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Private Pyramid Excursion: Giza and Sakkara Tour with Lunch from Alexandria
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Bab Sharqi
Embark on a private pyramid excursion from Alexandria to Giza and Sakkara. Explore the iconic Giza Pyramids, including the Great Sphinx, and learn about their fascinating history. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant before visiting Sakkara and Memphis City. Return to Alexandria at the end of the tour.
Embark on a private pyramid excursion from Alexandria to Giza and Sakkara. Explore the iconic Giza Pyramids, including the Great Sphinx, and learn about their fascinating history. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant before visiting Sakkara and Memphis City. Return to Alexandria at the end of the tour.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Alexandria - Pickup from Alexandria by tour guide to start your tour
- Pyramids of Giza - At 6:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our expert Licensed tour guide and Transfer to Cairo which almost 220km Arrival to Cairo Start your Full Day Tour Visiting the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests…
- Alexandria - Pickup from Alexandria by tour guide to start your tour
- Pyramids of Giza - At 6:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our expert Licensed tour guide and Transfer to Cairo which almost 220km Arrival to Cairo Start your Full Day Tour Visiting the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinos then Visit the Valley Temple where the Priests Mummified the dead body of King Chephre.
- Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) - The only completely preserved portrait of the king is a three-inch high ivory figurine found in a temple ruin of a later period at Abydos in 1903. All other reliefs and statues were found in fragments, and many buildings of Khufu are lost. Everything known about Khufu comes from inscriptions in his necropolis at Giza and later documents. For example, Khufu is the main character noted in the Westcar Papyrus from the 13th dynasty.
- Khafre’s Pyramid - Khafre’s pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, the Sphinx temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple yielded several statues of Khafre. Several were found in a well in the floor of the temple by Mariette in 1860. Others were found during successive excavations by Sieglin (1909–10), Junker, Reisner,
- Menkaure Pyramid - Menkaure’s pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple, and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple once contained several statues of Menkaure. During the 5th Dynasty, a smaller ante-temple was added on to the valley temple. The mortuary temple also yielded several statues of Menkaure.
- Great Sphinx - Also there you will have a close-up look at The Sphinx - The legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren.
- Memphis and Sakkara - Then continue your day tour to Memphis City that was the ancient capital of Egypt, where the colossal statue of Ramses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx are. This City Dates back to 3100 B.C.
- Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids - Then continue your day tour to Sakkara, located only 27 km southwest away from Cairo. Visit the Step Pyramid (Built for king Zoser), it is considered an important part of the process of the pyramid evolution, which were made from the simple mastaba to its widely known form.
- Alexandria - Tour Finishes with drop off at Customer Hotel
What's Included
- Tour guide
- All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
- Private tour
- Lunch
- bottled water
- All your visits include entrance fees
- Tour guide
- All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
- Private tour
- Lunch
- bottled water
- All your visits include entrance fees
What's Not Included
- Personal Items
- Tipping
- Personal Items
- Tipping
Additional Information
When the cruise ship docks at the port of Alexandria, meet your guide and step into your private, climate-controlled minivan. Then, sit back and take in the scenery as you drive south through the Nile Valley towards Cairo, the vibrant capital of Egypt. During the journey, your guide will share insights into Cairo’s past and the historical significance…
When the cruise ship docks at the port of Alexandria, meet your guide and step into your private, climate-controlled minivan. Then, sit back and take in the scenery as you drive south through the Nile Valley towards Cairo, the vibrant capital of Egypt. During the journey, your guide will share insights into Cairo’s past and the historical significance of the Giza Pyramids.
Upon casually making a three-hour trip, arrive at the Giza Plateau to appreciate the famous UNESCO-recognized principal pyramids: Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus. Your guide will unveil the mysteries of these ancient sepulchres and the reason for their construction.
Next, venture down to the base of the grand Sphinx, a curious statue with the body of a lion and a human head. Snap some pictures before moving on to explore the adjacent Valley Temple, which is thought to have served as the embalming and burial site for the pyramid of Chephren.
A midday meal at a local restaurant is included within the tour itinerary.
Move forward with your day by touring Sakkara and Memphis City.
To conclude your trip, you will be driven back to your port in Alexandria.
- Entry fees includes basic area only
Location
22 Ahmed Zewail Square
Ahmed Zewail Square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(21 Ratings)
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Trinity_m
Nov 5, 2023
5 ⭐️ Experience - Absolutely Fabulous! First class experience, Khalaf our guild was so knowledgeable about the history of each and every place we visited. Abdo our drive kept us safe and was always right there waiting for us when we were ready to go to the next destination. Highly recommend.
Thank you for a wonderful experience
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Morroguy
Oct 31, 2023
The Giza Plateau. - Our ship changed it's itinerary which through a wrench into our original booking. Emo's tour took it all in stride and altered the dates and times without complaint...even picking us up at 5:30 am and getting us back to our ship early. Mohammed and his driver were outstanding.
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Gcrean15
Feb 25, 2023
Must do tour in Egypt! - I went on the Great Pyramids tour including, Sakkara, and Memphis with my family and we had so much fun! Pick up was simple and the day ran very smoothly as our tour guide, Mohamed Hamed, handled everything. He also gave a great tour with interesting history facts at each of the locations. He also gave us time at each of the locations to look around a bit on our own and take a lot of photos. Mohamed also took a lot of great photos of us as a family which we will have forever! We stopped for lunch at the end which was both delicious and filling after a lot of touring. Overall the experience was amazing and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a fun, history filled, easy tour of some of Egypt’s must see sights!
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Jdapilos
Jan 26, 2023
Definitely 5 Stars!! - Very well organized, friendly and great to deal with. Tour guides are friendly and very helpful. Everyone is very flexible and we managed to move our days around to get a better schedule with the advise of Emo Tours Tour Guides.
Tonsi was superb in educating is with Egypt’s rich history, culture and inside stories. Tonsi is an expert in giving awesome spots for scenic pictures. With Tonsi and Mina around, you will surely have a pleasant experience and you will definitely feel VIP hospitality. You can trust them with their tour, schedule and planning advices.
Emo Tours is the best company to deal with given our 10 day stay in Egypt. We tried to deal with several companies and ended up cancelling most and Emo tours were always there to save us even in last minute airport transfers.
If you have been to Egypt, you would have heard the phrase which after a while would have already put you off. But with Tonsi, Mina of Emo Tours, it is really really “No Push, No Hustle”. You will only realize this when you have dealt around Egypt.
We are really really pleased with our experience with Tonsi, Mina and Emo Tours.
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H433nyjob
Oct 2, 2022
Egypt - The tour guide, Tonsi was Fantastic…and that adjective doesn’t even come close to describing the experience that he helped create for us. we spent the entire day together and he help us understand the Egypt of the past as well as the present. it felt like a trip with a very close friend…. If in Egypt I strongly recommend Tonsi and this touring service His driver Mr Abdul was great also! Traffics in Cairo is no joke, but , Mr Abdul drove us around town without incident and we felt safe and secure with him at the wheel
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Questag2022
Aug 18, 2022
Experience of a lifetime!!!! - This was by far one of the BEST experience of my life and Tonsi made sure of that!! I don’t think we could have had a better, more knowledgeable and all around fun and amazing tour guide! If your going to do this tour make sure you ask for Tonsi, he went above and beyond to make sure this was an authentic amazing experience of a lifetime, I can’t thank him enough!!!
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Catherine_f
Oct 7, 2023
Growing pains - but worth the view! - This was to be the highlight of our cruise - the pyramids. After sitting in the small bus for over a hour and 20 minutes we finally started on our way. Marwan our guide apologized and said they were a brand new company and were still working out some things. (Emo Tours Egypt). The drive to Cairo from Alexandria is about 2 1/2 hours without a lot to see along the way. When we arrived at Giza, Marwan was full of information. It would have been great if he/the company had been able to pre-purchase our tickets as we had to stand around for at least 20 minutes since there was quite a line. But it was worth it in the end to see the pyramids and to learn about the history of their making. We had a fabulous lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant. We also visited a papyrus making shop. I think if you give this company a couple of months to work out a few things they will be great to tour with. Marwan was a wonderful tour guide. Note that you will have an armed escort with it at all times.
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Marcie_g
Oct 3, 2023
Glad we went to see Pyramids but more than annoyed by bait and switch - Pros. Knowledge guide. Knew schedule and what would work for us
Cons: BAIT AND SWITCH. Reserved private tour. Several days before told small group and offered 10% discount or could cancel. Not fair! We had to spend more time at carpet shop and Papyrus “museum” aka store. If it was our private tour we wouldn’t have done at all. Guide knew English but hard to understand
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Sherry_m
Sep 27, 2023
Disappointed in the tour - This will be a mixed review. We booked a PRIVATE TOUR due to mobility issues and We prefer to go at our own pace. The day before the tour we got a message saying they had changed our tour to a group tour. They offered to give us a 10% discount or cancel the tour entirely. We did not have any other option to see the pyramids so we did the group tour. 2 people delayed the group (not us) and we wait
Ted 1.5 hrs for them. Not happy but got to see the amazing pyramids!
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Travis
Jul 21, 2024
Friendly Guide - but cannot recommend this service after very scary and stressful ride back to the port. - While there were some bright spots and we saw many important sites, overall our day was disappointing and very stressful. I believe the root cause of the stress was a guide that lacked critical knowledge of the sites, and about how to navigate the streets of Alexandria and Giza.
First the good:
- Even though our cruise arrived later than the advertised start time of 6am (we were unable to disembark and meet the guide until 11am), the guide was able to adjust and we made it to three sites: Sakkara, Memphis, and the Great Pyramids site in Giza (this flexibility is one reason we chose a “private” tour)
- the guide was very friendly and offered interesting stories and histories about some of the artifacts and pyramids we saw
Things that Could be Better
- While some private tour guides met their groups inside the gates of the port, we had to meet ours outside the gate (an additional 5 minute walk) and he was not holding a sign with our name
- The car was a newer model with AC as advertised, but still felt very cramped for 3 people on the tour (the back seats were small)
- The guide’s English seemed good, but he did not understand our requests for how to manage the day. We told him our top #1 priority was to see The Great Pyramids of Giza, but if we had time, we’d like to see Sakkara as well. We stressed to only see Sakkara if time allowed. He took us to see Sakkara first, but for only 20 minutes, then took us to Memphis (which we didn’t ask for) and then to the Great Pyramids minutes before they were to close. He told us “don’t worry - you will have a few hours to walk around the Pyramids after they stop letting people in”. This was not true and the security guards started kicking us out within 15 minutes of our arrival. We barely got to see 1 Pyramid, had to take “drive by” type photos of the Sphinx, and spent no time seeing anything else on the site. Had we known this before we would have skipped everything else and just gone straight to the Great Pyramids.
What was Terrible and Scary
- the driver and guide got LOST driving the streets of Alexandria trying to return us to the port. Traffic was heavy and they kept “trying to find a better way” rather than just using google maps which showed the way, and also showed the travel times including traffic. Every turn they took ADDED time to the trip, and at three points they rolled down the windows asking locals for directions back to the port. The streets were chaotic and jammed, and we nearly missed the “last call” to get back onto our boat. We spent over an hour driving in circles in Alexandria. It was very stressful and very scary.
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