Dont forget to leave time to see the museum...and the amazing tombs!!! My own opinion is that this site is more impressive than the Giza pyramids. More

The Pyramid was amazing, but it is the surronding tombs and courtyards that make this the premier site in Egypt. New tombs have artwork that looks as if it was done yesterday (but wasn't). Having a local Egyptian Archeological is a definite plus, but guidebooks do a fair job. More

A full day is needed to appreciate this splendid piece of ancient history. Go alone, as you can hire a local guide privately on site - and they really know what they are talking about. This site has the most ancient brick buildings in the world, before they started building in sandstone. Beautiful palace and many monuments and Imhotep museum... More

The Memphis open air museum at Mit Rahina is a small diversion between Saqqara and Giza. It has a number of statues tagged as belonging to Ramses II, an alabaster sphinx, pieces of other statues and the colossi of Ramses II. Most of the displayed artefacts seem to be New Kingdom relics. The open air museum takes about 45 minutes... More

We arranged tours with Karen from Heart of Egypt (heartofegypt.com) and her driver for our stay to do most of the major tourist sites. The following describes what we saw in Memphis & Sakkara. City of Memphis We visited the city of Memphis, where there are some beautiful stone statues and the alabaster sphinx. But the main attraction was the... More