Giza Pyramids Tours – An Unforgettable Egyptian Experience

Giza Pyramids Tours bring you face to face with the most famous and most popular tourist attractions in Egypt. It presents you with an ideal opportunity to visit and explore some of the most treasured ancient attractions in the world, and the last remaining one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. As one would expect, a visit to these amazing pyramids is included in almost all of our Egypt tour packages and Nile cruise holidays.

Day Trips to Giza Pyramids

Tour the Pyramids of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza consist of the most amazing and world-renowned features in all of Egypt. The sites you will see in Giza are so revered that that they are downright iconic of Egyptian culture. Giza is not actually a city, but instead, it’s the western district of Cairo. Giza has also become increasingly popular as a commercial area, especially along Pyramids Road.

What to See?

What can you expect to see in Giza and on all the best tours of Cairo, Egypt? First and foremost, you have the Ancient Pyramids of Giza. Any guided Egypt tours that are worth a penny will tour the Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It might surprise you to discover that the Egyptian Pyramids, while still intact internally and externally, are surrounded by urban development. While visitors may come expecting to find the Pyramids in an isolated desert, what they will actually see is this natural attraction standing adjacent to businesses like McDonalds and Pizza Hut.

What can you expect when you actually visit the Ancient Pyramids? Expect the insides of the Pyramids to be hot, humid and perhaps even a bit scary, especially if you have claustrophobia. Once you’re inside though, you will be delighted by the miraculous achievement of these millennium-old creations – all the more impressive considering they were built by human hands, and contrary to what some people believe, they were not built using slave labor.

Pyramids to look for by name include Khufu (at nearly five hundred feet high), Khafre and Menkaure. In short, any and all travel to Egypt should include a visit to the pyramids.

The Great Sphinx

Besides the Pyramids, another iconic feature of Giza Pyramids tours is the Sphinx and the Temple of the Sphinx. This human headed lion was originally built in honor of the sun god Re-Horakhty. Is your curiosity piqued by the Sphinx’s missing nose? No, the ancient Egyptians didn’t have a sense of humor. What is believed to be the cause of the missing nose is that bored soldiers once used the Sphinx as target practice. The culprits have been suggested to be anyone from World War I British troops, to Napoleon’s army, to even Turks of the old era.

Please Note!

Can you climb the Pyramids? No, though at one time it was allowed. Fortunately climbing these amazing structures is no longer allowed, though some claim that guards in less frequented areas can be bribed to allow some climbing activity.

Last but not least, expect to be offered a camel ride on these Giza Pyramids tours. We generally do NOT recommend a camel ride at the Giza Pyramids if visiting the area without a guide (which is also not recommended). If you should choose to go for a ride expect to haggle and expect to be cheated, both before and after the ride. Nevertheless, you have to sample Giza in order to say you have truly seen the grandeur of Ancient Egypt! In other words: Giza Pyramids tours are an absolute must when visiting Cairo.

Discover the Magic of Giza Pyramids Tours

Cruise the Nile, explore the Pyramids and dive the Red Sea. Contact us today to find out more about our Egypt tour packages and our Nile River cruises, or to book your dream vacation right now. Our Egypt tour packages are private and fully customizable. You can have your Giza Pyramids tour your way when you travel to this ancient land with Egypt Tours Plus.

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Last Updated on October 16, 2024