Two Days Trip to Cairo From Aswan By Plane

The three great pyramids of Giza and their panorama point over the plateau.

The last standing wonder of the ancient world, built for King Khufu more than 4,500 years ago.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, half lion and half king, carved from the bedrock of the plateau.

The granite Valley Temple of Khafre, next to the Sphinx.

The new Grand Egyptian Museum beside the Pyramids, home to the full Tutankhamun collection.

The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the oldest stone pyramid in the world.

The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, with more than 100,000 ancient objects.

The Hanging Church of Coptic Cairo, built above the gate of a Roman fortress.

The Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As, the first mosque built in Egypt and in Africa.

The Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, one of the oldest in Egypt.

The museum of Egyptian civilization in Fustat and its hall of royal mummies.

Al Muizz Street, an open-air museum of medieval Islamic Cairo, lined with mosques, palaces and fountains.

Khan El Khalili, Cairo's historic bazaar of spices, lanterns, silver and coffee houses.