Excursion to Memphis and Dahshur Pyramids from Cairo is a...
Duration
1 Days
Location
Egypt
Starting From
EGP 3,458
Availability
Flexible Dates
Private air-conditioned transfers
Professional local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Flexible pace and photo stops
Historical landmarks
Cultural sightseeing
Overview
Excursion to Memphis and Dahshur Pyramids from Cairo is a day trip to visit Red pyramid and Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, Ancient Memphis city monuments and the colossal statue of Ramses II and the hugest alabaster sphinx.
Our excursion to Memphis city will start with early pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
Our guide meet you at the reception of your hotel and then transfer to Ancient Memphis known now as village of Mit Rahina.
Here we will have a look at the Open Air Museum exhibits and visit the most famous monument of the area, the Colossal Statue of Ramses the II.
Then back to our comfortable van and move to Dashur.
Dahshour lies 2 km from the South Saqqara pyramid area and contains 5 pyramids.
The 1st is that of Sesostris III (Senusert 1840 BC), then the stone pyramid of Amenemhet II (1900 bc) follows that of Amenemhet III.
After that 2 pyramids of Snefru known as Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid.
Not all pyramids in Dashur are well preserved.
On the east side of Dashur is the pyramid of Amenemhet III known as the Black Pyramid.
We will visit the Bent or South Pyramid, the 1st pyramid in Egypt to begun as a true one.
The Red or North Pyramid is known due to the colour of limestone used in its construction; it is the 2nd largest pyramid in Egypt with original height of 105 m.
We will also enter inside the Red Pyramid to explore it.
At the end of the tour transfer back to Cairo to your hotel.
Itinerary
Day 1
07:00 Transfer from your hotel to Memphis
Day 2
08:00 Memphis city tour
Day 3
09:00 Ramses II colossus visit
Day 4
10:00 Transfer to Dashur
Day 5
10:30 Dashur pyramids exploration
Day 6
11:00 Visit inside the Red Pyramid
Day 7
13:00 Back to your hotel
Highlights
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