• Giza Plateau

    Unmissable

    The only one of the seven ancient wonders still standing. Arrive at opening.

    GizaNazlet el-Semman

    4.9Ratingour own rating€€ Mid-rangeUNESCO
  • The colossus of Ramesses II in the museum atrium

    Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

    Our favourite

    The world's largest archaeological museum, open since November 2025, two kilometres from the pyramids.

    GizaGiza Plateau

    4.8Ratingour own rating€€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Saqqara

    Unmissable

    Djoser's step pyramid, the oldest large stone building in the world. Best in the early morning.

    GizaSaqqara

    €€€ High endUNESCO
  • Dahshur

    Two of Snefru's pyramids, one of them changing angle halfway up, and nothing like Giza's crowds.

    GizaDahshur

    €€ Mid-rangeBest in the morning
  • Memphis

    A capital of three thousand years, down to a fallen colossus and an alabaster sphinx. Come warned.

    GizaMit Rahina

    €€ Mid-rangeHistoric venue
  • One of the museum's pavilions and its fountain, among the palms of the grounds.

    The Agricultural Museum

    Off the beaten track

    A 1938 museum left exactly as it was, between faded dioramas and ancient grain.

    GizaDokki

    BudgetHistoric venue
  • The Mahmoud Khalil Museum

    Off the beaten track

    Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Rodin, in a Cairo villa almost nobody visits.

    GizaDokki

    BudgetHistoric venue
  • The round keys of an old typewriter, lit in close-up.

    Taha Hussein's house

    Off the beaten track

    The villa of the blind writer who made schooling free in Egypt.

    GizaHaram, Giza

    BudgetHistoric venue