Pyramids of Giza
Giza, Egypt
The Pyramids of Giza are the three great royal pyramids and the Sphinx on a desert plateau at the edge of Cairo, built…
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Best ancient sites in Egypt
10 ancient sites in Egypt, ranked by why it makes the list from the catalogue data. Each page tells you what to see, which ticket or tour to book and when to go.
| # | Site | Country | Why it makes the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyramids of Giza | Egypt | The Great Pyramid, its two companions and the Sphinx on the desert plateau, the only Wonder of the ancient world still standing. |
| 2 | Valley of the Kings | Egypt | Painted corridors cut into the Theban hills lead down to the burial chambers of the New Kingdom pharaohs, Tutankhamun among them. |
| 3 | Saqqara | Egypt | Djoser's Step Pyramid, the first great stone building in Egypt, and vivid painted reliefs in the tombs of officials, without the Giza crowds. |
| 4 | Dahshur Pyramids | Egypt | The Bent and Red Pyramids, two of Egypt's oldest and largest, with interiors you can climb down into and hardly anyone else around. |
| 5 | Valley of the Queens | Egypt | The tomb of Nefertari, whose paintings keep colours as fresh as the day they were applied, among smaller royal tombs on the west bank. |
| 6 | Deir el-Medina | Egypt | The village of the royal tomb builders, with house footings along one street and their own brightly painted tombs, seen without queues. |
| 7 | Tombs of the Nobles, Luxor | Egypt | Small tombs of Theban officials painted with harvests, banquets, hunting and fishing, the liveliest scenes of everyday Egyptian life. |
| 8 | Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa | Egypt | A tomb cut three levels into the rock of Alexandria, where Anubis wears a legionary's armour and Egyptian, Greek and Roman art meet. |
| 9 | Meidum Pyramid | Egypt | A collapsed pyramid rising like a stepped tower from its rubble, the first attempt at a true pyramid, with a burial chamber you can enter. |
| 10 | Memphis (Mit Rahina) | Egypt | The fallen colossus of Ramesses II and an alabaster sphinx mark Egypt's first capital, a short stop on the road to Saqqara. |
Valley of the Kings
Luxor, Egypt
The Valley of the Kings is the desert gorge on the west bank at Luxor where the pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried…
20 tickets & tours
Saqqara
Saqqara, Egypt
Saqqara is the vast burial ground of ancient Memphis, 30 km south of Cairo, where the Step Pyramid of Djoser stands as…
23 tickets & tours
Dahshur Pyramids
Dahshur, Egypt
Dahshur is the royal cemetery south of Cairo where King Sneferu built the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid around 2600…
10 tickets & tours
Valley of the Queens
Luxor, Egypt
The Valley of the Queens is the desert wadi on the west bank of Luxor where queens, princes and princesses of the New…
3 tickets & tours
Deir el-Medina
Luxor, Egypt
Deir el-Medina is the village on Luxor's west bank where the craftsmen who cut and painted the royal tombs lived…
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Tombs of the Nobles, Luxor
Luxor, Egypt
The Tombs of the Nobles are hundreds of rock-cut tombs on the west bank at Luxor, built for officials, priests and…
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Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Alexandria, Egypt
The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa are a Roman-period burial complex cut three levels deep into the rock of Alexandria in…
1 ticket or tour
Meidum Pyramid
Beni Suef, Egypt
The Meidum Pyramid, about 72 km south of Cairo on the edge of the desert near al-Wasta, was the first attempt to build…
No online ticket
Memphis (Mit Rahina)
Mit Rahina, Egypt
Memphis, at the village of Mit Rahina about 20 km south of Cairo, was the capital of Egypt from around 3100 BC and the…
13 tickets & tours