Saqqara & The Step Pyramid & Nobel Tombs & Memphis & Dashure Pyramids

1. Saqqara Pyramid
   3h · Admission ticket not included
   Saqqara is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, about 20 miles south of Cairo, it has more than a dozen of pyramids scattered along the five-mile strip of land, tombs of the archaic period, which is also dotted with the remains of temples, tombs and walkways that, together, span the entire history of ancient Egypt. But beneath the ground is far more a vast and extraordinary netherworld of treasures. it's considered as the largest sightseeing in Lower Egypt with its wonderful tombs and pyramids. Such as; the Step Pyramid of King Zoser one of the most important pyramids because it was the first, oldest and largest stone building ever in ancient Egypt.
   Also in Saqqara, enjoy three different tombs included in the program such as; the awesome tomb of the High official Kagemni, Nobles Tombs depicted daily life in ancient Egypt that include hunting, sailing, making offerings, and manufacturing goods such as pottery and funerary furniture.
2. Memphis and Sakkara
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Visit Memphis city with our Egyptologist tour Guide, Memphis is the first capital of untied Egypt founded by King Narmer in 3100 BC, Memphis. Pay a visit to the Memphis Museum, The open-air museum is one of the remaining types of evidence of ancient Memphis, built around a magnificent fallen colossal limestone statue of Ramses II. Its position on its back gives a great opportunity to inspect the carving up close. Its twin is the statue that stood in Midan Ramses in Cairo until 2006 when it was moved to stand guard by the Grand Egyptian Museum construction site.
   Other highlights of the museum include an alabaster sphinx of the New Kingdom, two statues of Ramses II that originally adorned Nubian temples.
   COLOSSUS OF RAMESSES II a beautifully carved from a single massive piece of high-quality indurated limestone, this colossus of Ramesses II is one of the masterpieces of the museum.
   The colossal royal sphinx is beautifully carved from a massive block of alabaster.
3. Pyramids of Dahshour
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   The necropolis of Dashur is one of the most impressive sites of Ancient Egypt. It sits on the west bank of the Nile south of Cairo and southwest of the ancient Egyptian city of Menefer (Memphis). It forms part of the necropolis of Menefer along with Abu Rawash, Saqqara, Zawyet el Aryan and Meidum.
   The necropolis is named Dashur after the village of the same name which is close to the ancient necropolis. The site may have been known as "wnt snfrw" ("unet Sneferu") in ancient Egypt, as referenced in story of Sinuhe but it may also have been known by a number of names or by the names of the most prominent monuments (as was the custom)
   Dashur is host to a large number of ancient Egyptian burials, but it is probably most famous as the home of the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid of the Old Kingdom pharaoh Sneferu. However, there are a number of other Old Kingdom burials at the site and pyramids and tombs were also built at Dashur during the Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period.

Pickup details

You will meet our Egyptologist professional tour guide holding our company sign, who will give you full attention from the first moment and accompany you with a private air-conditioned car to begin your tour from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to start your unique day tour.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels