Ancient Egypt: Giza, Saqqara, Memphis
Description:
We will visit the three main historical zones of ancient Egypt.
- memphis
We walk through the ruins of the first capital of united Egypt on the west bank of the Nile. I will tell you about King Menes and the creation of the capital. Admire the palm groves, appreciate the huge statue of Ramses II and see what remains of the temple of Ptah.
- sakkara
This is an encyclopedia of the history of ancient Egypt, where the ancient Egyptians began to build the very first pyramid in human history. Saqqara was of great importance throughout the history of ancient Egypt from the first dynasty to the thirtieth dynasty. In Saqqara there is a gallery of mystical sarcophagi - "Serapium". We will see a giant ancient necropolis, consisting of many monuments. I'm going to show you Djoser's step pyramid and texts from the Book of the Dead on the walls of the Fifth Dynasty pyramid. I will share the secrets and stories associated with them.
- giza
We will go to the Giza plateau and visit the largest great pyramids built by man: Cheops, Khefrinos, Micronos and the Sphinx. We will also visit the mysterious temple of mummification. We will find out how the pharaohs lived, how they spent their days, organized life and why they began to build pyramids.
The price includes:
- Services of a licensed Russian-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Police permits
- Comfortable transfer
- experienced driver
- It is possible to pay in rubles with a transfer to the Sberbank card
- 1-2 people passenger car (included in the price)