CASUAL RECEPTION AT EL-NAHAS HOME
Dec 29
2021
Buses leave at 4:00PM
[Please request address if you are not taking the Marriott Mena House bus]
New Cairo,
Day Tour of Historic Cairo
Dec 30
2021
Buses leave Marriott Mena House at 8:30AM, includes Lunch
Morning Pyramids Tour (Saqqara & Giza)
Dec 31
2021
Saqqara & Giza Pyramids
Buses will leave Marriott Mena House Pick-Up Point
NYE Party by the Nile
Dec 31
2021
Private Nile Boat
Buses will leave Marriott Mena House at 6:30PM. Last bus back at around 2AM
The Celebration
Jan 1
2022
The El-Nahas home is a ~25 min ride from the Airport.
Feel free to come directly to the casual reception as it is much closer to the airport than the Marriott Mena house. Buses will go back to the Mena House at the end of the event.
Please contact Rana & Christoph to arrange transportation if coming from the airport.
Buses & Attire
Buses will leave Marriott Mena House at 8:30AM.
Attire: Comfortable sight-seeing attire recommended as you will be doing a lot of walking. As you will be visiting religious sites, modest clothing is recommended (shoulders and knees should be covered).
Will leave promptly at 7:30AM for Saqqara
Tour will end at Giza Pyramids (option to walk or take the bus back to Marriott Mena House).
Attire: Closed-toed running shoes (avoid sandals), layers, long pants and sun-glasses.
Details
Tours are in English and are covered by the hosting families. Please feel free to tip the tour guide and the bus driver up to 200LE (~$13USD).
Saqqara
Saqqara contains the oldest complete stone building complex known in history, the Pyramid of Djoser, built during the Third Dynasty. Another sixteen Egyptian kings built pyramids at Saqqara, which are now in various states of preservation.
Giza Pyramids & Sphinx
The three primary pyramids on the Giza plateau were built over the span of three generations by the rulers Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Each pyramid was part of a royal mortuary complex that also included a temple at its base and a long stone causeway (some nearly 1 kilometer in length) leading east from the plateau to a valley temple on the edge of the floodplain.
The start of every Egyptian wedding celebration
In Egyptian culture, the zaffa ( زفـّـة ), or wedding march, is a musical procession of bendir drums, bagpipes, horns, belly dancers and men carrying flaming swords. This is an ancient Egyptian tradition. When the procession reaches its destination, there is usually a party, more loud music, and then dinner.