Cairo Pyramids & Sphinx: The Perfect Giza Day Trip
The only surviving wonder of the ancient world sits barely 30 minutes from downtown Cairo. This full-day Giza itinerary takes you from the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx to the older step and bent pyramids at Saqqara and Dahshur, then back for the evening sound and light show — with the best-rated tours and tickets to book for each.
At a glance
- 1Great Pyramids of Giza at opening
- 2The Sphinx & a camel ride on the plateau
- 3Saqqara & Dahshur older pyramids
- 4Sound & light show after dark
Morning: the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
Start at opening, around 7am, before the coaches and the midday heat arrive. General plateau entry runs about EGP 700, with a separate ticket (roughly EGP 900) to climb inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu — numbers are capped daily, so a guided tour that pre-books it saves a wasted trip. Walk down to the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, then ride a camel or horse along the ridge for the classic all-three-pyramids photo.
