Private Day Trip: Giza Pyramids, Memphis, Dahshur & Saqqara Pyramids

Royal tombs from Khufu's giant monument to a stepped Saqqara design

Stand before the Great Pyramids of Giza, get a close look at the Sphinx, then head out to Memphis, the old capital of Egypt, to see Ramses II's colossal statue. This private day tour around Cairo, with your own guide, also covers Dahshur's Bent and Red Pyramids and Saqqara's Step Pyramid, built for King Zoser.

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Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Giza, Memphis, Dahshur and Saqqara

• Pickup from hotel in Cairo/Giza
• Visit Great Pyramids of Giza
• See Valley Temple and The Sphinx
• Explore Pyramid of Khafre
• Explore Pyramid of Menkaure
• Visit Memphis City and see Ramses II statue
• Visit Dahshur Pyramids
• Visit Saqqara Step Pyramid
• Explore Pyramid of Unas
• Explore Pyramid of Teti
• Visit Mastaba of Ti
• Optional: Lunch at local restaurant
• Transfer back to hotel

Stops and time spent at each 10 stops

1. Great Pyramid of Giza 30m
2. Pyramid of Khafre 30m
3. Pyramid of Menkaure 30m
4. Great Sphinx of Giza 30m
5. Memphis 1h
6. Dahshur lake 1h
7. Saqqara 1h
8. Pyramid of Unas 30m
9. Pyramid of Teti 15m
10. Mastaba of Ti 15m

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• Guide on site.
• Private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers.
• Local Egyptian lunch at local restaurants, when selected.
• Entry fees.
• Bottled water.

Times

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• Every day 08:00

Information

You walk among Giza's Great Pyramids, see the Sphinx up close and tour Saqqara's Step Pyramid with a private guide, entry fees included.

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Audio guide English, Spanish and Arabic

Meeting point and pickup You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 1,850 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you can type in your address. See the exact addressSee the pickup points

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Ages Adult (12 and older) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (under 6): free

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Low physical effort Infant seats available Public transport nearby Not recommended during pregnancy Not recommended with heart problems Not recommended with back problems

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The experience

The day begins at Giza, where you stand before the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos. Your guide leads you to the Valley Temple, the place where priests mummified the body of King Chephren, and then to a close-up look at the Sphinx with its lion body and the head of the king. The pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, each with its own valley and mortuary temples, fill out the morning around you.

From Giza you move on to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, where you find the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx. You have about an hour there, and the city dates back to 3100 BC. Then comes Dahshur, a royal necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, where the Bent and Red Pyramids rise among the oldest and best preserved in Egypt.

Saqqara closes the day. The Step Pyramid built for King Zoser shows how the pyramid grew out of the simple mastaba, and the pyramid of Unas holds Pyramid Texts, spells for the king's afterlife, cut into the walls of its subterranean chambers. You then explore the chambers and corridors of Teti's pyramid and finish at the Mastaba of Ti, where the walls show scenes of everyday life.

Top questions

Can I be picked up at my hotel?

You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 1,850 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you can type in your address.

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Arabic.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (under 6): free.

Can I go inside the pyramids on this trip?

Entry fees are covered at every stop, from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Mastaba of Ti. At Teti's pyramid in Saqqara you explore its chambers and corridors.

Is lunch part of the Giza and Saqqara day?

Only when lunch is in your booking. Then it is a local Egyptian lunch at local restaurants.

How do I get between the sites?

All transfers between the sites are made in a private, air-conditioned vehicle of the latest model.

In what order are the sites visited?

The day starts at Giza, then goes to Memphis and Dahshur, and finishes in Saqqara.

How much time is spent in Memphis?

About one hour is spent there, to see the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx.

Can I see the Sphinx up close?

Yes, the day includes a close-up look at the Sphinx at Giza, beside the Valley Temple.

Operated by Emo Tours Egypt. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.

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