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A great tour of the most famous pyramids in Egypt. Visit the Giza Pyramids, visit Memphis and the pyramids at Dahshur (the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid). This is a great excursion to see the development of Ancient Egyptian building techniques all in one day
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Duration: 7 to 9 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Unique Experiences >> Unique Experiences
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
A great tour of the most famous pyramids in Egypt. Visit the Giza Pyramids, visit Memphis and the pyramids at Dahshur (the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid). This is a great excursion to see the development of Ancient Egyptian building techniques all in one day
Itinerary
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Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or in Giza to start your tour with a visit to the Giza Plateau, our guide will give you all information and the story of each of the three pyramids — Cheops, Kephren and Mykerinus. Though your guide is not permitted to escort you inside the pyramids, you’ll have a chance to enter one of the pyramids at an additional cost. You can also experience a camel ride at an additional cost.
After that, drive across the plateau to capture wonderful photos of the three pyramids rising from the sands into the Cairo skyline in the background. With a short drive to the other side of the plateau, you’ll find yourself standing at the feet of the Sphinx which has been an oracular symbol of Egypt for thousands of years. Also in Giza, you’ll have a chance to visit the Solar Boat Museum housing the astonishingly well-preserved funerary boat of Cheops. After that we will have lunch at local restaurant.
During the tour you will have also time to visit a Papyrus Institute where you’ll see how the famous artwork is made .
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt
Then escort you to the south to start your day tour visiting the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, Dahshur is a famous royal Necropoils in Egypt holds many famous Pyramids includes the red and bent Pyramid of king Snefru. After that drive back to your hotel .
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Then will have the visit to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt. Here, see many beautiful artifacts from many of the Egypt’s great rulers including the fallen statue of Ramses .
Duration: 1 hour
