Day Tour To Giza Pyramids, Memphis City, Dahshur And Sakkara

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6 to 8 hours (approximately)
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Our guide will pick up you from your hotel, to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren and visit to the Valley Temple.
Move to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King zoser the twenty seven century BC. Then Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant. After that transfer to Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the alabaster Sphinx of Memphis the second big Sphinx in Egypt. And then visit Dahshur pyramids an ancient royal necropolis, located approximately 40 kilometers south of Cairo – the pyramids were built from 2613 – 2589 BC. The Bent pyramid is the most famous of the pyramids in the area.

What's Included

Have a traditional Egyptian lunch in a traditional Egyptian restaurant
Air conditioned transportation
Entrance fees for all the mentioned sites
Bottled water
A professional Tour Guide and Egyptologist
All taxes and service charge
Gratuities
Entrance fees for the inside of the pyramids at Giza 1500 Egyptian pounds or 30 USD
Extra charge for the hotels far from the centre of Cairo like the 6 of October and the New Cairo

Meeting and pickup

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

Pickup service is available from your accommodation in Cairo or Giza. The long-range pickup service from Nasr City, Cairo Airport, Heliopolis City, Mirage City, Rehab City, Madinaty, New Cairo, New Capital hotels, or 6th of October is available to book in the checkout process as an 'Add-on'. You will be contacted via WhatsApp, email, or phone the day before the tour to confirm the exact pickup time.

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Meeting point

Tahrir square in downtown in front of KFC

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 to 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu)

    The great pyramid of king Khufu is one of the wonders of the world. It was the highest building in the world till the building of Eiffel tower in France in the nineteenth century. This pyramid was built to be the tomb of the king Khufu in the 26th century BC. It is about 149 meters high and consisted of 2.3 millions blocks which weigh between 2 and 15 tons each. It is about 6 millions tons of limestone.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Khafre's Pyramid

    The pyramid of king Khafra is the second big pyramid in Egypt. It dates back to the 26th century BC. It was built to be the tomb for the king Khafra. It looks higher than the great pyramid because it was built in a high ground lever, it is about 10 meters high than the ground level of the Great pyramid of king Khufu.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 3

    Menkawra is one of the nine pyramids of Giza plateau. This pyramid is unique in it's casing of the granite stone which makes it different. It is about 66 meters high. Menkawra was the grandson of the king Khufu.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Panoramic View of the Pyramids

    Here is the panoramic view area where you will take some unforgettable photos including some trick ones. There is an opportunity to ride camel if you are interested in that.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 5

    The Sphinx is the biggest statue in Egypt which was carved out of one hill. This statue is about 73 meters long, 20 meters high and 15 meters wide. This wonderful statue belongs to the king Khafra and it dates back to the 26th century BC.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 6

    The Step pyramid of king Zoser is the first pyramid built in Egypt. It dates back to the 27th century BC. It consists of six steps and it is 62 meters high. Imhotep built it to his King Zoser to be his tomb. The step pyramid was the first evolution of the royal tomb to be a pyramid after 500 years of being a platform style.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 7

    This is one of the wonderful royal tombs which dates back to the 24th century BC. It belongs to the king Teti. It has some magnificent writings of the ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs. It was built to be a tomb for this king and it has a beautiful rectangular sarcophagus of the basalt stone.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Mit Rahina Museum

    Here is the site of the first capital was built for the united Egyptian empire after king Narmer united the two lands of Egypt, upper Egypt and lower Egypt. Here you can see some remains of the beautiful Egyptian antiquities including the statue of the king Ramses the second and the Sphinx of Memphis.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 9
    Statue of Ramses II

    Ramses the second was one of the great kings of Egypt who ruled Egypt for 67 years. This statue was a part of one of the ancient temples of the city of Memphis which made out of limestone and is one of two statues were found in Memphis the other one was moved to Ramses square in downtown in Cairo then it was moved again to the new Grand Egyptian Museum.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 10
    The Sphinx of Memphis

    You can see the second big Sphinx in Egypt of Memphis.it dates back to the new kingdom era. It has no inscription on it but we can note that the art features of the sphinx are the same like these of the new kingdom statues.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 11
    Pyramids of Dahshour

    And then visit Dahshur pyramids an ancient royal necropolis, located approximately 40 kilometers south of Cairo – the pyramids were built from 2613 – 2589 BC. The Bent pyramid is the most famous of the pyramids in the area.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • 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
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