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Private Saqqara & Memphis Tour
Pair of women with pyramid in the background in Memphis
Temple in Saqqara
Private Saqqara & Memphis Tour

From Cairo: Small Group Saqqara & Memphis Tour

By Intrepid Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 290 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Exploration of Saqqara's legendary pyramids & necropolis
  • Chance to see the world's oldest stone building complex
  • Memphis, the ancient capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt
  • Insight into Egypt’s history & customs with a local guide
  • This tour is organized and led by a B-Corp certified company

Activity location

  • Cairo
    • Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Pharaohs Hotel, 12 Lotfy Hassouna, St, Dokki, Giza Governorate
    • 12 Lotfy Hassouna Ad Doqi A
    • Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt

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Explore Saqqara & Memphis from Cairo
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00
Price details
RM 290.45 x 1 AdultRM 290.45

Total
Price is RM 290.45
Until Tue, 26 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Saqqara and Memphis
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees to Saqqara and Memphis
  • What's includedWhat's includedRoundtrip transportation to and from central Cairo
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive tour commentary provided in English
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and beverages
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Children 5 and younger are not allowed.
  • Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked tour start time.

What you can expect

Travel back through the sands of time as you venture south of the city, leaving the modern urban landscape behind to explore the less-touristed burial grounds and striking pyramids of Saqqara as well as the ancient city of Memphis.

Meet up with your guide in central Cairo and hop in a comfortable vehicle for the ride south to Saqqara, the desert necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. Hear how this inconceivably old complex of tombs and pyramids were designed by Imhotep for King Djoser around 2650 BC, and admire the stepped Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest known complete stone building complex in the world.

Study other, smaller pyramids from the 5th and 6th dynasties, and listen as your guide describes the significance of this site, which continued to be used for burials and cult ceremonies even after being eclipsed by the pyramids at Giza and the Valley of the Kings in Thebes.

Next, journey to the ancient capital itself—Memphis. Learn about Lower Egypt and the Old Kingdom of Egypt, and hear about life in the city, which thrived as the Ancient Egyptian capital until about 2200 BC. Roam the open-air archaeological site to see the UNESCO World Heritage-listed ruins, scoping out the remains of monuments like the Great Temple of Ptah before making your way back to Cairo.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCairo
    • Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPharaohs Hotel, 12 Lotfy Hassouna, St, Dokki, Giza Governorate
    • 12 Lotfy Hassouna Ad Doqi A
    • Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt