 Camels & the pyramids..perfect combo :) by miso80 | Gizeh Pyramids tips and photos posted by real travelers and Cairo locals.
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The Giza pyramids tour is the first option for all the tourists in Cairo. You have to end the tour day with The Sound and Light Show. The show is about the Pharoonic Civilization of Egypt in Laser show and narated in some languages.The entrance will be located near the Sphinx`s gate and the laser show itself will be displayed on the sphinx and the three pyramids. The show will be opened by a march of 6-8 men with Pharaoh customs. It was a wierd march for me as the music kinda like Scotland pipe. The show is available in 7 languages : ENGLISH, ARABIC, JAPAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH, AND GERMAN. The show time will be different during winter and summer. IN WINTER, 1ST SHOW WILL BE AT 0630PM, SECOND AT 0730PM AND THE THIRD AT 0830PM. IN SUMMER, 1ST SHOW WILL BE AT 0730PM, SECOND AT O830PM, AND THE THIRD AT 0930PM. Even the English show seats won`t be occupied fully, so you may join the show 15minutes earlier. Be aware of the show`s languange!
ENGLISH : 1st show on MONDAY,TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY.2nd show on THURSDAY.
ARABIC : 3rd show on THURSDAY.
JAPAN : 1st show on SUNDAY AND THURSDAY.
FRENCH : 2nd show on SUNDAY, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY.3rd show on TUESDAY.
ITALIAN : 2nd show ON TUESDAY.3rd show on SATURDAY.
SPANISH : 2nd show on SATURDAY. 3rd show on MONDAY.
GERMAN : 3rd show on SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
The entrance fee is 50LE (January 2007). You may rent a small blanket for 5LE on winter time. The best seat will be the front seats in a cafe inside the show complex. Well, you have to buy drink to seat there.
You may watch it for free. Go to AL BADAWIYA COFFEE SHOP second floor, nearby the entrance gate of the show, next to Pizza HUT. You will just pay for the coffee.:-))Well, it is cheating actually. Get your ticket, you will be satisfied with their staff service and you do participate in making the better show for other visitors in the future.
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Pyramids Area by pangtidor |
When going to Cairo you have go to go & see the obvious tourist attraction the PYRAMIDS!
You have to get to the pyramids early in the morning if you want to go inside as they only let about 200 people in each day, it costs around 100 Egyptian Pounds for tourists, you can book this in advance at your hotel & a driver will pick you up early morning in a limo & take you there & also any other places you would like to go.
I have a very good friend in Egypt called Hossam who is an Egyptogist & will take you anywhere in Cairo in his Limo for a good price, he will not take you to all the places that are crowded with tourists, he will show you the real Egypt & the real people. Get in touch for more details if you would like to know more.
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OK, you're in Cairo, you go see the Pyramids. It's not actually illegal to miss them, but to do so would be wilfully perverse.
It's worth knowing that there are few facilities at the site. The only souce of refreshment I saw were a number of hawkers with ice-buckets of Coke, Sprite &c. So I'd strongly advise taking your own food & drink.
This is particularly so if you want to actually go inside the Pyramids. These things are liable to change, but when I visited they were selling a limited number of entry tickets, releasing half of the day's allocation first thing and the remainder after lunch. So if you pitch up mid-morning as I did you've got a few hours hanging about if you want to do this.
I'd also reccomend waiting a while between buying the pyramid entry ticket & actually using it.
Most people don't. As a result the way in/out is incredibly congested: it's only a narrow tunnel, quite long & very claustrophobic. I got the impression that if I'd left it an hour or so it would have been better. But I'd spent hours on the site , was hungry and thirsty for ahwa mazbout, so I rushed it.
However cynical you are about these things (I rate pretty high) the pyramids are simply awe-inspiring, truly one of the wonders of the world).
Taxi there was around Le40 (maybe I was a bit overcharged): coming back a little more. Lots of taxis in Maidan Tahrir, not so many at Giza!
Funnily enough, the best impression of how vast they are is not from close-up. But if you visit the Citadel you can get a fantastic view, across islamic & 19th-century Cairo, across the Nile and across Giza: there in the distance you can see the pyramids on the horizon. The intervening view gives you the sense of their distance, so you are very aware of how huge they actually are. Directions: Go West until suddely the apartment blocks stop & there's the Western Desert. Can't miss 'em.
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The Pyramids of Giza is one of the greatest landmark in Egypt. These 3 huge pyramids were built in honor of Pharaoh Khufu, his son and his grandson. The biggest would be for King Khufu and then for his son and the smallest among the 3 is for his grandson. Just right next to those 3 big onse are 3 small pyramids (each) which are made for their wives.
So, the total number of pyramids which you can find in Giza are 9 all in all.
A viewing area which is elevated from the ground is great spot to see the 3 pyramids all together. There are stalls within the viewing area selling souvenir items etc.
As per out tourguide, the ancient Egyptians who built these pyramids really had a great talent in order for them to build such a thing without any cement or any other materials used to pile the huge brick of stone one after the other.
There are many debate, theories, explanations on how the great pyramid of giza was build but still no one has ever proved which one is right and real. I guess, the mystery will remain unsolved......
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 pyramids by counsel14
There are three gigantic pyramids and a whole bunch of little ones at Giza. there are also the ruins of a city in front of the main pyramid. Inside the museum, is a huge wooden boat that was dug up outside the main pyramid. You think, when you first see them, "wow, those are really big". it's only when you're standing right next to them that you realize the immensity of the building. The individual stones loomed over me by at least a foot. how in the heck those builders got all of them in place is mind-boggling to say the least.
There are market vendors spread out all over the place around the pyramids, and people will come up to you showing their stuff for sale. Just say no thanks. You can get all of those souvenirs much cheaper anywhere else in the city. Leave a Comment
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the first place one should visit when come to Egypt is pyramids,The structure consists of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing more than two tons,When it was built, the Great pyramid was 145.75 m (481 ft) high. Over the years, it lost 10 m (30 ft) off its top. It ranked as the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries,
After the accomplishment of the building of the Great Pyramid, King Khafre had a hard act to follow. Khafre rose to the occasion by building his pyramid on higher ground giving the illusion that his pyramid was taller,,
The pyramid of Menkaure is markedly smaller than the other two main pyramids of Giza. To set it apart from the others, it's builder tried to encase the lower portion in granite. The effort was possibly stopped by the early death of the king,,,
Visitors to the pyramid can enter through the ground-level opening. This leads to a descending passageways,,those ways had been used for hiding the mummies and it`s treasures !! when you see how complicated are passages way you will be much surprised !! :)
sphinx this huge statue with woman face and body of lion,don`t forget to go around it to see whole of it!!!
the Sound and Light Show at Giza ,don`t miss it !
you can also try riding acamel !!!!!!!!! i guess it`s very interesting experience you may not find in many places in the world,,,,,
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 by schlumpf
I always seen the pyramids in school books or documentary, or whatsoever like this, and picture myself just few meters away from those beuaty was something amazing!
Just enjoy the time you will be spending here, chilling around and relax your eyes!
The entry fee for the whole area is 40 L.E.
You will need a couple of ours to explore the entire area, but, if you are taking part @ a tour, you will have less time, amnd all will be done in hurry, and definitely I do not suggest it to you!
If you are not taking part @ a tour, the easiest way to reach the site is to hire a taxi roundtrip, which will cost you abt 40 L.E.
To take a shot like mine, you will have to walk (or to hire a camel/horse, I do not sugget it!!!) till the “panorama view point”..simply ask someone... Leave a Comment
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Just outside of the Cairo city limits are the 3 greatest pyramids in Egypt. They were built by Pharaoh Khufu, his son and grandson. The Khufu pyramid, also known as Cheops, is 140 meters high and is made from over 2,300,000 blocks. The pyramid was completed in 2566 BC. Leave a Comment
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 by schlumpf
There are no words to express the sensatiomn you will smell once you will be @ the pyramids.
The Sphinx is absolutely amazing and full of mistery....
You will need a couple of ours to explore the entire area, but, if you are taking part @ a tour, you will have less time, amnd all will be done in hurry, and definitely I do not suggest it to you!
The entry fee for the whole area is 40 L.E.
If you are not taking part @ a tour, the easiest way to reach the site is to hire a taxi roundtrip, which will cost you abt 40 L.E. Leave a Comment
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