In the early morning, relish your hotel's delicious breakfast in Cairo. Following your meeting with our trained tour guide to begin your journey to the Giza pyramids, we will take you to the following historical sites:
The Giza Necropolis's Great Pyramid of Cheops
4500 years ago, during the Old Kingdom, the Great Pyramid was constructed. On our Egypt safari tours, you will have some free time to explore the magnificent building if you so like or to snap pictures of it while your tour guide explains its history.
King Chephren's Second Pyramid
The second ruling son of Cheops, Chephren, erected a pyramid in Giza that was respectfully a little bit smaller than that of his father. additionally to the well-known Sphinx, the biggest sphinx in Egypt.
The royal pyramid's third structure:
Last but not least, you will be able to see the smallest royal pyramid in Giza, which was constructed for King Mycerinus of the 4th dynasty, from above the high plateau, where you will have the possibility to snap stunning images while riding a camel around the Giza Pyramids.
The Great Sphinx of Giza
It was fashioned from a single stone, measuring 73 meters in length, to resemble a lion with a human head, intelligent like a person, and as powerful as a lion. It served as a protector for the whole necropolis.
Valley temple:
The Valley temple, which is among Egypt's oldest and is situated directly in front of the Sphinx, was primarily constructed to carry out the ceremony known as the opening of the mouth for King Chephren so that his Mummy might eat, drink, and communicate normally in the afterlife.
Memphis City:
You will travel for approximately 35 minutes to Memphis, the oldest capital city of the Egyptian kingdom, where you may discover the riches and masterpieces that have survived from that period since King Menes united the two territories 5000 years ago.
Saqqara:
Travel to Saqqara Necropolis, one of the richest and oldest archaeological sites in the world, which has several Mastaba tombs for prominent officials, aristocrats, and nobles as well as the ancestors of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Saqqara Necropolis is home to 11 royal pyramids. You will view the Step Pyramid, which is the first pyramid and was constructed for King Djoser by the renowned architect Imhotep.
The trip includes a stop at the entrance to the Teti pyramid, which is covered on the interior with hieroglyphs and Cartouches of the Kings, which are oval or elongated structures that contain a collection of Egyptian hieroglyphs (symbols), often those that denote a king's name and title. We'll also take you to one of the aristocrats' tombs, which was fashioned like the Mastaba tomb and adorned with vibrant representations of everyday life in ancient Egypt.
You may now relax and have lunch in a local restaurant in the town of Saqqara before we go to Memphis, which served as Egypt's capital during the Old Kingdom and a crucial city during the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom.
After finishing your exciting tours in Giza, we will take you back to spend the night at your hotel in Giza.