2 Days Trip to Giza, Dahshur, Saqqara , Lahun, and Medium Pyramids

This two-day private tour with Cairo Top Tours will provide you a unique experience in Cairo from Sharm el Sheikh. Your trip will be filled with worthwhile experiences that will take you to one of Cairo's main attractions.

You will enjoy exploring the Pyramids of Giza, one of Egypt's most famous archaeological sites, which includes the pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty kings Khufu, his son Khafre and grandson Menkaure, as well as the famous Sphinx. Each king's pyramid contained a collection of pyramids, including the queens' pyramids and a tiny structure that the monarch regarded as theological. a valley temple from which an ascending path, whose sides are carved with scenes of daily life, led to an upper temple known as the funerary temple, and inside these temples the priests performed funerary and burial rituals for the deceased king. The area formerly housed the boats of Khufu, known as the Boats of the Sun, which were recently moved to the Great Egyptian Museum when it opened.

We'll also go on a special trip to the archaeological site of Dahshur, where the pyramids of the Old and Middle Kingdoms' rulers were constructed on this hill. The most well-known of these are the two pyramids of King Sneferu, the first king of the Fourth Dynasty, a partially broken pyramid, and another complete pyramid, known as the Red Pyramid, located one kilometer north of the first pyramid.  Additionally, there are pyramids from the Middle Kingdom, including the poorly preserved pyramid of King Amenemhat II, the pyramid of King Senwosret III, This is surrounded by the princesses Sat Hathor and Merit's graves, as well as King Amenemhat III's ill-preserved Black Pyramid, which is located near King Sneferu's southern pyramid.

During our two-day trip, you can visit Saqqara, and the archaeological area of Saqqara is part of the necropolis of Manaf, which includes a large number of ancient Egyptian monuments, including the listed pyramid of King Djoser, the oldest massive stone structure in history, from the Third Dynasty, the pyramids of several kings of Dynasties V and VI, the most important of which is the pyramid of King Onas, the first to inscribe his burial hall with the text of the pyramids, Dynasty I and II kings and senior officials, as well as a sizable collection of Old Kingdom high official tombs. 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 Apis (Serapeum), which continued to be used from the 18th Dynasty until the Ptolemaic period.

After that we will accompany you to the pyramid of Sinfro, the first king of the 4th Dynasty (circa 2613-2589 BC), chose Meidum as the site for his royal tomb, and what we see today is very different from the original monument, initially built as a step pyramid and later transformed into a full pyramid with polished sides.

We will also be able to visit the pyramid of Al-Ahun, where King Senwosret II of the Twelfth Dynasty built the pyramid with adobe bricks, on a natural elevation of the rock, and then the building was covered with limestone, which disappeared over time, and the pyramid had two entrances from the southern side through two wells outside the pyramid itself. The Valley Temple was built in front of the center of the pyramid's eastern facade, and a small mud-brick pyramid was found that may have been dedicated to one of his wives. and on the southern, eastern, and western sides of the pyramid there are traces of more than 40 trees that were planted around it, Furthermore several monuments were discovered surrounding the pyramid, including as the necropolis, the Lahun workers' settlement, the tomb of Princess Sat Hathor Ionet, the tomb of pyramid engineer Enbi, and terraces for the burial of members of the royal family.