Sakkara Pyramids & Memphis & Dahshur Pyramids
Description
Tour Guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your tour by visiting Sakkara to see the step Pyramid of Zoser, the oldest stone building in the history built by king Djoser. Transfer to visit the ancient city of Memphis and the ancient capital of Egypt originated by the King Menes around 3000 BC where you will see ancient temples of the pharaohs, royal palace and Ramses ll statue. Proceed to Dahshur to visit the Red pyramid built by the reddish stone and the Bent pyramid dedicated to king Sneferu. Finally, return to your hotel at the end of the day.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Tour Guide will pick you up from your hotel, to enjoy an excursion to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser, the museum of I mhotep, the tomb of a high official, the pyramid of king titi, the pyramid of king unas
After that transfer to Memphis, which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Old 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, The city reached a peak of prestige under the 6th dynasty as a centre for the worship of Ptah, the god of creation and artworks. The alabaster sphinx that guards the Temple of Ptah serves as a memorial of the city’s former power and prestige. The Memphis triad, consisting of the creator god Ptah, his consort Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem, formed the main focus of worship in the city. Memphis declined briefly after the 18th dynasty with the rise of Thebes and the New Kingdom, and was revived under the Persians before falling firmly into second place following the foundation of Alexandria and see the Statue of RamsesII-16 meters high, the alabasrar sphinx
You will continue to explore Then transfer to the south and visit the Red Pyramid and Bent pyramid at Dahshur, Dahshuris a famous royal necropoils in Egypt holds many famous Pyramids includes the red and bent Pyraimds of king snefru. The site is about 40 km from Cairo, the city. you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up and drop-off at centrally located Cairo and Giza hotels and cairo international airport
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(16)
We chose the driver only option for this tour. Rashad, our driver, was on time, and very accommodating, in that we could choose the order of the places we visited. We were provided with a drink and a chocolate bar, which was nice. Rashad was a great driver and totally professional, and our tour went for the full eight hours. We enjoyed our day very much.
Unfortunately I don’t think that our guider George did a good job. During the tour he was consistently working on his cell phone. Not only almost no time to talk about the trip in the car on the way, but even at the destination spots, most time he only gave us very limited information than ask us to visit the places ourself while we saw a lot of guiders were with their tourists and explain a lot in the spots, for example, in Memphis. We feel very disappointed.
George was a wonderful tour guide, very knowledgeable. Vans can be a little better since the drive was long and the seats we not the most comfortable. But seamless experience, the guide was not out for tips and gave us a wonderful experience!
Excellent way to visit Dashur, Memphis and Saqqara pyramids. Priori knowledge of the sites makes the experience much more valuablr. All went well with our driver.
Mal. Not professional. We've had our booking cancelled. Not reliable. I recommend another operator. They're still selling rides.
Accueillir La tournée n'a pas été annulée et a été réalisée avec vous. Le nom du guide était : Mahrous.
The good: My driver was very personable, flexible, and safe. To Improve: I found communication from the tour company about includes/excludes confusing, and not all of the includes listed on the voucher were provided. Also, I couldn't get in touch with the tour company until the morning of my tour.
Mr Hamdy provided excellent service for our day trip. He was punctual, polite, and engaged in good conversation throughout the journey. He was flexible with our itinerary for the day visiting Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur, and we were accommodated for our hotel changeover - collecting us from our Giza hotel after checkout and later dropping us at our new hotel in Zamalek. We felt comfortable leaving our luggage in the car for the day (note: security required luggage to be briefly removed when entering the Saqqara site). Having the car for the full day meant we could explore all the pyramids at our own pace. Travel tip: For lunch, we recommend Blue Lotus restaurant, just 5 minutes from the Saqqara complex, which serves fresh, local Egyptian food, with a daily changing buffet menu, and is very affordable.
Well organised tour with friendly experienced guide and driver, on time and attentive. I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in ancient history. Makes you realise there is so much more to Pyramids than those at Giza.
We went on a private day tour to the Sakkara Pyramids & Memphis & Dahshur Pyramids. It was such a unique experience, one of seven wonders of the ancient world.
We had a nice driver who took us to Sakkara, Dahshur, and Memphis. It's highly recommended to get a car to avoid the heat. Thanks to Belal for showing us around!
