Saqqara & Giza Pyramids Tour with Camel Ride

The step pyramid at Saqqara is the first one ever built, and you walk inside a complex made entirely of limestone.

A full-day tour of Egypt's pyramid sites combines the Giza plateau and the Saqqara Complex with a professional guide, a 30-minute camel ride, lunch at a quality restaurant, and hotel pickup. The tour skips the line at both sites and includes an air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water, and all fees and taxes. A live guide speaks English or Spanish depending on your choice.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Giza and Saqqara Pyramids

• Visit Giza pyramids and Sphinx
• Enjoy 30 minutes camel ride
• Lunch in quality restaurant
• Visit step pyramid at Saqqara complex
• Drop off at hotel

The Experience

Six to seven hours takes you through two of Egypt's most significant pyramid sites in a single day. The itinerary starts at the Giza plateau, where you see the great pyramids and the Sphinx, then moves to a panoramic viewpoint for photographs before heading to the camel ride. After 30 minutes on camel, you drive to the Saqqara Complex to visit the step pyramid—the first pyramid ever built—and walk through the limestone structures that make up the whole site. Lunch at a quality restaurant sits between the two main stops, so the day breaks naturally.

An air-conditioned vehicle and a professional guide in English or Spanish handle the route and the timing. Skip-the-line entry means you move straight through both sites without waiting at the gates. The guide explains what you are standing in front of—the engineering, the history, the scale—rather than leaving you to puzzle it out alone. Hotel pickup is included, so the day starts without arranging your own transport to the first site.

All fees, taxes, bottled water and lunch are part of the package, so no surprises arrive at the end of the day. Infants sit on an adult's lap; the physical demands suit all fitness levels. If you want to go inside a pyramid rather than walk around it, that is a separate arrangement outside this tour.

What’s included

• The tour includes all fees and taxes.
• lunch at a quality restaurant.
• a 30-minute camel ride on the Giza plateau.
• skip-the-line entry at both the Giza plateau and the Saqqara Complex.
• an air-conditioned vehicle.
• a professional guide in English or Spanish.
• bottled water.
• and hotel pickup (in the private full-day option).

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Kiya Egypt tours

Is this one for you?Book the private full-day option if your hotel is your starting point and you prefer one guide handling transport and entries; choose car-and-guide-only if you can meet us at the site and want to manage your own lunch stop.

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Top questions

How long does the camel ride last on this tour?

The camel ride on the Giza plateau lasts 30 minutes and is included in the tour itinerary.

What is the step pyramid at Saqqara, and why does it matter?

The step pyramid at Saqqara is the first pyramid ever built in history. The entire complex is made of limestone, and you walk through it as part of the tour.

Does the tour include lunch, and where do you eat?

Yes, lunch at a quality restaurant is included and happens between the Giza plateau and the Saqqara Complex stops, depending on which option you choose at checkout.

Will I have to wait in line at the pyramids?

No. Skip-the-line entry is included, so you move straight through both the Giza plateau and the Saqqara Complex without waiting at the gates.

Is hotel pickup included in this tour?

Hotel pickup is included in the private full-day all-inclusive option. The car-and-guide-only option does not include pickup, so you arrange your own transport to the meeting point.

What language does the tour guide speak?

The professional guide speaks English or Spanish; you choose which language when you book.