Half-Day Giza Pyramids & Sphinx Tour from Cairo Airport

Overall the experience was good. Unfortunately I never received communication about where I was going to be picked up in the airport. I walked to the exit where other tour companies are, and no one was there. I had to look up the WhatsApp number and communicate with them to let them know no one had shown up. The company then got ahold of the driver and then we were picked up about an hour after the expected pickup time. Everything went well, however there was miscommunication in the amount we had to pay. This booking is just for booking services and getting you into the pyramids. Upon arrival to the pyramids we were sent to do camel riding and offeredto do it. Which is fine, good experience. Was about 60 USD for 2 people and it included a "package" a ride to the Sphinx and "9 pyramids" but were never taken to see all 9 pyramids. We were then taken to a papyrus museum and then a perfume museum where they show you what they do and how, and want you to buy. You can just say no thank you if you don't want to buy. Our guide offered if we wanted to go to another museum and we said sure, so we went to the new Egyptian Museum. We knew we would have to pay the tickets ourselves upon arrival there. However, the guide charged us 50 USD per person to her im guessing for additional sevices, and pay the museum entrance. That was unclear to me. Turns out, the more you use them, the more they charge. Experience was great, and tour guide was awesome and knowledgeable. Just wish information was clear about expecting to pay more if you use more services from them that are not included in the original booking. Lunch was provided by them after they asked us what we wanted to eat.

Prof Mo and fouli were amazing. Made my first experience of cairo great and memorable! Both were so engaging and welcoming. Thank you so much

Good value for money, driver flexibly accommodated my requests for timing and places to see along the way

Excellent, economical and efficient tour to go see the Pyramids at Giza! There are many tours out there but I felt Emo Tours really made everything remarkably smooth, from buying the tickets themselves to giving us all the protips for staying safe & unbothered in the Pyramid sites themselves. Ahmed was especially helpful and gave us a brief primer on the site, and he knew all the good photo spots. Very glad to have Emo Tours and I hope they get much more business.

First of all, this was a successful layover and I’m glad I did this. I read MANY reviews beforehand, compared Uber and other Taxi services and thought I’d try this option. All in all Imm happy and everything worked out, BUT there are a few good-to-knows I’d like to share for all potential travelers. Background: We had approximately 10 hours of layover. This is more than enough. I’d say anything under 7 is cutting it close though. Total cost per person: $50-$60 $8 Viator trip (paid online) $25 Egypt Visa (card or cash) $15 Entry to Giza Pyramids area (card ONLY) $15 Extra fee for airport transport (cash) The standard fee only includes transport to hotels, they will probably charge you $15 extra if you come from the airport and go back (only once, so NOT $15 for pickup and $15 for drop-off) Since I traveled with my mom, the $15 were effectively split, so price per person was 8+25+15+7,5 = $55,5. The Visa is available inside the airport, before the pass control on the right side, there are two “Bank” counters which sell the Visas. You need them to exit the building, even for a few hours. You also need a “departure card”, but no-one could help me with that while leaving. We got ours at the checkin/baggage-drop off counters on our way back. Just account for waiting time if theres a queue, even if you don’t have drop-off bags. Our trip: Arrival: 08:30 Departure 18:50 We landed at 08:30. Got our Visas Got cash at an ATM in the hall before exiting the building. Leave airport: 9:15/9:30 Drive to pyramids, arrival: 10:30 Before getting there, there’s a Service/Petrol station where you can buy coffee, snacks, go to the toilet… just as the driver. Then you’ll arrive at the pyramids. You’ll habe to go through a security check after buying the entry tickets. 11:00. Then you’re at the 2 big pyramids. Take photos there. Follow the road between the pyramids to the third one a bit further up. Take more photos. Then you’ll see a place with many camels. Here you can hire a Camel ride or a horse-cart. These can take you to another panaramic point where you see all pyramids aligned. Will cost around 200-300 EGP, so $5-$6 (Feb2025). 13:00 drive down to the Sphinx and take photos. 13:15 left the area We visited the Alsaray restaurant, which is a boat on the Nile, on the way back to the airport and ate Buffet for $15 each. Not a must-do, but the food was good, we were hungry and wanted to see the Nile a bit. We drove back through downtown and hit traffic. Either route you take, make sure to calculate 1.5 hours just to be safe. Probably will be faster though. We gave our driver the cash we had left over as a tip. We didn’t enter the pyramids. If you want to, you buy the tickets where you also buy the Entry Tickets to the area. Google the Giza Pyramids website for exact prices.