The Pyramid of Khafre seen past the Great Pyramid and the Khufu boat-pit museum on the Giza Plateau

Itinerary · Cairo, Egypt

The Pyramids and the GEM in one day

Giza at opening time, lunch on the plateau and an afternoon with Tutankhamun.

One day

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  1. 8:00

    1The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx

    Giza·UNESCO World Heritage

    Through the new entrance on the Fayoum road.

  2. 12:30

    2Khufu’s

    Giza Plateau·Restaurant

    Contemporary Egyptian cooking at the Pyramids.

  3. 14:30

    3Grand Egyptian Museum

    Giza·Museum

    Until 9pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

  4. 20:00

    4Marriott Mena House, Cairo

    Giza·Historic hotel

    A night at the foot of the plateau.

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