US$119

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Half-Day Saqqara and Memphis Tour

Saqqara and Memphis tour for a half-day the secrets of ancient Egypt in the largest archeological site through this amazing Saqqara and Memphis Tour for a Half-Day. Collection from the hotel. Discover the secrets of ancient Egypt in the largest archeological site through this amazing Saqqara and Memphis Tour for a Half-Day. Collection from the hotel. Transferring with a private tour guide to Saqqara and Memphis A half-day tour takes you to the Step pyramid complex, the Imhotep museum, the nobles’ tombs, the Unas pyramid, and Memphis, where you can see the Ramses II colossus and the Alabaster Sphinx in the open-air museum there. After that, we drop off at the hotel.

Tour Itinerary

After breakfast or lunch, you will be picked up by a private Egyptologist tour guide to start your trip to Saqqara. You will visit the Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser, the largest monument in Saqqara, and tour the Imhotep Museum, dedicated to the architect of the Step Pyramid, the first pyramid ever built in the history of humanity.” Proceed to the noble tombs of Ka-Gemini and get inside the pyramid of Titi.

The Ancient capital city

Continue your tour to Memphis, the capital city of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom, and visit the open-air museum to see the colossus of King Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx.

Transfer you back to the hotel and drop you off.

Saqqara Archeological Site

Saqqara is the largest ancient site in Egypt, featuring 28 pyramids, numerous ancient tombs and temples, and the largest underground Serapeum, which serves as a tomb for the bull god Serapis.

Imhotep Museum

It is a small Museum that accommodates pieces collected from the Saqqara site. The Museum is about and named after Imhotep, the architect who built the Step Pyramid complex, which is the oldest stone structure in the history of humanity. Imhotep was a genius and was later identified as the god of medicine by the Greeks in Egypt.

The Step Pyramid Complex

It is the funeral complex of King Djoser the founder of the 3rd Dynasty. The complex features the Step Pyramid, the House of the North, the House of the South, the Southern tomb, and the HepSet courtyard.

The Noble Tombs & Titi Pyramid

The tomb of Ka-Gemini, a nobleman from the old Kingdom. The tomb’s walls are covered with daily life scenes from ancient Egypt, and it is rich in details and info about ancient Egyptian life. We will get inside the Pyramid of Titi to see one of the earliest versions of the Book Of the Dead.

Tour Inclusions

Door-to-door transfer
All tours and services
Private Egyptologist tour guide
Mineral bottled water
Lunch
Air-conditioned transportation
Entrance fees

Tour Exclusions

Tour Highlights

Saqqara Archeological Site
Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser
Imhotep Museum
Pyramid of King Titi
Tomb of Noble Kagemni
Memphis open-air Museum

Prices

Price is quoted per person in USD

2-4 people 119$ USD
5-9 people 99$ USD
10-15 people 79$ USD

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Notes: Child pricing applies to children who share rooms with their parents (Max 2 Children in one Room)

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