Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Saqqara (Cairo, Giza Pyramids, Saqqara & Grand Egyptian Museum) Travel Guide 2026

Highlights & What to See in Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Saqqara

• Pyramids of Giza (Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure) & The Great Sphinx — Enter at 07:00 sharp via the Mena House / Sphinx Gate before tour coaches arrive (Plateau Area Ticket E£700; Interior of Great Pyramid of Khufu E£1,500 extra; Visa/Mastercard only).
• Panorama Point & Nine Pyramids Lounge — Look across all six main and queen pyramids aligned against the desert horizon without aggressive camel touts.
• Saqqara Necropolis: Step Pyramid of Djoser (2670 BCE), Serapeum & Mastaba of Mereruka — The world's oldest monumental cut-stone building, surrounded by vividly painted Old Kingdom reliefs and giant 70-ton granite bull sarcophagi (All-Inclusive Saqqara Ticket E£600).
• Dahshur: The Red Pyramid & The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu — Just 20 minutes south of Saqqara, climb inside the 4th-Dynasty Red Pyramid (included in the E£200 Dahshur ticket!) with almost zero crowds.

Transit & Getting There

Connect to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Saqqara via Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Saqqara Central Station (Egyptian National Railways (ENR) Talgo High-Speed Day Trains (Cairo–Alexandria–Luxor) & Abela Egypt Sleeping Trains (#86/#87)) and local transit using Cairo Pass.