Private Day Dahshur Pyramid,Sakkara step Pyramid,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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Pickup Locations & Times
cairo down town and giza hotels only
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
We were lucky enough upon our arrival in Cairo to be met by Ehab and Islam. Ehab is an Egyptologist and has an incredible amount of knowledge about all of the Egyptian history and culture, both ancient and modern history. He and Islam, our driver, picked us up In front of our hotel and brought us to see the oldest pyramids in Egypt in Saqqara and Dahshur, educating us along the way on everything around us in Egypt both past and present. We then proceeded to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, where he guided us through the sights, statues and relics, there. He was a kind, friendly accommodating guide, not to mention unbelievably knowledgeable about everything related to Egyptology. We were able to go inside a tomb at Saqqara, which was absolutely fascinating. He guided us not only through the historic aspect of Egypt, but also the social and tourist aspect, protecting us along the way from being taken advantage of. We would've been absolutely lost without him. We were only in Egypt for two days and had him for this tour and another full day tour at the Giza plateau, the Egyptian museum and several other places. We could not have gotten luckier with our guide. With the limited amount of time we had he made our visit to Egypt so easy and so fascinating without having to worry about logistics. He also treated us to lunch, which was extremely kind of him and it was an amazing lunch as well. Camley_D, August 2024 Egipto Muy buena excursión el
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 were lucky enough upon our arrival in Cairo to be met by Ehab and Islam. Ehab is an Egyptologist and has an incredible amount of knowledge about all of the Egyptian history and culture, both ancient and modern history. He and Islam, our driver, picked us up In front of our hotel and brought us to see the oldest pyramids in Egypt in Saqqara and Dahshur, educating us along the way on everything around us in Egypt both past and present. We then proceeded to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, where he guided us through the sights, statues and relics, there. He was a kind, friendly accommodating guide, not to mention unbelievably knowledgeable about everything related to Egyptology. We were able to go inside a tomb at Saqqara, which was absolutely fascinating. He guided us not only through the historic aspect of Egypt, but also the social and tourist aspect, protecting us along the way from being taken advantage of. We would’ve been absolutely lost without him. Hey baby, the service manager for Ethiopian Airlines New York City action We were only in Egypt for two days and had him for this tour and another full day tour at the Giza plateau, the Egyptian museum and several other places. We could not have gotten luckier with our guide. With the limited amount of time we had he made our visit to Egypt so easy and so fascinating without having to worry about logistics. He also treated us to lunch, which was extremely kind of him and it was an amazing lunch as well.
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
Driver was punctual at our hostel for pickup. Took us to Dahshur & Sakkara step pyramids and gave us all the time we needed to see what we wanted. Even better was that he dropped us off at a different location as it was our last day in Egypt and we still had to make time to see other things on our own instead of losing time and being dropped off at our hostel. Good option if you are short on time and need to get around far distances without the hassle. I would do it over again.
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