Cairo Trip Overview
Explore the most famous pyramids from ancient Egypt in a full-day guided tour from Cairo. This is a journey to see the progress of ancient Egyptian building techniques across different ancient ages. Visit the older Step Pyramid at Sakkara. Learn about the Pyramids development at Dahshur and discover the Red and Bent Pyramids. Marvel at the iconic Pyramids of Giza, one the World’s Seven Wonders. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant and round transportation at your Cairo or Giza hotel included.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Explore the most famous pyramids from ancient Egypt in a full-day guided tour from Cairo. This is a journey to see the progress of ancient Egyptian building techniques across different ancient ages. Visit the older Step Pyramid at Sakkara. Learn about the Pyramids development at Dahshur and discover the Red and Bent Pyramids. Marvel at the iconic Pyramids of Giza, one the World’s Seven Wonders. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant and round transportation at your Cairo or Giza hotel included.
Stop At: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt
Your private tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 8:00 am and drive you to the south to start your amazing Pyramid tour at Dahshur, which is a famous royal necropolis in Egypt holds many famous Pyramids of king Snefru. The site is about 40 km from Cairo. There you will know from your guide how the pyramids building had developed. You will see the Bent Pyramid, The Black Pyramid and you will get time to explore the Red Pyramid from inside.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara Egypt
Move on to Saqqara 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. we will see the complex of King Djoser and see how the first pyramid in Egypt had build.
Then we will take our Car to the second stop in Sakkara to see King Titi Pyramid, and enter it from inside to see the burial chamber and watch the amazing Hieroglyphics writing over its walls. We will explore some of the Nobles’ tombs who were living during King Titi time. As well we will see great amount of Pyramids and tombs around this area. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant, before moving on to enjoy an excursion to the Giza_Pyramids
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Then we will drive to the north around 30 mins, Once we arrive Giza Area, We will stop at the papyrus museum, where we will learn about the oldest and the strongest paper in the history. We are going to see the process of making it and the guide there will explain for us the most important stories which we had discovered on them. and you will get chance in case you like to buy something. Lunch will be served at a good quality restaurant.
Continue on to visit the great pyramid and we will get time to climb some few stones of it and take some photos Then we will drive through the pyramids to a spot called the Panoramic view where you can do the best photos from there. You will get some time in case you like to do a camel ride (optional) then We will see the queens pyramids then we will drive to the valley temple where we will visit The Great Sphinx, The oldest and biggest statue for a Sphinx.
Finally, drive back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza
Duration: 2 hours
