Saqqara & the Royal Mummies

Memphis and the colossal Ramses II, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the Serapeum’s underground galleries, koshary downtown, and the Royal Mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.

• BreakfastBreakfast at Zooba
• 10:00 amMemphis open-air museum — the giant statue of Ramses IIArtefacts from Egypt’s first capital, with a whole museum built around the colossal Ramses II.
• 10:30 amSaqqara: the Step Pyramid of DjoserDesigned by the architect Imhotep — the oldest standing ‘skyscraper’ of ancient Egypt — and the complexes and chambers around it.
• 1:30 pmThe Serapeum and the Pyramid of TetiThe underground burial galleries of the sacred Apis bulls, then the inscriptions and hieroglyphs inside Teti’s burial chamber.
• LunchLunch at Koshary Abou Tarek, downtownEgypt’s national dish where Cairenes have queued for decades, and a walk around Tahrir Square.
• 3:00 pmThe National Museum of Egyptian CivilizationEgypt’s story from the first artefacts to today — and the Royal Mummies, preserved and displayed in their own hall.
• DinnerDinner at Dina Farms: traditional feteer

NightBack to your hotel in Cairo