Best of Sakkara: Tombs & Pyramids

This a private tour to the massive cemetery of Sakkara which has burial from the prehistory till the Roman period. The place highly recommended for the tourists who really like to enjoy the ancient Egyptian history and see physically the activities and the life in Ancient Egypt. The tombs are the first encyclopedia ever appeared in the human history. Sakkara has a wide variety of tombs with beautiful vivid colors & carving on the walls suck As Meriruka, Kagemeni, Ti, etc. Also, some nice pyramids with hieroglyphic on the walls.

Itinerary:

In The morning, Your private tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy an excursion to Sakkara which is considered one of the most important burial place from ancient Egypt and has tombs from the prehistory till the Roman time. Besides it has a variety of tombs and pyramids in a good condition with beautiful impressive colors.You can enjoy visiting:

1- The complex and the Step Pyramids of King Zoser (2800 B.C), the founder of the 3rd dynasty. The complex is the first stone building constructed in the human history and the Step Pyramid is the first pyramid constructed in all of Egypt and in the whole world.

2-Pyramids of King Unas (2400 B.C), the last king of the 5th dynasty. This is the first pyramids that has hieroglyphics depicted on the walls of the pyramid which is called the Pyramid Texts.

3- Pyramid of King Teti (2400 B.C), the founder of the 6th dynasty which is tghe seond pyramid that has the pyramid texts

4- Tomb of Meriruka (2400 B.C), the engineer who designed and constructed the of pyramid of king Teti. This is the biggest tomb in Sakkara. It has 31 rooms in total with scenes from the daily life in ancient Egypt. The colors are still intact

5- Tomb of Kagemeni (2400 B.C), the chief of justice during the reign of King Teti

6- Tomb of Ankmahor (2400 B.C), the chief of the doctors in the royal palace of King Teti and one of the high official. This is the Only tomb in Sakkara that has the scene of the circumcision in Ancient Egypt.

7- Tombs of Seshem Nefer (2400 B.C), the vizier of king Teti

8- Tombs of the Nobles like the two brothers niankhnom & khnomhotep and Irukaptah

9- Tombs of the New Kingdom such as the tomb of Maya the overseer of the treasury of King Tut Ankhamun (1400 B.C) and the Tomb of Hormoheb who was the commander of the Egyptian army during the period of King Tut Ankhamun and became the last king of the 18th dynasty

10- The Serapeum which is a massive burial underground for the sacred bull Apis. You can enjoy seeing the most impressive and the most perfect stone cutting not only in Ancient Egypt from in the whole world till modern time without using any machines or any modern technology. The place is still so mysterious and no one know who it was constructed till now. The Serapeum has 26 massive sarcophagi in total each weighs 100 tons

PRICES:

Private Car + Tour Guide + Tickets

* Single Person = $110

* 2 - 3 Persons = $80

* 4 to 6 Persons = $60

* 7 to 10 Persons = $45