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Giza Pyramids Tour: Explore Sphinx, Saqqara, Dahshur
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Giza
Embark on a private full-day tour of the iconic Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur. Explore ancient wonders, ride camels, and capture unforgettable photos.
Embark on a private full-day tour of the iconic Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur. Explore ancient wonders, ride camels, and capture unforgettable photos.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pyramids of Giza - Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza, or from the airport, to begin your tour of The Giza Pyramid Complex, also known as the Giza Necropolis. This site is located on the Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt, and includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along…
- Pyramids of Giza - Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza, or from the airport, to begin your tour of The Giza Pyramid Complex, also known as the Giza Necropolis. This site is located on the Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt, and includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. These were all constructed during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The site also features several cemeteries and the remains of a workers’ village. It is situated at the edge of the Western Desert, approximately 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) west of the Nile River in Giza, and about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southwest of Cairo’s city center. Visitors can also enjoy camel rides here.
- Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) - Cheops is the Greek name for King Khufu, the second pharaoh of the 4th dynasty of Ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom Period. The 4th dynasty is often referred to as the ‘golden age’ of the Old Kingdom, primarily due to the enormous size and quality of the pyramids constructed during this era. Starting with the pyramids built by Khufu’s father, Sneferu, at Dahshur, the 4th dynasty pyramids were larger and more sophisticated than any others built before or after.
- Khafre’s Pyramid - Khafre (c.2558–2532 BC), known to the ancient Greeks as Khefren, was a son of King Khufu (Cheops), the builder of the Great Pyramid. He constructed the second pyramid complex at Giza, positioning his tomb on slightly higher ground, making it appear as tall as his father’s. Standing at 143.5 meters in height, his pyramid is only slightly shorter, yet remains a remarkably impressive monument. Its core masonry consists of blocks of local limestone.
- Menkaure Pyramid - Menkaure (known as Mykerinos to the ancient Greeks; c.2532–2503 BC) built the third of the three large Giza Pyramids. He was likely the son of Khafre (Khefren) and the grandson of Khufu (Cheops). With a base area less than a quarter of the other pyramids and an original height of 65 meters, Menkaure’s pyramid is the smallest of the three. This reduction in size is attributed to several factors, including the limited space available on the Giza Plateau.
- Great Sphinx - You will have a close-up view of The Sphinx, the legendary guardian that stands by the vast funeral complex with its lion body and the head of King Chephren. This is a perfect spot to capture amazing photos of yourself with the Sphinx in various amusing poses.
- Memphis and Sakkara - Next, you will visit Memphis, an ancient Egyptian city and a World Heritage Site, founded in 3200 BC by King Narmer. It served as the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom (dynasties 3-6) and was a period when the god Ptah, the deity of craftsmen and architects, was worshipped.
- Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids - You will also visit the Step Pyramid built for King Djoser, which plays a significant role in the evolution of pyramid construction, transitioning from the simple mastaba to its widely recognized form.
- Pyramids of Dahshour - Finally, you will visit the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid. You can also enter the Red Pyramid before your guide concludes the tour by dropping you off at your hotel or the airport.
What's Included
- Pick up & drop off
- Air Conditioned private vehicle
- Egyptologist Guide
- Lunch in a high quality Restaurant (option 1)
- Entry Fees (option 1)
- Private Transportation
- Pick up & drop off
- Air Conditioned private vehicle
- Egyptologist Guide
- Lunch in a high quality Restaurant (option 1)
- Entry Fees (option 1)
- Private Transportation
What's Not Included
- Entry inside any pyramid requires seperate ticket
- Entry inside any pyramid requires seperate ticket
Additional Information
Start your day with your guide picking you up from your pick up location then go ahead to Giza where you will enjoy visiting the Giza pyramids Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos . You will also enjoy riding camels if you like with extra fees . Also we will have a close-up look at The Sphinx that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the…
Start your day with your guide picking you up from your pick up location then go ahead to Giza where you will enjoy visiting the Giza pyramids Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos . You will also enjoy riding camels if you like with extra fees . Also we will have a close-up look at The Sphinx that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren and it’s the place where you can have an amazing Pictures for yourself with the Sphinx in many Funny Positions then you will have lunch in a high quality restaurant also You will visit Saqqara . you will visit there the Step Pyramid which is built for king Djoser then You will visit Dahshur with its Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid .you can also enter the Red pyramid then You will visit Memphis which is the ancient capital of Egypt then you will be dropped off your hotel/airport.
Location
Pyramids of Giza
Al Haram Str.,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(22 Ratings)
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Arocamorag
Jan 7, 2024
A perfect option for discovering the Egyptian landmark monuments - The private tour was great, Medhat is a knowledgeable and kind guide who showed us around and explained us the story of every site, while leaving us some time explore by our own. He also adapted the route as we were tired from the trip. I can only recommend him.
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Mrmrk2023
Nov 6, 2023
Nice trip - This was a very wonderful experience for me and my wife. we enjoyed our tour in Giza pyramids , Sakkara , Memphis and Dahshur . Guide Medhat is so knowledgeable , excellent & funny and driver ali is amazing . Thanks so much . This company is highly recommended . They keep checking on us that everything is going well .
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826logana
Oct 9, 2023
First time in Egypt - It was my first time to visit Egypt and I can’t describe how much I love this country. Pyramids and Sphinx are such amazing discovery. I wanna thank our guide yossef for everything he did.
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Estroka77
Mar 2, 2023
Such an experience! - Excellent communication skills, great places and great views of nature and what attracted us most was the friendly guide.
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Mrmrk2023
Mar 2, 2023
Excellent Tour to the Pyramids - Amazing day with our guide mido and driver Mohamed thanks Pharaohs tour for the great Excellent Tour to the Pyramidsservice we have a nice time . We liked the Pyramids so much. Guide Mido explains everything about the pyramids and he kept sure that we understood everything.Thanks a lot.
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Mrmrr2022
Mar 2, 2023
Amazing tour - Amazing day with our guide Sameh and driver Motaaz . The pyramids and the Sphinx were great . We made a tour also to Memphis , Dahsur and Sakkara as well. Thanks Pharaohs tour for the great service and lowest price .
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J9335fmamyt
Feb 16, 2023
Excellent - Today I went on the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis and Dashur tour. My tour guide and driver was well time to start the tour in the morning as the guide came for me in the hotel, we started our adventure first with the Giza Pyramids and I have to say tv does not do it justice. They’re amazing and the tour guide was very knowledgeable about the places we visited. Be warned that going into the pyramid the large one can be very tight space and can feel a little claustrophobic. However after I went onto a camel ride which was very good as you see the pyramids from a different perspective and the camel guide was very kind to take pictures. After, I went to the Sphinx where the tour guide told me knowledge on the lion body and man face statue as a man there took pictures of me with the great Sphinx that looked like I was kissing it. The tour guide and driver was very courteous, kind and answered any questions that I had. When we had finished the Sphinx we went to a bazaar where I had purchased a cartoushe made of silver at s reasonable price. When we finished there, the driver took us to Saqqara in which it was the steps pyramids and what can I say? Amazing. When I had finished with that, the tour guide took me to a homemade carpet shop which someone from there explained about the carpets and was very courteous a must see. When I had finished my tour guide and driver took me to the Dashur pyramids where I got some pictures and one of the pyramids 2 step one was broken however it looked great as my tour guide took pictures of me in front of the pyramid. Soon after we went to Memphis before going back to the hotel. I have to say, seeing the big Rameses the 2nd statue is a very big eye opener on the size of the statue and the detail of him being in his war armour as my tour guide gave information about him as we looked around taking pictures before going back to the car to head to the hotel.
The tour guide and driver I highly recommend (I’m bad with remembering names) they were very knowledgeable, courteous and made you feel at ease and the operator of the whole tours that I’ve had with Egypt Tours is great with communication and helping you see the most of the experience. Thank you.
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Hn7r
Mar 21, 2023
Decent - Tour was good, hard to understand the guide. Not so much a problem but definitely makes it hard to understand some of the information about the pyramids at times. What we didn’t like was when we were around the sphinx, he called over a “friend” who scammed us. He got the guy to take pictures of us in front of the sphinx, then the guy tried to get money from us. We didn’t have any Egyptian pounds on us as we didn’t plan on paying another guy to take pics for us.. so I gave him the 10$ Canadian I had in my wallet. He saw the 15$ Great Britain pounds in there as he made sure we were tipping him well, and asked for that too. We felt like we had to give him everything in my wallet to get him to leave us alone. The pics were weird and we didn’t keep 99.9% of them. There was a random couple in every pic standing right beside us that completely took away from them, and we feel scammed from the whole thing. The tour itself was decent though and he didn’t mind skipping certain things like, part of the tour brings you to a jewelry shop (no thank you), and a papyrus paper place (already did that) so that was nice to skip. We really just wanted to see the pyramids. Be prepared though, if you aren’t aware, you have to drive quite far between each pyramid and will be in the car for better part of the day. Also, be aware that the washroom facilities you stop at along the way don’t have toilet paper most of the time and you have to tip a guy standing outside each one for “cleaning and Kleenex to dry your hands”.. overall we are happy but feel like they should never have asked that guy to take our pictures. Really took away from the experience
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Finnishtraveller56
Nov 8, 2022
Good start to our holiday - The pick-up from the hotel was timely, and the tour was really good. There was some flexibility according to our wishes. Only drawback was that we had a bit of trouble understanding our guide's accent. Overall a very enjoyable tour.
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Sohan_p
Apr 10, 2024
Ok, with caveats - I would recommend this trip with a lot of caveats. The folks are punctual, and you can make your trip efficient by using their services. If I were to do the trip all over again, I would just hire the taxi service from these folks, and do rest of the trip on my own.
You can purchase your own tickets. the queues are not that long, or pick up the tickets online, ahead of time from the egyptian monuments website. Skip the lunch (if you are not a meat-heavy person). Skip the guide. The driver is as good as the guide.
Pros:
- The guide and the driver helped us navigate three pyramid complexes (nearly) and Memphis in a day. It would could not have been possible without the inputs. For that, we are grateful.
- Also, the most useful information was to skip the ticket to go into the pyramids at Giza, One can do an all inclusive ticket that includes a visit inside the Red Pyramid at Dahsur. And if going to Luxor and the Valley of Kings, you could get possibly the same experience. Plus save some time.
Not so nice things:
- The guide, Madhat was useful only in helping keeping time and quickly moving between locations. Do not expect any useful archaeological or historical information from him. Honestly, in the first five minutes, we realised this and tried to politely reduce his talking time. But he would not get the cue. At the Giza Pyramid complex, he began by stating that the pyramids were built '7000 years ago'. To be honest, there are multiple types of guides, and one cannot expect all of them to be rolled up into one. To be Egyptologist, one needs to put in years of study, and they would cost dearly. Expecting a truly qualified Egyptologist in this price is also unfair. He continued to dole out his fabricated information at the Sakkara complex. We were not experts on ancient Egyptian history, but we could spot incorrect or fabricated information pretty quickly. And that does not help much with establishing credibility for any other information being doled out.
- Importantly, our guide was more interested in taking us to a perfumery, a cartouche place, introducing us to free-lance photographers at the Giza pyramid complex (who was actually good), and then a carpet place. God knows what else, if we had not put our foot down. We did stop at the overpriced cartouche place and the perfumery (where we ended up buying perfumes), but the other two we refused. These services end up eating into your time that you could spend at the sites. Towards the end, there was no time to visit the Bent pyramid or the Black pyramid at the Dahsur, on account of him wasting our time with his side mini-scams.
- The lunch is Egyptian fare. Meat heavy, and was not to our liking. The sodas are overpriced (chargeable separately). And there is an introductory spectacle that was sprung on us, as soon as we stopped (outside of the Sakkara complex). And every single person expects tips. Kind of off-putting, but seems to be the traditional expectation from the tourists in this country.
- We tipped 200 EGP to the driver and 400 to the guide. In retrospective, and after touring the country, I think a bit much for the quality of guiding.
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