Starts with Pickup from your hotel in either Cairo or Giza By Tour guide to Start your Giza Full Day Tour Visiting The pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx are among the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and indeed already were even in Roman times. Each of these spectacular structures served as the final resting place of a king of the 4th Dynasty (c.2613–2494 BC). The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for king Khufu (c.2589–2566 BC), and the other two for Khafre and Menkaure, his son and grandson. Khufu’s pyramid is both the oldest and largest of the three, and the first building to exceed it in height would not be built for another 3,800 years! Although the three pyramids dominate the plateau, they are in fact surrounded by many other monuments. Every king’s pyramid was just one element albeit the most important of a larger complex that included smaller, subsidiary, queens’ pyramids; an additional one that acted as a second, symbolic, tomb for the king.

Located 40 km southwest of Cairo, Saqqara is one of the most important cemeteries of Memphis, which was itself one of the most important cities in ancient Egyptian history. The name of the site most likely derives from the god of this necropolis, Sokar. Saqqara is truly an open-air museum, one that has all of ancient Egyptian history on display. Kings and noblemen from the very first two dynasties (c.3040–2686 BC) were buried here, and this is also the location of the Step Pyramid of Djoser (c.2686–2667 BC). The pyramids of some of the most important kings of the Old Kingdom Fifth (c.2494–2345 BC) and Sixth (c.2345–2181 BC) Dynasties are located in Saqqara. One of these, the pyramid of Unas (also known as Wenis; (c.2375–2345 BC), features the oldest pyramid burial chamber decorated with texts. These are the so-called Pyramid Texts, the purpose of which was to protect the deceased king on his journey to the afterlife. In addition to Old Kingdom royal burials.

Memphis, near the modern village of Mit Rahina not far from Cairo, and its necropolis were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1979. Said to have been founded by the legendary first king of Egypt Menes in 3100 BC, the ancient city of Memphis was the capital during the Early Dynastic Period (c.3100–2686 BC) and Old Kingdom (c.2686–2181 BC), and continued to be one of the most important cities throughout more than three-thousand years of ancient Egyptian history. It was a center for the worship of the god Ptah, whose temple was one of the most important places in all of ancient Egypt. It was so important, that the origin of the word “Egypt”, from Greek Aigyptos, comes from the temple’s ancient name, Hikuptah “The Temple of the ka (‘soul’) of Ptah. The city’s longevity is reflected in the sheer size and number of the many ancient cemeteries in its area. At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel

Le mastaba de Ti est l'un des sites archéologiques les plus importants de Saqqarah. Il a été découvert par Auguste Mariette.[1] Le mastaba contient deux serdabs.[2] Les murs de la tombe représentent diverses scènes de la vie quotidienne. Ti (également orthographié Ty) était un haut fonctionnaire et architecte royal de la Ve dynastie, au service de plusieurs rois.[3] Il supervisa les temples solaires de Néferirkarê et de Niouserrê.[4] Son épouse était Néferhetepes.

La pyramide d'Ounas (en égyptien : Nfr swt Wnjs « Belles sont les places d'Ounas ») est une pyramide à parois lisses construite au 24e siècle avant J.-C. pour le pharaon égyptien Ounas, neuvième et dernier roi de la Ve dynastie.[9][a] C'est la plus petite pyramide de l'Ancien Empire, mais elle est importante en raison de la découverte de Textes des Pyramides, des sorts pour l'au-delà du roi gravés dans les murs de ses chambres souterraines. Inscrite pour la première fois dans la pyramide d'Ounas, la tradition des textes funéraires s'est perpétuée dans les pyramides des souverains suivants, jusqu'à la fin de l'Ancien Empire, et au Moyen Empire grâce aux Textes des Cercueils qui constituent la base du Livre des Morts.

La pyramide de Téti, située à Saqqarah, en Égypte, est une fascinante structure antique construite pour servir de lieu de repos au pharaon Téti. Témoignage de l'ingéniosité et des prouesses architecturales de l'Ancien Empire, cette pyramide attire des visiteurs du monde entier par sa taille impressionnante et son importance historique. Explorez ses chambres et ses couloirs pour percer les mystères de l'Égypte antique et plongez dans la riche histoire de ce monument emblématique.