Top Saint Catherine Day Trips

Saqqara contains the oldest complete stone building complex known in history, the Pyramid of Djoser, built during the Third Dynasty. Another sixteen Egyptian kings built pyramids at Saqqara, which are now in various states of preservation. It remained an important complex for non-royal burials and cult ceremonies for more than 3000 years, well into Ptolemaic and Roman times. The Dahshur pyramids were an extremely important learning experience for the Egyptians. It provided them with the knowledge and know-how to transition from step-sided pyramids to smooth-sided pyramids. The first of the Dahshur pyramids was the Bent Pyramid (2613–2589 BC), built under the rule of King Sneferu. King Sneferu ordered the building of the second pyramid of Dahshur, the Red Pyramid. Memphis or Men-nefer was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt that was known as mḥw ("north"). It is an open museum now contains the statue of Ramses the second and the Sphinx of Memphis.

You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our guide to drive to Fayoum Oasis. You have the opportunity to stop to visit the Museum of Kom Oshim to enjoy learning about the long ancient history of the city of Fayoum. You continue to see the largest salty lake in Egypt, Qaroun Lake. Enjoy watching the various birds which immigrate to Fayoum Oasis regularly. You will continue driving to get to Wadi ElRayyan National Park which has some magnificent sceneries of the nature, like the water falls and the two lakes, the large and the small lakes. You will enjoy a boat ride in the lake and watch more birds and take some unforgettable photos for yourself. You will have your lunch in a local good restaurant. After that you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.

You will have an amazing day tour in Giza area, discover the pyramids of Giza. Khufu pyramid is the biggest pyramid in Egypt was built by king Khufu in the 26 century BC. Visit the other two pyramids and also you will see the sphinx and the valley temple of the king khafra. You will have a guided tour in Gem the biggest museum in the world, this museum has more than 100 thousand pieces of artifacts.