Mr Egypt Tours · Giza, Saqqara, Memphis
A private Egyptologist and driver for the three great sites south of Cairo: the Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara, and the Ramesses colossus and alabaster sphinx at Memphis. Pick it for a full day at your own pace for a fraction of the all-inclusive price.
This is the same route as the VIP day with Saqqara, priced the other way round. The $50 option, "Private A/C + Egyptologist", buys an air-conditioned car, the driver, the Egyptologist and mineral water for about eight hours. You pay the entries yourself: Giza 700 EGP, Saqqara 600 EGP and Memphis about 200 EGP, about 1,500 EGP (about $27) per adult. The "All Inclusive" option bundles those tickets, and reviewers describe a lunch they hadn't expected.
The day runs about four hours at Giza, three at Saqqara and an hour at Memphis, with the order shuffled to beat the crowds and the 4 p.m. closing at Saqqara. One October 2026 guest's guide moved things around so they reached Saqqara "before the entrance to the pyramid closed". Inside Djoser's pyramid costs 280 EGP and the Serapeum 340 EGP, both on top. The Great Pyramid interior is 1,500 EGP (about $27) extra on either option.
It is a small listing (160 reviews) with a perfect 5.0 and the same names over and over: the guide Hamad, the driver Abdullah. Reviews mention a papyrus shop, with no pressure to buy. The listing warns it isn't suited to travellers with back problems: Saqqara's tombs mean low passages. Our Saqqara and Memphis guide has the full route and ticket table.
An early start gets you into Giza before the coaches; reviewers loved the quiet plateau.
The pyramids, the Panorama and the Sphinx terrace. Great Pyramid interior on request, 1,500 EGP.
Along the canal road through palm groves and villages.
Djoser's Step Pyramid complex and the decorated tombs. The site closes at 4 p.m., so the guide may switch the order.
The open-air museum at Mit Rahina: the fallen Ramesses II, the alabaster sphinx, the palm garden.
Lunch on the way on the All Inclusive option.
★★★★★We ended up changing the order of things a little bit to make sure we made it to saqqara before the entrance to the pyramid closed. We liked that Ahmed put a lot of thought into the order of the day and moved things around so we got to do everything we wanted.
★★★★★Perfect organization; my wife and I took the tour alone in the company of a friendly and knowledgeable doctor of Egyptology.
★★★★★Pick-up punctual. The guide was knowledgeable, friendly and flexible. The driver took us painlessly around all the sights. Lunch was very tasty. We didn't have to wait or queue anywhere.
★★★★★He arranged everything from tickets to lunch, accompanied me through the sites and patiently took pictures. He gave me my space and the right amount of information through the trip.
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"Private A/C + Egyptologist": a private car with driver for all transfers, an Egyptologist and mineral water. Tickets for Giza (700 EGP), Saqqara (600 EGP) and Memphis (about 200 EGP) are extra unless you pick the All Inclusive option.
About 1,500 EGP (about $27) per foreign adult for the three sites. Add 1,500 EGP if you go inside the Great Pyramid, 280 EGP for Djoser's interior and 340 EGP for the Serapeum.
Not on the $50 option. Reviewers on the All Inclusive option describe a tasty lunch on the way.
Saqqara closes at 4 p.m. Guides reorder the day if needed; a 2026 reviewer's guide went to Saqqara earlier to make it inside the pyramid.
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A private Egyptologist for Giza, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara and the Ramesses colossus at Memphis.
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