Giza Pyramids & Cairo Day Tour from Sharm El-Sheikh

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What’s the experience like?

Stepping out of the van at Giza, I felt the dry Cairo air hit my face—warm, a bit dusty, but full of promise. Our Egyptologist guide, Amr, handed us cold bottles of water and pointed to the horizon. There they were: the Great Pyramid of Cheops towering above everything else, flanked by Chephren and Mykerinos. The sheer size is hard to grasp until you’re right there, squinting up as sunlight bounces off ancient limestone blocks. School kids ran past us laughing in Arabic, their voices echoing against stone older than memory.

We wandered closer to the Sphinx—its nose long gone but its gaze still sharp. Amr explained how this guardian has watched over the plateau for thousands of years. He even showed us a spot where you can catch both the Sphinx and all three main pyramids in one photo (trust me, it’s worth waiting your turn). The valley temple nearby was quieter; you could almost hear your own footsteps on the cool stone floor.

Lunch came just when we needed it—a simple meal at a local spot with grilled chicken and tahini that tasted way better than anything back home. Then we drove through Cairo’s busy streets to Tahrir Square. The Egyptian Museum sits right there in downtown, its pink façade faded by sun and time. Inside, Amr led us past glass cases packed with treasures: golden masks, tiny amulets, even some things I’d only seen in textbooks before. The smell inside is old paper mixed with something earthy—maybe ancient linen? We lingered by Tutankhamun’s room; it’s smaller than you’d think but absolutely packed with gold.