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Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, half day
A private trip from your Cairo or Giza hotel: Giza pyramids, panoramic viewpoint, Sphinx and Valley Temple.
- Length
- Half day, about 4 hours
- Tour type
- Private, just your group
- Pickup
- Your hotel in Cairo or Giza
- Guide
- English-speaking Egyptologist
The tour journey
Your day, step by step
Times are estimates; traffic and your hotel's location change them. Drive times are from map routing without traffic.
- 8:00approx.Pickup
- 8:30approx.1VisitThe Pyramids of Giza: history, hours and tickets →
Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, with a stop at the viewpoint on the plateau for the three pyramids together.
- 10:00approx.2Visit
The Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre beside it.
- 11:00approx.Drop-off
Included
- Pickup from your hotel and return
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to the sites in the program
- Bottled water
- All taxes and service charges
Not included
- Entry inside the Great Pyramid (optional)
- Any extras not mentioned in the program
- Tipping
Book this day
Request this tour
Send your date and group size for Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, half day. We reply with the price for your day and confirm the pickup from your hotel.
Approx. $35 per personEstimate; confirmed with your quote
- Private, just your group
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Change or skip a stop: just ask
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Nothing to pay with the request. To book, a 25% deposit by card or PayPal; the rest in cash on the day. Payment and cancellation
Before you go
Guides for this day
How hotel pickup works for Cairo day toursDrive times without traffic from three Cairo hotel areas, who meets you, and what the transfer includes.
What can you see in Cairo in 6 hours?A half-day tour, one cluster of nearby sites, or a two-hour felucca sail or quad ride; check last entry.
Best time of day to visit the Giza pyramidsOpening hours, the 4 p.m. cutoff, Ramadan hours, monthly temperatures and the evening show.
Cairo day tours for families with kidsFree entry under 6, student tickets with ID, what each Cairo tour includes, and what to ask first.
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