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Explore Egypt’s earliest pyramid fields on this private day tour from Cairo. Discover the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, marvel at the Red and Bent Pyramids of Dahshur, and visit the ancient capital of Memphis with its colossal statues. Includes hotel pickup, guide, and entrance fees.
Travel back more than 4,600 years as you leave modern Cairo behind for the cradle of Egyptian architecture and kingship.
Your private Egyptologist guide will meet you at your hotel and escort you in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle to your first stop:
Stand before the world’s first stone pyramid, built for Pharaoh Djoser by his legendary architect Imhotep. This step pyramid predates the Great Pyramid by nearly 100 years and marks the beginning of monumental architecture in Egypt. Explore the burial complex, temples, and courtyards surrounding the pyramid.
Next, head to the quiet, open desert of Dahshur, where Pharaoh Sneferu’s architects experimented with new pyramid designs. See the unusual Bent Pyramid, with its dramatic angle change halfway up, and the Red Pyramid — Egypt’s first true smooth-sided pyramid, considered the prototype of Giza.
You’ll even have the chance to enter the Red Pyramid if you're feeling adventurous (included).
Finish your day at the Open-Air Museum of Memphis, once the capital of Lower Egypt and the seat of power long before Cairo. Admire the colossal fallen statue of Ramses II, the elegant alabaster Sphinx, and fragments of ancient temples scattered across this atmospheric archaeological park.
After exploring these timeless sites, your guide will return you to your hotel in Cairo, enriched with the origins of Egypt’s pharaonic glory.
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