Your day tour to Saqqara Pyramid, Memphis, and Dahshur will begin by visiting Saqqara necropolis. Saqqara is a very large open air desert area, and there is a lot of walks. It's about one hour driving from Cairo and about a half hour driving from Giza Pyramids. Saqqara is located in a country area so you will have ...
Your day tour to Saqqara Pyramid, Memphis, and Dahshur will begin by visiting Saqqara necropolis. Saqqara is a very large open air desert area, and there is a lot of walks. It's about one hour driving from Cairo and about a half hour driving from Giza Pyramids. Saqqara is located in a country area so you will have a good chance to enjoy the modern Egyptian country side where you will learn about the local customs and traditions of Egyptian peasants.
Saqqara is a very rich archaeological necropolis where you will see the Funeral Complex of King Djoser including his Step-Pyramid; the oldest pyramid in Egypt. At Saqqara you will also see one or more (depending on time) of the Nobles' tombs. It shows the beauty and excellence of the ancient Egyptian art on their walls and gives an insight into the daily life of the Pharaonic period. The walls of these tombs are covered by beautiful scenes in colored high relief of the daily life of ancient Egyptians.
The last thing you will see in Saqqara is the Pyramid of King Teti (6th Dynasty, 23rd c. B.C). It's a small pyramid of limestone in a very bad condition as it looks like a shapeless mound of rubble. Despite the fact that the pyramid itself looks in bad shape and not very attractive to go into but when you go inside it you will be surprised by its marvelous decorations. The inner chamber's walls are covered by a beautiful hieroglyphic inscription written in vertical columns, these are the famous religious texts known as the Pyramids Texts.
In the second step of Saqqara Pyramid, Memphis, and Dahshur tour will be to Memphis. It's an open-air museum built on the ruins of the ancient City of Memphis, the oldest capital of ancient Egypt (3100 B.C). There, you will see a big collection of antiques especially the colossal of King Ramses II, carved of one block of limestone weighing about 80 tons and measuring about 12 m high. You will explore the famous Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis, in addition to many other monuments.
The final destination of your day tour to Sakkara Pyramid, Memphis and Dahshur will be in Dahshur. It is a large open-air desert area like Saqqara and also was a royal necropolis in ancient time. There you will see the two pyramids of King Senefru, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid the red one is considered the first true pyramid built in ancient Egypt. The two Pyramids are in very good condition and the Red one is open for the visitors and you can go into it. Dahshur is about 20 minutes driving from Saqqara.