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Giza Pyramid Complex

Today’s itinerary is full of activities and sightseeing and at night we will be leaving for Aswan. Let’s start with the Pyramids of Giza.

These are the 3 most famous nearly 4000 year-old pyramids that are the last remaining of the ancient Seven Wonders of the world. The Giza pyramid complex holds the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx of Giza.

The desert plateau is surrounded by other small complexes from unfinished or broken tombs, ruins from the temples, and smaller satellite pyramids.

The Great Pyramid was the tallest structure made by humans until the Eiffel Tower was completed in Paris, France in 1889.

Giza Pyramid complex is located in Giza, a bustling suburb of Egypt. This is 13 kilometers from downtown Cairo and 8 kilometers from the Nile. Because my hotel was in Giza, it was not far from my hotel.

I thought the Giza Pyramid complex was located in the middle of the desert, but its location has Giza city on one side and the desert on the other side. The view of Giza city in the background from the pyramids looked very beautiful. It has that ancient feeling.

To enter the Great Pyramid, you need to climb up quiet a few steep stone steps to the middle where the entrance passage is located on pyramids and there was always a line of people waiting to get in. 

Entering was not included with my tour. I didn’t purchase the additional ticket required to get inside. Instead, I took my time to walking around the pyramids with my 2 other female tour mates from Canada and Hungary.

I will talk about the surroundings of the Giza Pyramid Complex in the next post.