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Cluster · Cairo

Giza plateau

Opening-time cluster: the pyramids and the Sphinx; be at the gate at opening and off the open plateau by 10:00 in summer.

Not field-verified

28″ bags

forbidden

Time budget

half

Rescue coverage

100% ≤7′

max p90 5.5′

Places

1

1 sleep area in reach

Rules in force · 8Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07
  • Egypt ↗Check visa rules for your passport on the official Egypt e-visa portal before flying; visa on arrival availability depends on nationality and can change.
  • Egypt ↗Drones need prior permission and are routinely confiscated on arrival; leave them at home.
  • Egypt ↗Do not photograph military sites, police, bridges or government buildings; some museums and tombs charge for or ban photography.
  • Egypt ↗During Ramadan, avoid eating, drinking or smoking in public in daylight; hotels and tourist restaurants still serve.
  • Cairo and Giza ↗Cross-city rides can take 90 minutes at rush hour; plan one district per half-day.
  • Cairo ↗Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07:30 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 20:00: plan one district per half-day and add 45+ minutes to any cross-city ride.
  • Cairo ↗Agree the price of every taxi, camel, horse, carriage or guide before you start; use ride-hailing where you can, since the fare is fixed on the screen.
  • Cairo ↗From about June to August, be on site at opening, and off the open plateau by 10:00.
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Bound and physics

The pyramid complex, the Sphinx and the ticket-side gates.

Slope
gentle
Stairs
Few
Shade
low
Surface
sand and stone, no shade
Sleep here or visit
both

Eat and drink here

Lunch near the Giza plateau

A restaurant or café at the plateau edge for an air-conditioned lunch after the site: fixed price, checked before ordering; avoid unsolicited invitations.

Rescue anchors

272 grid cells · 40 m
ABCDE
Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Plateau centre: shaded rest area (field-verify)

seated_rest · shelter · toilet · valid: always

B — north-west: gate area café (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

C — north-east: viewpoint shade (field-verify)

shelter · valid: always

D — south-west: site café (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always

E — south-east: Sphinx-side seating (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 5.5′, worst cell 5.5′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

    The pyramids and the Sphinx: be at the gate at opening for two to three hours; go inside a pyramid only if you accept the extra ticket and small spaces. The Grand Egyptian Museum next door is a separate half-day.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Coptic CairoCar north-east~35 minflat
ZamalekCar north-east~45 minflat

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Touts on the plateau: buy tickets at the official gate and agree all camel or horse prices first.

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.