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The only one of the seven ancient wonders still standing. Arrive at opening.
GizaNazlet el-Semman
The world's largest archaeological museum, open since November 2025, two kilometres from the pyramids.
GizaGiza Plateau
Djoser's step pyramid, the oldest large stone building in the world. Best in the early morning.
GizaSaqqara
Two of Snefru's pyramids, one of them changing angle halfway up, and nothing like Giza's crowds.
GizaDahshur
A capital of three thousand years, down to a fallen colossus and an alabaster sphinx. Come warned.
GizaMit Rahina
Floodlit pyramids and the voice of the Sphinx: a production from another era, under a desert night.
An 1891 khedivial garden, closed since 2023 for a complete overhaul. Reopening announced for late 2026.
GizaGiza
Cairo's camel market, early in the morning: animals, sticks and dust.
GizaBirqash
Plastic chairs facing the river, a tea, and the best view-for-money in Greater Cairo.
GizaNile corniche, Giza
Stuffed pigeons grilled in the street, over braziers, for decades.
GizaDokki
Charcoal-grilled chicken in a garden, on the edge of Cairo, since the 1960s.
GizaMariouteya road, Giza
Hand-woven tapestries since 1952, in a village of mud-brick workshops.
GizaHarraniya, Giza
The shops at the foot of the pyramids: papyrus, alabaster, statuettes — and the art of bargaining.
GizaNazlet el-Semman, Giza
The world's most awaited museum, visited once the coaches have gone.
GizaGiza plateau
A 1938 museum left exactly as it was, between faded dioramas and ancient grain.
Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Rodin, in a Cairo villa almost nobody visits.
The villa of the blind writer who made schooling free in Egypt.
GizaHaram, Giza
A visitor centre, electric shuttles and the end of the horse touts.
A table with a direct view of the pyramids, tens of metres from the plateau.
The only restaurant inside the site, with all nine pyramids in a row.
GizaInside the Giza plateau
A fine-dining table set facing the Great Pyramid.
Fish by weight with the pyramids behind, since the 1970s.
GizaPyramids road, Giza
A workshop farm near Saqqara, where a child makes things instead of watching them.
GizaSaqqara Road
