Private Shore Excursion Giza Pyramids and Sakkara with Lunch from Alexandria

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12 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 7 more

When your cruise ship is in Alexandria port, meet your guide and hop inside your private, air-conditioned minivan. Then, enjoy the views as you journey south through the Nile Valley to Cairo, Egypt’s bustling capital. On route, hear snippets about Cairo’s history and the Giza Pyramids.
After roughly three hours, arrive at the Giza Plateau and marvel at the exteriors of the UNESCO-listed main pyramids: Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. Hear the secrets of these ancient tombs and how and why they were constructed from your guide.
Then, descend to the feet of the Great Sphinx and learn about this mysterious human-headed lion sculpture. Capture photos and then stroll around the nearby Valley Temple, believed to have been part of the funerary and mummification complex for the pyramid of Chephren.
Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant
Then continue your day tour to Sakkara and Memphis City
.at the end of the Tour you will be transferred back to your port in Alexandria

What's Included

Lunch at local restaurants (Local Egyptian Food)
Tour guide
All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
Entry Fees
Bottle of water
All your visits include entrance fees
Personal Items
Tipping

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

As per confirmed pickup time you will find our tour guide waiting for you and he will hold a sign showing our company name

OR
Meeting point
You can choose from multiple locations at checkout.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 12 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Alexandria

    Pickup from Alexandria by tour guide to start your tour

    3 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Pyramids of Giza

    At 6:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our expert Licensed tour guide and Transfer to Cairo which almost 220km Arrival to Cairo Start your Full Day Tour Visiting the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephre.

    3 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu)

    The only completely preserved portrait of the king is a three-inch high ivory figurine found in a temple ruin of a later period at Abydos in 1903. All other reliefs and statues were found in fragments, and many buildings of Khufu are lost. Everything known about Khufu comes from inscriptions in his necropolis at Giza and later documents. For example, Khufu is the main character noted in the Westcar Papyrus from the 13th dynasty.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Khafre's Pyramid

    Khafre's pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, the Sphinx temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple and the king's pyramid. The valley temple yielded several statues of Khafre. Several were found in a well in the floor of the temple by Mariette in 1860. Others were found during successive excavations by Sieglin (1909–10), Junker, Reisner,

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 5
    Pyramid of Menkaure

    Menkaure's pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple, and the king's pyramid. The valley temple once contained several statues of Menkaure. During the 5th Dynasty, a smaller ante-temple was added on to the valley temple. The mortuary temple also yielded several statues of Menkaure.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Great Sphinx

    Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 7
    Memphis and Sakkara

    Then continue your day tour to Memphis City that was the ancient capital of Egypt, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx are. This City Dates back to 3100 B.C.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 8
    Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids

    Then continue your day tour to Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 9
    Alexandria

    Tour Finishes with drop off at Customer Hotel

    2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Emo Tours Egypt

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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