Is One Day Enough To See Egyptian Pyramids?

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Yes, one day is enough to com­fort­ably vis­it mul­ti­ple Egypt­ian pyra­mids and the ancient city of Memphis.

How Much Time Do You Need To See The Pyramids Of Egypt?

Even in the ear­ly spring, Cairo was warm and the idea of spend­ing a full day or mul­ti­ple days out in the sun did not suit me. So we con­sol­i­dat­ed our tour of the pyra­mids into one after­noon. Was it fast-paced? Sure. Was it too much? Not at all.

We began at 1:00 pm dri­ving to Mem­phis, which hous­es the colos­sus of Rame­ses II and oth­er ancient artifacts.

Next, we drove to the Pyra­mid of Djos­er, also known sim­ply as the Step Pyra­mid. My first time in Egypt, over a decade ago, my broth­er and I spent a lot of time here tak­ing pic­tures but again, it was enough to see. While it would have been inter­est­ing to wan­der through the miles of labyrinth inside the pyra­mid, that is not allowed: you must enjoy it from the outside.

Fol­low­ing the Pyra­mid of Djos­er came the main attrac­tion, the Great Pyra­mid of Giza. There is some­thing so majes­tic about these pyra­mids and the fact that they are the old­est so-called “Sev­en Won­ders of the Ancient World.” I find it amaz­ing that these pyra­mids were con­struct­ed around 2570 BC (4,500 years ago) and con­tin­ue to stand.

Isn’t it inter­est­ing that only this week a new cor­ri­dor was found? What an enig­ma! 10 years ago, I did go inside but this time I did not.

We then hired a camel to take us on a trek to the Great Sphinx of Giza, also over 4,000 years old. To be pre­cise, our Egypt­ian guide (from the Four Sea­sons Cairo) hired him. Far bet­ter to let an Egypt­ian nego­ti­ate with an Egypt­ian over pric­ing than to get the tourist price. It cost about $50 for each of us to have our own camel for about 45 min­utes, includ­ing stop­ping when­ev­er we want­ed for pictures.

We end­ed at the Sphinx, where an enter­pris­ing young man grabbed my cam­era and took about two dozen “pose” shots for a cou­ple of bucks. I’m not big on these type of pho­tos, but I guess this is what the Insta­gram­mers want?

CONCLUSION

I felt over four hours we accom­plished a great deal and also learned about the his­to­ry of these ancient places while dri­ving from site to site. While I appre­ci­at­ed the extra time in Petra, Jor­dan I thought one after­noon was enough to explore the pyra­mids of Cairo. I do rec­om­mend the camel ride (if your ethics per­mit it) across the desert…you get a great view of the pyramids.

Egypt is build­ing a mas­sive new vis­i­tors cen­ter and muse­um. Once that is done, I sus­pect a full day or longer will be warranted.