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In the morning we begin our tour with the first area chosen by the Egyptians to build a pyramid. Built by Imhotep, Imhotep is among the few non-royal Egyptians who were deified after their deaths, and until the 21 Century, he was one of nearly a dozen non-royals to achieve this status.
Djoser (c. 2670 BCE) was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Egypt and the first to build in stone. He was considered the founder of the third dynasty and the Old Kingdom. Prior to Djoser's reign, mastaba tombs were the customary form for graves: rectangular monuments made of dried clay brick which covered underground passages where the deceased was entombed.
Since the Saqqara area is teeming with explorations, your tour will include entry to the pyramids of Teti and Unas to see the pyramids. Your trip will also allow you to see some of the mastaba of Unas’ judges and ministers, such as the mastaba of Inferet and Kagmene Nkawasse.
After this intense journey, you will need a hearty meal to fuel your energy and complete the funerary complex of the Giza Pyramids. You will visit the first pyramid. Pyramid's name in ancient Egyptian language: Akhet Khufu Axt xwfw: the Horizon of Khufu.There have been varying scientific and alternative theories regarding the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction hypotheses are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.
Then your guide will take you to the second pyramid. The simplicity of the chamber passage system may reflect the builder's experi ence of facing in building chambers high in the body of the pyramid. The pyramid was built on a square ground plan of side 215 m. rising to a height of 143.5 m (471ft) with an angle 53-10.
The last major pyramid of Giza was built for Menkaure, son of Khafre, sixth ruler of the Fourth Dynasty. It is the smallest of the three pyramids of Giza and shows the beginning of the decline in workmanship in the Egyptian pyramid building. The level of detail is not as high as it was on the previous pyramid. The mass of the pyramid represents only about 1/10th of the mass we find in the Great Pyramid. It occupies a mere quarter of the area covered by Khafre and Khufu's pyramids.
Now it's time to relax, see this history and consolidate your knowledge while you relax for an hour in a felucca on the Nile.Following that, we transport you to your preferred location within Cairo or Giza.
