🏨 8-Hour Private Tour of Giza Pyramids, Memphis, Sakkara and Dahshur with Lunch Activity

8-Hour Private Tour of Giza Pyramids, Memphis, Sakkara and Dahshur with Lunch

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Cairo, Cairo

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Tour Egypt’s finest pyramids and the oldest archaeological dig sites in all of Egypt in this 8-hours private tour. Take the best historical and archaeological day tour to the wonders of Egypt from the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx to the Red and the Bent Pyramid of Dahshur as well as Memphis, the capital of the Old Kingdom. This is a great excursion to see the development of Ancient Egyptian building techniques all in one day. Your tour is led by a qualified Egyptologist guide. Round-trip transfers from your Cairo or Giza hotel and lunch included

What's Included

Lunch at a good quality restaurant.

Pickup service from your Hotel by a private A/C. vehicle and return.

Qualified English speaking Egyptology tour guide.

What's Not Included

Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.

Tipping to the guide and driver.

Water or Beverages during the lunchtime at the restaurant.

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
CHILD: Age: 6 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 120

Additional Info

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Pyramids of Dahshour

Egyptology guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza on time. transfer to the south and visit the Red Pyramid and Bent pyramid at Dahshur. This is a famous royal necropolis in Egypt located in the desert on the West Bank of the Nile approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo. It is known chiefly for many famous pyramids two of which are among the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613–2589 BC; the red and bent Pyramids of King Snefru.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids

Proceed to Saqqara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for King Zoser), the world's oldest major stone structure, in Saqqara, it is considered an important part of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form. This pyramid was built during the reign of the Third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt 4,800 years ago. Also visit the Tombs of the Nobles in Saqqara and learn more about the daily life of ancient Egyptian noblemen

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Memphis and Sakkara

Then, visiting the ancient capital city of Memphis located about 24 kilometers south of Cairo. 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 3,000 years and was the first capital of Egypt. Though little remains of this pharaonic city, the open air museum here is worth a visit. See the huge fallen image of Ramesses II, which is 16 meters high and the great Alabaster Sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut at the museum.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pyramids of Giza

After this great tour, you will have the chance to go to a papyrus institute to see how the Egyptians produced this genuine artwork thousands of years ago. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant.
Once you enter the Giza plateau area, you will be able to go very close to the Great Pyramid of Cheops, and staring at that massive structure, you will realize that your dream of visiting the only surviving wonder of the ancient world came true. Your guide will provide you with historical insights into those 4600 years old tombs, how they were built and how long it took the ancient Egyptians to complete them. He will also give you enough time to take as many photos as you wish. You may like to enter the burial chamber of one of the pyramids (Extra Ticket).

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Passing through the pyramids of Chephren and Menkaure, you will stop to click some photos of all the pyramids together. In that part of the Sahara Desert area, you will also have the chance to ride a camel, take nice clicks and have a lot of desert fun (optional with extra cost).

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Great Sphinx

After these pyramids, we visit the Valley Temple - The place where the priests mummified the dead body of king Chephren, owner of the second pyramid at Giza Plateau. It is also the place where you can have a close-up look at the Sphinx; the legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. This mysterious monument was carved to symbolize the pharaoh’s power and wisdom. You may also visit the Solar Boat Museum (optional), home to the well preserved funerary boat of Cheops.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cairo

Finally, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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