On our late November trip we had a great full day Giza and The Pyramids excursion with a wonderful guide called Ahmed,  our own driver and air-conditioned mini-bus.  We visited Memphis, Saqqara and the Great Pyramid at Giza.

What we didnt’ realise until we visited Saqqara is that the Great Pyramid wasnt’ the first or the oldest Pyramid.  That honour goes to the Step Pyramid at Saqqara which you can see above.

I, being a simple Scouser, initially thought that the reason it looks a little “rough” is because it was the ancient Egyptians first attempt (!) and that they got steadily better as they went along and built other Pyramids.  However, I soon realised that one of the main reasons it doesnt’ look as good as the Great Pyramid is because it’s also the oldest.

It’s probably their first large construction in stone and in some ways its’ probably one of the most important monuments in Egypt.

The full day’s excursion was great value at £63 per person including our own guide, driver and mini-bus and Ahmed was so knowledgable and such a nice guy we had a wonderful day and learnt so much.  He also knew the best vantage points for the best photo opportunities.  I’d highly recommend the tour, which you’ll find details of on our Cairo Excursions page.

We had such a great time and learnt so much more about our favourite destination.

Apart from our excellent 4 nights Nile Cruise on the superb Royal Viking Nile Cruise ship we also flew up to Cairo and spent 3 fabulous days visiting the Pyramids at Giza, Memphis and Saqqara, the excellent hotels in the shadow of the Pyramids as well as enjoying some of the excursions available in Cairo such as the atmospheric Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids.

We’ve got a ton of content to add to both the main Nile Cruises 4u website as well as here on the Blog so please keep visiting us here as we add more and more photographs, video and audio.