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The plateau, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and a second day of pyramids at Saqqara and Dahshur.

Since the Grand Egyptian Museum opened in November 2025, the plateau and the museum fill a day on their own: the pyramids at opening, the museum in the afternoon, both tickets booked online — on-site sales have ended for the GEM. The other pyramids lie south, and they are a second day: Saqqara needs three hours, Dahshur is on the same road, and Memphis, between the two, is a thirty-minute stop and nothing more. At the camel market in Birqash the real business is done before nine in the morning, best on a Friday, and the way the animals are handled there does not suit everyone — if it will upset you, do not go. The zoological garden is closed for works; do not make the drive for it.

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Pyramids, temples, museums, mosques, Coptic churches

Monuments & sites

  • 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

Feluccas, desert, diving, markets, cruises

Outings & activities

  • 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

  • Giza Zoo

    An 1891 khedivial garden, closed since 2023 for a complete overhaul. Reopening announced for late 2026.

    GizaGiza

    € BudgetHistoric 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
  • A road crosses the desert plateau, a few vehicles in front of the three pyramids.

    The new access to the Giza plateau

    A visitor centre, electric shuttles and the end of the horse touts.

    GizaGiza plateau

    €€ Mid-rangePaid entry
  • Two hands shaping a small jug on a turning potter's wheel.

    Fagnoon Art School

    A workshop farm near Saqqara, where a child makes things instead of watching them.

    GizaSaqqara Road

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly

Parks, water parks, things to do with children, swimming pools

Family outings

  • Giza Zoo

    An 1891 khedivial garden, closed since 2023 for a complete overhaul. Reopening announced for late 2026.

    GizaGiza

    € BudgetHistoric venue
  • Two hands shaping a small jug on a turning potter's wheel.

    Fagnoon Art School

    A workshop farm near Saqqara, where a child makes things instead of watching them.

    GizaSaqqara Road

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly

Egyptian, street food, fine dining, brunch

Restaurants

  • Golden pieces of poultry on the grill, above the flames.

    Farahat

    Stuffed pigeons grilled in the street, over braziers, for decades.

    GizaDokki

    € BudgetWhere locals go
  • Three whole chickens browning on the spit, lined up over the heat.

    Andrea Mariouteya

    Charcoal-grilled chicken in a garden, on the edge of Cairo, since the 1960s.

    GizaMariouteya road, Giza

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • The Giza pyramids standing above the city rooftops in the heat haze.

    Studio Misr

    A table with a direct view of the pyramids, tens of metres from the plateau.

    GizaGiza plateau

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • The edge of a great pyramid at Giza against a deep blue sky.

    9 Pyramids Lounge

    The only restaurant inside the site, with all nine pyramids in a row.

    GizaInside the Giza plateau

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • A chef-plated dish: a piece coated in amber sauce, glazed pearls and edible flowers.

    Khufu's

    A fine-dining table set facing the Great Pyramid.

    GizaGiza plateau

    €€€ High endBooking advised
  • Whole sea bream laid on crushed ice, their eyes clear.

    Christo

    Fish by weight with the pyramids behind, since the 1970s.

    GizaPyramids road, Giza

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly

Specialty coffee, historic ahwas, rooftops

Cafés & tea houses

  • The Nile at dusk, the Cairo Tower and a lit-up boat

    The cafés of the Giza corniche

    Plastic chairs facing the river, a tea, and the best view-for-money in Greater Cairo.

    GizaNile corniche, Giza

    € BudgetNile view

Souks, fair-trade crafts, concept stores

Shopping

  • Birqash camel market

    Cairo's camel market, early in the morning: animals, sticks and dust.

    GizaBirqash

    €€ Mid-rangeBest in the morning
  • Coloured wool woven by hand on a wooden loom.

    Wissa Wassef Art Centre

    Off the beaten track

    Hand-woven tapestries since 1952, in a village of mud-brick workshops.

    GizaHarraniya, Giza

    €€€ High endHandmade
  • Brass lanterns hanging in the half-light

    The bazaars of Nazlet el-Semman

    The shops at the foot of the pyramids: papyrus, alabaster, statuettes — and the art of bargaining.

    GizaNazlet el-Semman, Giza

    €€ Mid-rangeHandmade

Recent openings, new concepts, addresses that have just arrived

What's new

  • The forecourt and the hanging obelisk, before the museum's triangulated façade.

    The Grand Egyptian Museum in the evening

    The world's most awaited museum, visited once the coaches have gone.

    GizaGiza plateau

    €€€ High endHistoric venue
  • A road crosses the desert plateau, a few vehicles in front of the three pyramids.

    The new access to the Giza plateau

    A visitor centre, electric shuttles and the end of the horse touts.

    GizaGiza plateau

    €€ Mid-rangePaid entry

Bars, pubs, clubs, lounges — local rules flagged

Nightlife

  • Giza Sound and Light Show

    Floodlit pyramids and the voice of the Sphinx: a production from another era, under a desert night.

    GizaGiza Plateau

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • The forecourt and the hanging obelisk, before the museum's triangulated façade.

    The Grand Egyptian Museum in the evening

    The world's most awaited museum, visited once the coaches have gone.

    GizaGiza plateau

    €€€ High endHistoric venue