Your buffet breakfast will be prepared and served in the main restaurant at your hotel in Cairo then start your Cairo day trips. our accredited tour guide will pick up you to explore the Great Pyramids in Giza, starting with the pyramid of King Cheops, the greatest of all the Egyptian pyramids, it was built by the hands of 100,000 workers as expected by archeologists and historians.
The huge pyramid of king Chephren was built almost 20 years after the Great pyramids using millions of lime-stone blocks by the son and the heir of Cheops who belongs to the 4th dynasty Pharaohs, and the small pyramid of Mycerinus. And you will learn how pyramids were constructed by ancient Egyptians.
The high Giza plateau is the place where you will admire the scenic view of the whole necropolis with the chance to enjoy a camel ride around Giza Pyramids (optional activity) to capture some breathtaking photos with the help of your Bedouin guide.
Now you will go down to see the head of the king on a lion's body figure symbolizing a guardian to the pyramids standing behind, the old name of the Sphinx is unknown, and we believe the Greeks took the name sphinx from an old name most probably was Shipses-ankh, which means (the living image of a deity).
The Valley Temple of Chephren:
An incredible temple was built by the pharaoh as part of the second pyramid architectural complex for the mummification of the Pharaoh's corpse and it is considered the only valley temple that remains in Giza.
Enjoy a panoramic view of all the Giza pyramids together during your Egypt tours, and we will help you to take the most amazing pictures, you can visit the solar boat museum if you wish, but you will book an extra ticket on spot.
Stop to take a tasty lunch in a local restaurant, then proceed to Saqqara Necropolis, where you are going to see the famous Step Pyramid Complex, the tombs of the nobles during the Old Kingdom, and enjoy the fantastic color of the daily life scenes inside. Finally, you will have the chance to enter the pyramid of king Teti or the pyramid of king Unas.
Your last destination on this day is Memphis City, the capital of Egypt during the pyramids' building age for almost one thousand years, and it is considered a very important cultural and also religious capital of the Egyptian empire throughout the three thousand years of ancient Egyptian history, Upon arrival, you will visit the museum of Memphis to see the treasures of the ancient city including the alabaster sphinx and the huge statue of King Ramses ll.
We will transfer you back to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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