Dahshour and Egyptian Countryside Day Tour

In this excursion you will enjoy a great deal of mix between the ancient Egyptian antiquity & histry and experiencing the beauty of the Egyptian countryside with mixing with the local farmer

By visiting the homes of the local farmers, trying their organic cuisine and authentic typical Egyptian homemade food cooked in front of you. Moreover, you can navigate between the farms on a donkey or Tok Tok to watch the farmer engaged in their daily farming activities. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to listen and even practice the local Egyptian dialect which will add too much fun to the tour and will create lots of funny situations with the locals.

Life in the Egyptian countryside is still very primitive and almost the same like in ancient Egyptian 7000 years ago. You can enjoy having a nice cup of tea with mint, the typical drin in the countryside.

Itinerary:

In the morning, Your private tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to enjoy an excursion to Dahshour pyramids and countryside. The tour will start by visiting the incredible pyramids of Dahshour. Dahshour has two very important pyramids dating from 2700 B.C and both belong to King Senefru the father of King Cheops and the founder of the 4th dynasty. The first pyramid is the Bent Pyramid with the height of 99 meter high but a mistake occurred while the construction of the pyramid obliged the engineers to change the angle. The Bet Pyramid id the only pyramid in all of Egypt still has the lime stone casing intact and the first pyramid to to built by very huge blocks. The second pyramid is called the Red Pyramid and this is the first perfect shape pyramid constructed in Egypt. the height is 110 meters high, This pyramid is almost like Giza Pyramid except in the height.

After enjoying the tour to Dahshour pyramids you will move to enjoy the Egyptian countryside of Dahshour. The typical Egyptian hospitality start with Egyptian tea with green fresh mint from the farm served with cookies. You will meet the typical local Egyptians while the tour. You will be introduced to the methods of farming, their products of vegetables and fruits. You can watch the local women cooking you lunch and making the fresh bread. You can even participate in preparing the lunch. When the food is already cooked you will enjoy your delicious lunch. After finishing your lunch you will enjoy the local drinks and teas. Then you will drive back to you hotel

PRICES:

* US$ 130 per person

* Please note that the price includes:

- Transportation from & to the hotel by an airconditioned car

- Tour Guide

- Entrance tickets to the mentioned sites

- Lunch