Tourist staying in Cairo or Giza can set a day plan to #Saqqara area.
What we will see in Saqqara?
For tourists want to set their own tour plan here is a suggestion,
I will tell you all about Saqqara Area and what can you see and do,Recommended places in the area and you can skip or do what ever you like .
First start by some historical details ,Saqqara is a village located in the southwest of Giza Governorate.
Saqqara is one of the most important historical and archaeological sites in Egypt. It is named after the Pharaonic Pharaoh Sukkar, and there are many pyramids of the kings of Pharaonic families, especially the third, fifth, sixth, And their families, as well as some graves for the kings of the first families,
The most important monuments in Saqqara are the Saqqara pyramid,
The Saqqara pyramid, also called the pyramid of terraces, or the pyramid of Zoser, in relation to King Zoser, one of the Pharaohs of the third family that ruled Egypt. Its base is about 130 m, and its height is about 60 m. It is one of the oldest pyramids in the world. The pyramid consists of 6 terraces. It contains many rooms, corridors, mezzanine, and doors that contain inscriptions of the Zoser. The walls are decorated with blue and green ceramics. A statue of King Zoser sitting on his throne, in addition to the pyramid contains two buried Two daughters of King Zoser.
Tomb of Ti,
The Tomb of Ti. is located in the northern region of Saqqara, a cemetery built by Kan Ti, who served as supervisor of the pyramids at the time of the last kings of the fifth Egyptian family, in the 24th century BC, he built to bury him with his wife, Among the most famous archaeological sites in the area, it consists of an upper section with a small hall with two columns engraved with a picture of me, and its walls contain inscriptions, inscriptions depicting the funerary, agricultural and daily life of the inhabitants. There is also a large courtyard consisting of 12 columns, The coffin of Ti was found empty at the burial site but you can see a copy of a statue, Since the original version of the statue is in the Egyptian Museum.
The Serapium of Saqqara,
The Serapium is a place engraved in the rocks of Saqqara in Egypt, divided into many valleys, in the middle of each valley there is a huge granite coffin in which the calf is buried. The work of the tombs of the king, Amenhotep, began, and the burial continued until the end of the era of the Ptolemies. The place was discovered by the great sociologist Mariette and the mummies of the calf Abbis were found with rich in the most precious types of decorations and precious stones.
On your way back after the historical tour you will see many hand made carpet schools in the road of Saqqara,
Handmade Carpet schools
Saqqara is one of the most important places in the Egyptian handmade carpets industry, where Saqqara is known as a tourist area of the first style, and this is why many schools and hand-made carpet factories have been established. There are about eight schools and factories for the production of handmade carpets: Saqqara School, Handy, Oriantal, Sinfero, Sultan, Nile, Tohami, Akhenaten. Saqqara School is the first hand-weaving school in the region where it was built in 1976. It continued its work in teaching the handmade carpet industry through its own school and its production till this moment, you can visit one of them even if you will not buy ,they will welcome you to see the process of making the carpets .
