Prepare for your tour of the Giza Pyramids. Before meeting up with your certified tour guide to start your first day of Cairo excursions, have breakfast at the hotel. Today, we'll visit the old kingdom necropolis in Saqqara and the Giza Plateau, as well as the first capital of Egypt, which stood there around 5000 years ago.
Start your tour at the Giza Pyramids to see the impressive buildings that the great pharaohs of Egypt's 4th dynasty, Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus, built. Your tour guide will go into detail about the construction of the pyramids, including which King Cheops owned the largest. Continue to the high plateau where you can ride a camel inside the Giza Pyramids (optional), and your guide will take stunning photos to preserve the memory of these unforgettable days.
We will visit the Valley Temple, which is a part of King Chephren's funerary complex and is most likely where his body was mummified before burial. We will also see The Great Sphinx, a 73-meter-tall man-headed lion sculpture.
The Step Pyramid, which was built by renowned architect Imhotep for his king, Djoser of the 3rd dynasty, is the oldest stone pyramid in Egypt. Your driver will take you to Saqqara Necropolis, about 45 minutes outside of Cairo, to see it. The construction of the pyramid marks a turning point in the evolution of the royal burial tombs.
We have the option of visiting the pyramid of Teti, who ruled the nation during the sixth dynasty, and his son-in-law's tomb, Kagemni, one of the most impressive tombs of the nobles due to the abundance of offerings and hunting acenes engraved on its walls and the fact that they have remained remarkably well-preserved to this day.
Transfer to Memphis, now called Mit Rahina, to see the open-air museum with its incredible artifacts, particularly the alabaster sphinx of Memphis and the enormous statue of Ramses II, the legendary pharaoh of the new kingdom and owner of the stunning Abu Simbel Temples in Aswan.
Transfer back to your hotel and overnight.