8-Hour Memphis, Sakkara and Dahshur Pyramids Tour from Cairo

8 Hours Duration

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About This Tour

Go on an 8-hour tour to some of Egypt's most famous ancient sites. Visit Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world's oldest major stone structure, bui...

Duration: 8 Hours · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur, Memphis · Languages: English, Japanese, Mandarin

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What's Included

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Pick-up from your hotel and return
Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
Red and Bent Pyramids of Dahshour
Onas Pyramids at Sakkara
Imhotep Museum
Lunch at a local restaurant
Bottled water during the tour
Shopping tours in Giza
All service charges and taxes

Not Included

Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Tipping

Itinerary

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Day 01

Memphis, Sakkara and Dahshur Pyramids Tour

Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, considered the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. Have lunch at a local restaurant. Head to Memphis, founded by King Menes and the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It was considered a centre of rule and culture for over 3,000 years as the first capital of Egypt. Here, see the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis. Next, travel to Dahshur. Two of the later pyramids constructed here have been destroyed by time and the elements, and several others, such as the Black Pyramid (12th Dynasty, 1929-1885 BC), are badly damaged. Still, Dahshur boasts two of Egypt's best-preserved early pyramids, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. Both were built during the reign of King Sneferu (2613-2589 BC), the founder of the 4th Dynasty, and stand as massive evidence of the architectural development that led to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Drive back to your hotel after the tour.