I've dreamed of visiting here for a long time. And so, having gone to Egypt, I decided to visit this miracle. The pyramids are magnificent. People are brought here from all over the country. There are a lot of people, and there are a lot of Bedouins around, but you need to treat them like beggars - don't react and they won't cause you any problems. So the three pyramids, different in size, belong to the same genus. The history of the pyramids is very interesting. You can go inside the pyramid, for an additional fee. Go inside or not, decide for yourself. There's nothing to see there, just the walls, all the exhibits in the museum, and not just the Cairo one. Pyramids of some unreal size, being nearby, you understand the full scale of such a structure. You can approach and touch the pyramids and even climb, but it's not high. There aren't many guards around, but there are. As the sun goes down, everything empties out.

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Александр Шибанов

Level 6 Local Expert

Hello everyone. I went on an excursion from Sharm el-Sheikh on 04.12.2024. I ordered through the Empire of Tourism company. The price is $45 + $ 25 and $5 for the visa (because I did not pay for it at the airport upon arrival :( ). Below are my travel notes. • they were picked up from the hotel at 00:27 • 01:00 _ arrived at the gas station _ place of transfer to large buses. It seems that there is an opportunity to go to the toilet... • 01:10-01:20 _ large buses are arriving. Recommendation: immediately find out which bus will take you and run... Take the best (comfortable) seats, otherwise how will I stay in the back of the cabin. // We are settling down ... A bus with 49 seats. The rows of seats are packed as tightly as possible, there are certainly no handles between a pair of seats (as in an airplane). The backs of the chairs recline. Of course, it will be very difficult for overweight people to accommodate ... There are 2 USB ports between the seats, downstairs! Everything is fine with charging smartphones :) There is a small toilet without toilet paper (please use it ONLY for minor needs). The driver has water and juices on sale _ for 1-2 dollars. • 02:21 _ let's go in a convoy of 10+ buses • 02:45 _ we passed the checkpoint (passports and visas were presented). The air conditioner is always on on the bus, so a sweatshirt won't hurt. Be sure to take "airplane eyecups" and something under your head (neck)!!! Very often there were "checkpoints", the bus staggers on speed bumps, bright lights from floodlights... It will be very bad without eyecups. • 06.27 _ first stop at RestHouse for 40 min. There is a toilet + a cafe and a shop. • 07.25 _ we started moving from the RestHouse • 07:50 _ CHECKPOINT _ everyone had to get off the buses (without belongings), we walk 300-400 meters.. • 08:00-08:05 _ drove through the tunnel under the Suez Canal, entered Africa! • 08:20 _ let's go. A Russian-speaking GUIDE came on board _ he will be with the group until the end of the events in Cairo. • 09:05 _ we entered the suburbs of Cairo (another checkpoint, but we were not checked) • 09:55 _ we entered the old part of Cairo • 10:15 _ we arrived at the museum (Tahrir Square). The guide gave everyone a radio-"headphones". • 10:35 _ entered the building. Crowds of people. Our only task is to observe the raised flag of the guide and listen to his voice in the earphone (when the voice fades, it means he is moving away... we must urgently move towards him so as not to get lost). Of course, everything is running, running, nothing really to see... Sadness. • 11:45 _ left the museum • 12:00 ... _ boat trip on the Nile ($10). This is not a boat, but a large boat with seats along the sides... You can't take good photos there, there's not much to see either. Money is wasted ... • Next, visit the "Oil Sales Center" • 14:00 _ we ride the bus, we see the PYRAMIDS!!!! But we're going to lunch... I understand that time is passing, it will start to get dark soon ... :( • 14:15-15:00 _ sooooooo modest lunch (at a kind of SUN Z restaurant). It will be very sad after the 5* hotel. • 15:02 _ we entered the closed pyramid zone The guide insistently offers a camel ride for $10 or a "chariot" (for 2 people) for $25 each. • 15:35 _ got off the bus. The beginning of the inspection!!! Hurray!!! But you need to get back to the bus in 35-40 minutes!!! Then we'll take a bus to the Sphinx. I was alone. I started rushing between the two pyramids in order to have time to take at least some pictures (like I was here :)). At 16:00, the guards begin to insist on following the pyramids to the exit (to the buses). // Naturally, half of the people did not come to the bus by the appointed time. We waited for them for about 10 minutes ... The guide suggested walking to the Sphinx. It turned out to be very close .. going downhill. • 16:20-16:25 _ we walked from the pyramids to the Sphinx • 16:45 _ we finished at the Sphinx. The guards do not let anyone through, they persistently ask tourists to leave the fenced area near the sphinx. • 17:03 _ we boarded the bus. We left the Sphinx ... We are going to the Papyrus Institute : ( • 20.40-45 _ we passed the checkpoint in front of the Suez Canal, we did not get off the bus! • 21:15 _ RestHouse stop (for 45 minutes) • 22:00 _ let's go ... • 22:05 _ we stopped at the checkpoint, we're waiting.. Apparently there is no escort :( • 22:35+ _ let's go ... Next, I took a nap (it's hard to call it sleep). • 03:10-03.25 _ we passed the checkpoint at Charm • 03:35 _ we arrived at the gas station (= hotel pick-up point) • 03:45 _ Mikrik, who picked me up from the hotel, and even the same driver arrived. • 03:52 _ we left for the hotels • 04:30 _ dropped off at the hotel Conclusions: be prepared that the pyramids will have VERY LITTLE TIME. Consider renting a chariot for $25. At least you'll have time to watch something on it. // There was not even a thought to go inside the pyramid _ THERE is NO time! It was also impossible to examine the pyramids in detail _ THERE is NO time! The sphinx's head looks terrible from behind! What did the restorers do? What were they thinking? The squalor... just because I've dreamed of visiting this place all my life, I'm HAPPY WITH the TRIP. It was difficult, but you can get over it.... I'm happy that my wife didn't come with me :) I 'd be tired of soothing her all the way ... // According to the tickets we were given, the museum ticket cost $ 11, the entrance to the pyramids $ 14. In total, the organizers are left with a measly $ 20 per tourist!!! What do they do for a living??? Good luck to all!

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Ольга М.

Level 7 Local Expert

We went on an excursion from coral travel for 100 rubles per person in January 2025. It included a visit to the mosque, the main museum in Cairo, where the mask and sarcophagus of Tutankhamun made of pure gold dazzled the eyes. The pyramids of Giza conquered with their scale! rides on the Nile + lunch (buffet) and the grandeur of the Sphinx- exceeded all expectations!.It was unforgettable!Despite the fact that the tour from Sahl Hasheesh took almost a day, it was worth it. Cairo left a double impression, on the one hand, dirt, poverty, ruins, and on the other, contact with antiquity and history left unforgettable emotions!!! I recommend you to visit

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