Full-Day Tour Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, and Saqqara

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids

  Sakkara (sometimes called Saqqara) is one section of the great grave yard of Memphis, the Old kingdom capital. Egyptian kings of Old kingdom are buried in Sakkara, located 12 miles southwest of Cairo. The famous step pyramid of King Zoser is one of the most extensive stone building in the history of the mankind and the first pyramid to be erected in ancient Egypt, preceding those at Giza by many centuries

  3 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Pyramid of Unas

  was built in the 5th Dynasty. Despite its size, this pyramid is very significant for having the first example of funerary texts known as Pyramid Texts. These texts were inscribed on the walls of the burial chamber and assisted the deceased pharaoh in his journey to the afterlife through instructive spells. (optional visit excluded)

  25 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Mit Rahina Museum

  Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx 0f Queen Hatshepsut. This City Dates back to 3100 BC

  2 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Tomb of Idut

  a decorated mastaba in the Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt, from the 5th or 6th Dynasty (around 2360 BCE). Likely the daughter of King Teti or Unas, the tomb is famous for its well-preserved and colorful reliefs depicting scenes of ancient Egyptian daily life, including hunting, fishing, butchering cattle, and a rare scene of a hippo giving birth

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Pyramids of Giza

  This tour is the time machine where we go back more than 5000 years ago exploring how they live, what they eat, what their dreams and more, such an unbelievable feeling you will get, because you will visit Giza Pyramids which have become nearly equivalent with Egypt itself. Their incredible size continues to impress millions of visitors each year, as they struggle to understand how three kings Cheops, Chephren, & Mikerinos, could have constructed such massive structures so long time ago. Regardless of their fame, the Giza Pyramids considered only a short chapter in the long history of Ancient Egypt. All three great pyramids, as well as the Queen’s pyramids next to them, were built during the Old Kingdom 4th dynasty

  3 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 6
  Great Sphinx

  the most famous monuments of ancient world! These massive stone structures were built around 4,500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile and always amaze visitors

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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