Hurghada is a city in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.
It is a main tourist center and second largest city (after Suez) in Egypt located on the Red Sea coast.
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The city was founded in the early 20th century, and since the 1980 s has been continually enlarged by Egyptian and foreign investors to become the leading seashore resort on the Red Sea. Holiday villages and hotels provide aquatic sport facilities for sail boarders, yachtsmen, scuba divers and snorkelers.
Until a few years ago it was a small fishing village.
Today Hurghada counts 248,000 inhabitants and is divided into three parts: Downtown (El Dahar) is the old part; Sekalla is the city center, and El Memsha (Village road) is the modern part. Sakalla is the relatively modest hotel quarter. Dahar is where the town's largest bazaar, the post office and the long-distance bus station are situated.
Get excited by the unique Cairo day trip from Hurghada with Egypt Excursions, visiting the magnificent Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and the Valley Temple, Heading to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada by air-conditioned bus to Hurghada domestic airport for your flight to Cairo, where you will be accompanied by your Egyptologist tour guide to visit the famous Giza Plateau , home of Egyptians signature attractions to visit the Great Pyramids, One of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Chephren and the little one of Mykerinos and mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs The tour includes visit to the valley temple facing the great sphinx and you may visit the solar boat that is a boat used to ferry the pharaoh's mummy across the Nile, and then buried at the foot of the pyramid for his use in the afterlife lunch en route included.
Then you will be transferred to visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiquities that was built in neo-classical style designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon which exhibited collections now exceed 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess you may also visit the mummies room at the Egyptian Museum for a back ground about the Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt.
hurghada day trip cairo bus
Then you will be move on to visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the hanging church or the suspended church this basilica church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt Afterwards enjoy an afternoon of shopping at the Khan El Khalili famous Bazaar and old market in Cairo.
Free time in Cairo with optional tour to attend the fabulous Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids then you will be transferred to Cairo domestic airport to fly back to Hurghada with transfer to your hotel in Hurghada.
Trip Details
The tripRuns On: Wednesday,Tuesday
Hotel Pickup: 04:00 AM
Hotel Return: 09:00 PM
Available languages (Tour guide):
English, German, Russian, Spanish
The Price Doesn't Include
" Drinks in the restaurant
" Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
What to bring
" Passport valid for 6 month
" Sun block
" Sunglasses
" Photo/Video Camera
