{"id":179,"date":"2014-06-01T20:26:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T01:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2024-02-03T19:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T01:34:38","slug":"optional-excursions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/?page_id=179","title":{"rendered":"Optional Excursions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prices below are per person and include transportation to\/from the excursion, entry fee to the attraction (if applicable) and an English-speaking guide. Some excursions may not be available all days. Please check with your tour coordinator for details on booking any optional excursion.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t see exactly what you want? Check out our page on <a title=\"Famous Historical Sites\" href=\"http:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/egyptian-history\/famous-historical-sites\/\">famous sights in Egypt<\/a> for more ideas! We here at TOET will make every effort to accommodate your unique ideas for special excursions to many of the places listed on this website.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links within the excursion descriptions may take you to other websites. Use your browser&#8217;s back button to return to this page. <\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"style5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Qaitbay-Citadel-Alex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1071 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Qaitbay-Citadel-Alex.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Qaitbay-Citadel-Alex.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Qaitbay-Citadel-Alex-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Qaitbay-Citadel-Alex-1024x930.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Qaitbay-Citadel-Alex-768x698.jpg 768w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Qaitbay-Citadel-Alex-330x300.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>ALEXANDRIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexandria National Museum (3 hours): $50 per person<\/li>\n<li>Alexandria Aquarium (coming soon!)<\/li>\n<li>Greco-Roman Museum (coming soon!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2209-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a>ASWAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a boat ride to a Nubian village &#8212; talk with villagers, enjoy tea and refreshments in an Egyptian home, and shopping at the local souq (market) (3-4 hours): $55 per person<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy a felucca (sailboat) ride on the upper Nile at sunset (2 hours): $55 per person<\/li>\n<li>Aswan to Abu Simbel Temples. (Approx. 4 hours): by car or bus: $150 per person, minimum 2 people; by air: $325 per person. Fee includes temple entrance fee, private English-speaking guide, and private transportation to\/from the airport (if traveling by air).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cairo-Pyramids-Sphinx-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-978\" src=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cairo-Pyramids-Sphinx-.png\" alt=\"Great Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, Cairo\" width=\"768\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cairo-Pyramids-Sphinx-.png 768w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cairo-Pyramids-Sphinx--300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Cairo-Pyramids-Sphinx--410x300.png 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>CAIRO<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundandlight.com.eg\/Index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound and Light Show<\/a> at Pyramids of Giza (1 hour, evening event): $55 per person<\/li>\n<li>Sound and Light Show + dinner on a terrace overlooking the Pyramids and Sphinx (2 hours, event event): $70 per person<\/li>\n<li>Shopping at the Khan El Khalili bazaar\/market (4 hours): $50 per person, includes tea and snack<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.menahousehotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mena House<\/a>, a premium hotel that was once a royal hunting lodge. Includes 1 hour tour of the public spaces and coffee and dessert in the formal restaurant overlooking the pyramids (2 hours): $35 per person<\/li>\n<li>During free afternoons, enjoy an escorted shopping spree to several unique shops which may include a fine jewelry store, a papyrus shop (papyrus making demonstration), and perfumery (4 hours): $50 per person<\/li>\n<li>Tour of a Pharaonic Village (3-4 hours): $60 per person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1194\" src=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2493-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <strong>DESERT \/ OASIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tomb of the Golden Mummies (1 hour): $45 per person<\/li>\n<li>Bedouin dinner and dancing (2 hours): $60 per person<\/li>\n<li>Camel ride around Pyramid Mountain (1 hour): $80 per person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Luxor-thebes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-885\" src=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Luxor-thebes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Luxor-thebes.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Luxor-thebes-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Luxor-thebes-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Luxor-thebes-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a>LUXOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxor_Museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luxor Museum<\/a> (3 hours): $75 per person<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundandlight.com.eg\/Index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound and Light Show<\/a> at Karnak Temple (1 hour, evening event): $75 per person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prices below are per person and include transportation to\/from the excursion, entry fee to the attraction (if applicable) and an English-speaking guide. 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