Day 2:
Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel. Then visit the plateau Guizèh. Visit
the site of the pyramids: Kheops, the biggest of the three, Khephren, and Mykérinos much
smaller than its two sisters, keeping at its base, its original coating. On its sides stands
the impressive sphinx with the head of a man (57 m long) whose role was to defend the
entrance of the tomb against the pillagers. Lunch in a typical restaurant. Then departure
for the visit of the capital of the Ancient Egyptian Empire, Memphis to the south of Cairo.
The city was founded by King Menes around 3000 BC and placed under the protection of the god
Ptah, the patron of the Artisans. Then visit of the pyramid of Sakkara was built around
-2700 for the pharaoh Djoser by the architect Imhotep.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.