The Pyramid of Djoser (or Djeser and Zoser), or Step Pyramid is an archaeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt.It was built in the 27th century BC during the Third Dynasty for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier, Imhotep. The pyramid is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and decoration.
The first of the Dahshur pyramids was the Bent Pyramid (2613–2589 BC), built under the rule of King Sneferu, the Bent Pyramid was the first attempt at building a smooth sided pyramid, but proved to be an unsuccessful build due to the miscalculations made on the structural weight that was being placed onto the soft ground (sand, gravel, and clay) which had a tendency to subside. Other calculations that were proven to be erroneous were that the blocks being used were cut in such a manner that when placed onto the pyramid their weight was not distributed appropriately, causing the angle of the pyramid to be off and achieving the name “the Bent Pyramid” Realizing his shortcomings and learning from his mistakes, King Sneferu ordered the building of the second pyramid of Dahshur, the Red Pyramid. Once completed, the pyramid was considered to be a success, as it was a fully constructed, smooth sided, and a free standing pyramid rising to a height of 341 feet (104 meters),
Memphis museum in which there is a huge statue of king Ramses II and gigantic sphinx beautifully made of alabaster. After finishing the visit of the museum
They are must cover spots, which Indian travel agencies donot cover in their fixed tours. You get a good glimpse of how the perfect pyramid was achieved from step to bent to perfect pyramid. Entry inside pyramid over here is free compared to a costly ticket in Giza. A 5 hours trip, so bargain well when booking. Egypt tourism isnt cheap.
My wife,my two daughters and me we spend 2 days at Saqarq ,Memphis,Drshur and the other day at Old Cairo, Citadel... We had wonderfu person and professional, smart guide Mariam Moris. After 2 day's with her we felt like a family... Special tanks to Isaach Nabeh fromTwitter Egypt Travel which did amazing job.
We had a good tour with Gina and Ferris ( spelling?). They were professional, friendly and shared interesting information about the history of Egypt. It was nice to set out from Cairo and see these more remote villages. And it was a special treat to climb inside a beautiful tomb. A great day!
Dina and Mario took us on the tourist road less traveled to see the early pyramids of Egypt at Saqqara and Dahshur, finishing with a visit to the archaeological relics found in Memphis. It was so special to be able to visit the step, bent, and red pyramids away from the bustling crowds and climb deep into the pyramids themselves. It was a special day augmented by Dina's deep knowledge of history and context of these major accomplishments.
These guys were awesome. We had Mario who was super friendly, knowledgeable, looked after us from getting scammed, introduced us to some great local food and authentic places to get souvenirs. 10/10 everything you’d look for in a good tour guide.
You can visit Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis without any hustle, and can enjoy there maximally since the guide Hoda provides you enough knowledge and history, experience you will see in the pyramids. Also the driver kilo is very reliable and try to give you comfort as much as possible.
We had a great day with our guide Mario and driver Paul! Both of them are very professional. It was eye opening to see the 10 meter Ramesses statue!
I would highly recommend visiting Memphis, Sakkara and Dahshur to complete the Pyramids experience. We did Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Camel Ride, Sakkara, Dahshur and Memphis in a day from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with enough space for photography, lunch and fun time. If you are considering going inside pyramids, please plan accordingly and give 60-90 minutes extra. Inside of pyramids did not appeal to us and we skipped it after 5 mins of going inside one of the pyramids. Mario Nagy was our guide and he was just amazing!
We had the most amazing time with our guide. She showed us everything wanted to see. But most of all our driver was extra special. We had had him on 3 tours where we joked & had so much fun. Highly recommend
The pyramids were exquisite and we appreciated the historical background from Dina. our driver Mario was also calm, patient, and skilled.
We had a lot of fun with the tour guide, he delivered a very informative tour of sakara, mephis and dahshur. The driver and him made a good team and everything went well. The punctuality was top, the wealth of information top and the fun factor too. Always happy to go back with these two. Best regards from Germany
Not too many visits these sites, I recommend because these are different than overhyped Giza. Memphis is a small but interesting site full of artifacts.
Excellent tour given by Deina. Very friendly, relaxed and helpful in explaining the Memphis, Saqqara and Dahshur sites. A great day out.
We booked a tour with car, driver, guide but no lunch. At 13:00 we finished the tour and were thinking about going back to hotel for lunch but the guide insist on making us visit a perfume shop. We then had to go to lunch with him and he brought us to a tourist trap restaurant (The valley of the King). Usually we eat for 150 egp/person but at that restaurant we ended up at 600 egp/person. And the perfume shop was totally uninteresting. I recommend people to stop the tour at the end of the visit of the pyramids
This tour was fantastic. It was great to see the pyramids up close and the Memphis museum was great. You MUST request Dina as your guide. She was great, very knowledgeable and happy to answer any questions I might have.
Oh, I have to give a 5-star rating because I really enjoyed the Mario Guide tour. It was such a great experience! Our guide, Mario, was incredibly patient. He taught me about the history of Egypt, and when I didn't understand, he explained it again. That was so important to me because my English isn't very good. Plus, he was really friendly. I highly recommend taking a tour with him and never going without a guide. Oh, and I ran out of money, but he even loaned me some to pay for my souvenirs.
the guide was not useful , was on the phone most of the time and did not guide any useful information
While in Giza we booked a tour to Memphis and Dahshur. We feel very fortunate to have had Dina our tour guide for the day. She spoke very good English and was easy to understand all the while looking out for our safety. She was very knowledgeable about the sites. As we were driven to the sites by our impressive driver Marco, Dina was able to clarify questions from the tour we had the day before that was lead by a different guide. Dina was not only easy to talk to but her explanation made this great history come together for us and gave us a clearer understanding. I highly recommend this very intelligent and pleasant guide.
We thoroughly enjoyed our day of sightseeing to Memphis, Saqqara & Dashur with Michael Farouk through Twitter Egypt Travels. Michael is an Egyptologist who is a wealth of knowledge about all things related to Egypt’s fascinating history. I highly recommend this tour.
Hoda Laila was our tour expert guide for two full days. One day we went to see the pyramids and the next day we went to the museum. Hoda has a masters in Egyptology and her depth of knowledge is what made our experience so wonderful. She shared with us so many intricate details about Egypt's fascinating history. She was very patient and addressed all our questions and queries. There was a not a single query that she was not able to address. We have used many tour guides before, but Hoda is in a different league and I highly recommend her if you are planning to visit Egypt.
Hoda was a great guide super knowledge and definitely went out of her way to make it enjoyable and fun
Dashur is AMAZING! Just as good as the great pyramid but less crowded, less vendors, less hassle! Ita almost as big, has more casing in tact, is older and yiu can go inside without an extra ticket. Our operator organized AWESOME guide and driver. Hany was more than a driver, he took care of security and made sure we saw as much as possible while enroute to our destination. Our guide, George, was a legend. He knew so much about Cairo and ancient Egypt. He was informative, kind and really funny. He loves his job and it shows! Both Dashur and Sakkara are must see locations. Memphis was cool too but you could skip it if short on time.
All the pyramids were our favorite part. Nour the tour guide was amazing, warm, friendly and helpful
Very interesting visit and our Guide, Nour was very informative and wonderfully easy to travel with. She answered any questions we had and was always asking if we needed anything and sometimes knowing what we needed before asking. We felt very comfortable riding with her and her driver and so glad we booked the tour with her!
Spent a great day with Noru and Hany who was our driver. Noru was very knowledgeable about the areas and they were a delight to be with. Our day tour with them prior to joining our Viking Cruise is doing equal to or better than Viking. Highly recommend!!
We had a great time exploring sakkara, memphis and dashurt. Our tour guide is very knowledgeable and went over all the highlights at each part. Definitely recommend them for anyone visiting Cairo! Even when we are driving they are telling hs about what we are looking at and random facts.
Amaaazing trip Tour guide was ver knowledgeable & stuff was very helpful & nice. Thanks twitter travel
I'm so glad Isaac at Twitter recommended this tour to us. Of course everyone knows about the Great Pyramids of Giza but these are the pre-requisite pyramids that those were build upon. You have to see these before going to Giza, it will make that experience so much better.
This is a must do one day trip , we had the most wonderful guide, he was very friendly and accommodating , we loved the interesting stories of history he shared with us in perfect English,very professional and knowledgeable, We had so much fun, we would do it again with the same company as they were very organized and took great care of us and all the little details , Thank you !
The tour was amazing! I loved the history and our guide Ayam was the best! Everything was arranged by her and we felt very very safe and very well taken care of. We were with our son of 3 years old and he enjoyed himself as well. He loved Ayam and she made sure he was well taken care of also! Twitter Egypt is an amazing company and the manager Isaac really took care of everything. We initially booked his Airport escort service but he provided us with so much more. We literally had everything taken care for us!
The steep descent into the pyramid in Dashfur....followed by a very good explanation of the statues in Memphis. End of the day in Sakarra just beautiful.
We visited Sakkara settlement with Twitter Egypt Travel. We had a wonderful trip with Ishak and Michael. Thanks.
Muy buena guiada de Deen! Fue muy amable y muy buen guía en español. También Ahmed, el conductor que me llevó
The pyramids of donshur are really to be discovered.the descent into the pyramid is impressive. Saqqarah is a really rich site and always ready to reveal new secrets Really unmissable visit to discover Egypt of the Pharaohs Very competent guide and driver Very nice visit
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