Saqqara

Saqqara, 30 km (19 miles) from Cairo, is an archaeological site which continues to reveal its treasures through continuing discoveries.  The site covers 7km (4.4 miles) on the west bank of the Nile. Saqqara, best known for its step pyramids, was the necropolis of the capital, Memphis. Buried here were people and also many sacred animals. Construction here continued from 3,050 BC (with 1st Dynasty funerary structures) to the 6th century AD, with Coptic monasteries. 
The step pyramid (pyramid of Djoser, 2374–2354 BC) was designed by Imhotep. It is 60 metres (197 feet) in height and consists of six mastabas, or steps. Of the 11 pyramids, we go inside the Pyramid of Teti. This pyramid is small but its interior is significant, it includes the famous Pyramid Texts and Teti’s basalt sarcophagus in the burial chamber. The pyramid of Unas (2404–2374 BC) stood 43metres (141 feet) high, but suffered the ravages of time. A causeway of 750 metres (2, 461 feet) runs from the pyramid to the valley temple.  Other sites may be visited depending on time and availability, such as the Serapeum and Imhotep Museum.
The Nobles’ tombs are richly decorated with scenes from the everyday lives of the royal family and high officials, and suggest the life they aspired to continue after death. The tombs visited depend on availability on the day. Examples: Kagemni and Meriruka tombs were for King Teti and his family and high officials. These tombs were built during the Old Kingdom’s 6th Dynasty (2374–2354 BC). Ptahhotep and Ti tombs were built for high officials in the Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty (2513–2374 BC). The tombs of Khnumhotep, Neferhernptah, and Nefer, also known as the Brothers, Bird, and Butchers tombs, were also built during the same time for high officials. The tombs of Tia, Maya, and Horemheb were built during the New Kingdom’s 18th and 19th Dynasties (1569–1201 BC) for high officials and princesses. The tombs of Idut, Unasankh, and Infrt were built for King Unas’s family and high officials during the Old Kingdom’s 6th Dynasty (2404–2374 BC).