Duration
10 hours
Tour Type
City Tours
Trip runs
daily
Cities
Cairo-Giza
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Description :
Private trip to Cairo to visit Memphis, Sakkara, Giza Pyramids, and Dahshur sights with all transfers and tour guide from your hotel in Cairo
Inclusions
Meet and greet service by our representatives at your hotel in Cairo
Assistance of our personal during your tours and excursions
Transportation by private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
Entrance fees to the mentioned sights in Cairo & Giza
Egyptology expert tour guide
Lunch meals at local restaurants in Cairo
Mineral water and soft drinks on board
Service charges and taxes included
Exclusions
Optional Tours
Personal Expenses
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by your private English speaking Egyptologist guide who will accompany you to visit:
Dahshur Tour
This is the southernmost site of the great Cairo archaeological site around 40 Km to the south of Cairo, the royal necropolis of the old and Middle Kingdoms. Dahshur features five pyramids, all of which are still visible today. Two of these are of special interest and are both attributed to the pharoah Snefru, Bent pyramid & Red Pyramid.The other three pyramids at Dahshur belong to the kings of Middle Kingdom, Amenemhat II, Senusert III and Amenemhat III.
Sakkara Tour
It is located around 25 km south of Cairo. Saqqara is one of the oldest Necropolis in Ancient Egypt. The funerary complex of king Djoser is the most important monumental work at Saqqara. It was built by the vizier Imhotep , during the 27th century B.C, an architect and court physician. This considered the oldest of the Egyptian pyramids and also the oldest stone structure in history. The step pyramid is enclosed within a rectangular limestone wall.
Memphis Necropolis Tour
Memphis is the first capital of the united Egypt. It is located 20 KM to the south of Cairo and to the west of the Nile. It is established around 3000 BC by Menes who was the first king of the ancient Egyptian history who decided to unite upper and lower Egypt. For centuries Memphis was the sole capital of Egypt until at the beginning of the New Kingdom. Today, visitors can admire, in particular, the Clossal statue of king Rameses II sculpted in one block of stone and originally around 10 meter high, and an alabaster sphinx and it might belong to Ramses the second too. The main God of Memphis was Patah the patron of the craftsmen.
Giza Pyramids Tour
Of course the most well preserved and famous those pyramids of Giza plateau which dated back to the fourth dynasty. The pyramid of king Cheops is the biggest of the Egyptian pyramids. Its real height is 147 m but after lose 11 m from its height it became 136m now. The middle pyramids of Khefren is smaller than the pyramid of Cheops with its height 143.5 m and the only one than still having the remaining of the outer casing of the fine limestone .The smallest pyramid of king Mykerinus with height of 66 m, but must have been extremely beautiful as it was once coated with pink granite.
Sphinx & Valley Temple
mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs, the tour includes visit to the valley temple facing the great sphinx with shopping tour at the Famous bazaars and papyrus institutes in Giza area and then lunch will be served at good quality restaurant around pyramids area. From there you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo.
Number of Persons |
Price per Person |
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2-3 | 105 $ |
4-6 | 95 $ |
7-10 | 85 $ |
more than 10 | Contact Us |
Groups | Contact Us |