Full-Day Guided Private Tour to Pyramids of Giza Dahshur Sakkara and Memphis

1 day

Private

With guide

Full Day

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About this activity

Start your tour at 8am from your hotel as you will be picked up by your private qualified Egyptologist in your private, modern a/c van equipped with WiFi access and head for

Saqqara to visit the Step Pyramid of King Zoser and its complex. The Step Pyramid was built for King Zoser, the founder of the Third Dynasty (about 2700 B.C.) by Imhotep, the first architect in history and it is the oldest building of stone in history. Afterwards you will visit the beautiful tomb of Kagemni (about 200 B.C.) and watch the magnificent Pyramid Texts inside the pyramid of Teti.

Move on to the site of

Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt (about 3200 B.C) to see some of its ruins and visit its museum where you will see the colossal statue of king Ramses II and the huge alabaster sphinx. Next stop will be

Dahshur to visit the Bent Pyramid (the first attempt to build a true pyramid) and the Red Pyramid (the first true pyramid in history) which you will enter. Both pyramids were built by King Snefru, the founder of the fourth dynasty and the father of King Cheops (about 2600 B.C.).

Later you will have

lunch at a top quality restaurant overlooking the Sphinx and the pyramids.

Lastly you will move to

Giza plateau to see the Great Pyramid of King Cheops (about 2500 B.C.), the pyramid of Chephren, the pyramid of Mycerinus, then you will move up the plateau to the panorama for taking great pictures. You'll then continue your adventure on a camel around the pyramids, then you will explore the Valley Temple and the Sphinx, before being transferred back to your hotel.

Camel ride is included for 30 minutes

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Included

Lunch
Fuel surcharge
Local taxes
30 minutes camel ride
Bottled water
Qualified Egyptologist guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Entrance fees are included (Best Expensive Part on the Tour)

Not included

Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Features

Tourism

100%

Cultural

75%

Reviews

4.8

dactape-shop

5 | 2019-08-07

I had a great time doing the tour. Mustapha was the tour guide, he texted me the day before and confirmed the appointment. He arrived right on the clock, he was knowledgeable and sincere. He explained each site with details with relevant historic perspectives. The included lunch was fantastic.

Huong T

5 | 2019-07-26

The tour guide was hard working, knowledgeable and caring person. If you have 1or 2 days in Cairo definitely I suggest you take full day tour to capture the main pyramids of Cairo. One thing I disliked was the camel ride and picture, of course we need good picture with pyramids and camel if not why we try to ride the camel so please clear the goals with people about that from beginning and make sure he knows how to take pictures. Sara T

cherrybee3991

5 | 2019-07-03

Emany is knowledgeable , flexible and professional. She made us feel very safe going around while in Cairo Egypt.We enjoyed her company and learned a lot about Egyptian culture and history .

Junxian L

5 | 2019-05-13

They are really good and hospitable given that it was our first time in Egypt. One thing I enjoy about this tour is that they bring us to Dahshur for the bent pyramid which not a lot of tour agency will bring (that bent pyramid is my fave! and we find the entire pyramid to ourselves!) how lucky!

Dragana B

3 | 2019-05-01

The trip was well organized and we got an opportunity to see many things. Iman, our guide, was helpful to a certain extent. She gave us only 10 minutes to explore in Sakkara and did not want to walk around with us. It took us 50 minutes to see the things we wanted to see and she got mad with us. Before going to Giza, Iman took us to a koshari restaurant (the cheapest food in Egypt) and kept saying that since we wanted to eat local food, we would get it. We never asked to eat koshari. The time in Giza was limited and instead of going to see the last pyramid, Iman took us to a perfume shop where we felt obligated to buy some oils even though we did not need them and they were way too expensive. The trip would have been much better if our guide was better.

Rahul B

5 | 2019-03-25

I had a solo tour with a great driver and amazing tour guide. My tour guide, Mohamed Sadek, was very passionate about the history behind each site. Having him as a guide was invaluable, as he was very knowledgeable about each site, as well as protective from local salesman/hustlers at each site. Having his energy and positive nature kept the tour exciting throughout the day. I feel that hiring a private guide and driver (such as this tour) is well worth the money as your tour is personalized and away from the extremely large tour groups. 10/10 would recommend again!

Ewen B

5 | 2019-01-07

Our driver and our guide were overall very obliging and attentive. The guide, a very pleasant young woman, quickly corrected omissions or departures from what had been advertised - i.e. the provision of bottled water; a visit to a perfume shop (masquerading as a museum) which had NOT been advertised and was not wanted; and a move to a restaurant for lunch 'overlooking the Sphinx and the pyramids' [website wording] from a smaller place with much noise and no view to which we were initially taken. She also succeeded in getting us to the 'philosophers' circle' (near the Serapeum) which we wanted to see and was not specifically mentioned in the advertisement. The driver too did a great job coping with horrendous suburban and rural traffic

SRINIVAS M

5 | 2018-12-12

It is definitely one of our best trips so far. This is possible due to outstanding contribution by our tour guide Mr Ahmad Kamel who has done courses in Archology ( specialized in Islamic studies - Egypt). The guide is knowledgeable and explained in detail about all Pyramids. The Driver is also ( Mohmad) very good. we had a pleasant drive and saw all places in detail as per itinerary

wisdomsway

5 | 2018-10-29

Really enjoyed the private tour. Ahmed was an excellent guide sharing history, allowing me the opportunity to explore at my pace while keeping us on track for this packed day of adventure. The day ended with many great photos, a delicious meal and an appreciation for the information shared. Would definitely recommend Ahmed and this tour.

brandonpar7

5 | 2018-07-27

Mona and Sam driver were amazing! Mona was very knowledgeable and made me feel comfortable and always was checking on me. The tour was amazing and seeing all the sites were unbelievable. I would definitely recommended them and the tour!!!

Mohamed F

5 | 2018-07-18

The tour to Pyramids of Giza, Dahshur, Sakkara and Memphis were amazing, it is really must do trip, our tour guide Fatma were very nice, friendly, very well knowlegable and flaunt in English. she really made this day full of fun and interactive with the kids and other family members. in addition, she is a great photographer she took very nice photos for us. I recommend her and the trip to everyone.

Chris M

5 | 2018-07-11

We were lucky enough to have the amazing Heba as our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable about all of ancient Egyptian history. We had a full day tour of the Pyramids, Sakkara and Memphis. Heba looked after us like her family. Highly recommend this tour and if you are lucky enough to have the amazing Heba as your guide, you will be very lucky.

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