The Cairo Top Tours company provides one of the most interesting trips in Egypt: the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Pyramids Tour from Port Said. Please visit our website for details about other Port Said excursions and tours.
The trip begins with a visit to the world's top pyramids, which prove the greatness of the ancient Egyptians in terms of engineering, construction, and even mummification. The pyramids are undoubtedly one of the wonders of the world, with engineering skills beyond any civilized features even in the modern world, as no one has ever built structures like that.
After having looked at the pyramids, the World Egypt Museum or the *National Museum of Egyptian Civilization* shall be located in Fustat, the first capital of Egypt. Though the museum is relatively new, it enjoys the ability to display a wide range of materials, objects, and even sites from the past in Egypt and does, thank goodness, provide quite an effective window into the glory of ancient Egypt.
At the Port Said cruise exit door, Cairo Top Tours’ skilled guide will be waiting for you to begin your excursion to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) along with the Pyramids.
As you land in Cairo, your excursion will begin with a tour at the famous Giza Necropolis, where you will get a chance to see the Great Pyramid of Cheops, which is the only remaining ancient wonder in the world and one often referred to as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Apart from this, you shall visit the Chephren pyramids, home to King Khufu and Mykerinos, who was one of the mightiest rulers in the old kingdom.
Then you will proceed with the tour to the NMEC, which lately drew great attention after hosting a fascinating display of the mummies of Egyptian kings.
The next stop of your tour will feature the great Sphinx, followed by a visit to the Valley Temple, which is also the mummification temple of King Chephren, located in proximity.
Later on, we will have lunch at a place chosen from the best Egyptian restaurants near the Nile River before proceeding to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat (which is today included in Cairo City). The existing complex of 50 000 items in the museum is dedicated to the exposition of the history of Egypt since the early antiquities until the New Age.
At last, you will be provided with a transfer back to Port Said and a Delta cruise ship.
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