Avalon River Cruises Tours with Cairo
Cairo, the capital of Egypt and largest city in the Arab world and Africa, is the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Located near the Nile Delta it was founded in the year 969 A.D. making it 1,042 years old. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza, and Fustat which are near the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza all sites that you will visit on your Avalon tour. The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known as the Egyptian Museum, is home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 136,000 items on display, with thousands more in its basement storerooms.
Avalon Waterways Cruises featuring Cairo:
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