Day Trip to the Pyramids – Exclusive Private Cairo Excursion
Would you like to visit the Pyramids of Egypt? You are in the right place! During our Trip to the Pyramids you are guaranteed to become a fan of the Pyramids and we will take you back to the earliest history of Egypt. Explore the oldest of the Egyptian Pyramids, the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, the famous pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the world and the Sphinx. Visit the red and curved Pyramid of Snefru. Day Trip to the Pyramids from Hurghada We pick you up from your hotel in the morning. Then we go to Cairo. There will be a break along the way so you can freshen up and go to the toilet. Arrived in Cairo, our program of Day Trip to the Pyramids begins. Your private Egyptologist and guide will accompany you throughout your Day Trip to the Pyramids. The Red Pyramid The Red Pyramid or also known as the North Pyramid. With an original height of 105 m and a current height of 100 m, it is the largest necropolis of Dhaschur and is located 40 km south of Cairo. It is the 3 largest surviving pyramids. This Pyramid was built by Pharaoh Sneferu. He ruled over Egypt from 2613 BC. - 2589 BC It owes its name to the reddish color of the rock from which its unclad core was built. The second Pyramid that this pharaoh had built was the Bent Pyramid. 2 km south is this pyramid. It is the second of the Great Pyramids of Dhaschur. It is notable for the fact that when it was built, its slope was drastically changed halfway. From a distance about 2 km in Dhaschur you can also see the black pyramid (made of black mud bricks) of Sesostris III (12th Dynasty - Middle Kingdom). It is hard to imagine that this pyramid was once about 75 m high and had a base length of 105 m. Then proceed to the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. Djoser Step Pyramid at Saqqara Djoser Step Pyramid at Saqqara of the ancient Egyptian king Djoser from the 3rd dynasty of the old Empire around 2650 BC is the oldest of the Egyptian pyramids. Djoser dropped during his 19- years of rule erected a monumental tomb that had never existed before. Djoser Step Pyramid was built entirely of limestone. The burial chamber was built at a depth of 28 meters and consists of precisely hewn blocks of rose granite in four layers. Next we drive to a nice local restaurant for lunch. After this Lunch and continues to the famous: Pyramids of Giza They are among the best known and oldest preserved structures of mankind, they are on the western edge of the Nile Valley. The largest and probably best-known Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops Pyramid). He ruled about around 2620 to 2580 BC The Cheops Pyramid was built from around three million blocks of stone. Pyramid Complex of Khafre, who reigned around 2558 to 2532 BC
