After enjoying your first buffet breakfast at the hotel, your certified tour guide will meet you to begin your Cairo adventure, starting with a visit to the Giza Pyramids.
Your tour of the Giza Pyramids will ignite your curiosity about ancient Egypt, with your guide on hand to answer all your questions as you stand near the Great Pyramid of King Cheops. This impressive 146-meter-high structure was built during the Old Kingdom's Fourth Dynasty by one of Egypt's greatest rulers, King Cheops (Khufu), son of Snefru, who also constructed four remarkable pyramids. Cheops was the father of Chephren, who built the middle pyramid at Giza, still retaining its outer casing at the top, and the grandfather of Mycerinus, who constructed the smallest yet equally significant pyramid you’ll see from the plateau. If you wish, you can opt for a camel ride around the Giza Pyramids to fully appreciate the magnificence of this land of the pharaohs.
Next, you'll visit the Valley Temple of King Chephren, where his royal body was mummified for the afterlife, and see the iconic Sphinx, symbolizing strength and wisdom, with its lion's body and human head.
The journey continues to the Saqqara Necropolis, which predates the Giza Necropolis by 200 years. Here, you'll explore the Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser from the Third Dynasty and the Pyramid of King Teti, who ruled during the Sixth Dynasty before the First Intermediate Period. You'll also get to admire the intricate ancient Egyptian art in the tomb of Kagemni, the vizier of Justice and son-in-law of King Teti.
Finally, you'll visit the site of Egypt's most ancient capital, now known as Mit Rahina, an open-air museum displaying fascinating artifacts from the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. You'll see the alabaster sphinx of Memphis, the second-largest in Egypt, and the massive statue of Ramses II, one of the most influential kings of the 18th Dynasty.
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