This Pyramids and Saqqara tour from Alexandria Port is a private shore excursion to Egypt’s oldest pyramids. You see the Giza Pyramids and the Great Sphinx, with time for an optional camel ride, then the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara and the open-air museum at Memphis, with lunch, an English-speaking guide and an air-conditioned vehicle, from $120 per person.
Saqqara is where pyramid building began, around 2670 BCE, and Memphis was Egypt’s first capital. Both lie about 30 minutes south of Giza, so you can see 1,000 years of pyramid history in one day. The drive from Alexandria Port to Giza takes about 3 hours each way, and there is a short stop at Khan el Khalili if time allows.
We guarantee you will be back at Alexandria Port at least 2 hours before your ship departs. If we ever miss that, Egypt Day Tours takes full responsibility and pays for your hotel and your flight to the ship’s next port of call, so you can rejoin your cruise.
Prefer lunch on the Nile? See our Pyramids tour with a Nile lunch cruise. For the Grand Egyptian Museum instead of Saqqara, take the Cairo day tour from Alexandria Port. See all our Alexandria shore excursions.
On this tour, you will visit The Giza Pyramids where you will get to witness the Three Pyramids as well as the Sphinx and the Valley temple. Enjoy a camel ride with the pyramids in your background. Later you will visit Saqqara, where the first pyramids were built. At the end, you will visit the ancient remains of Memphis, the first capital of Egypt. Later, returned to Alexandria port. Pyramids and Saqqara Tour is a highly recommended excursion from Alexandria port.
Egypt Day Tours‘ guide and manager will be waiting for you outside the Cruise docking spot. They will be holding a sign showing your name. It will be quite easy for you to identify them. Then you will proceed to your vehicle and start your tour.
Your guide will talk to you not only about the history of Ancient Egypt, but also about modern Egypt, Life, religion, politics, and all aspects of Life in the country. The journey from Alexandria Port to Cairo will take (Approx. 3 Hours). visit The Pyramids of Giza, Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then visit The Great Sphinx which is The head of the Pharaoh with a lion’s body Then drive to the panorama area to take memorable photos of the three pyramids together, the tour also includes a visit to the valley temple, Enjoy Lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo, Continue to Saqqara, visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure, then move to explore Khan El Khalili Bazaar, at the end of your Pyramids and Saqqara Tours from Alexandria Port, drive back to your Cruise Ship.
