Enjoy an excursion to The attraction places in Cairo with your own private Egyptologist tour guide from Egypt Excursions Online. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel early to drive you to the Dahshur area, about 35 kilometers from the Giza pyramids.

 

Dahshur is an ancient cemetery in Memphis, and you will visit the 2 famous pyramids of King Senefru. The founder of the 4th Dynasty and the father of King Cheops (founder of the Great Pyramids at Giza), you will discover why the king had 2 pyramids and how it was down to a mistake by his architect. Go inside the Red Pyramid of King Sneferu, which is named as the red limestone used at its core. Then, to Memphis, the oldest capital of Egypt after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by King Menen’s in 3,100 BC.

 

Explore the historic ruins before ending your day tour at Sakkara to see Egypt’s oldest cemetery and the grand necropolis of the former capital of Memphis, visit the world’s first monumental stone building at the Step Pyramid of King Zoser and the magnificent Mastaba tombs. After this unique tour you will return to your hotel in Cairo.

 

Tour Details

Pickup Time: 08:30

Expected Return Time: 16:00

Tour Duration: 6 Hours

Tour Type: Private Tour

Guide Languages: English, German, Russian, Spanish

 

Inclusion

Egyptologist guide.

Transportation.

Lunch.

Entrance fees.

Service charge.

 

Exclusion

Any extras not mentioned in the program.

Drinks and personal expenses.

Entrance fees to the inner chambers of the Great Pyramid (200 EGP) and Solar Boat Museum (60 EGP).

Camel ride (60 EGP).