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Cairo Day Tours from Airport to Giza Pyramids, Memphis, and Sakkara

Price Starting From : $70

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Full-Day Tour to Giza Pyramids Memphis and Sakkara

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Tour from Cairo Airport to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, and Saqqara

Don't miss the chance to try one of our best tours in Egypt We will meet you at Cairo International Airport, then we will move to Giza the land of pharaohs. Enjoy our wonderful tour to the Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus, the Great Sphinx in Giza which is in the form of a pharaoh's head and the body of a lion along with the great Valley Temple of King Chephren, Memphis Necropolis with its open-air museum, Saqqara Step Pyramid of King Djoser which is the first pyramid to be built completely from stone. Then head to Dahshur to see the Red Pyramid, the largest pyramid after the Cheops and Chephren pyramids in Giza and considered the largest of the three major pyramids of Dahshur and the Bent Pyramid of Sneferu.

A creature that has the body of a lion and the head of a person or sometimes an animal {The Great Sphinx Of Giza Facts}. It is known for asking riddles to people and if they can't answer correctly, it eats them.

Looking for a great way to spend a day in Cairo? Check out our Cairo day tours! We offer a variety of tours that will allow you to see the best of what the city has to offer. From the Great Pyramids to the Egyptian Museum, there is something for everyone on our Cairo day tours. The largest of the pyramids at the Dahshur necropolis near Cairo, Egypt, is known as the Red Pyramid and is also referred to as the North Pyramid. The delightful, meticulously researched History of Egypt in Ancient Times is offered in Dominic's History of Egypt. the home of the pharaohs and the Egyptian capital at the start of the Old Kingdom and dynastic period.

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Inclusion

Transportation from and to Cairo Airport by Cairo Top Tours.
All tickets and the entrance fees during your tour to the Giza Pyramids area, the museum of Memphis, and Saqqara necropolis.
Oriental lunch meal in a good local restaurant.
In our Cairo Day tours, transportation is privately arranged by a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
An expert Egyptologist tour guide will be with you during your Cairo Airport Transit Tour.
Bottled water and cold drinks during Egypt Day Tours.
Shopping tours in Cairo. (upon your request).
All taxes & service charges are covered in Cairo Layover Tours to visit Giza Pyramids and Sphinx from Cairo airport.

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Any extra things that are not mentioned in the itinerary.
Entrance ticket to the Great Khufu pyramid in Giza from inside during Egypt tours.
Tipping is not included during your 1-day layover in Cairo.
Personal spending.
Beverage during meals.
Prices are applicable during Christmas and New Year tours in Egypt or Egypt Easter tours.

Itinerary

Your tour leader from Cairo top tours will meet you at the airport, and then you will join your tour guide to begin your Cairo Stopover Transit Tour.

After about one hour of driving, you will arrive at the world-known Giza Necropolis to see the Great Pyramid of one of the most powerful kings of ancient Egypt, King Cheops, the pyramid was built during his reign in the old kingdom of Egypt history (2700-2200 B.C).

Drive to the second pyramid of Chephren and get a full view of the insignificantly smaller pyramid that still retains part of the outer casing material at the top, then third pyramid here, or the smallest one was built for king Mycerinus who was the son of Chephren and belong to the same ruling family.

you will also visit the Great Sphinx. and the Valley Temple where the mummification process of king Chephren, owner of the Sphinx took place. Sphinx is a masterpiece of art, unique in size, one of the largest sculptures in the world that was carved from the bedrock, as it reached 73 meters in length and 20 meters in height.

Then you will be transferred to Saqqara to see the step pyramid Complex which is considered to be the first building in the whole world entirely made out of stone for King Djoser of the third dynasty of the old kingdom to receive more explanation from your guide about how the pyramids were built.

Continue your Cairo layover as your tour guide will give you the choice if you want to enter the pyramid of Teti, it might be a little claustrophobic, but it offers the visitors a very colorful interior if we compare to all the other pyramids that were built during the same epoch. You will also visit one of the tombs of the nobles in Saqqara, the tomb of Kagemni who was the husband of one of King Teti's daughters, inside the tomb, you will see a variety of daily life scenes from ancient Egypt like digging the agricultural land, harvesting, fishing, fowling and animal sacrificing, painted in brilliant colors on the walls and corridors of the tomb.

We will stop to enjoy your delicious lunch in a local restaurant. then, you will resume visiting the city of Memphis to see the open-air museum where the ancient capital of the first world-empire used to be, to see the alabaster sphinx, which is the second-largest among all the sphinxes in Egypt, and the tremendous broken statue of Ramses II.

At the end of your interesting Cairo Stopover Tour, your Egyptologist will take you back to Cairo International Airport.

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1 Person

$160 Per Person

2 - 3 Persons

$110 Per Person

4 - 6 Persons

$80 Per Person

7 - 10 Persons

$70 Per Person

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As you can see from our social media accounts, Trip Advisor, and YouTube videos, Egypt Tours has received a lot of positive feedback from customers who love their low-cost tours of Egypt with our experts who accompany them everywhere in Egypt to show them the history of each site they visit during their tours of Egypt and the Holy Land. As you can see from our social media accounts, Trip Advisor, and YouTube videos, Egypt Day Tour has received a lot of positive feedback from customers who love their low-cost tours of Egypt with our experts who accompany them everywhere in Egypt to show them the history of each site they visit during their tours of Egypt and the Holy Land.

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Yes, Egypt is generally considered a safe destination for travelers. The Egyptian government has taken significant measures to enhance security in tourist areas and major cities, and the tourism industry is closely monitored to ensure the safety and well-being of visitors. The country has a rich history and offers a multitude of archaeological wonders, cultural experiences, and natural beauty that attract millions of tourists each year.

If there will be between 6 and 48 hours between flights, eligible citizens are typically permitted to leave an Egyptian airport and travel to nearby locations. A transit visa is needed, nevertheless, if they will be in Egypt's airport for more than 48 hours or have a long layover.

Yes, without a doubt. Teynard observed every detail of the sand-covered body closely while taking pictures of the Great Sphinx.

Memphis was a very important city in ancient Egypt. It was where the kings lived and where the government worked. People also believed that it was a special place for the gods. Today, we can see many old things from that time, like temples. The most special temple is called the Temple of Ptah in Mit Rahina.

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