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Visit and discover the best classic sites of ancient Egypt on one full day tour from Cairo or Giza visiting the ancient capital of Memphis, the older Step Pyramid at Sakkara, Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Private and included entrance with lunch.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit and discover the best classic sites of ancient Egypt on one full day tour from Cairo or Giza visiting the ancient capital of Memphis, the older Step Pyramid at Sakkara, Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Private and included entrance with lunch.
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Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
In this full day tour, we will be visiting the classic sites of ancient Egypt. Grab this opportunity to visit some of the major highlights of Egypt on a one-day tour. Enjoy a pickup service at the hotel and transfer to your first destination, the city Memphis, which was founded by King Mina and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. This place was considered to be the centre of politics and culture in Egypt for over 3000 years. explore the statue of Ramses II and the alabaster sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut in Memphis.
Then transfer to the famous step pyramid of Zoser, the oldest major stone structure in the world, which was built 4800 years ago by King Djoser. Visit the Tombs of the Nobels in Sakkara and learn more about the daily life of ancient Egyptian noblemen. Have a traditional lunch at local restaurant
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
After that, transfer to discover the Pyramids of Giza and Great Sphinx. We will visit the Great Pyramids – Cheops, Chephren Mykerinos then explore the Valley Temple where the priests mummified the dead body of King Chephre.
Continue your tour with visits to The Great Sphinx of Giza, is a limestone statue of a recliningsphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. With our guide you will explore and learn about the mystery of one of the oldest and largest sculptures in the world. At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 4 hours
