Day Tour Memphis Sakkara and Dahshur

Egypt Ancient Treasures are uncountable. Today, we will go a little bit south to Cairo to visit first Ancient Egyptian Capital, the oldest complete stone building complex known in history was built, the Pyramid of Djose in Saqqara and Launched the profound era of pyramids In fact, Saqqara Necropolis is lying on a sea of Ancients Egyptian treasures and the discoveries have no end: Our Egyptologist will guide you to some tombs belonging to the nobles of the past. They show the beauty and excellence of Ancient Egyptian art on their walls and give an insight in the daily life of Ancient Egypt

The city of Memphis is 20 km (12 mi) south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile was the ancient capital of Lower Egypt. The ruins of ancient Memphis have yielded a large number of sculptures representing Rameses II. Within the museum in Memphis is a giant statue of him carved of monumental limestone, about 10 meters in length? The place is thickly surrounded by lush palm groves and bushes, isolating the site of the old city from modern civilization

Continue driving to the recent opened area for visitors called Dahshour that was also a royal necropolis and includes a the Bent Pyramid that was the first attempt at building a smooth sided pyramid, but proved to be an unsuccessful build due to the miscalculations made on the structural weight that was being placed onto the soft ground (sand, gravel, and clay), which had a tendency to subside, causing the angle of the pyramid to be off and achieving the name “the Bent Pyramid

What is included in the tour

• Transfers from your hotel by an air conditioned vehicle.
• Private guided with an expert Egyptologist.
• Water as per consumption.
• All required entrance fees.
• Camel ride.
• Lunch at local restaurant.

What is NOT included in the tour

• Any sites not stated in the program.
• Gratuities.
• Camera tickets.
• Personal expenses.
• Extra Entry Ticket to inside one of the Pyramids.
• Extra Optional Tickets at Saqqara (such as Tomb of Mereruka, Serapeum, etc.,)