1-Day Giza, Saqqara and Dahshur Tour with Egypt's Earliest Pyramids

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx
• 02 Marvel at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara
• 03 Spend time at the Imhotep Museum
• 04 Admire the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid of Dahshur

Sign up for this full-day tour to Giza and witness the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, along with the Great Sphinx, before continuing to Saqqara to see Egypt's oldest pyramid, the Step Pyramid, and the Imhotep Museum. The tour also takes you to Dahshur, home to Egypt's famous Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid.

Stop at the Imhotep Museum to see treasures found in Saqqara's underground tombs, including the oldest mummy, dating back 4,200 years and still in perfect condition today.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur

Languages Arabic, English, Mandarin

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Explore Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur

• Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Giza.
• Visit the pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Macarinos, dating back 4,500 years.
• See the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple, the mummification temple.
• Head to Saqqara, the oldest cemetery of ancient Egypt, which is more than 4,800 years old.
• Visit the Step Pyramid, the first pyramid ever built in history, taking you back 4,700 years.
• Stop at the Imhotep Museum to see treasures found in Saqqara's underground tombs, including the oldest mummy, dating back 4,200 years and still in perfect condition today.
• Witness one of the high officials' tombs and see the amazing carvings on the walls, dating back 4,300 years.
• Proceed to the two pyramids of Dahshur: the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. These are the second and third pyramids of Egypt after the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, the first pyramid of Egypt.
• Travel back to Giza after the tour.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• All transfers by private, modern A/C car

• Professional English-speaking Egyptologist tour guide

• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sights

• Pick-up from and drop-off at your hotel

What's Not Included

• Lunch

• Entrance fees to special places such as inside the Great Pyramids, the Mummies Room in the museum, and the Solar Boat Museum in the pyramids area

• Pick-up or drop-off at Cairo Airport

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Giza, El Omraniya, Egypt

Tour start

Al Haram, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.