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Private Tour of Giza and Sakkara: Experience Ancient Egyptian History and Camel Riding

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Saqqara

Embark on a private tour of Giza and Sakkara to explore ancient Egyptian history, visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and enjoy a thrilling camel ride at Giza.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids - First we drive to Sakkara, south of Cairo. Sakkara was the vast necropolis of the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis, and is home to the nation’s oldest pyramid. Here you the chance to visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, which is the first Pyramid built and it is the world’s oldest stone structure. We visit Imhotep Museum and Tombs of Mereruka and Kagemni.
Memphis and Sakkara - We drive to Memphis, the capital of the ancient kingdom and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt. Here we visit the mostly open-air Memphis Museum and see the fallen statue of Ramses II..
Pyramids of Giza - We drive to Giza and first enjoy a camel ride around the Pyramids. Then visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mycerinus and the enigmatic Sphinx.

What's Included

Private transportation
Camel ride at Giza for 30 minutes
Bottled water
English Speaking Egyptologist tour guide
Hotel pick up and drop off (Central Cairo or Central Giza)
Main entrance tickets to the mentioned sights
In-vehicle air conditioning
Lunch

What's Not Included

Gratitudes

Additional Information

This is a private tour, including the main entrance tickets to the sights, lunch in a local restaurant and a camel ride at Giza.
In the morning pick up from your hotel in Cairo and enjoy a visit to Sakkara. Here you have the chance to visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, which is the first Pyramid built and it is the world’s oldest stone structure. Later we drive to Memphis, the capital of the ancient kingdom and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt. Here we visit the mostly open-air Memphis Museum and see the fallen statue of Ramses II.. We break for lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon we drive to Giza and enjoy a camel ride. Then visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mycerinus and the enigmatic Sphinx. After the tour transfer back to your hotel.

The duration of the tour is 6-8 hours including time to lunch and travel

Location

Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids

Al Giza Desert,

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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May 27, 2024

Superb experience - We had a really good day visiting sakara , Memphis and Giza pyramids .Sakara is a great site and really worth the visit .The tour guide Rasha Madany was really kind to us and very informative about the sites .The camel ride was a unique experience that we really enjoyed.They bought all the entrance fees for us in advance so we avoided all the crowds . totally recommended