John Smith
Aug. 25, 2024, 9:56 p.m.The tour to Dahshur and Meidoum was an incredible experience! Our guide was knowledgeable and the history of the pyramids was fascinating. The Red Pyramid was stunning and climbing inside was a unique experience. Highly recommend this tour for history buffs!
1) Day tour to Dahshur Pyramids and Meidoum Pyramid from Cairo
You will be picked up from your hotel by Marsa Alam tour guide to enjoy a Day tour to Dahshur Pyramids and Meidoum Pyramid from Cairo. You will start your tour with Dahshur Dahshur: Two of the later pyramids constructed here have been completely destroyed by time, and the elements and several others, such as the Black Pyramid (12th Dynasty, 1929-1885 BC), are badly damaged, but Dahshur also boasts two of Egypt’s best-preserved early pyramids. Both built during the reign of King Sneferu (2613-2589 BC), the founder of the 4th Dynasty, the Bent Pyramid, and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur are massive evidence of the architectural development that lead to the construction of the Great Pyramid and it companions at Giza. Then drive to Medium Pyramids Medium Pyramids: The pyramid at Meidum is thought to be just the second pyramid built after Djoser's and may have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and continued by Senfru This started as a stepped pyramid, but as it neared completion the steps were packed with stone and the whole structure was cased in finest limestone. In its final form, the pyramid stood approximately 311ft (95m) high.
Unfortunately, the pyramid was unsound. Its heavy outer layers eventually slid downwards, leaving a square, three-stepped core standing in a mountain of sand and rubble and the ruins of the pyramid complex. We do not know when this disaster occurred, although as there are New Kingdom tombs incorporated in the rubble we know that the pyramid had at least partially collapsed by the time of the New Kingdom (which started around 1550 BC). Lunch will be served on the way Pick Up from the hotel is at 07:30 and you will be back around 16:30