Pyramids tour to Giza, Sakkara and Dahshur
Pyramids tour to Giza, Sakkara and Dahshur
Pyramids tour to Giza, Sakkara and Dahshur
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The Pyramids of Giza
The Knick Pyramid at Dahshur
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara
Learn interesting facts about the development of pyramid building. Study all the building techniques Egyptian builders may have used in building the pyramids, the relationship between the pyramids' location and the astronomical constellation, enigmatic secrets of the pyramids, and more.
Around 9 a.m. we will pick you up from the hotel in Cairo and drive to Saqqara to visit the step pyramid, the oldest stone structure in human history.
Then we drive on to Dahshur and get an answer to the question of why King Snefru had a bent pyramid built and why his master builder was commissioned to build the very first real pyramid in the immediate vicinity.
After that we have our lunch
Now comes the culmination of the day; we visit the world famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mekerinios.
Itinerary
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Includedthe step pyramid, The architect Imhotep created for his ruler from about 2650 BC. a tomb in the form of a staircase to heaven. Today the building is 62.5 meters high and is the only one of the pyramids that does not have a square floor plan. The term step pyramid refers to a pyramid-like building with a stepped cubature. Djoser's Sufen pyramid was the first attempt to build a pyramidPyramids of Dahshour
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Knick Pyramid was built in the time of King Snefru and this was the second attempt to build a real pyramid. As the third highest pyramid in Egypt, the Pyramid of Snofru is one of the most impressive Egyptian sights today. Since the pyramids of Dahshur were in a military restricted area for a long time and were only opened to the public in the mid-1990s, they are still relatively unknown and still an insider tip among Egyptian sights.Pyramids of Giza
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe pyramids are certainly the most spectacular evidence of a high culture on the Nile. Landmark that you must know The Pyramids of Giza are among the seven wonders of the ancient world The Pyramids of Giza are over 4,500 years old and are therefore among the oldest and most well-known structures in the world. In the Nile Valley, these architectural contemporary witnesses of Egyptian high culture attract a large number of international visitors.
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