Day Trip to Giza Pyramids, Memphis, Saqqara, and Dahshur from Port Said
Overview
The starting place of your tour will be from Port Said, and then the journey will take you to the Pyramids, Memphis, Saqqara and Dahshur—a place that you will visit as a living history of Egypt. After which, you will be taken to the Giza Plateau, where you will see three pyramids called Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure, together with the most famous Sphinx.
And then the next stop would be Saqqara to see the popular Step Pyramid, whose appearance is that of a mastaba structure. Later still, you will be advanced to Dahshur for the Bended Pyramid and Red Giant Pyramid, the latter of which the inner royal graves may also be accessed. Following this, you will be introduced to the Memphis City Museum, which is an open-air museum filled with several historical items that have been excavated from the ancient civilization of Memphis.
The starting place of your tour will be from Port Said, and then the journey will take you to the Pyramids, Memphis, Saqqara and Dahshur—a place that you will visit as a living history of Egypt. After which, you will be taken to the Giza Plateau, where you will see three pyramids called Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure, together with the most famous Sphinx.
And then the next stop would be Saqqara to see the popular Step Pyramid, whose appearance is that of a mastaba structure. Later still, you will be advanced to Dahshur for the Bended Pyramid and Red Giant Pyramid, the latter of which the inner royal graves may also be accessed. Following this, you will be introduced to the Memphis City Museum, which is an open-air museum filled with several historical items that have been excavated from the ancient civilization of Memphis.
Inclusion
- Pick up from Port Said and drop off after the Pyramids Tour.
- Private, air-conditioned car provided for all the shore excursions.
- A professional English-speaking guide will be provided during the tours in Egypt.
- Entrance fees to the given sites are paid for.
- Delectable lunch at a local bistro during the shore excursions.
- Fresh bottled water and soft drinks will be offered during the visit to the Giza Pyramids.
- Clients can ask for shopping tours in Cairo and these shall be organized.
- All service charges and taxes are included.
Exclusion
- Any extras not mentioned in the tour itinerary.
- Tipping.
- Prices also apply during Christmas and New Year tours in Egypt or Egypt Easter tours.
Itinerary
Your tour guide will meet you at the cruise ship in Port Said for the beginning of your full-day tour.
The Giza will be the first stop, including the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. Drive on to the Valley Temple, where the priests prepared the body of King Chephren for burial, and get acquainted with the Sphinx, a figure with a lion’s body and the head of Chephren.
You will be served lunch at a nearby restaurant, and then you will continue to Sakkara, which is situated only 27 km away from Cairo towards the south. Here you will visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the first of its kind constructed above ground back then—a departure from enclosing in simple mastabas to actual pyramids.
Then, you proceed to the Dahshur Pyramids, home to the famous Bent and Red Pyramids located some forty kilometers southeast of Cairo within the premises of similar royal tombs. These pyramids are among the oldest structures in Egypt and are considered to be some of the biggest and almost intact ones.
The last place to tour will be Memphis City, which long was used as the capital of Egypt. City in which there is an erect statue of Ramses II and the Great Alabaster Sphinx dated back from 3100 B.C.
Finally, after the tour, you will be returned to your cruise at Port Said.
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