Day Tour to Saqqara Necropolis from Cairo

You will be met by your accredited Egyptologist at the hotel lobby to begin one of the most remarkable Tours from Cairo, to spend a magnificent Day Tour to Saqqara Necropolis from Cairo, Saqqara Necropolis is about 30 KMs to the north of Cairo. the first discovered pyramid in history belongs to one of the most powerful kings of ancient Egypt, Djoser, founder of the Step Pyramid. The striking pyramid, whose mysteries are still being discovered until now, you will have the chance to get inside one of the pyramids in Saqqara which does not require any additional fees like the Pyramid of King Teti or the Pyramid of Unas, the last King of the 5th dynasty during the old kingdom, also is open to visitors where you can visit one of the well-preserved Tombs of the Nobles in Saqqara, like the tomb of Kagemini who was the son of law of King Teti and the vizier of justice. You will see the different phases of all kinds of daily life scenes in ancient Egypt with all its activities inscribed like collecting of plants, fishing, trapping, and animal blessing, painted in vivid colors on the walls and funeral chambers of these rock-cut tombs.

Explore the museum of Imhotep. The museum is one of several halls with more than 500 rare artifacts extracted from the Saqqara archaeological site.  The exhibition includes a model of the Zoser funerary collection, and one of the museum's halls is designed in the form of a complete cemetery featuring a mummy, a wooden coffin, and a number of pottery and pasteurized pots.

Enjoy your tasty lunch at a local restaurant and you can ask your accredited tour guide to take you to government-authorized bazaars to learn about ancient Egyptian handicrafts and to buy souvenirs that will remind you of your lovely Tours to Egypt.