Saqqara and Dahshur Pyramids: Private Egyptologist Tour

Discover the hidden pyramids of Memphis, Sakkara, and Dahshur on a private day trip. Explore with an Egyptologist guide, visit the ancient capital of Memphis, and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Memphis and Sakkara - our Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel either in Cairo or Giza to enjoy an excursion to to Memphis, Egypt’s first Capital until the end of the old kingdom 3200 B.C. with colossal statue of king Ramses the12q second , Close to Memphis, After that we will drive to Sakkara, the City of the dead with the famous step…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Many travelers to Egypt only visit the Giza Pyramids, but this half-day tour to Saqqara, Dahshur, and Memphis offers a chance to explore some of the lesser-known pyramids. Skip the hassle of negotiating for transport and enjoy the insights of an Egyptologist as you visit the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid at Dahshur, and…

Location
Memphis and Sakkara
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(24 Ratings)
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Danaj359
Jan 19, 2025
Amazing afternoon in Dahshur! - This tour booking was great. They coordinated pick up and drop off from our hotel in Cairo where we met our amazing guide, Bishoo. He is a native of Cairo with great knowledge of the area and history. A true Egyptologist!! Because it was just us, we got the freedom to spend more or less time at the stops as we wished. A highlight was going into the “bent” pyramid and climbing around! Also, the amazing condition of the statues in Memphis. It was nice to have conversations instead of hearing a scripted tour. The tour also included some stops to watch and learn from real Egyptian artisans (carpets, oils/perfumes, and teas/spices). No pushy sales, but some opportunities to buy, if interested. Also, I must add that we are native English speakers and Bishoo spoke amazing English, super easy to understand and communicate.
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Nadesmalek
Jan 10, 2025
A great day trip from Cairo - We had a great trip to Saqqara, Mephistopheles and Dashur. Ehab our guide and Shady the driver made it very easy. They picked us up outside our hotel and took us around facilitating easy entry into the sights. Ehab provided interesting insight and background into the history and sights. Ehab also kindly took and sent some pictures of us. Thank you.
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Kateke7573cx
Jan 6, 2025
Sakkara pyramids and Memphis city - The whole trip was very professional from start to finish. The driver was excellent and the historical knowledge of the guide was superb Excellent experience.
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Carolannej5
Jan 6, 2025
Sakkara Pyramids, Dahshur and Memphis City - Our guide Roma and the driver were waiting 10 minutes ahead of time at the meeting point and both attended to our every need. The atmosphere was relaxing and non pressured as we drove towards our first pyramid at Sakkara. Roma explained all the historical sights impeccably, in a simple to understand linear format. We really enjoyed the day and took lots of photos. I would recommend this trip and I’ll certainly be calling on the tour company for another day out!
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Hiroshit704
Dec 29, 2024
It's cheap, but it's really good! - It took us a day to get there, even if it took too long to get there by public transportation and sightseeing in tough places, which was great! I personally prefer Giza and Saqqara to Cairo because they have an Egyptian feel! It is definitely recommended if you want to visit the ruins, such as the cityscape on the way that makes you think you are in Africa!︎
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Tchatcham2024
Nov 8, 2024
100% recommended! Eslam was a great driver! - We had a great tour to Saqqara, Dahshour and Memphis with this company. Booking was super easy. They contacted us immediately after booking and confirmed our tour, which was really good, as we had booked only a day prior. Eslam was a great driver! Safe driving skills. We recommend him 100%. He was on time, polite, fluent in English, talkative with good information to the sights we visited. Easy communication with him via Whatsapp. We'll be back in Egypt and use his service again for sure. Thanks again, Eslam!
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Trek437109
Oct 19, 2024
Pyramids - Excellent day trip Nice driver Visits of pyramids are great I recommand to do this expérience WE spent a beautiful day..
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Alison
Nov 3, 2023
A great day out with an excellent guide and driver! - We had a very enjoyable day with Mohamed our guide. He was friendly, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. Mohamed also adapted the day according to our needs. Our driver Tamer was excellent as well- very safe and very friendly. Highly recommend this tour to Memphis, Dashur and Saqqara!
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Scenic45747785095
Oct 13, 2023
Excellent tour and service - The tour was amazing. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the time enjoyable. I highly recommend this company.
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Micah_g
Jul 4, 2023
Just did driver no tour guide - read review - Our driver was super late which meant we had to rush through pretty much every stop and didn’t get to spend as much time at them as we would have liked. Since all of the sights close at 5 and stop allowing entry at 4:30. To be fair, we did book it last minute but i believe if they couldn’t accommodate a last minute booking it shouldn’t be an option. It seemed like the only reason they sent a driver is because I called and texted on what’s app. Otherwise we would have just been waiting around to hear from someone! We obviously didn’t have expectations of getting any explanations since we only got the driver (wanted to be at our own pace since are studying Egyptology) but he still gave us little tid bits about the area which was nice. Our driver was super nice. Got us everywhere safely. Hard for me to give a solid rec for this tour group since I didn’t really use the service, but I did love the lunch they took us to and he made sure we had water and a small snack while running around pyramids, etc. We are a ‘black’ American couple and felt safe and welcome Keep in mind you need to pay for your driver to sit at the locations and wait for you. Not much but just know it’s an added cost (20 egp each stop, roughly)
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