Private Day Tour to Giza Memphis and Saqqara from Cairo with Guide
Cairo, Egypt
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
In this private tour you will view and explore the oldest pyramid sites in Giza, Saqqara, and you will marvel at the ruins of Memphis and the magnificent artifacts in its museum. Follow the development of pyramids building from the Step Pyramid in Saqqara to the Great Pyramid in Giza and the pyramids of his successors, Chephren and Mycerinus, feel the majesty of the Great Sphinx when you meet him face to face, try deciphering the Pyramid texts inside the pyramid of Teti in Saqqara. see the details of the big scale colossal statue of king Ramses II in the museum of Memphis.
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In this private tour you will view and explore the oldest pyramid sites in Giza, Saqqara, and you will marvel at the ruins of Memphis and the magnificent artifacts in its museum. Follow the development of pyramids building from the Step Pyramid in Saqqara to the Great Pyramid in Giza and the pyramids of his successors, Chephren and Mycerinus, feel the majesty of the Great Sphinx when you meet him face to face, try deciphering the Pyramid texts inside the pyramid of Teti in Saqqara. see the details of the big scale colossal statue of king Ramses II in the museum of Memphis.Start your private tour at 8am as your private, qualified Egyptologist (tour guide) will be waiting for you in the lobby ,he/she will be holding a signboard with your name on it. Then you will get on your private, modern a/c van (WiFi on board) to start your tour to Giza plateau where you will visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops (the only remaining wonder of the seven wonders of the ancient world, 2500 B.C.) then the pyramid of Chephren (son of Cheops) and the pyramid of Mycerinus (grandson of Cheops). After that you will go to the panorama area where you can take unforgettable pictures of the pyramids. Take a little adventure on a camel and then head down to the plateau to the Valley Temple (of king Chephren) as well as the Great Sphinx (of king Chephren).
Then you will visit the Museum of Memphis (Memphis was the first capital of ancient Egypt, 3200 B.C.) where you will see the colossal limestone statue of Rameses II and the huge alabaster Sphinx. Afterwards you will proceed to Saqqara to visit the Step Pyramid Complex of king Zoser (oldest complete building of stone), view the Pyramid Of Unas (first pyramid with Pyramid texts inside) and its causeway, the Pyramid Of Userkaf, the Pyramid of Teti (accessible with pyramid texts inside), and the tomb of Kagemni (a noble man of the Old Kingdom 2200 B.C.).
At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Then you will visit the Museum of Memphis (Memphis was the first capital of ancient Egypt, 3200 B.C.) where you will see the colossal limestone statue of Rameses II and the huge alabaster Sphinx. Afterwards you will proceed to Saqqara to visit the Step Pyramid Complex of king Zoser (oldest complete building of stone), view the Pyramid Of Unas (first pyramid with Pyramid texts inside) and its causeway, the Pyramid Of Userkaf, the Pyramid of Teti (accessible with pyramid texts inside), and the tomb of Kagemni (a noble man of the Old Kingdom 2200 B.C.).
At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
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