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The Great Builders 1 (Giza & Dahshur) |
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The Pharaohs mastered the art of building pyramids 3 thousands years BC |
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How did the Pharaohs build the massive pyramids?
That's certainly the first question that comes to your mind every time you see the Pyramids. You really wish you could have " a time machine " to travel back in time and find out by yourself.
To fully appreciate the art of building pyramids in Pharaonic Egypt, you have to go back to the third millennium to discover how they built them at a time they didn't even have the wheel or the pulley.
Take a very interesting tour to the Pyramids of Giza and Dahshur to see how they did that. Learn how they made a few "mistakes" before they raised the amazing Pyramid of Cheops at Giza, a feet of engineering by all means. It's not a coincidence some people consider it one the of the best structures ever made by man in all ages.
To build this pyramid you have to be a first-class mason, engineer, architect, mathematician, astronomer and surveyor. The ancient Egyptians just mastered all these sciences three thousand years before Christ was born. |
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- Pick-up at the hotel (or any other point in Cairo you find convenient).
- Drive to the Pyramids. See the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus.
- Have a camel/carriage ride by the pyramids and across the Sahara (optional).
- Proceed to the Sphinx and see the Valley Temple.
- Have lunch in a local restaurant (optional).
- Head for Dahshur and visit the Red and Bent Pyramids.
- Go back to the hotel (or any other place you choose).
- This tour lasts for eight hours. |
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| Meet up location: The lobby of your hotel (or any other point in Cairo you find convenient). |
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| End location: The lobby of your hotel (or any other place you choose). |
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| Duration: 8 hours |
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| If you would like to enter the Great Pyramid of king Cheops, you have to be at the sight at 8 o'clock as there is a limited number of tickets the Egyptian authorities sell every morning. |
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meet your tour guide...
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500 Egyptian pounds - - Entrance fees.
- Going into one of the Pyramids of Giza.
- Camel/carriage ride by the pyramids at the Sahara.
- Lunch. |
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- Transportation by A/C modern, clean and comfortable limousine/van/minibus with a private driver from Cairo.
- My services as your personal tour guide and egyptologist (lecturing, escorting, repping, taking your photos etc...).
- All car park tickets.
- A bottle of mineral water for every guest. |
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- Entrance fees of the afore-mentioned sights.
- Going into the Great Pyramid or the pyramid of Mycerinus.
- The Solar Boat at the Pyramids.
- Camel/carriage ride by the Pyramids and across the Sahara.
- Lunch (it will be served in a typically local restaurant where you have mouth-watering food like hummos, teheeny, falafel, kebeab, bitter bread ...etc.). Local food is part of the fun.
- Beverages at the restaurant. |
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| Tour #: 12475 |
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| Tour Type: Cultural, Youth and Family, Other |
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| Transportation Method: Transportation by A/C modern, comfortable and clean limousine/van/minibus with a professional driver from Cairo. |
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| Activity Level: Moderate |
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 Friendly: Yes. |
| You must be able to get in and out of a car. |
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| Kid Friendly: Yes. |
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| Language(s): Arabic (fluent), English (fluent) explanation |
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| Maximum travelers: 6 |
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| Web address (URL) of this page: http://www.ToursByLocals.com/pyramidtour-cairo |
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