At 8:00 a.m., you will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our expert tour guide. then transfer to Giza Pyramids in a private A/C latest model vehicle and start your full-day tour by visiting the famous pyramids of Egypt which are known as Giza Pyramids. The pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx are among the most popular tourist destinations in the world and existed even in Roman times. Each of these spectacular structures served as the final resting place of a king of the 4th Dynasty (c.2613–2494 BC). The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for King Khufu (c.2589–2566 BC), and the other two for Khafre and Menkaure, his son and grandson. Khufu’s pyramid is both the oldest and largest of the three, and the first building to exceed its height would not be built for another 3,800 years! Enjoy a 20-minute camel ride and get back to history. Our guide will take you to the Panoramic Place where you can see all the Pyramids in one view.

The Great Pyramid, the tomb of King Khufu (c.2589–2566 BC), with its original height of 146.5 meters, was the tallest structure in the world for 3,800 years. It remains the last surviving member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and took an estimated 10 to 20 years to build. To this day, it is not entirely certain how this was done. The Great Pyramid is made of local limestone, but its exterior was once entirely covered with high quality limestone. These casing stones were brought from Turah, south of Maadi, by ship. On the inside, the pyramid has three chambers, one cut into the bedrock underneath, and two high up within the masonry itself, a feature that no other pyramid possesses. The sarcophagus in which Khufu was once laid to rest can still be seen in the upper of these two rooms, the King’s Chamber. This room is accessed through the Grand Gallery, a majestic corbelled ascending passage, and a masterpiece of ancient engineering and architecture.

Khafre (ca. 2558–2532 v. Chr.), den die alten Griechen als Khefren kannten, war ein Sohn von König Khufu (Cheops), dem Erbauer der Großen Pyramide. Er baute den zweiten Pyramidenkomplex in Gizeh und errichtete sein Grab auf etwas höherem Boden, sodass es genauso hoch erschien wie das seines Vaters. Mit 143,5 Metern Höhe ist seine Pyramide jedoch nur geringfügig niedriger und ein ungeheuer beeindruckendes Denkmal. Das Kernmauerwerk besteht aus Blöcken aus lokalem Kalkstein. Die Spitze der Pyramide bewahrt noch immer die wunderschön polierten Blöcke aus hochwertigem Kalkstein, die einst den Großteil der gewaltigen Höhe des Bauwerks ausmachten. Dieser weiße Stein wurde in Turah, südlich von Maadi, abgebaut und per Schiff hierher transportiert.

Menkaure (Mykerinos to the ancient Greeks; c.2532–2503 BC) is the builder of the third of the three large Giza Pyramids. He was most likely the son of Khafre (Khefren) and grandson of Khufu (Cheops). With a base area that is less than a quarter of their pyramids’, and with an original height of 65 meters, Menkaure’s is by far the smallest of the three. This reduction in size is due to several factors, including the limited amount of space left on the Giza Plateau. The material used for the outer casing of Menkaure’s pyramid is another. Whereas his predecessors had used limestone for this purpose, Menkaure employed granite, which was quarried in Aswan, over 800 km away. In addition to the logistics involved in the transportation of the granite blocks, the material itself is much harder than limestone. However, only the bottom quarter of the casing stones are made of granite, the rest being limestone.

Kolossale Statuen sind eines der Markenzeichen der altägyptischen Zivilisation, und die Große Sphinx von Gizeh ist die berühmteste. Sie wurde während der 4. Dynastie (ca. 2613–2494 v. Chr.) direkt aus dem Felsgestein gehauen, was sie auch zur ältesten macht. Die altägyptischen Sphinxen stellten den König mit dem Körper eines Löwen dar, als klare Demonstration seiner Macht. Die Beweise deuten darauf hin, dass die Große Sphinx während der Herrschaft von Khafre (für die alten Griechen Khefren; ca. 2558–2532 v. Chr.) gehauen wurde, dem Erbauer der zweiten Pyramide von Gizeh. Die Große Sphinx und der Tempel davor, der Sphinxtempel genannt wird, liegen direkt neben Khafres Taltempel und dem unteren Teil des Damms, der zu seinem Totentempel und seiner Pyramide führt. Sorgfältige archäologische Analysen haben ergeben, dass der Taltempel fertiggestellt war, bevor mit den Arbeiten an der Großen Sphinx und ihrem Tempel begonnen wurde. Die Analyse der Gesichtszüge der Großen Sphinx hat außerdem auffallende Ähnlichkeiten mit denen der Statuen von Chephren ergeben.

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, commonly known as simply the Egyptian Museum (Arabic: المتحف المصري, romanized: al-Matḥaf al-Miṣrī, Egyptian Arabic: el-Matḥaf el-Maṣri [elˈmætħæf elˈmɑsˤɾi]), located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. It houses over 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display. Located in a building built in 1901, it is the largest museum in Africa. Among its masterpieces are Pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasure, including its iconic gold burial mask, widely considered one of the best-known works of art in the world and a prominent symbol of ancient Egypt. After that, the tour will be finished with a transfer back to the hotel.