Saqqara, Memphis, Dahshur Private Tour

Experience a private full-day trip to Dahshur, Memphis, and Sakkara with a personal guide and vehicle. Enjoy expert-level photography, archaeological descriptions, and guidance in shopping for souvenirs.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids - ‎* Standard ticket Covers:
    The Step Pyramid and funerary complex of King Zoser & Mastaba ‎of Ti & The Pyramid of Unas & Imhotep Museum, Minister Kagemni Tomb.
  • Disclaimer:‎
    All sites listed in the itinerary can be found in each location of the tour. As our guides ‎are ‎flexible and schedules are tailored to your needs, it may not be possible to do ‎everything in ‎each location within your timeframe. So you will get to see the sites most important to you ‎as per ticket booking in advance within our 3 prices options here or more as per your ‎request on tour day.‎
  • Step Pyramid of Djoser - The pyramid of Djoser, sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis. It is the first pyramid to be built. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt.
  • Mastaba of Ti - Ti (also spelled Ty) was a senior official and royal architect in the Fifth Dynasty who served under several kings.
  • Pyramid of Unas - The pyramid of Unas is a smooth-sided pyramid built in the 24th century BC for the Egyptian pharaoh Unas, the ninth and final king of the Fifth Dynasty.
  • Mastaba of Kagemni - Kagemni was a vizier from the early part of the reign of King Teti of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. Kagemni’s wife Nebtynubkhet Sesheshet was a King’s Daughter and likely the daughter of Teti.
  • Serapeum - * This is included only in the All Inclusive tickets option.
    Inclusive ticket covers the following as well:
  • Standard Ticket Plus the following:
  • Serapeum of Sakkara.
  • Nobles Tombs.
  • New Kingdom Tombs.
  • Tomb of Mereruka.
  • Tomb of Mehu.
  • Disclaimer:‎
    All sites listed in the itinerary can be found in each location of the tour. As our guides ‎are ‎flexible and schedules are tailored to your needs, it may not be possible to do ‎everything in ‎each location within your timeframe. So you will get to see the sites most important to you ‎as per ticket booking in advance within our 3 prices options here or more as per your ‎request on tour day.‎
  • Mit Rahina Museum - the open-air museum of Mit Rahina displayes magnificent statues for example:
  • The Colossus of Ramses II is the showpiece sight at the Memphis Museum.
  • Magnificent statues of Ramses ‎II standing at a colossal 11 meters.
  • Sphinx of Memphis; spiritual guardian of ‎the tombs.
  • Bent Pyramid - - The Bent Pyramid was the first planned from the outset to be a true pyramid with smooth ‎sides
  • Red Pyramid - - The Red Pyramid gets its common name from the reddish limestone used to build ‎most of its core.‎
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Private round-trip transfer in modern vehicle with professional driver
  • Private Egyptology licensed tour guide (EN-SP-FR-GR-IT-PR-RU)
  • Private pickup from hotel, Cairo Airport, or address in Cairo or Giza
  • Private drop-off to hotel, Cairo Airport, or address in Cairo or Giza
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Tickets are NOT included for (private guide and car option only) & included for the other 2 options.
Additional Information

• What will your Guide do:
• Meet you at your address for pickup and escort you to your adventure before returning back and with wonderful memories.
• A knowledgeable and Answering all of your questions engaging archaeological description of each site.
• Suggestions for nearby restaurants for lunch.
• Expert level photography to capture your memories as well as suggestions for most desired locations and awe inspiring backgrounds.
• Guidance in shopping for original souvenirs by trusted shops and price bargaining on your behalf.
• Teaching you a few words that will easily put a stop to any hassles and won’t hesitate to step in to deter an insistent seller.

• What your Driver do:
• Be there waiting for you, on time at pickup location.
• Driving safely.
• We are using different vehicles according to your group size.
• Model of Vehicle “Model of this year or the year before”.
• Type of transport: Private sedan or mini bus.
• Vehicle Suggestions: Hyundai H-1 Starex – Toyota Hi-Ace & More.

  • All Private transfers / tours in modern Air Conditioned vehicles.
  • Private Egyptologist tour guide for your private Tours.
  • Bottles of Water and Juices every day trip.
  • Service fees and taxes.
Location
Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids
Al Giza Desert,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.9
(53 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Krzysztof_k
Jul 8, 2024
Excellent tour and highly recommended! - The tour was amazing. Ahmed is an excellent guide with very good knowledge of history and speaks perfect German. It was my second time there. This time it was much better, because they didn't take me to a tourist shop. Die Tour war großartig. Ahmed ist ein hervorragender Guide mit sehr guten Geschichtskenntnissen und spricht perfekt Deutsch. Ich war zum zweiten Mal dort. Dieses Mal war es viel besser, weil sie mich nicht in einen Touristenladen mitgenommen haben.
Review provided by Viator
Chris_o
Jun 30, 2024
Awesome - Mo was the best tour guide ever his detailed knowledge and explinations .covered all my unaswered questions of egyptian culture. Great tour Chris.O Oz
Review provided by Viator
Nabeel_j
Jun 9, 2024
A day in Saqqara - Great tour with Eslam. I would highly recommend doing the 7am tour due to the relative cooler temperatures and the non existent crowd. We basically were in Saqqara alone, exploring the ancient step pyramid all to ourselves. We also visited the bent and red pyramids and had the option of going inside. Be prepared for a workout, the bent pyramid was ~61 meters (213 ft) to go down and the red pyramid was ~71 (~232 ft) to go do down. A once in a lifetime experience being inside all by yourself, kinda spooky but well worth it. Eslam was amazing with his profound knowledge and I highly recommend this tour.
Review provided by Viator
Lee_h
May 3, 2024
Other treasures of Giza - Absolutely great excursion to some hidden treasures. Guides and transport were extremely knowledgeable and varied the delivery of information based on our interests at different areas. We made it inside the bent pyramid which was amazing and were able to do things at each site at our own pace feeling that we could take the most from it.
Review provided by Viator
Dmellofamily
Apr 7, 2024
Great travel logistics and an excellent tour guide made this a memorable trip - Having a very knowledgeable guide and good transportation logistics made the trip really enjoyable and stress-free. Our tour guide, Tarek Tito, weaved a great story around each of the sites we saw and connected it with other sites to give us a complete view of Egyptian history. He was also flexible with the schedules for the day and was able to pack a lot without rushing us - he also found some amazing, unique places for lunch. Memphis arranged all the logistics for travel and stay which made our trip hassle-free and enjoyable.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Mark_p
Feb 9, 2024
First pyramids - Seeing Seraphaem giant sarcophagi Also entering the red pyramid Good squats exercise Mohammed knows his history
Review provided by Viator
Craig_b
Feb 4, 2024
Very Safe. Do it! :) - We went at the beginning of December. Very safe, lots of security around. Do it :) ----------------------------------------- This is the PERFECT way to begin your holiday of exporing the history of Egypt. We had Esraa as our guide. She was amazing and so nice. Our driver, Mohammad drove very safely and the car was new, clean and air conditioned. Bottle water was provided and we even picked up some fresh dates to try along the way. The reason why we went on this tour is that most of the 10-14 day Egyptian tours DON'T include this part of the history in their itinery. This tour sets the scene at the very start of your adventure. We started the tour at 8am, the day after we arrived in Cairo. Context - this was following a 25 hour flight from New Zealand. We honestly didn't feel any jet lag as the excitment of what lay ahead fueled us for the day. Choose this tour. You need all of the 8-9 hours to explore the sites. Highly recommend going into the Bent and Red Pyramids. They are different and an experience in themselves. And pick the addon at Sakkara. We explored the Serapeum. AMAZING!!! Google it. We finished the day at a restaurant. The food was delicious and authentic. Have some US cash on you for this and tipping the guide and driver (they earn it!)
Review provided by Viator
Neiljellis
Jan 25, 2024
Private tour to Dahshur and Saqqara - Excellent tour. Driver was good, and tour guide (Sam) was friendly., knowledgeable and spoke good English. Compared to Giza pyramids, Dahshur and Saqqara are much quieter and have far lower levels of harassment.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Amanda_m
Jan 14, 2024
A great trip - A brilliant day out. Most importantly the guide listened to what o wanted to see and made sure it happened. Because the tombs at Saqqara were my main aim that is where we spent most of our alloted time. If it was open i went in it and if something was about to close i still managed to get in. We still had good time at Memphis and Dashur. Know if you want to go in the Dashur pyramids because they are quite hard work and so need a time allowance. As a solo female traveller i was well looked after by everyone and felt safe and comfortable at all points. This is a brilliant day trip to because there are more to.pyramids than just Giza
Review provided by Viator
Amy_b
Dec 29, 2023
Great guide to understand pyramid evolution - Eslam took great care of our family and provided superior knowledge of the Serapeum and the evolution of the techniques in pyramid building. We felt really welcomed and taken care of and even enjoyed a falafel meal with him. We highly recommend him and his tour.
Review provided by Viator
Select Date and Tickets
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
September 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today