10-Hour Cairo Highlights Tour with Sakkara, Memphis and Museum

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Discover the Pyramid of Zoser at Sakkara, the first pyramid built in Egypt
• 02 Visit Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt
• 03 Explore Cairo's historic religious complex at Al Fustat
• 04 See the Hanging Church, Abu Serga Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, and Amr Ibn El Ass Mosque
• 05 Visit the Egyptian Museum to admire its handmade treasures, golden mask, and precious stones

Enjoy a guided excursion through some of Cairo's most important ancient and religious landmarks. Visit Sakkara to see the Pyramid of Zoser, the first pyramid built in Egypt, then continue to Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt. Explore Cairo's historic religious complex, including Abu Serga Church, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, and Amr Ibn El Ass Mosque. Complete your experience at the Egyptian Museum, where you can discover Egypt's history through its handmade treasures, golden mask, and precious stones.

Drive directly to Sakkara to discover the first pyramid in Egypt, belonging to King Zoser, and enter the pyramid of King Titi.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Memphis

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Cairo, Sakkara, Memphis and Religious Landmarks Tour

• Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up from the airport in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• Drive directly to Sakkara to discover the first pyramid in Egypt, belonging to King Zoser, and enter the pyramid of King Titi.
• Visit Memphis, the first capital of Egypt, founded by King Mena.
• Continue downtown to the religious complex, where you can find the oldest church, the Hanging Church, which was built above the Roman towers. Close to that is Abu Serga Church, where the Holy Family rested. Then visit Ben Ezra Synagogue and Amr Ibn El Ass Mosque, the first mosque in Egypt and Africa. All these elements were founded in the first Islamic capital of Egypt and Africa, called Al Fustat.
• Explore the finest arts of mastery by visiting the Egyptian Museum, and also discover the golden mask and the most famous precious stones.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Entrance fees for all the sites mentioned
• Egyptologist tour guide
• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Bottle of water
• Lunch in a tourist restaurant
• Pick-up and drop-off from the customer's location
• All services and taxes
• Everything mentioned in the itinerary

What's Not Included

• Drinks in the restaurant
• Any optional items not mentioned
• Tipping

What to bring

• Casual clothes
• Flexible shoes
• Hat
• Sunglasses

Know before you go

• Please note that your tour guide will be with you everywhere.
• On this tour, you can enjoy a camel ride in the desert (excluded), sunset sailing for one hour (excluded), and a visit to the papyrus factory, which produced the first paper in the world.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

The customer's location

Tour start

Al Giza Desert, Giza Governorate 3352001, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.