Qasr El Nil Trip Overview
PYRAMIDS MEMPHIS SAKKARA DAHSHUR PYRAMIDS & BAZAAR
Starts At 8:00 am or earlier with Pickup from Cairo international airport by our Expert Tour guide who will greet you with a sign shows our guest name on it then transfer in Private A/C Vehicle to Start your Cairo layover Tours Visit Giza Pyramids & Sphinx where you can see 9 pyramids at that sight, the most important one is the great pyramid of the king Cheops which considered as the highest pyramid have ever built in Egypt and one of the seven wonders of ancient Egypt, also you can see 9 pyramids at that area, Sphinx which represents king Kefren that his head as head of a human being and a body of lion’s animal, the valley kings which specialized for the high priest to make The mummification process of the king inside
Then Continue your Cairo Layover Tours to Visit Sakkara area where the first trial to build a pyramid shape tomb which coming by king Djosser the 1st user of limestone at this area it also known as Sakkara Pyramid or Step Pyramid ,you will also have a look at the specious court specialized for Heb-Sed celebrations for the king, this area also including the cemetery of the nobles and official officers which very rich with pharonic decoration, drawings and paintings.
Then you will be transfer to the last sight-seeing in that program where it`s Memphis City which was the 1st and oldest capital city of Egypt during ancient time which was the living city for Egyptian starting from 1st dynasty till 10th one which located at the eastern bank of the river Nile,it has some masterpieces butting them open air such as statues of king Ramsis 2nd and god Ptah ,goddess Sekhmet,baskets for burning the incense ,coffins and Egyptian calendar
Then Continue your Cairo Layover Tours to Visit Dahshur Pyramids where the 1st true pyramid have ever built by King Senfrue the founder of the 4th dynasty of pharonic period, at the beginning he made a Bent pyramid but he did the same trial again afterwards to make his tomb took the shape of the pyramid and he successes at the 2nd trial to make the 1st true pyramid in ancient time that was also known as the Red Pyramid. He also was the father of the king Cheops the owner of the Great Pyramid at Giza Then Continue your Cairo Layover Tours to
End your Cairo Layover Tours by a Visit to Giza Market where it`s a market place for the foreigners coming from many different places to sell their own products on it during Islamic empires time here in Egypt, but right now it become a touristic place which has a lot of shops selling the Egyptian souvenirs and also has a lot of coffee shops where you can take a rest on it after that lovely tour which serving Shisha.
Then you will be transferred Back to Cairo international airport for final departure
HIGHLIGHTS
• Tour Giza Pyramids & Sphinx
• Tour Sakkara area & Step Pyramid
• Tour Khan Khalili Bazaar
• Taste Egyptian Oriental Food
• Hassle free
• Private Guided Tour
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Qasr El Nil, Egypt
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PYRAMIDS MEMPHIS SAKKARA DAHSHUR PYRAMIDS & BAZAAR
Starts At 8:00 am or earlier with Pickup from Cairo international airport by our Expert Tour guide who will greet you with a sign shows our guest name on it then transfer in Private A/C Vehicle to Start your Cairo layover Tours Visit Giza Pyramids & Sphinx where you can see 9 pyramids at that sight, the most important one is the great pyramid of the king Cheops which considered as the highest pyramid have ever built in Egypt and one of the seven wonders of ancient Egypt, also you can see 9 pyramids at that area, Sphinx which represents king Kefren that his head as head of a human being and a body of lion’s animal, the valley kings which specialized for the high priest to make The mummification process of the king inside
Then Continue your Cairo Layover Tours to Visit Sakkara area where the first trial to build a pyramid shape tomb which coming by king Djosser the 1st user of limestone at this area it also known as Sakkara Pyramid or Step Pyramid ,you will also have a look at the specious court specialized for Heb-Sed celebrations for the king, this area also including the cemetery of the nobles and official officers which very rich with pharonic decoration, drawings and paintings.
Then you will be transfer to the last sight-seeing in that program where it`s Memphis City which was the 1st and oldest capital city of Egypt during ancient time which was the living city for Egyptian starting from 1st dynasty till 10th one which located at the eastern bank of the river Nile,it has some masterpieces butting them open air such as statues of king Ramsis 2nd and god Ptah ,goddess Sekhmet,baskets for burning the incense ,coffins and Egyptian calendar
Then Continue your Cairo Layover Tours to Visit Dahshur Pyramids where the 1st true pyramid have ever built by King Senfrue the founder of the 4th dynasty of pharonic period, at the beginning he made a Bent pyramid but he did the same trial again afterwards to make his tomb took the shape of the pyramid and he successes at the 2nd trial to make the 1st true pyramid in ancient time that was also known as the Red Pyramid. He also was the father of the king Cheops the owner of the Great Pyramid at Giza Then Continue your Cairo Layover Tours to
End your Cairo Layover Tours by a Visit to Giza Market where it`s a market place for the foreigners coming from many different places to sell their own products on it during Islamic empires time here in Egypt, but right now it become a touristic place which has a lot of shops selling the Egyptian souvenirs and also has a lot of coffee shops where you can take a rest on it after that lovely tour which serving Shisha.
Then you will be transferred Back to Cairo international airport for final departure
HIGHLIGHTS
• Tour Giza Pyramids & Sphinx
• Tour Sakkara area & Step Pyramid
• Tour Khan Khalili Bazaar
• Taste Egyptian Oriental Food
• Hassle free
• Private Guided Tour
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
starts At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel in Cairo/Giza By Emo Tours guide to Start your full day tour visiting Giza Pyramids where you Visit the Great Pyramids – Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephren Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx – The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza Egypt
The only completely preserved portrait of the king is a three-inch high ivory figurine found in a temple ruin of a later period at Abydos in 1903. All other reliefs and statues were found in fragments, and many buildings of Khufu are lost. Everything known about Khufu comes from inscriptions in his necropolis at Giza and later documents. For example, Khufu is the main character noted in the Westcar Papyrus from the 13th dynasty.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Khafre’s Pyramid, Al Haram, Giza Egypt
Khafre’s pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, the Sphinx temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple yielded several statues of Khafre. Several were found in a well in the floor of the temple by Mariette in 1860. Others were found during successive excavations by Sieglin (1909–10), Junker, Reisner,
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Menkaure Pyramid, Al Ahram, Giza 11511 Egypt
Menkaure’s pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple, and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple once contained several statues of Menkaure. During the 5th Dynasty, a smaller ante-temple was added on to the valley temple. The mortuary temple also yielded several statues of Menkaure.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
then look at the Sphinx – The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Al Giza Desert, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Visit Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Memphis and Sakkara, Saqqara 12919 Egypt
Then you will be transfer to the last sight-seeing in that program where it`s Memphis City which was the 1st and oldest capital city of Egypt during ancient time which was the living city for Egyptian starting from 1st dynasty till 10th one which located at the eastern bank of the river Nile,it has some masterpieces butting them open air such as statues of king Ramsis 2nd and god Ptah ,goddess Sekhmet,baskets for burning the incense ,coffins and Egyptian calendar
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pyramids of Dahshour, Giza Egypt
Visit Dahshur Pyramids (Bent and Red Pyramids) Dahshur area is a royal necropolis located in the desert on the West Bank of the Nile approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) south of Cairo. It is known chiefly for several Pyramids, two of which are Among the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613–2589 BCE
Duration: 1 hour
