A1 Egypt Private Day Tours · Giza plateau
A private Egyptologist and an air-conditioned van for the plateau, with eight options that add tickets, a camel, lunch, the inside of a pyramid, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Saqqara or a felucca. Pick it if you want to go inside the Great Pyramid with a guide who sorts the ticket and the queue.
A1 Egypt Private Day Tours holds a 5.0 average from 1,786 reviews, and the guides get the credit: reviewers name them, ask for them again and praise the photos. The basic day is four to five hours on the plateau: Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, the Sphinx and the viewpoints, with the electric shuttle buses doing the long legs.
The $15 from-price is "Only car and guide included", and the listing says so plainly. Add the plateau ticket, 700 EGP (about $13), and 1,500 EGP (about $27) for the Great Pyramid if you want to go in. The other seven options build up from there: all-inclusive with the inside of the Great Pyramid; all-inclusive with the inside of the third pyramid; inside both; the GEM with the pyramids and the Great Pyramid; the pyramids and the GEM, with or without a felucca on the Nile; and Giza with Saqqara. The all-inclusive options add the plateau ticket, a camel ride and lunch with a soft drink.
The options that say "3rd pyramid" need a question before you book. Menkaure, the third pyramid, has been closed for maintenance since 11 September 2026; Khafre reopened the same day for about 200 to 300 EGP. Ask A1 Egypt what you'll enter on your date. The "All incl & inside great pyramid" option avoids the problem. Our guide to the interiors compares the three.
Guide and driver meet you at your hotel or apartment. An 8 a.m. start beats the interior queues, reviewers say.
Background on Cairo and the pharaohs on the way.
Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure from outside, then inside the pyramid your option includes. Shuttle buses link the stops.
Camel ride on the all-inclusive options, photos at the viewpoints on all of them.
The viewing terrace beside Khafre's Valley Temple.
Lunch on the all-inclusive options; many guides offer koshary. GEM and felucca options carry on into the afternoon.
★★★★★We particularly enjoyed climbing inside the Great Pyramid (although caution that this is not suitable for anyone who has any breathing difficulties/ issues with confined spaces/ problems with knees).
★★★★★Definite advantages to starting earlier - the queues got a lot longer to enter the pyramid after we left!
★★★★★Khaled was a fantastic tour guide [...] He was professional, took amazing pictures, and explained everything very well. He also made sure to shield us from all the hagglers.
★★★★★We had all inclusive tour, which I would recommend. The pyramids site is vast and using hop-on hop-off busses is very convenient. Going inside Khufu's pyramid is physically challenging, inside is hot and humid, but it is once in a lifetime experience.
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"All incl & inside great pyramid", "GEM, pyramids & great pyramid" and "inside great and third pyramid". On the $15 car-and-guide option you pay 1,500 EGP (about $27) yourself at the gate, plus the 700 EGP plateau ticket.
Menkaure, the third pyramid, has been closed for maintenance since 11 September 2026. Message A1 Egypt before the day: Khafre reopened at the same time and is the usual alternative, or switch to the Great Pyramid option.
In the all-inclusive options, yes. A 2026 reviewer still reports the partner camel owner asking for at least $5 per person on top. Treat it as a tip and agree the amount before you climb on.
Yes, the listing says only your group takes part, and reviews describe a guide and driver for the family or couple alone.
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Choose the option that fits: guide and car only, or tickets with the Great Pyramid, the GEM or Saqqara added.
Half-Day Giza Pyramids and Sphinx, Private GuideOur pick: a private guide and driver for the plateau, the Panorama and the Sphinx in four to five hours, five price options.★ 4.9 · 4 to 5 hours · from $30
Giza Pyramids and Sphinx, Budget Private TourLowest price: a private guide and car from $12. The all-inclusive option adds entry, a koshary lunch and a small interior.★ 4.9 · 4 to 5 hours · from $12
Private Giza Tour with Camel, Lunch and InteriorCamel, lunch and entry come only in the VIP option. Cheap, but read the 2026 reports of private tours turned shared.★ 4.7 · 6 hours · from $14