Saqqara Pyramids and Authentic Egyptian Cooking Experience
- 4–6 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Most Saqqara tours are built around ancient monuments, but this experience takes you beyond sightseeing. You’ll explore the Step Pyramid of Djoser with an Egyptologist, then discover another side of Egypt through its food and everyday traditions. Instead of simply stopping for lunch, you’ll roll up your sleeves, prepare traditional dishes with local ingredients, and share the meal you helped create. It’s a genuine cultural combination: ancient Egypt in the morning, authentic Egyptian life around the kitchen table afterward.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private English Egyptologist guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
- Entry Fees
- Lunch
- Bottle Water
What's not
- Any additional request that is not included on the itinerary is Excluded.
- Tipping
Itinerary
Your Egyptologist guide will pick guests up from their hotel and drive to Saqqara. Explore the ancient necropolis of Saqqara and visit the famous Step Pyramid of Djoser, one of Egypt's most remarkable ancient monuments. Depending on the selected option and opening conditions, the visit can also include other important tombs and archaeological highlights in the area. Your guide will explain the history of Saqqara, the development of pyramid construction, and the role of the necropolis in ancient Egyptian civilization.
Late Morning – Egyptian Culinary Experience After Saqqara, continue the cooking experience. Instead of simply watching a demonstration, guests will participate in preparing traditional Egyptian dishes using local ingredients and traditional techniques. They can learn about Egyptian food culture while preparing dishes such as traditional bread, local cheese, vegetables, dips and other seasonal Egyptian specialties. Lunch – Taste What You Prepared After cooking, sit down and enjoy a traditional Egyptian meal together. This gives travelers the opportunity to experience Egyptian culture through both its ancient history and its living culinary traditions.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Egypt Day Trips
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Cairo
- Its from-price is 56% above the median of the 1157 city tours we list in Cairo.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Cairo
Cairo is Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, where the Pyramids of Giza meet medieval mosques, busy bazaars and the treasures of the pharaohs.
On the western edge of the city, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx rise from the desert plateau, with the step pyramid of Saqqara and the ruins of Memphis further south. Cairo's great museums, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the vast Grand Egyptian Museum beside the plateau, hold artefacts spanning thousands of years.
Top-ranked sights in Cairo: Egyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities), Saqqara (Sakkara), Khan El-Khalili.
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