2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR
CAIRO TOUR, THE CAPITAL OF ANCIENT EGYPT
September 27 & October 04, 11, 18, 25 & November 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 & December 06, 13, 2025
January 17, 24 & February 07, 14, 2026
Departing Every Saturday with Air Arabia Airlines
3 Nights Accommodation / 4 Days
Meeting at the Air Arabia Airlines counter at the International Departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul 3 hours before the flight. After checking in luggage, tickets, and passports, we depart for Cairo at 14:00 on the Air Arabia Airlines flight E5-988. We will arrive at 16:15 local time, and then start our panoramic city tour of Cairo. The places we will see include the old city center, Sadat's Mausoleum, Baron Palace, Tahrir Square, the city center stretching along the Nile, Al-Azhar Mosque, the Mosque of Hussein, and the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. After the tour and free time, we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel, there will be free time. Guests who wish can join the extra tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum & Giza Pyramids & Sphinx organized by our guide. (Lunch Included - Adult - 150 Usd) & (Child - 70 Usd) First, we will see the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and a defining symbol of Egypt. This is the largest of the three monumental pyramids located in the ancient “Giza necropolis,” part of modern-day Cairo. Then we visit the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx, which is a statue with the body of a lion and a pharaoh's head located in the area of the Giza pyramids. Afterward, we will have our lunch. We will then visit the Cairo Museum, which houses the most magnificent collection of ancient Egypt and is one of the world's most important museums, and after that a free time in the museum, guests who wish can also participate in the extra Felucca Sailboat Tour on the Nile organized by our guide. (Adult - 40 Usd) & (Child - 40 Usd) After our tour, we will transfer back to our hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel, there will be free time. Guests who wish can join the extra tour of Old Cairo & Civilization Museum & Khan el Khalili organized by our guide. (Lunch Included - Adult - 150 Usd) & (Child - 70 Usd) In Old Cairo, there is an area where three religions come together; it is an archaeological site that brings together monuments from the three Abrahamic religions, including Amr ibn al-As Mosque, Asma Church, and Ben Ezra Synagogue. After visiting a Papyrus workshop where we will observe the transformation of papyrus plants into paper, we will have our lunch and then visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which contains around 50,000 historical artifacts from different eras of Ancient Egypt.
and mummies. We will also visit Khan el Khalili, one of the largest and oldest markets in Africa, and give free time for shopping.
The Al-Azhar Mosque and the Mosque of Hussein are located right next to the Khan el Khalili Bazaar. In the evening, guests who wish can participate in an extra Nile River dinner cruise organized by our guide. (Adult - 100 Usd) & (Child - 50 Usd) After the tour, we will transfer back to the hotel.Overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel, we will depart for the airport at the time determined by our guide. After checking in luggage, tickets, and passports, we will depart for Istanbul at 12:15 on the Air Arabia Airlines flight E5-987. We will arrive at 14:30 local time, marking the end of our tour.
*** Tours departing on November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13, 2025, January 17, 24, February 7, 14, and March 17 will have the flight times of E5-988 SAW/CAI 13:15 – 14:20 / return flight time CAI/SAW 09:05 – 12:30.