Which one to choose in Faiyum
Two ancient sites in Faiyum. El Lahun Pyramid of Senusret II has no online ticket listed; Pyramid of Hawara has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Faiyum, Egypt
The pyramid of Senusret II at El Lahun, at the entrance to the Faiyum, was built for a pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty in the early 19th century BC. Its mudbrick core rises around a natural rock outcrop to about 48 metres, and since 2019 visitors can go down into the passages and the granite burial chamber. Few tourists come, so you usually have it to yourself.
Faiyum, Egypt
The Pyramid of Hawara, near Faiyum, is the mudbrick pyramid of Amenemhat III, a pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty who ruled in the 19th century BC. Beside it lay the vast temple the Greeks called the Labyrinth, and its cemetery produced many of the famous Faiyum mummy portraits of the Roman period.
| El Lahun Pyramid of Senusret II | Pyramid of Hawara | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Pyramid | Pyramid |
| Civilisation | Egyptian | Egyptian |
| Founded | 1850 BC | 1860 BC |
| Height | 49 m | — |
| Entry | Ticket in EGP at the gate; student reductions | Small fee in EGP at the gate |
| Hours | Usually 8 am to 4 pm; check locally before driving out | Daytime, roughly 8 am to 4 pm; confirm locally |
| Time needed | 1 to 2 hours | About an hour |
| Booking | No booking; pay at the gate | Pay at the gate; arrange a driver in advance |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | none listed | none listed |