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Day Tour Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshur the most famous attractions: Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid, the open air Museum at Memphis to See the Statue of Ramses II, the Red Pyramid at Dahshur and visit local school of carpet making.then back to your hotel

Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours

day tour to Sakkara step pyramids, Memphis old city & Dahshur red bent pyramids


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Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt Itinerary Breakdown

pick up from your hotel in cairo or giza

Day Tour Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshur the most famous attractions: Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid, the open air Museum at Memphis to See the Statue of Ramses II, the Red Pyramid at Dahshur and visit local school of carpet making.then back to your hotel

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Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt

Day Tour Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshur

Your guide for the day will pick you up and begin your guided tour with a drive through the countryside to Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid – the first pyramid to be built and the surrounding monuments. Your guide will give you a detailed history on Imhotep, the Egyptian architect who created this pyramid and how he accomplished this major undertaking.

When we finish exploring this area we will visit the Pyramid of Teti with its inscribed texts, and several private tombs.

Following is a visit to the open air Museum at Memphis where the Colossus of Ramses the II, the largest statue of Ramses the Great can be seen in the place where it was discovered, see the Alabaster Sphinx alongside.

After that we will go to the South of Saqqara which stands the pyramids of Dhashur (Dahshur).

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt

The Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid are about 2 km south of the Mastaba Faraoun. The constructor of these pyramids is thought to have been Snofru (2575 – 2551 BC), who was the first ruler of the 4th Dynasty.

Snofru built these two pyramids and is thought to have built the pyramid at Maidoun. His son was Cheops who continued his constructive tendencies.

On the way back to Cairo we will stop at a local school of carpet making where you will see the local nimble-fingered children weaving carpets and wall hangings.

At the end of the day transfer you back to hotel.

Duration: 2 hours



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