Your own guide at the pyramids

About this experience

This is the private version of the classic Giza visit. A driver and an Egyptologist guide collect you from your hotel in Cairo or Giza, and the van carries your group alone. The listing includes hotel pickup and drop-off, the plateau entry ticket, bottled water and a camel ride. The ride lasts 10 or 30 minutes depending on the option you pick. The pace is yours: stop for photos, ask questions, skip what bores you.

Read the options carefully. The listing puts everything in one long list, but several items depend on the option you choose: the Grand Egyptian Museum, a visit to Memphis and Saqqara, a one-hour felucca ride on the Nile, a one-hour quad bike tour, lunch and a ticket to go inside a pyramid. The length runs from 4 to 8 hours for the same reason. Pick the option that matches the day you want, and check what it lists before you pay.

Two more things. The listing names a shopping stop at a Papyrus Gallery and an Essential Oils Factory. You are free to look without buying. The listing also says the tour is not suitable for wheelchair users, and it offers English-speaking guides only.

• A private Egyptologist and driver for your group alone
• Pickup and drop-off at your Cairo or Giza hotel
• The plateau entry ticket in the booking
• A camel ride of 10 or 30 minutes, by option
• Options that add the Grand Egyptian Museum, Memphis and Saqqara, a felucca or a quad bike

How it runs

1. StartPickup at your hotel

   The guide and driver meet you at your hotel in Cairo or Giza. Start times vary by option, so see the start times for your date on the booking page.

2. On the plateauThe pyramids at your pace

   Your Egyptologist takes you round the Great Pyramid and the plateau, with photo stops and free time. The listing promises to skip the ticket line.

3. 10 or 30 minThe camel ride

   A camel ride against the backdrop of the pyramids, 10 or 30 minutes depending on the option. Rides now start from a designated riding zone on the plateau.

4. NextThe Sphinx

   The Great Sphinx is about 73 m long. Egyptologists link its face to Khafre, although no inscription from the time confirms it.

5. By optionMuseum, Saqqara or the Nile

   Longer options add the Grand Egyptian Museum, Memphis and Saqqara, a one-hour felucca ride or a one-hour quad bike tour, and lunch. Check which ones your option includes.

6. EndShopping stop and drop-off

   The listing names a stop at a Papyrus Gallery and an Essential Oils Factory before the drive back to your hotel.

The view from the panorama pointCamels at the edge of the desertThe Sphinx, with Khafre behind

What's included

Who it suits

What guests say

Tips before you book

• Choose the option first, then the date. The museum, Saqqara, felucca, quad, lunch and interior ticket all depend on it.
• Want to go inside a pyramid? Check which pyramid interiors are open this autumn. Interiors close in rotation, and Menkaure closed in September 2026.
• Tell the guide at the start if you would rather skip the shopping stop. A private tour is the easiest place to ask.
• Agree on the camel ride length before you mount. Your option sets it at 10 or 30 minutes.
• Ticket desks are cashless since June 2023, so carry a card for any extra ticket you buy on site.

Read next:

• Best pyramids tour
• Dress code and tips

Frequently asked questions

Compare with

Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids & Sphinx Tour with LunchThe pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, then two guided hours in the Grand Egyptian Museum. Tickets and lunch included.7 to 8 hours · Guided day, hotel pickupHalf-Day Tour to the Pyramids of Giza and the SphinxTwo hours on the plateau with an Egyptologist, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Tickets, lunch and a camel ride by option.5 to 6 hours · Guided half day, hotel pickupPyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Saqqara & Memphis TourThe Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the colossus at Memphis, then Giza, in a small group of up to 13 with hotel pickup.8 hours · Small group, hotel pickup