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In a modern and air-conditioned private car, you will be transported from your hotel or any location in Aswan to the Aswan airport for your flight to Cairo, where you will meet one of Cairo Top Tours' representatives. At this time, get ready to start one of the breathtaking excursions with one of our expert guides.
Saqqara will be our first place we will explore in our day. The archaeological area of Saqqara is part of the necropolis of Manaf, which includes a large number of ancient Egyptian monuments, among them the step pyramid of King Djoser, the oldest huge stone structure in the history of the Third Dynasty, the pyramids of several kings of the 5th and 6th Dynasties, including the pyramid of King Unas, the first to have his burial chamber inscribed in the pyramid texts, kings and high officials of the 1st and 2nd Dynasties, and a huge group of tombs of high officials of the Old Kingdom. It also includes tombs dating from the time of the first transition, passing through the tombs of individuals from the Middle and New Kingdoms. The area also includes the tomb of the sacred calf Abyss (Serapeum can be optionally added), which continued to be used from the 18th Dynasty until the Ptolemaic period. The area also includes Coptic monuments, such as the Monastery of St. Jeremiah.
Then we will explore Memphis is considered one of the major capitals of ancient Egypt. Its origins were associated with the establishment of unity between the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt during the days of King Mina, and it remained the capital of Egypt at the time of the Old Kingdom and the administrative and military capital at the time of the New Kingdom. The founder of the Old Kingdom is King Djoser, and its capital was in the city of Minaf. Other famous kings who ruled Egypt during this period are Sneferu, Khufu, Khafre, and Mankhaura.
During our excursions, we will have a delicious lunch in one of the good-quality local restaurants.
After that, we will continue our excursion with the visit of one of the important museums in Egypt, The Egyptian Museum Historical and tourist attraction in Cairo, is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and the first building in the world built as a museum. The idea to create it began in 1895, when the French architect Marcel Dorneo won the international competition to design the museum building, and the khedive Abbas Helmy II inaugurated it in 1902. In April 2021, the museum was the center of world attention when it bid farewell to 22 royal mummies to be transferred to its permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat in a solemn procession.
After a full day of sightseeing in Cairo, we will take you back to Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan.
