The pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
The Giza plateau holds the Great Pyramid, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Great Sphinx. It is the northernmost part of the Memphis and its Necropolis World Heritage Site, inscribed by UNESCO in 1979.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- The Giza plateauGiza Plateau (ministère égyptien du Tourisme et des Antiquités)
- GPS coordinates
- 29.97611, 31.13278Giza pyramid complex (Wikipedia)
- Opening hours
- Every day, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.Giza Plateau (ministère égyptien du Tourisme et des Antiquités)
- Official price
- 700 Egyptian pounds, adult foreign site entry (pyramid interiors not included) · checked on 1 November 2026Giza Plateau (ministère égyptien du Tourisme et des Antiquités)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
Come very early: the crowds arrive soon after, and they are bigger on Fridays.
Cairo/Giza (Wikivoyage)The site is walkable if you are moderately fit: there is no need for a camel or horse ride.
Cairo/Giza (Wikivoyage)Never surrender your ticket: the entrance guards tear it and give it back to you.
Cairo/Giza (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 3 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Giza pyramid complex (Wikipedia)
The Giza pyramid complex […] is home to the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx. It forms the northernmost part of the 16,000 ha […] Pyramid Fields of the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1979. (coordinates 29.97611, 31.13278)
- Giza Plateau (ministère égyptien du Tourisme et des Antiquités)
Sunday […] Saturday From 08:00 AM To 04:00 PM. Tickets FOREIGNERS: - Area entry: Adult: EGP 700/ Student: EGP 350 This ticket does not cover the Great Pyramid, Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Menkaure, Tomb of Meresankh III, Worker's Cemetery.
- Cairo/Giza (Wikivoyage)
It's spacious and absorbs the crowds (which are greater on Friday when Egyptians come to visit on droves.) The standard advice is to come very early to beat the crowds […] In good weather, the site is walkable if you're moderately fit -- there is no need for a camel or horse ride […] Never surrender your ticket: the entrance guards will tear it and give it back to you.
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