Le EgyptGiza governorate
🏙️ Giza
Home of the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, on the Nile's west bank facing Cairo.
📍 Districts & areas
Pyramids Plateau & Nazlet El Semman
The pyramids, the Sphinx, camel and horse stables and rooftop views.
The pyramids, the Sphinx, camel and horse stables and rooftop views.
Dokki & Mohandessin
Busy central districts with shopping streets, cafés and the Agricultural Museum.
Busy central districts with shopping streets, cafés and the Agricultural Museum.
Sheikh Zayed & 6th of October City
New cities with Mall of Egypt, Mall of Arabia, Arkan and Dreampark.
New cities with Mall of Egypt, Mall of Arabia, Arkan and Dreampark.
Saqqara, Memphis & Dahshur
Countryside south of Giza with the oldest pyramids and palm groves.
Countryside south of Giza with the oldest pyramids and palm groves.
Harraniya & Kerdasa
Village crafts: tapestry weaving at Wissa Wassef and textiles in Kerdasa.
Village crafts: tapestry weaving at Wissa Wassef and textiles in Kerdasa.
🏛️ Places to visit
- Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Pyramids Panorama Point
- Saqqara & Step Pyramid of Djoser
- Dahshur: Bent & Red Pyramids
- Memphis Open-Air Museum
- Wissa Wassef Art Centre
- Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids
🍽️ What & where to eat
- Grilled chicken and fresh oven bread near the pyramids
- Feteer meshaltet from a wood-fired oven
- Rooftop dinner with a pyramid view in Nazlet El Semman
🛍️ What to buy
- Hand-woven tapestries from Harraniya
- Galabiyas and embroidered scarves from Kerdasa
- Papyrus from shops that show how it's made
🏬 Where to shop
- Mall of Egypt (with Ski Egypt)
- Mall of Arabia
- Arkan Plaza
- Kerdasa's textile street