Cairo Trip Overview
Visit the Giza pyramids and Sphinx by camel or horse on a private, half-day tour from Cairo, and experience the serene desert setting of Egypt’s most iconic monuments. Go face-to-face with the enigmatic sphinx, circle the towering Great Pyramid, and take in sweeping views to Abusir and the Sakkara necropolis.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit the Giza pyramids and Sphinx by camel or horse on a private, half-day tour from Cairo, and experience the serene desert setting of Egypt’s most iconic monuments. Go face-to-face with the enigmatic sphinx, circle the towering Great Pyramid, and take in sweeping views to Abusir and the Sakkara necropolis.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
The Giza pyramid complex, also called the Giza Necropolis, is the site on the Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt that includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza Egypt
Khufu’s pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, now buried beneath the village of Nazlet el-Samman; diabase paving and nummulitic limestone walls have been found but the site has not been excavated.[4][5] The valley temple was connected to a causeway which was largely destroyed when the village was constructed.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Khafre’s Pyramid, Al Haram, Giza Egypt
Khafre’s pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, the Sphinx temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple yielded several statues of Khafre. Several were found in a well in the floor of the temple by Mariette in 1860.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Menkaure Pyramid, Al Ahram, Giza 11511 Egypt
Menkaure’s pyramid complex consists of a valley temple, a causeway, a mortuary temple, and the king’s pyramid. The valley temple once contained several statues of Menkaure. During the 5th Dynasty, a smaller ante-temple was added on to the valley temple.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Great Sphinx, Al-Haram, Giza Egypt
The Great Sphinx lies on the east side of the complex. Current consensus among Egyptologists is that the head of the Great Sphinx is that of Khafre. Along with these major monuments are a number of smaller satellite edifices, known as “queens” pyramids, causeways and valley pyramids
Duration: 30 minutes
