoser 4,700 years ago, its height is 60m and it includes temples, chapels and courtyards. The Step Pyramid of Djoser was the first pyramid constructed by the Ancient Egyptians around 2700 B.C. It 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, the structure of the pyramid consists of six layers which are gradually decreasing in size to the top and that’s the reason why it was called the Step Pyramid. Moreover you can try other amazing tours such as our Tour to Pyramids of Giza, Memphis and Sakkara where you will get the chance to discover the great Pyramids of Giza besides visiting Memphis city and Sakkara Pyramid. 

Second tour will be Sakkara Step Pyramid which was constructed by King Djoser 4,700 years ago, its height is 60m and it includes temples, chapels and courtyards. The Step Pyramid of Djoser was the first pyramid constructed by the Ancient Egyptians around 2700 B.C. It 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, the structure of the pyramid consists of six layers which are gradually decreasing in size to the top and that’s the reason why it was called the Step Pyramid. Moreover with Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours you will get the chance to visit Sakkara archaeological site which was the cemetery for Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt and contains many tombs that was made out of mud bricks and limestone, decorated with daily life scenes. Entertain your mind and eyes with the mysterious inscriptions and decorations of the Tomb of Djoser, explore the Doors of the Cats and more. 

Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you to go deep into the ancient civilization and culture by a fascinating Private Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours. Start your trip visiting Memphis City was the kings' primary residence and the ancient capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom (2686—2181 BC), constructed by the Pharaoh Menes approximately in 3000 B.C. Memphis city is 20 km far from Cairo and considered a beautiful open air museum in Cairo. 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 more with Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours. 

Explore Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours

Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you by air-conditioned van to embrace the culture of Dahshur Pyramid, go on a trip to The Red Pyramid proceed to The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, which was built by Snefru, the father of Cheops, who was the founder of the 4th dynasty. Snefru was not declared the king of Egypt through his birthright but through his marriage to the Queen Hetepheres, the daughter of the king Huni who ruled in the 3rd dynasty, Next tour to the step Pyramid of King Zoser, Sakkara Pyramid, Pyramids of Djoser. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty during the rule of King Djoser. The Step Pyramid of Sakkara is considered to be an evolution in the architecture of the pyramids. Its height is 60 meters and its structure consists of six layers which is gradually decreasing in the size, Relax by having lunch at local restaurant, Next tour to Memphis City, which was founded by King Menes and it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years. The name of the city was derived from the Pyramid of Mn-nfr.eguile your eyes with the huge Statue of Ramses II at the Open Air Museum in Memphis City, Finally Flying Carpet Tours Guide will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo.

 

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo 

• Excursion to Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours

• 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 

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt 

• Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary

• Tipping

For more info about Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis Tours:

E-mail: sales@flyingcarpettours.com 

Website: www.flyingcarpettours.com 

Tel.: +201099906242

Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour

Unleash your inner with Flying Carpet Tours and get to visit some of the most famous landmarks in the city through Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour where you will explore the countless monuments in the biggest museum in the world and then discover the citadel which was built to protect Cairo from the enemies and it shed light on the medieval warfare and then get an astonishing journey to a very special place in the heart of Cairo to visit Old Cairo with its beautiful surroundings. 

feast your eyes with the gorgeous Egyptian Museum with its artifacts and learn about the mummification in Ancient Egypt via Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour the museum contains many tombs filled with amazing statues and paintings of Egyptian Gods that would help the mummy in the afterlife, protect them against tomb robbers, and pay homage to their religious symbols. They also contain messages and magic spells to ward off evil and furniture to use in the afterlife as they thought, also it includes 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 Egyptian Museum is considered one of the main attractions in Cairo, discover the outstanding museum with Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour and get to know more about the museum which contains the world's most extensive and rare collection of 5000 years of Pharaonic antiquities, beguile your eyes with King Tut Ankh Amun amazing treasures as the Museum contains more than 120.000 masterpieces. The Egyptian Museum holds 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 was considered as the most amazing object that has 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. 

Take the steps that lead to scout around Salah El Din Citadel which was an Egyptian old fortress that was built to protect Cairo from the enemies and it shed light on the medieval warfare. The citadel was also used as the seat of the king and his government in Egypt for many centuries and many dynasties including the Ayyubids, the Mamluks, and even some Ottomans ruled over Egypt from the Citadel. With Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour you will get the chance to visit Mohamed Ali Mosque with its charming decorations that shed light on the charming Ottoman and Islamic design. Get a spiritual journey to Coptic Cairo where you will visit the Hanging Church which was built on the southern gate of the Roman Fortress of Babylon, the remains of which are still visible. It was dedicated to The Virgin Mary and St. Dimiana and considered one of the most charming churches in the Middle East. It dates back to the end of the 3rd Century A.D. Enjoy discovering the Hanging Church which includes in its interior about 13 flourishing pillars, it also shed light on the stories of Jesus and his 12 apostles.

Live the adventure with Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour and visit Abu Serga Church which in known as The Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, who were two well-known soldiers-saints martyred in Syria during the era of Emperor Maximian defending the Christian faith. Abu Serga church is considered the oldest Coptic Church in Cairo, dating back to the 4th century, and it was probably finished during the 5th century. This church was built over the site, where the Holy Family stayed during their escape from King Herod to Egypt. Abu Serga Church has a significant historical importance where several patriarchs of the Coptic Church were elected and the first Patriarch to be elected in this church was Patriarch Isaac. Finally you will visit Ben Ezra Synagogue which is the oldest Jewish temple in Cairo, it was originally named El-Shamieen Church, but the Orthodox Church decided to sell it to the Jewish community, situated behind the "hanging church".  Ben Ezra Synagogue has a high importance for the Egyptian Jews and it has a special history. The Ben Ezra Synagogue was originally a Christian church that the Copts had to sell, to the Jews, in 882A.D in order to pay the annual taxes imposed by the Muslim rulers of the time, and therefore Abraham Ben Ezra, who came from Jerusalem during the reign of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, bought the church for the sum of 20,000 dinars.

Explore Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour

Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you to an awesome day tour to explore the Egyptian Museum, which contains the world's most extensive and rare collection of 5000 years of Pharaonic antiquities, beguile your eyes with King Tut Ankh Amun amazing treasures, extra fees to enter the Mummy room, then move towards Citadel of Salah El-Dein, which was built to defend Cairo from the armies of the Crusaders, scout the glory of the Alabaster Mosque, Called Mohamed Ali Mosque, relax by having lunch at local restaurant, next tour to Old Cairo, visit the Hanging Church, Abu Serga Church, and Ben Ezra Synagogue, finally Flying Carpet Tours Guide will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo.

 

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo 

• Excursion to the Egyptian Museum, Citadel and Old Cairo as mentioned at the above program

• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites

• English speaking guide at the above mentioned sites

• 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 

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt 

• Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary

• Tipping

For more info about Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and Old Cairo Tour:

E-mail: sales@flyingcarpettours.com 

Website: www.flyingcarpettours.com 

Tel.: +201099906242

Al Minya Day Trip from Cairo

Take the chance and visit the historical city of Al Minya which once served as the capital of Egypt (1373 – 1390) BC when Ikhnaton and his beautiful wife queen Nefertiti founded this city as dedication to the cult of their new god. Experience Al Minya Day Trip from Cairo and visit Beni Hassan which contains about 40 tombs and decorated with paintings and drawings, explore Tuna El Gabal which is a large necropolis for the ancient town of Khnum or Hermopolis and then visit Tell Al Amarna where Ikhnaton decided to build the city. 

Enjoy the best of Al Minya with Al Minya Day Tour from Cairo where you will explore the amazing tombs of Beni Hassan which was built in the middle kingdom between 2055 until 1650 BC, almost in the 12th dynasty. This necropolis was established to bury the rulers and the elites of this province (El-Minia) on the ruins of a ‎much older burial site that was used during the period of the Old Kingdom. This necropolis belonged to the military ‎leaders and local rulers who chose to be buried in their provinces because of their ‎growing power and independence, in this period, rather than being buried near their kings in ‎Saqqara.‎ The Necropolis of Beni Hassan hosts 39 tombs, all these tombs are all situated on the same height and the entrances to the tombs are ‎located on the same plateau. Although the necropolis hosts 39 tombs, only 4 are open to public and another one with no decorations and known as The Tomb of Baqat who ruled the province in 11th dynasty. The Tomb of Khety‎, The Tomb of Amenmehat , and The Tomb of Khnumhotep II. 

With Al Minya Day Tour from Cairo explore the tomb of Isadora who was a young girl who lived in the town of Hermopolis and renowned for her beauty. Isadora has an unparalleled romantic and tragic story about her death, as she fall in love with a Roman Solider and they wanted to get married but her father refused this marriage, so they decided to run away, but unfortunately while she was crossing the Nile river, she drown. Her father built this tomb and wrote her story in the Greek language; he also mummified her body and put it in her mausoleum, which is still in the tomb till the moment in a glass box to be visible for the visitors. Finally you will explore Tell El Amarna which was built by Akhenaton and ‎his wife Queen Nefertiti, the city was built to be the center of the revolutionary religion that worshiped god Aten during the Amarna Period. A little ‎remain today of this great city that once extended over a surface area of around 15 ‎kilometers from the South to the North and contained temples, palaces, and governmental establishments. This piece of land hosted the Great Temple of Aten which is now covered by a ‎cemetery. The temples at Amarna are considerably different than most temples of ancient Egypt, which generally had roofed chambers and ‎sanctuaries, while The Temples of El Amarna are solar temples, it had roofless sanctuary to allow the sun rays to ‎enter inside the complex this was because it was constructed for the cult of the sun ‎god, Aten. ‎

Move to visit Tuna El Gabal area which is an archaeological village. It is considered the main feature in Al Minya, a large necropolis for the ancient town of Khnum or Hermopolis, The cemetery is located 11km from the city. Discover the area with Al Minya Day Trip from Cairo and know more about Tuna El Gabal which was considered a cemetery in the Pharaonic, Greek and Roman periods that contains many important monuments including the tomb and the chapel of Isadora, which dates back to the Greco-Roman period. Discover the underground catacombs of Tuna El Gabal, the main feature of Tuna El Gabal, it is different because it didn't house mummies of human as normal, instead it houses mummies of sacred animals such as baboons, ibises and falcons, because they were resembling god Thoth. Feast your eyes visiting the Tomb of Petosiris, who was a high priest of god Thoth, lived in the early Greco-Roman era. The decoration of this tomb is unique as it bears the Greco and the Pharaonic style of art, as well as the carvings and the paintings inside the tomb itself, you will also see traditional farming scenes with people who are dressed with Greek costume. It looks more like a temple than a tomb.

Explore Al Minya Day Trip from Cairo

Flying Carpet Tours guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, drive by air-conditioned van to start your historical tour to El Minya, would take approximately 4 hours, beguile your eyes by visiting Beni Hassan, which has at almost 40 tombs. These tombs are all situated on the same height and the entrances to the tombs are ‎located on the same plateau. Tour will continue to Tuna El Gabel area, which was located on the western side of Ancient Hermopolis (El-ashmonen), a city that was dedicated to god Toht, god of wisedom, you’ll see the tomb chapel of petosiris and The Christian 5th century basilica, Tour also icludes a visit to Tell Al Amarna, where King Akhenaton and his wife queen Nefertiti founded this city as dedication to the cult of their new god. Relax by having Lunch at local restaurant, Finally Flying Carpet Tours guide will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo.

 

Included

• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo 

• Air-conditioned Van Cairo / Minya / Cairo

• Excursion to Al Minya 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

• Bottle of Mineral Water during Cairo Excursion 

• All transfers in Cairo and Minya by air-conditioned Van

• All service charges and taxes 

Excluded

• Visa to Egypt 

• Any optional tours required 

• Tipping 

For more info about Al Minya Day Trip from Cairo:

E-mail: sales@flyingcarpettours.com 

Website: www.flyingcarpettours.com 

Tel.: +201099906242