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DAY 3, FRI: CAIRO (Breakfast Included)
Today you will visit the Pyramids & Sphinx — reckoned by the Greeks as of the Seven Wonders of the World. A single pyramid
is built from 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and one–half tons. In the face of such immensity, one cannot
help but feel the wonder and awe that so many writers and artists have sought to convey over the centuries. The Cheops
Pyramid is particularly interesting since its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public. Not far from the
Pyramids stands the Great Sphinx of Giza, dating from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from a natural yellowish
limestone and standing 65 feet high & 187 feet long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion’s
body.
Overnight in Cairo