Saqqara, Dahshur, and the Giza Pyramids
Start your ancient Egypt tour with pickup at 8:00 am from your hotel and drive to Saqqara, the City of the Dead, home to the famous Step Pyramid of Djoser, the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty, around 2630 BC, for King Djoser.
Continue to Dahshur, where the first true pyramid was built by King Senefru, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty, followed by visits to the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid.
Then head to the Great Pyramids complex, which comprises three pyramids: the Pyramid of King Cheops, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and still intact; the Pyramid of King Chephren; and the Pyramid of King Mykerinus.
Climb up to the Giza Plateau to witness the panoramic view of all three pyramids together, then move on to see the Great Sphinx of Giza, a mythological creature with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion. It lies at the foot of the pyramids, dates from the time of Chephren, and was discovered in 1912.
After the tour, get escorted back to your hotel.
