Day 01
Pick up
Meet your Tour guide at the lobby of your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Egypt · Archaeology
Giza Pyramids, Memphis and Sakkara Pyramids Private Day Tour
The journey
Trip highlights
- 01 Visit the Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx, and Valley Temple
- 02 Explore Memphis, the ancient capital of the Old Kingdom
- 03 See Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser
- 04 Enjoy a camel ride near the Giza Pyramids
- 05 Travel with a private Egyptologist guide
- 06 Lunch at a local restaurant included
- 07 Private hotel pickup and drop-off from Cairo or Giza
Discover some of Egypt’s most iconic ancient sites on this private full-day tour from Cairo or Giza. With an Egyptologist guide, explore the Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and the Valley Temple, then continue to Memphis, the ancient capital of the Old Kingdom, and Saqqara, home to the famous Step Pyramid of Djoser.
Along the way, enjoy a camel ride near the pyramids, lunch at a local restaurant, and the comfort of private transport with hotel pickup and drop-off included. This is a great choice for travellers who want to combine Egypt’s best-known monuments with deeper archaeological history in a single day.
Along the way, enjoy a camel ride near the pyramids, lunch at a local restaurant, and the comfort of private transport with hotel pickup and drop-off included.
From the itinerary
At a glance
What this trip includes
Duration
8 Hours
Tour type
Private
Activity level
Easy
Accommodation
Included
Transport
Included
Wheelchair access
Not applicable
Cities
Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Memphis
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Day by day
The itinerary
Day 02
Giza Pyramids and The Great Sphinx
- Pyramids of Giza
- Stop: 3 hours - Admission included
Your first stop will be Giza, where you can explore the Giza Pyramids and famous Sphinx. Then enjoy an adventurous 15 -minute camel ride in the desert. then head to the Panoramic area where you can see all the pyramids together
Day 03
Great Sphinx
- Great Sphinx
- Stop: 30 minutes - Admission included
Afterwards , continue on towards the Great sphinx , the Sphinx has the head of a pharaoh with a lion body. and dated back to the time of Khephren this Sphinx was made to Guard the pyramid of King Chefren , Next , Visit the Valley Temple which belonged to the Pyramid of Chefren the temple acted as a place to mummification process of the kin before burial . then head to Memphis the oldest Capital .
Day 04
Memphis City
- Memphis City
- Stop: 60 minutes - Admission included
The oldest structures in Cairo date back only to the last couple of centuries BC during Greco-Roman period; however, on the fringes of the city stand the Giza Pyramids, some of the oldest structures on Earth. Despite their proximity to Cairo, the difference in age between the pyramids and the city itself are proof of their different histories. The pyramids at Giza and elsewhere in the desert near Cairo are a part of the legacy of an older city and civilization that fell into decline long before Cairo was founded. This civilization named this area Memphis, which was the seat of power to the Old Kingdom (2686—2181 BC) of Ancient Egypt, home to the pharaohs that raised the pyramids.
Day 05
Saqqara
- Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
- Stop: 90 minutes - Admission included
Saqqara is one of several other notable necropolis sites near Cairo that offer impressive sights and hold great archaeological significance. In fact, Saqqara may hold more interest to archaeologists than Giza. The huge site hosts burials dating from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom up through the Greek Period of Egyptian history. The most famous structure by far at Saqqara is Djoser’s Step Pyramid. Dating from the 3rd dynasty (2667—2448 BC), it was the first all-stone complex ever built on earth. It also displays an important architectural innovation for the construction of the Giza Pyramids and other later pyramids in the 4th dynasty and later. Djoser’s pyramid was the first to use multiple mastabas (rectangular tomb structures) stacked on top of one another to form a step pyramid. This construction set the stage for the smooth sides of the Giza Pyramids and the smaller 5th and 6th dynasty pyramids that are found at Saqqara and other sites nearby, such as Dahshur and Abu Sir.
Day 06
Lunch at Local restaurant
Day 07
Return
You'll return to the starting point
The route
Where you'll travel
The fine print
Trip details
What's Included
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- Local Lunch
- 20 Minutes Camel Ride around the Giza Pyramids
- Entry/Admission - Pyramids of Giza Area
- Entry/Admission - Sphinx
- Entry/Admission - Mit Rahina Museum (Memphis )
- Entry/Admission Sakkara area
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission Inside the Great Pyramid Buriel chamber
- Airports / Airport hotels Pick up and drop off will be with a supplement of $10 Per person.
Logistics
Meeting & route
Meeting point
Pickup service provided.
Tour start
Pickup service provided.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey
Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided..
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