8-Hours Private Day Tour in Giza Pyramids, Memphis, and Saqqara with Camel Ride

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Pyramids of Giza

  Pick up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by our guide The pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx are among the most popular touristic destinations in the world, and indeed already were even in Roman times. Each of these spectacular structures served as the final resting place of a king of the 4th Dynasty (c.2613–2494 BC). The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for king Khufu (c.2589–2566 BC), and the other two for Khafre and Menkaure, his son and grandson. Khufu’s pyramid is both the oldest and largest of the three, and the first building to exceed it in height would not be built for another 3,800 years! 15 min camel ride

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Great Sphinx

  This kind of statues appeared for the first time in Egypt as scenes with two dimensional representations in the beginning of the dynastic period. However, the first representative of the king in the form of a sphinx was in the Middle of the 4th dynasty.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Giza

  Then have lunch koshry , some stops at local bazaars

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Memphis and Sakkara

  Then continue to Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. It served as the capital of ancient Egypt and an important religious cult center. The most famous structure by far at Saqqara is Djoser’s Step Pyramid. Dating from the 3rd dynasty (2667—2448 BC), it was the first all-stone complex ever built on earth. It also displays an important architectural innovation for the construction of the Giza Pyramids and other later pyramids in the 4th dynasty and later. then transfer back to hotel.

  3 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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