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Our representative will meet you in front of your hotel to come to visit the pyramids. First, you will see the Great Pyramid, which was built by Prince Ham Ionu, King Khufu's architect - a larger-than-life-size limestone statue of him is preserved in the Römer-Belisius Museum in Hildesheim, Germany. He sent priests and engineers to the city of Un to choose a name for the pyramid, and that name was: ‘Akhet Khufu’, which means “the horizon of Khufu”. It represents the horizon from which the god Ra will board the sun boats to sail and the stars will row for him.
You will also learn about the pyramid of King Khafre the design of this pyramid differed greatly from other Egyptian pyramids, as most pyramids had hidden entrances that were not visible to the viewer, but this pyramid, had two entrances from the northern side of the pyramid, both visible to the viewer and leading to the burial chamber, the height of the entrance was about 11 meters from ground level, the entrance leads to a descending corridor with a granite roof, and its slope angle is about 22 degrees.
After providing your guide with information about the Pyramid of Menkaure, we will learn about Egyptian culture by eating an Egyptian dish. You will be transferred to Saqqara necropolis, which includes about 13 pyramids, in which kings from the ancient era were buried, and citizens and senior officials were also buried there, starting from the ancient history of Egypt, whether (Pharaonic, Greek, and Roman), it also has several monasteries and the largest animal necropolis, and it is expected with the continuation of work in it to find human and animal tombs in all its parts in any period.
Enjoy a visit to Memphis that was enjoyed under the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty Memphis retained its cosmopolitan character, and at the beginning of the Roman era (1st century BC), Memphis was a regional capital celebrating its regional machinery, until the serious decay of the ancient city began after the advent of Christianity when fanatics defaced and destroyed the remaining pagan temples, and the decline of the capital continued, until it received the fatal blow during the Islamic conquest of Egypt in 640 AD. At the end of our amazing tour, you will be transferred to your hotel to rest.
