Sakkara, Memphis & the Great Pyramids of Giza

Morning pick up accompanied by your guide to the ancient capital city of Memphis founded by the pharaoh Menes, capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Though little remains of this Pharaonic city, the open air museum here is worth a visit. See the huge fallen image of Ramesses II at the museum. Founded around 3,100 BC, Memphis is the legendary city of Menes, the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Continue to Sakkara, the most ancient burial ground in Egypt. It is situated on a desert plateau crowned by Zoser step pyramid and its funerary complex including temples and tombs. It is the most ancient stone building in the world. Visit the pyramids of Giza, It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact, here rise Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinu’s guided by the mysterious Sphinx. With the body of a lion and a human head. About five thousand years ago, they used over 2 million blocks of stone. lunch and bottled water are included.