Giza Pyramids and Saqqara Day Tour from Luxor

You will enjoy the trip to Cairo from Luxor by flight, as soon as you confirm the pick-up time with our tour operator, our Cairo Top Tours representative will meet you at your hotel in Luxor to begin one of the best Cairo day tours, so you will be transferred to Luxor International Airport to catch your domestic flight departing from Luxor to Cairo. Your private tour guide will meet you upon arrival at Cairo International Airport to start your Egypt Day Tours and excursions from Luxor to Cairo.

First, you will be guided to see the Pyramids in Giza, those gigantic structures of King Cheops, also known in the ancient Egyptian language as Khufu, are the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in Giza and considered one of the oldest seven wonders of the world, also the second pyramid built by king Chephren which still retains some ruins of the outer casing material at the top, also, you will have entrance tickets to king Chephren.

and the last pyramid built for King Mycerinus then proceeds to see the Great Sphinx which is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human to symbolize the power and intelligence of the ancient Egyptians.

then, you will be transferred to see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser and one of the most exceptional buildings on the planet at Sakkara, the most extensive archaeological site in Egypt, to learn about the construction of pyramids in ancient Egypt.

Saqqara contains antique grounds of Egyptian tombs and pyramids, The Djoser Pyramid or the step pyramid, the pyramid of Unas, the tomb of Idut, and many historic locations, The Djoser Pyramid at Saqqara is considered the oldest man-made monument in the world, built entirely of stone (King Djoser belongs to the third dynasty). The pyramid was built for the Pharaoh Djoser by his chief architect, Imhotep, and is made up of six mastabas. then you will visit the tombs of the nobles of Saqqara.

continue our tour in Saqqara, you will visit the tomb of Serapeum, The Serapeum is a series of underground tunnels and chambers, and you have an entrance ticket to this place, inside the Serapeum, there are long tunnels, each of which leads to a large chamber that contains a sarcophagus made of granite or basalt. These sarcophagi were used to hold the mummified remains of the Apis bulls, which were considered sacred in ancient Egyptian religion. The tunnels were also decorated with paintings and inscriptions that depict the rituals and ceremonies associated with the Apis bulls.

Finally and at the end of your Egypt Day Tours, you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for the flight back to Luxor, where we will meet you and take you back to your hotel in Luxor.