The Giza pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum are only a few minutes apart. Here is how to combine them in one comfortable day: what to see first, timings, tickets and tips.Read More
A realistic, hour-by-hour plan for seeing the best of Cairo in one day: the pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum and an evening on the Nile – plus an alternative route and layover tips.Read More
The new entrance and electric buses, tickets, the best time of day, a simple route around the plateau and honest tips for camel rides and touts: everything you need for a first visit to the Giza Pyramids.Read More
Buried beside the Great Pyramid 4,500 years ago, rediscovered in 1954 and now on show at the Grand Egyptian Museum: the remarkable story of Khufu’s cedarwood boats.Read More
The colossal Ramesses II, the Grand Staircase, the complete treasures of Tutankhamun and Khufu’s 4,500-year-old boat: how to make the most of a visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum.Read More
Royal tombs, yes – but also temples, economic engines and religious symbols. A clear look at what the Egyptian pyramids were built for, and why the alternative theories do not hold up.Read More
Saqqara, Dahshur and Giza are not three versions of the same thing. Together they tell the story of how the Egyptians invented, perfected and then moved on from the pyramid.Read More
Quarries, a workers’ town, a 4,500-year-old logbook and a lot of careful engineering: what the archaeological evidence tells us about how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.Read More
