Guide, Imad Salib was good , alright english and friendly. Knew a lot and could answer every question. It was a good day and trip.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Experienced tour guide
- Private tour & A/C Vehicle
- Main area ticket each place (if option selected)
- Lunch (if option selected)
- All Taxes
- 1 hour ATV ride around, outside of Giza Plateau (if option selected)
- Bottled water
- Cairo or Giza hotel Pick-up & drop-off
Excludes
- Entry fees Sakkara 600Egy, Memphis 200Egy & Dahshur 200Egy, Serapium 280 Egy, per Person
- Tipping
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Meet the tour guide at your accommodation inside Cairo or Giza. Start the trip to the first visit
Visit Sakkara Step Pyramid. Reveal the secrets of the first pyramid built in Egypt with the guide. Walk through the corridors and between the walls of the first stone funerary complex built in Egypt 2700 BC. Watch the magnificent daily life scenes reliefs over the tombs walls (the depicted tombs) of the ancient Egyptians life time. Watch the desert landscapes around the area and take the best photos everywhere.
Visit Memphis. Memphis is the name of the first Capital of Egypt 3150 BC, more than 5000 years old. Discover the history of the first Egyptian capital with the guide and watch the statues still exist at the place of the first Capital, the great statue of Ramses II and the alabaster Sphinx the second biggest in Egypt. Take all the photos you wish.
Visit Dahshur Pyramids, the Red and the Bend Pyramids both belongs to SNEFRU the Pharaoh of the 4th dynasty 2600 BC, they are as much old and big as Giza Pyramids. The red Pyramid is the first (perfect) pyramid built in Egypt. The bend Pyramid with its unique shape found no where else except in Dahshur. Learn more about the Pyramids construction secrets, Watch the desert landscapes around and take the best photos everywhere.
At the end of the day tour, we drive back to your hotel for drop-off
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Reviews
We really enjoyed this trip with our tour guide Imad Salon. He explained everything to us in great detail, and his prices are very reasonable. We highly recommend him!
It was a great experience. Emad was a great guide and was very knowledgeable about all the sites we visited. He also very nice and took time to answer all the questions I had. We had plenty of time to explore the pyramids by ourselves so it did not feel rushed. He was easy to follow and he also took us to see how papyrus was made as an added bonus!
We had an excellent day with Emad, he's an amazing guide. He is very knowledgeable and gave us ample time at the sites. We also got to see how papyrus is made and sample out some Egyptian scents at the end of our tour.
Our family tour of the ancient sites of Saqqara, Dahshur, and Memphis, departing from Cairo and led by our guide, Mr. Emad SALIB, was a true pleasure in terms of organization, exploration, and historical explanations focused both on Egypt in general and on each of the sites we visited in particular. His knowledge and tips are invaluable assets for any visitor interested in the richness and variety of both Egypt’s cultural heritage and its history. We had a great experience thanks to Mr Emad SALIB!
Emad Salib was fantastic! He contacted me the night beifore the trip to cinfirm the pick up time. He arrived on time. We toured 3 sites. Saggara, Dhshour and Memphis. Emad was informative and went above and beyond to ensure smooth tour.
It was a great experience! I highly recommend it. The service was great!
We had an amazing experience and felt very comfortable and taken care of! Would recommend!
Emad Salib was our driver and tour guide. He was good and detailed on explaining the history of Egypt and signifiance of each sites. Provided us with cold bottled water which is much appreciated. We picked the driver and guide option and pay entrance fee at each site. The guide helped us to avoid some crowds. Overall a good half day spent.
Emad Salib was our driver and guide for the tour. Emad is an excellent guide, he explained clearly the history giving overview and detailed explanation of all the sights we visited. He answered all our questions we had with passion. I highly recommend Emad for all Egypt tours. He is very knowledgeable and patient with us. Thank you Emad!
Emad is a professional and caring guide who made the experience wonderful. His experience shows. He is extremely knowledgeable about the sites visited and Egypt generally. Highly recommend for solo travellers!
Emad is a professional and caring guide who made the experience wonderful. His experience shows. He is extremely knowledgeable about the sites visited and Egypt generally. Highly recommend for solo travellers!
Did the private tour to Saqqara, Memphis and the Dahshur pyramids. My guide, Emad Salib, was very good at explaining the history and I could tell he's passionate about it. He was happy to answer all my questions along the way. Dahshur was a highlight, and it was much quieter than Giza.
Mead picked me up at my hotel for this tour. He gave me a great overview of Egyptian history on our way to Sakkara. This was a great introduction to a very interesting and informative day. He did a great job of looking after me. We were never hassled. I highly recommend him and this tour.
Beautiful and deep experience. The guide, Emad Salib, went beyond the surface of just seeing touristic objectives and gave us a lot of information. This trip is different from Cairo or Giza, because the three locations are more isolated and rural, less tourists.
The experience was delightful! I enjoyed every second of it. Our guide, mister Emad Salid, was very informative and very warm. His english is perfect and clear, a pleasure to listen to him. His answers to our questions were very satisfaying. To me the tour with him was in great contrast to the previous ones we had in Egypt. Plus the new, enchanting face of Egypt in the locations we visited (Sakkara, Dahshur, Memphis). Thank you!
The experience with Emad Salib was indeed very good. He did not remain on the surface if the things, his English is good. Most pleasant and professional plus each stage of the tour, Sakkara, Dahshur, Memphis was accompanied of a wealth if information in advance, then regularly time for us to deeoen what we were told. We know now Ancient Egyptian history and details of contemporary life in the big Cairo
Emad Salib is quite knowledgeable and he gives good service from pick up to drop off. Recommended
Very nice experience with my tour guide Emad Salib who brought me to every single things I d like to see ! Thanks for his patience I recommend
Emad was a spectacular guide for Sakkara, Dahshur, and Memphis! Hotel pickup was smooth and he was incredibly educational and knowledgeable. He introduced me to some local businesses as well that you wouldn’t get to go to on a larger group tour. Absolutely the best guide and I would recommend him to any traveler!
This was our best tour so far in Egypt and our best tour guide. Emad Salib was genuine in his desire to make sure we had the best tour possible. Less tourists at Sakkara and Dahshur, which was nice. The ATV rides with views of the giza pyramids was absolutely fun for our two boys and us. This was a day we will never forget. Thank you Emad.
The tour was absolutely amazing! My family enjoyed it very much. Emad salib was our tour guide and he was very fun and knowledgeable about his information. I would highly recommend.
Emad was great! He arrived at our hotel early. There were only 3 of us so he was also our driver. I preferred this over a private van which he provides for groups of 4 or more people. I prefer sitting in the front and being able to easily speak across vs from behind. Emad is a great driver with a modern car with cold AC. His knowledge of ancient Egypt and religions is top notch. Emad will gear the tour towards your interests and level of knowledge. He is great at what he does. He was also flexible with what we wanted to see and do. My only regret was not booking him for Giza and the GEM. We used a different company and guide for GIZA and were disappointed. Unfortunately we did not use a guide for the GEM.
Emad is an excellent guide. He's very knowledgeable about all the sites with history, architecture and general information. He is prompt, organized and resourceful. All the things you want in your personal tour guide
We had an incredible experience visiting Dahshur, Memphis, and Saqqara with a local tour guide we booked through Viator. From the very beginning, he stood out for his professionalism, flexibility, and genuine kindness—truly a gentleman. His name is Emad Salib. Emad's knowledge of Cairo and Egyptian history was outstanding. He explained everything with clarity and passion, always knowing exactly what to say and when to say it, which made each site come alive in a meaningful way. We had pre-booked several tickets and shared them with Emad Salib in advance, and he immediately adapted the entire schedule and route to fit our plans seamlessly. His ability to organize the day so efficiently made everything smooth and stress-free. He knew exactly where to go, what to see, and how to make the most of every moment. Out of all the local tour guides we’ve had, he was by far the best. This was easily one of the highlights of our trip, and we couldn’t recommend him more highly.
I went with Emad on the Sakkara Memphis and Dahshur tour. He was extremely knowledgeable and the tour was very interesting. Would definitely recommend
We had a truly wonderful day exploring Sakkara, Dahshur, and Memphis with Emad Salib. He has the ability to bring ancient Egypt to life in a way that is both engaging and easy to understand. Emad is a very well-informed storyteller, sharing not just historical facts but meaningful context that helps you really connect with what you’re seeing. One of the highlights was his explanation of the tomb of Mereruka, which gave us fascinating insight into daily life in ancient Egypt. He is incredibly knowledgeable about both ancient history and modern Egyptian culture, and he was very helpful in guiding us on what to see and how to make the most of our time. We also enjoyed a delicious lunch at a grill restaurant he recommended—such a nice touch. Above all, Emad is kind, humble, and a genuine pleasure to spend the day with. We would highly recommend him to anyone visiting Egypt.
We had a great time. Our guide, Emad Salib, was very knowledgeable, and also very patient with all the questions we had! Highly recommend it !
We had a great day exploring the pyramids and Memphis. Our guide gave us a lot of information and answered all of our questions. He also picked us up and drove us back to our hotel and during the tour he took plenty of time to explain everything and also gave us time to take photos and see the monuments. The dinner afterwards was also excellent. Everything was very smooth and professional! Thank you very much to our guide, Emad Salib!
Our guide Emad Salib was amazing! He knew so much information about egypt and the historical sites. He was kind, patient and a very good driver. He made our day perfect. Thank you Emad!
Today Ehmad took us to Sakkara, Memphis and Dahshur. The highlight was the Mastaba Tomb, a prime minister’s tomb, where we saw ornate carvings and hieroglyphs. If you are a lover of nature, you will want to see the carvings of animals such as fish, birds, hippopotami, cows, crocodile and dogs, to name a few. Ehmad had to study Egyptology for more than 8 years and gain a qualification to become a guide. It feels like he is a Professor because of his knowledge. We have booked him again because he makes us feel at ease and has the right balance of attentiveness, but also gave us space and time to process what we were seeing.
Great experience our driver Emad did everything he could to accommodate us and he was very knowledgeable about the history of all the sights! I would definitely recommend it
We did the Sakkara and Memphis together with our trip to the Giza pyramids. It was an amazing day with beautiful sight seeing. Our private tourguide Emad Salib gave us all the details about the pyramids. We went inside the pyramids aswell, the guide gave us usefull information about what to expect inside the pyramid. This was different for every pyramid. The Dashur pyramids were the most impressive. They were more adventurous and the hike inside the pyramid was more intensive physically. The guide had prepared us for this hike very well. He gave us all the information about what to expect: like the bats and heat and smell inside the pyramid, but also about how your hike would go (can you stand? how long is de decent etc.). On our last day (visit to Dashur) our guide made us a special stop at a local souvernir shop because we told him we had nog been able to go shopping just yet and we really wanted to buy something from a local shop. He made the arrangements for us to go into a shop. This was not included in the programme of that day but our guide made sure to go out of his way to make this happen for us. We had already been with Emad for 3 days and we really enjoyed his company and very big knowledge about the pyramids. He is a skilled and knowledgable guide.
Great experience! Emad our driver did everything he could to make it as great and memorable! He had amazing knowledge about the sights I totally recommend it
We spend half a day at Saqqara and Memphis and half a day at the Dahshur Pyramids. This was enough time to take your time around the place. I do reccomend going with a good private tourguide. This helps you save time and you can ask all sorts of questions. Our tourguide was Emad Salib. We spend the whole week with this tourguide. His english is very good and he has lots of knowledge about the Egyptian History (he tells them with a lot of enthousiasm and also knows the awnsers to a lot of our questions, even the ones who had nothing to do with history. But more important, he helps you out in every way that he can + if you tell him what you want from him he easily adjusts to your wishes (do you want lots of stories, or just some details or just go around by yourself, he will adjust to what you want). He even prepared hinself going to a place we requested on going where he did not go before so he could give us some information about this place. So he is really invested in giving you the best experience possible. That makes a trip so much more safe and fun! So get yourself a good private tourguide!!!!
Emad Salib was our guide and he was the perfect host. He arrived exactly on time and was very courteous and full of interesting information about all of the sights we visited. Very glad we chose this tour and recommend it highly.
After our great Day 1 experience, we decided to continue with Emad Salib for Day 2 to visit Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur, and we’re really glad we did. He was professional, courteous, and reliable throughout. Emad managed the day smoothly, drove safely, and kept everything well organised. His knowledge, clear communication, and positive attitude made the whole experience easy and enjoyable. We would happily recommend him to anyone visiting Cairo.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wonderful Experience Our visit to Saqqara and Memphis was fantastic, and our guide made it even better. Highly recommend both the sites and the guide.
Our recent tour of Saqqara, Dashour, and Memphis City was a very memorable experience, thanks to our guide Emad Salib. His knowledge of Egyptian history truly brought the ancient sites to life. He explained all the intricate hieroglyphics in detail and gave fascinating stories. He is a passionate Egyptologist, and we highly recommend him and this tour. Thank you Emad!
Mr. Emad Salib is an absolutely top notch guide. Very informative and so enthusiastic about Egypt’s vast history. I highly recommend him
What an excellent, informative tour at a very fair price. My guide, Emad Salinlb was the consummate professional
The absolute highlight of our trip to Egypt was this tour. Emad Salib was an encyclopedia of Egyptian history. We learned so much from him. One of our top priorities was having a tour that was well paced and gave us plenty of time to explore on our own. Emad Salib gave us as much time as we wanted and we never once felt rushed or pressured to move to the next site. A highlight was descending into the Bent Pyramid. A must-do if you are physically able. I genuinely can't say enough good things about our experience on this day. We typically don't like using guides when we travel but can without reservation recommend Emad Salib.
Day 2 – Sakkara, Memphis, and Dahshur “On the second day, we explored Sakkara, Memphis, and Dahshur, and the experience was unforgettable thanks to our guide. We went inside the Dahshur pyramid, and the guide navigated us expertly, making sure we fully understood the architecture and history. From the step pyramid at Sakkara to the red pyramid at Dahshur, every site was explained with incredible depth and clarity. The guide’s honesty, knowledge, and friendly approach turned a simple tour into an extraordinary experience. We highly recommend this guide to anyone visiting Egypt!” Gude Emad Salib
Emad Salib deserves an 11/10. One of the best tour guides we’ve ever had. He’s like a walking history book! And the day itself was well timed, comfortable, and well balanced. We couldn’t recommend him more! Amazing day.
This private tour was an amazing experience and a highlight of my trip to Egypt. Saqqara’s Step Pyramid, the Bent and Red Pyramids at Dahshur, and the ruins of Memphis were all fascinating and far less crowded than Giza. Our guide, Emad Salib, was knowledgeable and friendly. I strongly recommend him. Having a private tour allowed us to explore at our own pace. Comfortable transportation and excellent organization made the day stress-free. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a deeper look into ancient Egypt beyond the main tourist sites.
Excellent tour experience visiting the main sights in Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis + drop-off at the airport. The guide, Emad Salib, was very knowledgeable and adapted to our expectations and style of visit very quickly. The Dahshur pyramids are really cool.
I think what most travelers who book tours like this are interested in one of two things: simplicity or depth of knowledge. It’s not often you find someone who gives you both. We were lucky enough to have Emad as our guide who I recommend you ask for. He did what I hope all guides would and he engaged us from the minute we got in the car. He entertained us with history (5,000 year of it) as we drove out to Sakkara which was critical to understand what we were seeing. I’m shocked he knew every year, every dynasty, and so much more. He stayed with us the whole day and gave us space when the times were right. Lunch was as you would expect for a tour like this but it was on the higher quality side for a “tourist” lunch spot. The ATV ride was cool, a little manufactured but there are parts in the middle where you get to open up and actually enjoy the high speed ride so it was worth it + with the back drop of the pyramids it was a fun addition and will be a wonderful memory for us. We enjoyed the day so much that we’re booking another to the Citadel and Hanging Church tomorrow which we expected to do alone but the value that Emad brings is worth it. I’m glad we found him and he made the day special for me and my family.
Our guide was very kind and professional, he explained many interesting things about ancient Egypt to us; a highly recommended activity.
Thank you for telling the history of Egypt, background and details for each place.and also support to visit papyrus shop.it was very helpful for us. Giude: Mr. Emad Salib
Fantastic tour! Our guide Emad Salib was incredibly knowledgeable and brought the area to life. One of the best tours we’ve ever done. Would highly recommend to anyone who really wants to learn about the area and ancient Egypt!
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