Saqqarah Travel Guide

 MikeBird Says:  Within a short distance from the Zoser Pyramid is the subterranean tomb of Mereruka, his son and his wife. The highlight of this tomb has to be the intricate and fascinating detail of the wall carvings which portray life in those ancient times. There are scenes of hippo... 

 illumina Says:  First of all, my main tip for this site has to be - make sure you have PLENTY of time for your visit, because it covers a large area, and if you try to cram it all into just an hour or two, you will leave without having made the most of it. I really wish we'd had more time... 

 illumina Says:  Before pyramids, tombs for the elite of Egypt were constructed in the form of mastabas, which were flat, rectangular structures with sloping sides. In the 27th century BC, Imhotep built a tomb for the Pharoah Djoser (or Zoser) which consisted of 6 mastabas, decreasing in... 

 MikeBird Says:  If you get the chance try to visit Saqqara. There is the famous Step Pyramid of King Zoser and the amazing tomb of Mereruka not far away.If you climb the step ladder up onto the mound overlooking the deep excavations at the site you can see off to the south yet more pyramids... 

 uglyscot Says:  This is a very large mastaba tomb, in fact the largest Old Kingdom tomb at Saqqarah.. It is excellent for giving a clear picture of life in Ancient Egypt. The wall paintings are fairly well preserved.Mereruka was probably a member of the royal family, and had married the... 

 MM212 Says:  Known as the "Master Butcher of the Great House", Irukaptah built himself a decorated tomb in Saqqara along the causeway to the Pyramid of Unas. The tomb dates back to the 5th Dynasty and is the only one known in Saqqara to contain rock cut statues. These statues (seen in... 

 MM212 Says:  Tickets to the Saqqara complex also grant admission to the newly opened Imhotep Museum (since 2006), located next to the ticket office. The small but orderly museum contains an excellent collection of artefacts found in the necropolis of Saqqara, as well as useful... 

 MM212 Says:  One of a set of tombs only recently opened to the public, known as "B Tombs", the Tomb of Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep is one of the most interesting to visit. It was discovered only in 1964 and is located just south of the causeway to the Pyramid of Unas. The tomb dates from... 

 MM212 Says:  Located just south of the Funerary Complex of Djoser, the 5th Dynasty (c. 2350 BC) Pyramid of Unas is of great archeological importance. Although it was once 43 metres high, it is now little more than a mound of rubble, but whose interior is richly decorated with... 

 MM212 Says:  Having long served as the necropolis of Memphis, one of Ancient Egypt's greatest capitals, Saqqara is rich in funerary structures. It contains a large number of pyramidal tombs, the most prominent of which is the Step Pyramid of Djoser, though many lesser ones have been... 

 MM212 Says:  Saqqara has served as a burial ground for thousands of years. It is thus dotted with numerous tombs and mastabas from various periods and dynasties of Ancient Egypt. While Pharaohs built pyramids and grand burial structures for themselves in Saqqara, their people built... 

 MM212 Says:  North of the Pyramid of Djoser lie the ruins of the Funerary Temple of Djoser. The Temple was the site of the funerary procession before the burial of Djoser and therefore led into the Pyramid, which was deliberately designed as a confusing labyrinth of corridors to... 

 MalenaN Says:  I decided not to use public transportation to see the different pyramids outside Cairo (Dahshur is not easy to reach by public transport), but to pay for a car with driver. I asked at the travel agent, which is open a few hours a day at Garden City House Hotel. There was no... 

 uglyscot Says:  There are a number of little shops selling jellabiyas for women. In all you need to bargain.The jellabiyas are made in the village of Kerdassa and sold there at a better price than in Cairo.Much of the embroidery is machine done nowadays , but there are still some hand... 

 uglyscot Says:  The road passes by different aspects of rural Egyptian life: agriculture, shops, new buildings, animals, and canals. The people go about their traditional daily life in spite of tourist buses coming in droves down the road.I am fascinated by the dove cotes and the decorated...