Half-Day Tour from Cairo: Dahshur Pyramids Sakkara and Memphis City

Sightseeing  :  Egypt  :  Nile Valley  :  Cairo  :  Half-day Tours

On this half day tour first see the Dahshur Pyramids where you will visit the Bent and Red Pyramids, next visit Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid of Zoser. Finally Memphis City the ancient Capital of Egypt where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx both stand proudly. Start your tour with 8am pickup from your hotel in either Cairo or Giza by our expert guide. Fist head to Sakkara Pyramid, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo; see the Step Pyramid which was built for king Zoser. It is considered an important development in the process of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form.

Then visit Dahshur Pyramids, Bent and Red Pyramid. Dahshur area is a royal necropolis located in the desert on the West Bank of the Nile approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo. It is known chiefly for several Pyramids, two of which are among the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613–2589 BCE.

Then Visit Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx are, this City Dates back to 3100 B.C.

At around 13:00 pm you will be transferred back to your hotel where you tour ends.