Dahshur & Saqqara: Where the Pyramids Begin

Long before Giza, there were these sacred sands. Saqqara’s Step Pyramid marks architecture’s first giant leap, while Dahshur’s Bent and Red Pyramids whisper of innovation, failure, and triumph. With far fewer visitors, these sites offer a more intimate communion with Egypt’s past—vivid wall paintings, experimental tombs, and untouched silence. It’s a rawer, richer encounter with the origins of a civilisation that shaped the world.