Tour details:
Memphis, Sakkara & Dahshour Day Tour is one of the most interesting excursions in Cairo. Enjoy visiting the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Sakkara, The limestone statue of King Ramesses II & the Pyramid of the Rhombus and the Red Pyramid in Dahshour
Tour itinerary:
Pick up at your hotel in Cairo / Giza & transfer to enjoy a tour to Sakkara, an immense field of tombs, the final resting place of kings, noblemen, lesser Egyptians and mummified animals. Probably named after Sokkar, the mummified falcon-god of the dead, Sakkara served as the official necropolis of Egypt's main capital city, Memphis. Its most prominent landmark is the famous Step Pyramid which standsat the center of a vast quadrangular precinct dedicated to the afterlife of King Djoser of the Third Dynasty. Lunch at local restaurant.
Continue to the most important city of pharaonic times, Memphis, which was the administrative capital of Ancient Egypt, the main royal residence and the seat of both the northern Vizier and High Priest of the state god Ptah. There, you can contemplate the large alabaster sphinx, probably representing Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty), and a colossal prostrate limestone statue of King Ramesses II (19th Dynasty).
Transfer to visit Dahshour. Snofru, the first king of the 4th dynasty, built two pyramids in dahshur south of sakara, known as "the Pyramid of the Rhombus" and the Red Pyramid "the first with a smoothly pyramidal form. Transfer back to your hotel. End of our services.
Included services:
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Pick up at your hotel in Cairo / Giza.
- Transportation service by private air conditioned vehicle.
- Entrance fees to the mentioned historical sites.
- Professional English speaking tour guide.
- Mineral water bottle.
- Lunch at local restaurant.
- All taxes & service charge
Excluded services:
- Beverage, tipping, personal expenses or extras not mentioned in the trip itinerary.
- Some mastabas in Sakkara have additional cost.
Price per person: Special price
