5-Star Hotels in the Shadow of the Full-Packed Pyramids

24 September 2026 – 27 September 2026 | 3 Nights, 4 Days
What's included
Turkish Airlines scheduled flight economy class ticket for Istanbul (IST) Cairo (CAI) outbound / Cairo (CAI) – Istanbul (IST) return
Airport taxes
3 nights’ accommodation in a 5* hotel in Cairo, including breakfast
Cairo city tour
Cairo Museum & Giza Pyramids & Sphinx Tour with lunch worth 95 USD
Grand Cairo Egyptian Museum Tour with lunch worth 140 USD
Ancient Sakkara & Memphis Tour with lunch worth 95 USD
Transfers between Airport - Hotel - Airport
Local Turkish-speaking guide service
Hotel and tourist city taxes
TURSAB mandatory professional liability insurance
Travel and health insurance (a surcharge applies for those over 65 years of age)
Not included
Departure tax
Visa service (A visa is not required for a Green Passport. Guests who need a visa can obtain a visa at the door for 30$.)
Extra tours specified in the program
Lunches and dinners not specified in the program
Personal expenses
Extra baggage fees
Driver tips and gratuities are excluded

Recommended Tours

Boat Trip on the Nile River

You can join a boat trip where you can witness the magical atmosphere of the Nile River and Cairo. Dinner will also be included during our trip.

Felucca Boat Ride

On this tour carried out with traditional boats, you can feel as if you are traveling back to ancient times.

SAMPLE HOTELS

CAIRO

5-* Gewan Hotel Cairo etc.

PARTICIPATION CONDITION 

This trip is organized with a minimum participation of 20 people.  If sufficient participation cannot be achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the start of the tour. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA      

Ordinary Passport                             Visa required                       

Green Passport                                  Visa not required

Service Passport                           Visa not required           

You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.

For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Required Documents for Visa” list that your agency will forward to you.

In order to avoid problems with customs police at the border of the country to be visited due to torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged passports; such passports should be renewed and, if it is a country that applies a visa to Turkish citizens, the relevant visa must be on the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.

Since our guests under the age of 18 may be asked by the police officer on duty at the country entry-exit points for a document showing the mutual consent of the parents when traveling alone or with only one of their parents, we recommend that our guests under the age of 18 and their parents be sensitive about this issue

HEALTH

There is no vaccination requirement for Turkish citizens entering Egypt. We recommend that you do not drink tap water throughout your trip and only consume bottled water that will be opened by you for the first time.

FLIGHT TIMES

Istanbul  -   Cairo                    02 hr 15 min

Cairo  -  Istanbul                02 hr 15 min

 EXTRA TOURS & ACTIVITIES             

Extra tours and activities are organized by the local agency we work with with a minimum participation of 20 people, and there is no obligation to participate. If sufficient numbers cannot be reached, the tours may not be held, or the prices, content, and vehicle to be used for extra tours / activities may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and hours of the extra tours / activities may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums, ruins or venues at the places to be visited and according to weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION   

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at a distance greater than the specified km.

3-person rooms may be provided depending on the availability of the hotels, and the bed provided for the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. 3-person rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are folding and coach beds, participants are deemed to have accepted the possible crowding in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd person and/or child reservations.

Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section.

Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are offered in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country being visited and generally as a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.

CURRENCY    

Egypt's currency is the Egyptian Pound (EGP).

It is useful to have USD (EUR) and US Dollar (USD) with you.

TIME ZONE     

There is a -1 hour time difference between Turkey and Egypt. When it is 12.00 in Turkey, it is 11.00 in Egypt.

TELEPHONE USE    

It can be used if your mobile phone line is open to international calls (roaming).

CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS    

When entering mosques and churches in the country, shorts, skirts, clothing that leaves the shoulders exposed, and body-hugging clothes should be avoided. We recommend that women bring a thin shawl or scarf with them. Also, if you have a hat or sunglasses, you should not use them while inside places of worship. Both men and women are required to remove their shoes when entering a mosque.

FOOD CULTURE           

Egypt is full of fish restaurants and fish markets, like many seaside countries.

SHOPPING           

You can buy local handicrafts and souvenirs

IMPORTANT NOTES           

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a destination/passport requiring a visa) does not necessarily mean that entry into the country will be permitted. The passport police have the authority to refuse entry to the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.

The agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or hours may change before the current trip and flight. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay field tax and field services fee

Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities, lasting at most 2-3 hours, conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide commentary, excluding museum and archaeological site entrances. The agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out the panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, if they are not realized on the day and time of the tour due to places not being allowed to be visited or entered by local authorities or due to closed roads because of any event, or when it becomes impossible to carry out the tour due to weather conditions. Some tours may be carried out by public transport or on foot, where possible, at points where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not allowed.

Tour Program
Istanbul - Cairo
We depart from the area for our panoramic city tour with our private vehicle and guide waiting for us upon our arrival in Cairo with the scheduled flight. In our panoramic Cairo city tour, we will see the Old City Center, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Sadat's Mausoleum, Baron Palace, Tahrir Square, the city center along the Nile, and Han El Halil Bazaar. After the tour ends and following our free time, we will transfer to our hotel and have free time. Guests who wish may join our additional specified tours. Overnight stay at our Cairo hotel.
Evening Tour
We will embark on a Dinner Cruise on the Nile River with guests meeting us at the venue. After our boat cruise witnessing the magical atmosphere of the Nile River and Cairo, and our dinner, we return to our hotel.
Cairo
After breakfast at our hotel, you will have free time. Guests who wish may join extra tours organized by our guide. Accommodation will be at our Cairo hotel.
Day Tour
We will carry out the "Cairo Museum & Giza Pyramids & Sphinx Tour with Lunch" for guests who have booked this tour. Our first stop will be the Cairo Museum, which showcases Egyptian history in full detail and houses numerous fascinating mummies. Next, we will visit the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, named after the pharaohs who commissioned them and recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Built thousands of years ago and still guarding their mysteries, these three pyramids were designed with a geometric relationship that includes the Pythagorean triple. These pyramids, constructed long before Pythagoras, demonstrate the Egyptians' advanced knowledge of mathematics and geometry. After visiting the mysterious pyramids, we will see the Sphinx, with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion, symbolizing the rising sun and rebirth for the pharaoh. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. Finally, after visiting the "Living Statue" Sphinx, which holds a temple between its paws, you will have some free time before returning to our hotel.
Cairo
After breakfast at our hotel, you will have free time. Guests who wish may join additional tours organized by our guide. Accommodation will be at our hotel in Cairo.
Day Tour
We will conduct the Grand Cairo Egypt Museum Tour with lunch for guests who have booked the tour. Covering an area of 500,000 square meters (approximately 70 football fields), the museum is the world's largest archaeology museum complex dedicated to a single civilization. The complex, which stands out with its magnificent plaster and glass facade, is decorated with triangles of different sizes and colors as a tribute to Ancient Egypt. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during our tour. Upon completion of the museum visit, free time will be provided, followed by transfer back to our hotel.
Evening Tour
We will conduct a Felucca Boat Ride with guests who have booked the tour. (During the ride, we will serve one non-alcoholic drink, fruit, and snacks.) After the boat tour, we return to the hotel.
Note: If weather conditions are not suitable, motorized boats will be used instead.
Cairo - Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we will complete our check-out procedures and have free time. We will meet at the time set by our guide and head to Cairo Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Following our arrival, this concludes our tour and services.
Day Tour
We will carry out the Lunch Antiquity Saqqara & Memphis Tour with guests in the area. First, we head towards the Valley of Saqqara (Valley of the Dead), where people from Memphis, Egypt's oldest capital, were buried. After approximately half an hour of travel, we arrive at the city of Memphis, where we will see statues of pharaohs, ancient temples, and palace ruins. We visit the Pyramid of Djoser, known as the first and largest stone structure built from stone blocks in Egyptian history, belonging to King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty who ruled Egypt in the 27th century BC. After our tour, we meet at the time determined by our guide and head to the airport for our return flight to Istanbul.