The pyramids at Dashur are not often visited by tourists, but they are a major attraction and well worth your time. Our guide from Egyptian Express gave us a great tour. They were built in the time between the Step Pyramid at Sakkara and the Great Pyramids at Giza.

The Red Pyramid is a very nice pyramid and you can visit the inside if you are up to climbing up a long flight of steps to the entrance. There are no crowds.

But the most interesting is the Bent Pyramid. It is something of a mystery why the slope of the sides was changed midway. This pyramid has more of the original limestone casing than any other. We were positively the only visitors, accompanied only by the tourist policeman on his camel!

We arranged tours with Karen from Heart of Egypt (--) and her driver for our stay to do most of the major tourist sites. The following describes what we saw in Dahshur.

This location is off the beaten path and not many tourists were there. We had the chance to go inside a
pyramid… the Red Pyramid. To go inside you had to climb up quite a few steps up the pyramid and then descend inside a tunnel that was 1 metre wide by 1 metre high there was quite a few steps¦ about 140. It is quite tiring. Once you reach the bottom you have to climb up some stairs to look at the chamber. There is an ammonia smell from the bats, don't
worry you do not see the bats!!!! We also visited the Bent Pyramid,
it really looks bent!!! We could also see the Black Pyramid in the
distance. We got to chance to sit on a pyramid there and enjoy the peace
and quiet and contemplate life¦ very peaceful!