For the luxury air-conditioned vehicle, the adventure begins with a pick-up from Port Said. The next destination will be to Cairo, with the first stop at the legendary Giza Plateau and then to the world's most famous monuments.
You will view the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the largest and most famed of all Egypt's pyramids, while your expert guide shares his thoughts on construction and history engineering with which it was built, and how it still stands after more than 4500 years. Then you will visit the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which each match in merit to be visited because each has unique architectural characteristics.
Moving on to the Great Sphinx-an enigmatic statue carved out of limestone, with the body of a lion and face of a pharaoh-hear your guide tell about the tales and secrets surrounding this ancient guardian of the pyramids as you stand in wonder at its majesty. Another visit is made to the Valley Temple which was believed to have been for purification before the burial of pharaohs.
After interesting sightseeing at Giza, have your lunch in a local restaurant serving good traditional Egyptian meals.
Next, we will visit Saqqara, which is one of the biggest archaeological sites in Egypt, and here you will go to the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first large stone structure in the world. It was erected sometime during the 27th century BCE and up to that date changed completely the whole idea of pyramid construction paving the road to new types of pyramids that would follow thereafter.
The other tombs in Saqqara have elaborate carvings and bright paintings depicting everyday life and belief systems of ancient Egyptians. You might also be able to visit the Pyramid of Teti which has pyramid texts, an interesting sight to behold, time permitting.
The sun is making a downward journey and will soon end, leaving plenty of time for the return to Port Said, sweetened by memories of Egypt's wonders.
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