Saqqara, Dahshur and Miyeh are hostage to the "hidden treasures of Memphis"
- On the occasion of the great discoveries that Saqqara is witnessing, and the opening of new places to visit, and the treasures to be contained in Saqqara, we decided to make a trip to the city of ancient cities, and the first capital of Egypt, Memphis.
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Memph Mn-Nfr
It is the city of cities in ancient Egypt, and the first capital of unified Egypt, from the era of the early kings, specifically the first family
It was characterized by many names, such as the White Wall. Memphis means stable and beautiful, and other names denote the importance of this beautiful place.
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#the program
Our program is divided into visiting Saqqara + Dahshur + Mit Rahinah
Saqqara program
1- Imhotep Museum
"This museum was established in the Saqqara area, in honor of the great engineer Imhotep, to transform Egypt’s architecture from the use of clay and stones, and he was a very skilled engineer and made a breakthrough in architecture."
2- The Step Pyramid of Saqqara "Pyramid of Djoser"
"This is the first stone building in Egypt, and the first stone building in history in general, and we will know its story and how it was built, and this pyramid belongs to King Djoser, whom we will know its history from the journey."
The descent of the pyramid of Djoser Al-Marj "is not included in the cost."
3- Marioka Cemetery
"Mariruka, the owner of the largest and most wonderful cemetery in Saqqara, and this is a person who lived during the reign of King Tati, and the holder of very important positions in Egypt, to the extent that he held 83 ministries."
4- Pyramid of Titi
Egypt is not just the pyramid of Khufu, Khafre and Kao Ra, but, Egypt is full of pyramids whose number exceeds 150 pyramids. We will see the pyramid and we will know the history of the king, and we will go down and watch the pyramid. "
5- Serapeum
"This is what they call it, the mystery of riddles, the temple of secrets, tunnels to bury the Apis calf underground, the question here, how did they carve it, and how did they enter 26 coffins, the coffin alone covered 30 tons, and the size or body of the coffin was 70 tons. How did they work all of this in underground tunnels? His story on our journey "
We finish our program in Saqqara and head to Dahshur
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#Dahshour program
- After we finish Saqqara, we will move to see the achievements of Senefru in Dahshur
1- We will visit the curved pyramid.
"One of the two pyramids of King Senefru, the engineers during its construction made a mistake in the pitch of its inclination, so they were forced to leave it and build another pyramid."
2- The complete pyramid
And we will enter a pyramid in the journey, and we live the adventure of climbing and descending the pyramid
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# Mitt Rahinah
- Mitt Rahinah, this is an ancient Pharaonic name called Mit Rahnah, meaning the way of the rams, and the city was the seat of his worshipers, a famous Egyptian god. His name is Ptah.
1- Ramses the Second huge statue
"This statue is considered one of the largest statues of Ramses the second, and this is one of two statues of him that they discovered there, one moved to Ramses Square, and then the museum.
And the second statue they left in place, the statue is considered an engineering marvel, in terms of accuracy
2- The Abulhoul of Hatshepsut, which is a statue of Hatshepsut in the form of a Sphinx and its size is very huge
3- The open museum, and it contains a group of statues dating back to different eras.
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We finish our program at about 4:30 pm, and after that we move on to Café in Saqqara, drink our beautiful coffee and return to the square again
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Our appointment is 12-3-2021
- The gathering in Abdel Moneim Riad Square near the Go Bus at 7:45 am, and the move is 7 and a quarter
- Price per person is 250 EGP
Includes
- 2020-2021 bus transfers
Professional guide along the trip
Photographer
Tickets for all sites shown in the program
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The price does not include entering the stepped pyramid of Djoser, its price is 40 Egyptian pounds per person.