Hiking Tour in Dahshur

Itinerary

Meeting place

It is the headquarters of TL‘AH Outdoor Education

Located inside a residential complex overlooking the Nile in Al Muneib area characterized by calm and pleasant isolation and is the starting point for many of our activities and trips

Duration: 30 minutes

Location: TL‘AH Outdoor Education, Flat No. E102 Al Zahra Tower -Compound Abraj alkhalij From Hassan and Hussein St. from Albahr Alaezm St. - Giza - Egypt, Giza 12519 Egypt

The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the three major pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. Named for the rusty reddish hue of its red limestone stones, it is also the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those of Khufu and Khafra at Giza.

Address: Giza Governorate

Height: 341′

Hours:

Saturday 8AM–4AM

Architect: Sneferu

Burials: Sneferu

Did you know: Despite its relative obscurity, the Red Pyramid is actually the third largest pyramid in Egypt after the Great Pyramids of Khufu and Khafre at Giza.

Duration: 2 hours

Location: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt

The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu. A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second pyramid built by Sneferu.

Address: Giza Governorate

Opened: 2600 BC

Hours:

Saturday 9AM–4PM

Material: Limestone

Constructed: 2601 BC

Built by: Sneferu

Architect: Sneferu

Did you know: The ancient formal name of the Bent Pyramid was either "The Southern Shining Pyramid" or "Sneferu is Shining in the South,"

Duration: 30 minutes

Location: Bent Pyramid, Al-Haram Dahshur Egypt

The Black Pyramid was built by King Amenemhat III during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt. Originally named Amenemhet is Mighty, the pyramid earned the name "Black Pyramid" for its dark, decaying appearance as a rubble mound.

Address: Al Marazeek - Dahshour, Giza Governorate

Architect: Amenemhat III

Did you know: Typical for pyramids of the Middle Kingdom, the Black Pyramid, although encased in limestone, is made of mud brick and clay instead of stone.

Pass By: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt

One of the most beautiful and charming places in Greater Cairo, and a distance from the Pyramids of Giza and specifically in the area of ​​Dahshur near the pyramid of Snafro, and many people need to know is the "King Farouk Pool."

The pond is considered a migratory bird landing on its seasonal journey in March, which is from the Europe and the Mediterranean countries. The birds, starlings, Iraqi ducks and other birds taken from Dahshur in the heart of Giza are stable every year.

King Farouk chose his destination to practice fishing hobby.

The pond was chosen by UNESCO in 1979 as one of the most important sites of the world's environmental heritage remaining from the ancient Egyptian civilization, along the Nile River, where a group of rare trees and papyrus grows.

In the charming area of ​​Giza, King Farouk set up his royal retreat. The fishing trips were the best for him to take part in his favorite hobby. King Farouk returns every year to the pool in the spring with his rifle for hunting birds.

The place of the distinctive pond needs some attention, so be on the Egyptian tourist map, because the area is actually one of the most beautiful areas for photography enthusiasts and lovers of nature.

The people of the region recognized the pool of King Farouk resort to help in the time of water in the summer.

Duration: 2 hours

Location: Dahshur lake, Menshet Dahshur Giza, Giza Egypt