I visited in December (not a tourist season) and arrived at 8 a.m., but even at that time, a crowd had already started gathering from arriving tourist buses. So, prepare yourself mentally for some hustle at the entrance. 😄
The ticket costs 700 pounds, and I bought it from one of the vending machines (they have shorter queues). This ticket allows you to walk through the entire area and around all the pyramids but doesn’t grant access to go inside them. Additionally, you won’t be able to get directly to the Sphinx, but it will still be accessible for photos from its left side, allowing you to have it in the background of your pictures.
There are many so-called "guides" offering camel rides to the spot where all three great pyramids are visible. The price was 200 pounds per person at that time, but one guy offered me a discount of 100 pounds. However, that spot is only about 200 meters from the last pyramid, so you can easily walk there on your own.
But I really enjoyed it. I spent three hours just walking around and...
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Additionally it’s very close to the pyramids which means you can just walk it up to the Khufu pyramid from the entrance. You can then walk it up to the other pyramids and sphinx via the...
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