6-Hour Sightseeing Tour of Saqqara from Cairo
Highlights
Cairo, Saqqara
archaeological, museums, sightseeing
Private Tour
6 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Discover pyramids, ancient tombs and other sites in the Sakkara area, including the Step Pyramid, Pyramid of King Unas and Museum of Imhotep. Also, see the Pyramid of King Titi, Tomb of Vizier Kagemni and the burial place of Apis, and learn about their history in this 6-hour tour!
Itinerary
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Tour of Sakkara
In the morning, your private tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo by our deluxe A/C car or van and take you o the World of Pharaohs and listen to their stories.
Sakkara features numerous pyramids, including the famous Step Pyramid of King Djoser, the oldest pyramid in Egypt and its beautiful temple, columns way and the house of the north and the south. See the pyramid of King Unas, famous for its amazing texts inside it and the small pyramid of King Titi. Also, see other magnificent painted tombs of the high officials in ancient Egypt like the tomb of Vizier Kagemni with its unique decorations and scenes and the ancient doctor Ankhmahor's tomb. You will also see the most beautiful monument of Meriruka, the largest of the Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqara.
Visit also tombs of the Nobles with its coloured scenes like the two brothers Niankhnom and Khnomhotep and Irukaptah with its famous scenes of daily life activities in ancient Egypt.
Head to the Museum of Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian architect who built the step pyramid. The museum contains six large halls full of masterpieces from the Saqqara area.
Finally, it's time for a very unique visit to the Serapeum! A new experience to walk through a long tunnel under the ground. It was a burial place of Apis, sacred bulls with many huge ancient sarcophagi.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
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