Pressed for time in Cairo? This 2-day, private tour covers both the ancient Egyptian highlights and UNESCO-listed Old Cairo. Visit the Giza Pyramids (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus), the Sphinx, the tombs and pyramids at Saqqara, Egypt's first capital, Memphis and wonder at the masterpieces of its museum, and the Egyptian Antiquities Museum that holds the greatest collection of the majestic ancient Egyptian civilization. Then explore the Citadel of Saladin that represents a great example of military fortification of the Islamic era, the Alabaster Mosque that represents an excellent example of Ottoman religious architecture in Egypt), the Hanging Church with its icons and architecture that is considered one of the oldest churches in the world, and Ben Ezra Synagogue, concluding with a shopping trip to the Khan al-Khalili bazaar that is more than 1,000 years old
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