Dahshur Bent Pyramids , Sakkara Step Pyramids and Memphis Old City
Description
Escape the chaos of Cairo and head out into the desert to visit Memphis and Saqqara with this half-day tour. Saqqara is home to the Pyramid of Djosser, one of the oldest stone structures in the world, while Memphis was the ancient capital of Egypt, around 5,000 years ago. Best of all, a guide will be with you throughout your trip to help you deepen your understanding of the two ancient attractions,plus visit 2 pyramids of king Sneferu
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Itinerary
our guide will pick up from your hotel to visit Dahsur Pyramid was built by king Snefru 2613 BC, after the step, King Snefru (2680-2656 B.C), the founder of the IV Dynasty, was the first to choose the area to build his royal tomb, as it was close to the capital, Memphis. He first built the southern Pyramid, or what we call today the Bent Pyramid. The architect actually made a mistake when building this Pyramid, not realising it until the height reached about 48m (with an angle of 54 degrees). He changed his original plans to make it safer (hoping to prevent what had happened at Meidum), and finished it by modifying the angle to just 43 degrees! And that is the reason behind the strange shape of this Pyramid and why, today, it is called the Rhomboid or Bent Pyramid. Analysing the reason behind the change, Egyptologists think that the angle of 54 degrees was going to result in a very huge and high Pyramid, which would have been very unstable,
Memphis, Egypt’s first Capital until the end of the old kingdom 3200 B.C. with colossal staute of king Ramses hte second , Close to Memphis, After that we will drive to Sakkara, the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Djosser the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser then back to hotel.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
all cairo down town and giza hotels only
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(13)
We were be picked by our guide on time at our hotel with very nice vehicle . They were pleasant and professional .please don't listen to who said uber . I use uber no english sometime drive us more . For sure when you booked guide . The guide was pleasant to explain and narrate history in good way .very helpful with photography and knowledge about sited we visited . He answer all my question related why pyramids was built we learnt a lot today . We highly recommend this tour
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With a day to spare I wanted to check out the step pyramid and oldest pyramid of dhshur . Reham my guide was amazing and I'm glad I booked with them it was so nice to have female guide with private pick up from hotel .we felt comfortable and relax to enjoy our day in ancient sightseeing.unlike Giza pyramids which flooded with tourists . Dhshur less crowded we were fortunately spend our time and took photos .
Dear our respected client , , We would like to thank you for your time to write for us your feedback and review we already mention all tour with option with ticet or without and you choose ...we are happy to show you Egypt by our local eyes our goal to make sure you have unforgettable experience We hope to see you again in Egypt for longer vacation Cairo Keep in touch. Egypt is safe always , Excursion Giza day tour +201010479130
Our driver was really nice but the agency basically makes you go to various places and buy things that are 500% more expensive than in other stores. These were additional stops that weren't advertised. We repeatedly had to argue about this, as we didn't even want to make these stops, we simply weren't interested in these shops. Our trip was very short and we just lost valuable time. This factor really spoiled our excursion and made us really tense and upset. You pay for a service and without prior notifications you are being dragged to places you don't want to go and asked to buy things at inflated prices. I understand that people have to make a living but this is not the way. The driver was really a great guy and locations are gorgeous.
thank you for the feedback , but make sure you wrote to correct company , thats not our service , you never used or contact us for sakkara tour , you might write that to wrong listing , everyone used our service and know who we are , read reviews , thats why you booked us , we dont know if you are spam or you took money form other to write that for us , if we are bad , you never use our service but you came through our review which are real one not fake . please check , thank you , we wish you good time in Egypt . Egypt is the most safe place in Egypt , check which company you use and wrote for them
I booked this tour through viator specially because it had slots in afternoon as well. Tour company is really easy to follow up with and was completely in touch for the pickup through whatsapp. Our tour guide was ehab , he is very knowledgeable and keen to answer all your questions. He has a lot of information so if you are new to egyptian history, you can ask him to slow down or start with only the high level details. This worked great for us because there is so much to know in Sakkara dahshor. The only complain i have with the tour company regarding the constant bugging to write the reviews. Tour company kept asking me to write the review multiple times even after i told them that i am traveling back home and may have limited connectivity. I understand reviews are important for tour companies but this is my personal choice if i want to write or when do i want to write. This is my only complain, rest everything was good and i enjoyed my tour with Ehab
Dear our respected client , , We would like to thank you for your time to write for us your feedback and review we already mention all tour with option with ticet or without and you choose ...we are happy to show you Egypt by our local eyes our goal to make sure you have unforgettable experience We hope to see you again in Egypt for longer vacation Cairo Keep in touch. Egypt is safe always , Excursion Giza day tour +201010479130
My driver Eslam is a wonderful person, very warm and respectful. With him I felt safe and in good hands. It's worth more than you think. Greetings to the team and enjoy the TOUR.
Dear our respected client , , We would like to thank you for your time to write for us your feedback and review we already mention all tour with option with ticet or without and you choose ...we are happy to show you Egypt by our local eyes our goal to make sure you have unforgettable experience We hope to see you again in Egypt for longer vacation Cairo Keep in touch. Egypt is safe always , Excursion Giza day tour +201010479130
We met at Giza at 1 o'clock and were worried about closing the gates by 4 o'clock, but we were able to get around efficiently in time for everything. I'm glad the driver felt good, too.
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Great place to be and this time for the first time inside this pyramid, which was not possible the two times I was here before. It was tough but very great at the end.
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Good place the tickets beside the gate but must pay by visa, cash not accepted The same ticket can enter the red pyramids without any extras
Dear our respected client , , We would like to thank you for your time to write for us your feedback and review ...we are happy to show you Egypt by our local eyes our goal to make sure you have unforgettable experience We hope to see you again in Egypt for longer vacation Cairo Keep in touch. Egypt is safe always , Excursion GIZA DAY TOUR +201286808284
Great experience with hamdy as our tour guide! Went around and saw a lot around the sites in saqqara and dushur . Was overall great experience and organized pickup and drop off
Dear our respected client , , We would like to thank you for your time to write for us your feedback and review ...we are happy to show you Egypt by our local eyes our goal to make sure you have unforgettable experience We hope to see you again in Egypt for longer vacation Cairo Keep in touch. Egypt is safe always , Excursion GIZA DAY TOUR +201286808284
We had very time in Sakakra the step and old pyramid , Memphis the old capital of Egypt and then 2 Pyramids of Sneferu , we gals we did enter inside one true pyramid of dhshur , the guide was an excellent and the company’s sevice
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