Half-Day Tour to Saqqara & Memphis

While many visitors to Egypt focus solely on the Giza Pyramids, this half-day tour takes you to the lesser-known pyramids. Skip the hassle of negotiating transport and gain insights from an Egyptologist as you start the tour of Saqqara. First, visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first stone complex in history. Then, see the Pyramid of Unas, famous for its pyramid texts. Next, head to the Open Air Museum of Memphis, featuring a giant fallen statue of Ramses II. After the tour, you'll be transferred back to your place of stay in Cairo.

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• Convenient pickup and drop-off from locations throughout Cairo and Giza.
• Visit Ancient Egyptian Capital, the first complete pyramid in Saqqara
• Explore the pyramids at Saqqara with an Egyptologist guide.
• Visit the site of Memphis, the capital of Old Kingdom Egypt.

Description

Our Egyptologist will pick you up from your place of stay in Cairo to start your tour to Saqqara, first you will visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser which is the focal point of a huge complex commissioned by King Djoser of the third dynasty and believed to be the first complex built entirely of stone in the history of the world, then you will visit the Pyramid of Unas, which is renowned for its interior that is decorated with the pyramid texts that appear for the first time in the history of ancient Egypt.

Next you will be transferred to Memphis to start your visit to the Open Air Museum of Memphis, the only remaining evidence of Memphis is this noteworthy open-air museum, built around a magnificent fallen colossal limestone statue of Ramses II.

After the end of your tour you will be transferred back to your place of stay in Cairo

Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo
• All transportation by private air-conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fees to the mentioned sites (Standard Entrance Tickets)
• Private Egyptologist

Not included

• Any meals
• Tipping and items of personal nature
• Any services not stated in the itinerary

Bring along

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Bottles of water
• Sunglasses
• Camera 
• Head-wear. 

Requirements

• All Travelers Passports 

Important information

• You should Book this tour 2 days before the tour starts time.