Day Tour to Dahshour Pyramids and Felucca Ride
Overview
Enjoy a special tour with us to see the experimental area where this area bears witness to the Pharaohs' attempts to reach the ideal pyramid. Dahshur is distinguished by its location near the Nile River and the desert. and its people love agriculture, which gives Dahshur a wonderful experience of unique rural life.
It contains historical, cultural and rural tourism, and allows tourists walking in the street to learn about the culture and appearance of the village, with a view of the distinctive place, while enjoying the delicious traditional food with a rural character, and sitting in the cafés and watching the beautiful handicrafts that distinguish it. Discover more through your guide, who will explain this area to you, which is considered an open book. If you are interested in archaeology and archaeological information, join us to learn more.
To feed recharge and spirit, we've paired an entertainment tour with a cultural tour. You can dance in the Egyptian style and listen to Egyptian music while on a boat trip down the Nile with our representative. Enjoy an hour of vitality, singing, dancing, and relaxation to contemplate nature and see the Nile and the sky.
Enjoy a special tour with us to see the experimental area where this area bears witness to the Pharaohs' attempts to reach the ideal pyramid. Dahshur is distinguished by its location near the Nile River and the desert. and its people love agriculture, which gives Dahshur a wonderful experience of unique rural life.
It contains historical, cultural and rural tourism, and allows tourists walking in the street to learn about the culture and appearance of the village, with a view of the distinctive place, while enjoying the delicious traditional food with a rural character, and sitting in the cafés and watching the beautiful handicrafts that distinguish it. Discover more through your guide, who will explain this area to you, which is considered an open book. If you are interested in archaeology and archaeological information, join us to learn more.
To feed recharge and spirit, we've paired an entertainment tour with a cultural tour. You can dance in the Egyptian style and listen to Egyptian music while on a boat trip down the Nile with our representative. Enjoy an hour of vitality, singing, dancing, and relaxation to contemplate nature and see the Nile and the sky.
Inclusion
A bottle of water and a cold drink during Egypt Day Tours.
Shopping tours in Cairo if we have time.
Entrance fees and tickets.
A good lunch at a local restaurant.
Transportation is privately arranged by an exclusive air-conditioned vehicle.
All service charges and taxes are covered in our tour.
Tour one-hour felucca ride.
Exclusion
- Any extra not mentioned in the above program.
- Drinks during meals are excluded.
- Gratuities.
- Rates apply during peak seasons such as Christmas and New Year tours in Egypt or Easter tours in Egypt.
Itinerary
Our organisation will arrange for a private, air-conditioned vehicle to take you from your hotel to the archaeological sites and back to your lodging at the conclusion of your tour for your convenience.
We begin with a tour of Dahshur with a specialist guide. You will visit Bent pyramid, The Bent Pyramid, owes its modern name to the fact that its upper half was built with a smaller angle than its lower half, giving it a very characteristic curvature. The Egyptian name for this pyramid was: xa rsj "She Who Shines in the South", a reference to the fact that it was established south of Dahshur.
After that, you will visit the red pyramid .Its name, the Red Pyramid, comes from the color of its current facing, its limestone casing having disappeared. Its Egyptian name was xa, meaning "the shining one." It is, by its dimensions, the third largest pyramid in Egypt. Since it is the first pyramid with smooth faces, it holds great significance in the history of this kind of monument construction. According to an inscription discovered near the pyramid's base, it is commonly believed that work on the structure started in the fifteenth year of Snefru's rule.
To feed recharge and spirit, we've paired an entertainment tour with a cultural tour. At the end of the tour, enjoy an adventure and a light and fun tour to relax and dance to Egyptian songs and enjoy the atmosphere with an experienced representative.
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Cultural Identity: The pyramids were a central element of ancient Egyptian culture, and they played a role in preserving cultural identity. The architectural traditions associated with pyramid construction were passed down through generations.
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The full-day tour includes transportation to and from your hotel, a visit to the Dahshour Pyramids, a guided tour of the pyramids, and a relaxing felucca ride on the Nile River.
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