Giza Pyramids, Saqqara and Memphis: Private Exploration Tour in Egypt
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Giza
Embark on a private exploration tour in Egypt to discover the iconic Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, and Memphis. Marvel at the ancient wonders, including the Great Pyramid of King Cheops and the step pyramid of King Zoser. Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Egypt on this unforgettable journey.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pyramids of Giza - Giza Plateau. There, you’ll explore the awe-inspiring trio of pyramids—those of Kings Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure—watched over by the majestic rock-cut statue, the Sphinx. Notably, the Great Pyramid of King Cheops remains the sole standing wonder of the ancient world’s original seven wonders, an astonishing feat given its age predating the other wonders by 2,000 years.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included for locations in Giza, Downtown, Zamalek, and Dokki
  • Private air-conditioned transportation provided
  • All necessary permits from the tourism police arranged
  • Tax included in the tour price
  • Professional Egyptologist tour guide to enhance the experience
  • Enjoy a comprehensive 1-day tour schedule
  • Main entrance fees covered for all tour destinations
  • Savor a delightful lunch during the tour
  • Stay hydrated with bottled mineral water included
What's Not Included
  • Tipping
  • Anything not mentioned above
Additional Information

Your Egypt Tailor Made tour guide will meet you at your hotel and escort you to the Giza Plateau. There, you will marvel at the majesty of the 3 Pyramids of Kings Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure, vehemently watched over by the stone-carved Sphinx. The Premeditated Pyramid of King Cheops holds its ground to this day, standing as the only member of the seven wonders of the old world, despite being 2,000 years senior to the other wonders.

Next, you will journey to the Saqqara Complex, a monument to King Zoser and his innovative step pyramid - the first of its kind in Egypt and the first stone-cut structure in recorded history.

Your voyage of discovery continues at ‘Memphis’ – an age-old Egyptian Capital up until around 2,200 BC, a significant place of worship for God Ptah, the deity of creation and artistic craftsmanship. A myriad of temples and monuments decorate the city in honor of him.

Following this educational journey, you will be escorted back to your hotel.

  • Infant Seats are available upon request
Location
Pyramids of Giza
Al Haram Str.,
Cancellation Policy

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

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R8242xjmariaz
Jun 10, 2024
Excellent ancient egypt tour with Sabri - Sabri, our tour guide in Egypt, surpassed all expectations with his good English, profound knowledge of Egyptian history, and dedication to ensuring our journey was nothing short of extraordinary. He effortlessly shared captivating stories and insights, making every moment engaging and informative. What stood out most was his genuine care for our experience. He went out of his way to ensure we visited the best spots and experienced the true essence of Egyptian culture. Sabri's passion and dedication transformed our trip into an unforgettable adventure. We are immensely grateful for his guidance and highly recommend him to anyone visiting Egypt. Thank you, Sabri, for creating memories that will last a lifetime!
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648nikkie
May 27, 2024
The BEST tour of Egypt - wonderful family memories for a lifetime! - Our family had the BEST visit to Egypt! Our guide was Mr. Sabry. He is WONDERFUL. He brought the magic of Egypt to life for us, and now we have amazing memories to last us a lifetime!
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Francesauckland60
May 8, 2024
Egypt Tailor Made 12 day private tour for five people - Egypt Tailor Made organised a private 12 day tour for our group of five. We started with 3 days in Cairo with a wonderful guide Heba and driver Ali. They were very punctual, professional, helpful and kind. Heba was very knowledgeable, interesting and fun and gave us as much time as we wanted to see sights such as the Pyramids, the Sphinx, Cairo Museum, Khan El Khalil bazaar etc. Heba also made great recommendations for places to eat and places to buy things like Papyrus or perfume. She has a great sense of humour and is very entertaining we felt so fortunate to have her as our guide. We all highly recommend asking for Heba as your guide in Cairo. We took the sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan snd found this comfortable enough and enjoyed the experience. It was wonderful to travel along the Nile in the early morning from Luxor to Aswan. We were met at Aswan by our next wonderful guide Salah and driver Mahmoud. We drove from Aswan to Abu Simbel which is 3 to 3.5 hours and visited Abu Simbel temple in the afternoon when it was almost deserted. The tour groups all arrive in the morning from Aswan and leave in the early afternoon. The road is only open in daylight hours and the checkpoint closes at 4pm after which you must stay in Abu Simbel. It was so special to visit the temple without crowds. I highly recommend a one night stop in Abu Simbel. We also returned that evening for the Sound and Light show. The next morning we returned to Aswan and visited the High dam, the Temple of Philae and sailed in a felucca then checked into our Nile cruise on Steigenberger Minerva (seperate review). Salah our guide met us each day on our cruise taking us to the temples of Kom Ombo, Edfu, Karnak, Luxor, and the Valley of the Kings Etc. Salah was another fantastic tour guide. He was knowledgeable, informative and patient. Because there was a heatwave and the temperature reached 42 degrees in the afternoons, Salah agreed to start the day earlier and give us information about the sites we were seeing in the shade where possible and aim to finish our sightseeing before the heat was too intense, which we were very happy about. ETM organised a driver and private vehicle to take us to Hurghada for a couple of days in a resort before flying back to Cairo for a final night. Our experience with Egypt Tailor Made was exceptional and both Heba and Salah were outstanding guides they also took many photos of our group and knew good spots for getting great shots. If you have the chance request Heba in Cairo and Salah in Aswan, Abu Simbel and Luxor.
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Travel4truth
May 8, 2024
BEST EXPERIENCE! - Request Sabry in Cairo. - Sabry is a top Egyptologist! He has detailed expertise from pre- first dynasty to present day. Sabry created highly personalized tours at each site over 3 days, and even took me to one of the world’s 100 most iconic restaurants! Highly recommended for his extensive knowledge, friendly personality, and photography skills. MUST REQUEST!
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Underwatergirl
May 7, 2024
A tailor made very comfortable trip with Hend, an amazing female guide - My husband and I spend an incredible day with a calm, friendly and very knowledgeable female guide: Hend (also non-smoking which was a plus for us). We visited not three but the eight pyramids we wanted to see all in one day in three different sites. Hend picked us up from the hotel with the excellent driver in an airco car and we spend the next 7 hours slowly making our way through all the sites. If we wanted to go in the pyramids we would go in, she would be waiting. The car was always there for us and we are grateful because it was really hot. We like history and context and Hend knows a LOT!. She also answered all our questions on daily Egyptian life and food and had all the suggestions for the best pictures. She got us the best falafel we ate in the whole trip from a miniscule place along the road. We are very very grateful for the amazing day. Then the next day we also did Islamic Cairo with her. Same professionalism and knowledge. We had many guides during our 2,5 weeks trip in Egypt and hands down Hend was the best. Highly recommend this company which provides excellent value for money.
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Samso2919jg
May 4, 2024
The best touring team in Egypt - Did you always dream of visiting Egypt but worried about the language barrier, cultural difference, and traffic chaos? I cannot stress what a wonderful vacation we had that was amplified by the right private tour guide! My family of 4 with two tween kids trusted the Egypt Tailor Made team as everyone was fun, intelligent, courteous, and professional. Our trip throughout Egypt was made possible only with this professional team. Other than the initial meet and assistance service we used through our hotel, we ended up hiring Egypt Tailor Made for all of private excursions including all other airport transfers. Their vans were super clean and air conditioned with zero problems and even an ice cooler with water bottles. The drivers are all cool, calm, and very skilled in navigating around Egypt! In Cairo, we were paired with Heba who is a highly knowledgeable Egyptologist taking us to all the important tourist attractions including a second full day trip to Dahsur, Memphis, and Saqqara. My husband and I felt like we were following a professor around absorbing all the history lessons she shared with us. The aromatherapy shop and papyrus museum weren’t on my list, but we were so delighted she took us there for some great souvenirs. In Aswan and Luxor, we were paired with Ghaddad, an equally knowledgeable Egyptologist, and the skillful driver, Ahmed. For 3 days, they were so patient with us accommodating our many requests and tiring tweens. They even included fresh sugar cane and mango juices as well as fresh made falafel as well as little souvenirs. Ghaddad took us shopping for pottery and Egyptian spices which made even more memorable souvenirs, and she expertly kept all unwanted solicitors away. We flew down to Abu Simbel for one morning where we were greeted by our private tour there as well. It’s so relieving to work with a touring team that is so expansive throughout Egypt. I’ve read so many other tourists’ reviews of Egypt who were lost, scammed or disappointed, but they should have hired Egypt Tailor Made for the best customized experiences. I did much research before reserving my bucket list destination, and this team beats them all. Don’t bother using the hotel’s concierge which are far more costly for similar private tours. Go with Egypt Tailor Made!
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Vioalbertf
Apr 14, 2024
Memorable - The tour was great! The destinations are all interesting. The tour guide is kind and informative enough to answer all our inquires and explain all of the history. Overall a great experience!
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762felicial
Apr 14, 2024
Our best and most enjoyable trip in Cairo - We found this tour after a thorough search of available tours around Giza that includes tour around Memphis and Saqqara. Glad we chose this tour as this tour is probably the best thing we had since arrival in Cairo. The tour provider sent us Ms Heba as our tour guide. She is extremely knowledgeable and her way of telling us the background stories is engaging. She also took photos of us from amazing angles. The food that we were provided were also the best food we had since our arrival in Cairo. During the trip, we got into a little conflict with our hotel as we accidentally brought our hotel keys. Ms Heba took the initiative to return our keys to the hotel as we are looking at the papyrus store. We are reaaaaaally grateful for her initiative. Overall, we really enjoyed our tour. Kudos to Ms. Heba! 10/10 would recommend this trip and tour provider to everyone!
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Felicia_l
Apr 14, 2024
Our best and most enjoyable day in Cairo - We found this tour after a thorough search of available tours around Giza that includes tour around Memphis and Saqqara. Glad we chose this tour as this tour is probably the best thing we had since our arrival in Cairo. The tour provider sent us Ms Heba as our tour guide. She is extremely knowledgeable and her way of telling us the background stories is engaging. She also took photos of us from amazing angles. The food that we were provided were also the best food we had since our arrival in Cairo. During the trip, we got into a little conflict with our hotel as we accidentally brought our hotel keys. Ms Heba took the initiative to return our keys to the hotel as we are looking at the papyrus store. We are reaaaaaally grateful for her initiative. Overall, we really enjoyed our tour. Kudos to Ms. Heba! 10/10 would recommend this trip and tour provider to everyone!
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385hjp
Apr 11, 2024
Great. Amazing. Highly recommended. - I lived in Egypt from 2011 to 2013. I know how chaotic it can get sometimes. I was bringing my family this time and I wanted everything to go smoothly. I did a lot of search online and saw many positive reviews about Egypt Tailor Made. Of course, you can't take everything on the internet at face valve but I gave it a go, and they were great. The mini bus was roomy and clean. And the guides were great. We arranged a private tour visiting Aswan, Luxor and Cairo. Mr Soliman was great in Aswan & Luxor and Ms Heba was amazing in Cairo. I couldn't have asked better guides. They were on point, accommodating, friendly and paid attention to detail. We had a great time. Thank you very much.
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