![]() ![]() Our day ends with a visit to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, whose warren of cobblestone lanes and alleys are lined with colourful shops.Īnother early morning start to visit Tel el-Amarna, one of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt. Today the site contains a number of Ottoman-era mosques and amazing views of Cairo. It first opened to the public following UNESCO’s designation of it as part of the World Heritage Site, Historic Cairo. Until 1983, the Citadel was used as a military garrison by occupying British forces and later by the Egyptian army. After lunch at a local restaurant, we visit the magnificent Citadel – the medieval Islamic stronghold of Salah l-Din strategically located on a promontory beneath the Mokattam Mountain. The museum’s exceptional collection includes the royal mummies, which are exhibited in a new interactive display using 21st century cutting-edge technology to go beneath the wrappings and reveal their secrets, in addition to shedding light on the rituals and religious beliefs surrounding mummification in ancient Egypt. ![]() The NMEC opened in 2017 and is the first of its kind to display the richness and diversity of Egyptian civilization throughout the ages, from prehistoric times to the present day. Our day starts at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation. Time permitting, we will visit the smooth sided pyramid of Unas, and tour the 3rd Dynasty Pharoah Djoser’s distinctive Step Pyramid complex. It is one of the most archaeologically important sites in Egypt. Here were buried some of the most important officials of Memphis and it was also the place situation of Egypt’s first pyramid. In the afternoon we visit the necropolis of Saqqara. The Memphis Museum Garden houses some of the pieces of sculpture of most interest to visitors which include the fallen colossus of Ramesses II. The site was once very extensive, but little now remains. Next, we visit nearby Memphis, which was founded over 5,000 years ago and was the first capital of a united Egypt. Here we will also see the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure as well as the enigmatic Sphinx. It towers some 147 metres above the plateau and its estimated 2.3 million stone blocks each weigh an average of 2.5 to 15 tons. A full day of site visits starting at Giza to admire the only surviving representative of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: the Great Pyramid. ![]()
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