Egypt With Omar Sharif

PYRAMIDS

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Full day tour

09:00.A.M. I will meet you in the hotel lobby and start a full day tour to Giza includes;

Giza Pyramids The only surviving wonder of the ancient world seven wonders. These Pharaonic monuments have come to symbolize Egypt's glory and mystery. Impressive in their grandeur, the pyramids are estimated to have been constructed over a period of 20 years using more than 100,000 laborers each year. The Great Pyramid of Cheops, constructed from over two million stone blocks, is 135 meters (443 Feet) high! The stone for the Pyramid complex was quarried from nearby hills south of Cairo. You may enter one of the pyramids through a long, narrow passageway and explore the deep inner chambers.

The Sphinx Where legends and superstitions abound. This feline-human was named by the Greeks because it resembled the mythical winged monster with a woman's head and lion's body. Legend has it that this "Sphinx" proposed a riddle to the Thebans and killed all who could not guess the correct answer! The Sphinx was carved from one solid piece of limestone, and measures 50 m (164 feet) in length and 22 m (72 feet) in height.

Memphis is on the edge of the western desert, the capital of the ancient kingdom, and one of the most important cities throughout the history of ancient Egypt dates back to 3200 B.C. In Memphis open museum you will visit some of the masterpieces of ancient Egypt including the alabaster sphinx and the huge statue of Pharoah Ramses II. You will have ample opportunity to photograph the statue from the gallery's mezzanine.

Sakkara The vast necropolis of ancient Memphis houses the most ancient tombs of Egypt and the most ancient stone structure ever in mankind history which is the Step pyramid, a part of the mortuary complex built for Pharoah Zoser,the founder of the 3rd dynasty 2500 B.C.