Private Guided Tour to Giza Pyramids & Sphinx - Transfers and Tickets Included

Una maravilla esta inmensa mole de piedra que vigila el horizonte con rostro faraónico de Kefren y cuerpo de león. En su día, su cuerpo y cabeza estaban pintados de rojo y la cabeza llevaba el típico nemes de rayas azules y blancas, prenda tipicamente egipcia. Se estima que data del 2500 AC. En la época del Imperio Nuevo existía un ritual en torno a la Esfinge para honrar a Horus

Mahmoud Emam was a wonderful guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. He led us on a great experience to the pyramids, while still giving us space and time to explore on our own. Great pickup from hotel, and strongly recommend adding on the camel ride as well.

My husband and I travelled to Egypt and only had one day to explore Giza, due to our tight schedule. We landed in Cairo late at night ans stayed overnight at an airport hotel. The next morning, while at breakfast, our kind guide Medhat walked up to us with a “Sun Pyramid Tour” sign and we began our tour promptly. We were picked up in a very nice, clean and air conditioned van. Medhat and our driver Mohammed were both very kind and professional. My husband and I felt very safe with Mohammed as our driver as he navigated the busy streets of Cairo and Giza. Our first stop was at the Pyramid Complex, Medhat got us the tickets and walked us around the whole complex, while teaching us about the ancient Egyptian history and showing us the best photo spots. He was our guide and also acted as our photographer :) Medhat even asked us to give him our camera so he can just kick away as we explored the sights, which was greatly appreciated. Then tour also included a camel ride, which we reaaaally enjoyed because our camel guide was hilarious and took the most amazing pictures of us. After spending around 1.5 at the pyramids, we got back in the car and were taken to an essence/perfume shop. It was fine, we ended up buying a tiny bottle even though the owner clearly would have liked us to buy more. Then (at this point we were already pretty tired) we were taken to a Papyrus shop. Once again, the owners were trying to get us to buy lots of things, which we didn’t. We only bought one souvenir. Then we told our guide that we’d really like to be taken back to our hotel because at that point we were really really tired. Medhat said that there would only be a couple more stops (it seemed like he really felt bad for us being so tired but he was probably ordered to take us to all of the spots by the tour company. These companies all work with different shops who expect them to bring tourists to them and then they all get a commission. So then we got back in the car and Mohammed drove us through the insanely busy and chaotic streets of Giza. We then made a stop at a local restaurant and had some great local food (which was included in the price). Medhat even offered to get us more food but we were both really full :) so we politely declined. The food was amazing, it was an vegetarian dish made with lentils, chickpeas, rice, pasta and harissa. And we also had some sweet rice with cinnamon as dessert. Of course, after we ate, we felt even more tired. So when were taken to a fabric store, we literally just got out of the car, walked around and the store, said no thank you and walked back. At that point we were really over it. Last stop was a jewelry store and then we were finally taken to our hotel Mena House, which was back at the Pyramids. I was really happy with Medhat as our guide and Mohammed as our driver and I would suggest the tour to anyone. Just be aware that those stops at the shops are mandatory, even though they don’t make them seem as there since there aren’t mentioned during the booking process. That’s why I’m giving them 4 instead of 5 stars! But, like I previously, I can’t fault Medhat or Mohammed for that, since I’m sure that’s what they’re told to do! With that being said, I’ll definitely book Sun Pyramid Tours again for our next trip to Egypt.