Memphis is located 25 km away. south of Cairo and was the capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. In 1979, Memphis and its necropolis (area of the pyramids from Giza to Dahshur) were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Its open-air museum contains pharaonic monuments from the Ancient Era, highlighting the 13.5-meter statue of the lying Pharaoh Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx.

Saqqara was the ancient necropolis of Memphis. Pharaohs, high dignitaries and even sacred animals were buried in this enclosure. There is the pyramid of Djoser, pharaoh of the III dynasty, known as the Step Pyramid, which is the first built in stone. The restoration works finished recently and you can visit its interior.

Dashur is located 26 km southeast of Giza. The archaeological site has several pyramids, two of which are the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, the Rhomboidal or Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, both from the IV Dynasty, ordered to be built by the father of Pharaoh Cheops, Esnofru.

The shape of the Bent Pyramid is not known if it was due to a construction error that made them go from an inclination of 60 degrees to 43 degrees from 47 meters high or it was done intentionally. Once finished, they covered it with white limestone blocks that it still preserves up to 49 meters. After 50 years, in 2019 its interior was opened to the public after restoring it; You go down a 79 meter long tunnel to the two chambers inside.

The Red Pyramid is the first «classical» or triangular-sided pyramid in the world; It is also considered the first smooth-sided pyramid built in Egypt. It receives the name of Red for the color of the limestone with which it is made. The entrance is 28 meters high, from there you go down 60 meters, until you reach a room with a false vault ceiling more than 12 meters high.