Tour to Giza pyramids Saqqara and Dahshur with sound Light Show
Overview
All of the great Egyptian pyramids are located near Cairo, and they are almost all concentrated in the south of Cairo, about 60 km away, specifically towards the west of the left bank of the Nile River. Burials to the west were linked to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, which you can learn about from our guides. The pyramids are distributed within a group of large cemeteries, which are spread across the various areas of Cairo from north to south. These areas include: Abu Rawash, Giza, Zawyet El-Aryan, Abu Sir, Saqqara, El-Litch, and Dahshur. It's worth noting that there are 54 royal pyramids... We've taken you on a trip to the pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur to witness the development of these pyramids before they reached their current form.
The Saqqara Necropolis is the only cemetery in Egypt containing monumental tombs dating back to the early days of Egyptian history. It also houses numerous important artifacts from the Greek and Roman periods.
Explore the daily life of an ancient Egyptian through your visit to Saqqara. Recreation in ancient Egypt took many forms. These included feasting, hunting, and fishing. They went sailing on the Nile and enjoyed music and dancing. Games included board games, ball games, and tug-of-war. We discover all of this through the inscriptions of tombs and temples.
All of the great Egyptian pyramids are located near Cairo, and they are almost all concentrated in the south of Cairo, about 60 km away, specifically towards the west of the left bank of the Nile River. Burials to the west were linked to ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, which you can learn about from our guides. The pyramids are distributed within a group of large cemeteries, which are spread across the various areas of Cairo from north to south. These areas include: Abu Rawash, Giza, Zawyet El-Aryan, Abu Sir, Saqqara, El-Litch, and Dahshur. It's worth noting that there are 54 royal pyramids... We've taken you on a trip to the pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur to witness the development of these pyramids before they reached their current form.
The Saqqara Necropolis is the only cemetery in Egypt containing monumental tombs dating back to the early days of Egyptian history. It also houses numerous important artifacts from the Greek and Roman periods.
Explore the daily life of an ancient Egyptian through your visit to Saqqara. Recreation in ancient Egypt took many forms. These included feasting, hunting, and fishing. They went sailing on the Nile and enjoyed music and dancing. Games included board games, ball games, and tug-of-war. We discover all of this through the inscriptions of tombs and temples.
Inclusion
- Soft drinks and bottled water.
- All applicable taxes are included in the prices.
- All Cairo Trips include shopping trips in Cairo. (When asked).
- Cairo Top Tours organised a contemporary, air-conditioned car.
- The day excursion includes admission to the archaeological sites.
- An Egyptologist guide who speaks English will be with you the entire day.
- Transportation is provided every day from any hotel in Cairo or Giza as part of Cairo Day Tours.
Exclusion
- Tipping.
- Drinks during meals are not included.
- Our program does not list the entrance to the Great Pyramid.
- Peak seasons, such as Egypt's Christmas and New Year's or Easter excursions, do have prices.
Itinerary
Our representative will be in front of the gate with our driver to transport you. You'll visit the following with us:
The Pyramid of Khufu, the interior walls of which are decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions that depict various historical events, as well as aspects of the ancient Egyptian religion. This will allow you to recognize some of the hieroglyphic symbols, some of whose words we still combine with Arabic, as the Egyptian dialect is a mixture of Arabic and hieroglyphics...
See the famous Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Great Sphinx, it is said to represent the sun god Hor-em-Akht, as evidenced by the temple facing the statue where religious rituals were performed. This has remained firmly entrenched in the minds of Egyptians throughout their history, as they considered it a statue of the god Hor-em-Akht (Horus on the horizon), an image of the god Atum, one of the most important idols in Egyptian mythology and the largest Egyptian god, the sun at sunset.
After visiting the Pyramids area, we will head to a local restaurant for a delicious Egyptian lunch... Enjoy with us the blend of cultural heritage and rich food diversity.
Then we move to the Saqqara area and enter through a surrounding wall. The wall has 14 false doors and a single true door. These mock doors will allow souls to enter and exit freely. The Saqqara necropolis is the only necropolis in Egypt that includes tombs from the beginning of Egyptian history and also includes many antiquities from the Greek and Roman periods. Enjoy entering the Pyramid of Onas, the first pyramid to contain pyramid texts. Explore the interior of the Pyramid of Onas and Teti.
We will visit the Dahshur area to learn about the curved pyramid, also known as the southern pyramid and also the northern pyramid built by Sneferu, and during his reign, new innovations were introduced in the construction and design of the Egyptian pyramids, and among the most important of them was the construction of the first complete pyramid in the history of Egyptian architecture, the North Pyramid or the Red Pyramid in the Dahshur region, which preceded the Great Pyramid of Giza for his son King Khufu, but it was less than it in height. We'll bring the sound and light show at the pyramids and then we'll take you to your hotel
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Saqqara is a very old place in Egypt that is south of Cairo. It used to be where the ancient Egyptians buried their important people. There is a really old pyramid there called the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Saqqara is also a really big place where people study and find old things from a long time ago.
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