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Giza Pyramid Complex
1h 30m · Admission ticket included
The most famous archaeological site on Earth, home to three monumental pyramids built as royal tombs over 4,500 years ago, along with smaller queens' pyramids, cemeteries, and the causeway that once connected the plateau to the Nile.
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The Great Pyramid of Khufu
20m · Admission ticket not included
The largest pyramid in Egypt and the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, built as the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu around 2560 BCE. It stood as the tallest man-made structure on the planet for nearly 3,800 years.
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Pyramid Complex of Khafre
20m · Admission ticket not included
The second-largest pyramid at Giza, built for Pharaoh Khafre, son of Khufu. It retains a portion of its original smooth limestone casing near the summit, offering a glimpse of how all the pyramids once looked.
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Pyramid of Menkaure
15m · Admission ticket not included
The smallest of the three main Giza pyramids, built for Pharaoh Menkaure. Though more modest in scale, it features some of the finest stonework and granite casing of the complex.
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Great Sphinx
20m · Admission ticket not included
A colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, carved directly from bedrock over 4,500 years ago. It stands guard over the Giza Plateau and remains one of the most recognizable monuments in the world.
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Valley Temple of Khafre
Pass by
An ancient granite and limestone temple linked to the Pyramid of Khafre, believed to have been used for purification rituals during the mummification process of the pharaoh before burial.
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Saqqara
1h
A vast ancient burial ground serving as the necropolis for the former capital of Memphis, containing more than a dozen pyramids, numerous mastaba tombs, and some of the earliest large-scale stone monuments in history.
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Step Pyramid of Djoser
30m · Admission ticket included
The oldest stone pyramid in the world, built around 2670 BCE for Pharaoh Djoser by the architect Imhotep. Its six-tiered design marks the critical evolutionary link between early flat tombs and the true pyramids of Giza.
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Memphis and Sakkara
45m · Admission ticket included
The site of ancient Egypt's first capital, founded around 3100 BCE, and once one of the most powerful cities in the ancient world. Today an open-air museum displays statues and artifacts recovered from the ruins.
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Statue of Ramses II
10m · Admission ticket included
A massive fallen statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, carved from a single block of limestone, showcasing the scale and artistry of New Kingdom sculpture.
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The Sphinx of Memphis
10m · Admission ticket included
A large sphinx statue carved from a single block of alabaster, one of the largest of its kind found in Egypt, believed to date to the reign of Amenhotep II or Hatshepsut.
