Cairo Trip Overview
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by an air-conditioned vehicle and accompanied by our guide, for a trip to the pyramids of Giza, where rise Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinu’s the three pyramids, by the mysterious Sphinx guarded them. With the body of a lion and a human head. Giza became the royal burial place for Memphis. About five thousand years ago, in the 4th dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom Giza, three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed. About 2,500 BC, King Khufu commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza, he was the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty. To build Khufu’s pyramid, they used over 2 million blocks of stone, and they used in the ceiling of Khufu’s burial chamber, the heaviest blocks. The next in the royal line was Khufu’s who commissioned the building of his own pyramid complex which includes the Sphinx. After your tour of the pyramids of Giza, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Cairo.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
Explore Cairo Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by an air-conditioned vehicle and accompanied by our guide, for a trip to the pyramids of Giza, where rise Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinu’s the three pyramids, by the mysterious Sphinx guarded them. With the body of a lion and a human head. Giza became the royal burial place for Memphis. About five thousand years ago, in the 4th dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom Giza, three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed. About 2,500 BC, King Khufu commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza, he was the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty. To build Khufu’s pyramid, they used over 2 million blocks of stone, and they used in the ceiling of Khufu’s burial chamber, the heaviest blocks. The next in the royal line was Khufu’s who commissioned the building of his own pyramid complex which includes the Sphinx. After your tour of the pyramids of Giza, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Cairo.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
The pyramids of Giza, where rise Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinu’s the three pyramids, by the mysterious Sphinx guarded them. With the body of a lion and a human head. Giza became the royal burial place for Memphis. About five thousand years ago, in the 4th dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom Giza
Duration: 2 hours
