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Giza Pyramids

4.5 star rating: Recommended 595 | Tours & Tickets

The sole survivor of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Pyramids of Giza still live up to more than 4,000 years of hype. Their extraordinary shape, geometry ... 
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Memphis

4.5 star rating: Recommended 258 | Tours & Tickets

The city of Memphis was the capital of ancient Egypt. It was the King's residence and the political and administrative center until around 2,200 BC. It had ... 
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Saqqara (Sakkara)

4.5 star rating: Recommended 205 | Tours & Tickets

Saqqara (or Sakkara) lies about 18 miles (30 km) south of Cairo and was the burial site for the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, now in ruins. In the site of ... 
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Khan al-Khalili

4.5 star rating: Recommended 99 | Tours & Tickets

Jaundiced travelers often dismiss the Khan al-Khalili as a tourist trap; there's no ignoring the fact that it's a favored stop of tour buses and has all the ... 
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Egyptian Antiquities Museum

4.5 star rating: Recommended 51 | Tours & Tickets

With so much to see in the Egyptian Museum, trying to get around everything in one go is liable to induce chronic 'Pharaonic fatigue'. The best strategy is ... 
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El Mu'ayyad Mosque

4 star rating: Recommended 116 | Tours & Tickets

The red-and-white-striped Mosque of al-Mu'ayyad (the Red Mosque), built on the site where its patron Mamluk Sultan al-Mu'ayyad had earlier been imprisoned, ... 
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Coptic Museum

4 star rating: Recommended 58 | Tours & Tickets

Founded in 1908, this museum houses Coptic art from Greco-Roman times to the Islamic era drawn from Cairo, the desert monasteries and Nubia. If you are ... 
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Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)

4 star rating: Recommended 58 | Tours & Tickets

Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the Hanging Church, which is still in use, is called the Hanging or Suspended Church as it is built on top of the Water Gate of ... 
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City of the Dead (Qarafa)

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Qarafa, or The City of the Dead, is two 4 mile (6 km) long cemeteries - a north and south cemetery - dating from Mamluk times (1200s - 1500s) and is still in ... 
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Citadel of Saladin (Al-Qalaa)

Sprawling over a limestone spur on the eastern edge of the city, the Citadel of Saladin (or Al-Qalaa) was home to Egypt's rulers for some 700 years. Their ... 
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Colossus of Ramses II

The massive limestone statue of Pharaoh Ramses II is 33 feet (10 m) long and that's without having any legs! Ramses II was the longest serving pharaoh in ... 
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Djoser's Pyramid

Djoser was a king in the 3rd Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, ruling from 2667 BC - 2648 BC. He was the first to build a pyramid for his tomb. It was a development ... 
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Sakkara

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Doing what: Private Tour: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara

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