How to Visit Memphis and Saqqara on a Day Trip from Cairo

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I found some amazing (and quite affordable) guided tours of Memphis and Saqqara on Viator, as well as on GetYourGuide.

And honestly, after my own (first) experience at the pyramids, I wouldn’t do it any other way. Having a local guide made all the difference. I could access the monuments without the pressure of the extra tips, the locals were far less aggressive, and I felt safer, and more at ease to walk around, take pictures. Plus, more importantly, I was told what was worth seeing and what could be skipped. Because there was so much out there.

These tours below pair you sometimes with real Egyptologists ready to tell stories that can bring a broken wall carving back to life, or local people who know where the hidden tombs lie, and who time your visit in such way the light catches the Step Pyramid just right. They will pick you up from the hotel, with a clean car, and save you the time and the trouble of getting lost in no one’s land.

Plus, all the entrance fees are usually covered from the start, so you won’t have to carry a lot of cash with you or stop to pay at every single monument along the way. Which can be crazy!