Private Guided Tour to Dahshur from Cairo

Sightseeing  :  Egypt  :  Nile Valley  :  Cairo  :  Private Sightseeing Tours

This is a private tour to visit the oldest true pyramids, the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid in Dahshur both were built by king Snefru (2600 B.C.), the founder of the Fourth Dynasty and the father of king Cheops. At 9am your private, qualified Egyptologist Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in your private, modern a/c van (WiFi on board) and head for the area of Dahshur(south of Giza) to visit the Bent Pyramid (also called the Rhomboidal Pyramid): 341.2 ft (104m) high, the lower part (187 ft / 57m) slope at 54 degrees and the upper part (154.2 ft / 47m) slope at 43 degrees, the base of the pyramid is 616.8 ft (188m).

You will also see the Red Pyramid: the first true pyramid in history and the second in volume after the Great Pyramid of Cheops, 341.2 ft / 104m high (160 layers of stone), 43 degrees. It is open to visitors. Lastly, see the mortuary temple remains and pyramidions, before being driven back to your hotel by your guide.