Comments on: Egyptian Pyramids at Giza – What Do They Look Like Inside? http://www.thetraveltart.com/egyptian-pyramid/ The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: lola http://www.thetraveltart.com/egyptian-pyramid/comment-page-1/#comment-5407 lola Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:49:55 +0000 http://www.thetraveltart.com/?p=548#comment-5407 have to do egypt project for school have to do egypt project for school

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]]> By: anthony http://www.thetraveltart.com/egyptian-pyramid/comment-page-1/#comment-95 anthony Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:14:17 +0000 http://www.thetraveltart.com/?p=548#comment-95 Unfortunately, no secret chambers with lost Pharoahs or treasures. I would think many others before myself would have removed such riches. Unfortunately, no secret chambers with lost Pharoahs or treasures. I would think many others before myself would have removed such riches.

]]> By: Nomadic Matt http://www.thetraveltart.com/egyptian-pyramid/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Nomadic Matt Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:46:11 +0000 http://www.thetraveltart.com/?p=548#comment-93 did you find any secret chambers? <abbr><em>Nomadic Matt’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/ko-phi-phi/" rel="nofollow">Ko Phi Phi</a></em></abbr> did you find any secret chambers?

Nomadic Matt’s last blog post..Ko Phi Phi

]]> By: Ralph http://www.thetraveltart.com/egyptian-pyramid/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Ralph Thu, 28 May 2009 09:40:37 +0000 http://www.thetraveltart.com/?p=548#comment-90 I was just discussing the pyramids guards with our Egyptologist guides in Cairo this week. They all tip the guards themselves to stop them hassling our clients for torch rentals, to not turn the lights out while people are inside, and also to let people out of the inner chamber at all (sometimes the guards will just block the exit until you tip them). The main pyramid at Gisa still has a restricted number of tickets issued each day (around 150 first thing in the morning, and then again at midday), and the entrance fee is 100 Egyptian Pounds (approx. GBP11). Due to the restricted numbers, it can be hard to get in here, unless you get there early and queue up (guides are no longer allowed to queue for you and purchase tickets on your behalf). The other two pyramids at Gisa are similar inside, though on a smaller scale, do not have limits on the numbers of visitors entering, and cost only 25-30 Egyptian Pounds (approx. GBP 2.50-3.50), and these are the ones our travellers normally visit. Memphis & Saqqara are indeed well worth a visit, as you\\\'ll learn a lot here about how pyramid building developed from simple mastabas, to stepped pyramids such as that of Djoser in Saqqara, different attempts & styles such as those of the \\\'Bent\\\' & \\\'Red\\\' pyramids at Dashour, right up to the familiar ones you see at Gisa. I still get a thrill when I drive through Cairo and see the Gisa pyramids appearing on the horizon, but do try and fit in some others as well if you do visit Egypt. I was just discussing the pyramids guards with our Egyptologist guides in Cairo this week. They all tip the guards themselves to stop them hassling our clients for torch rentals, to not turn the lights out while people are inside, and also to let people out of the inner chamber at all (sometimes the guards will just block the exit until you tip them).

The main pyramid at Gisa still has a restricted number of tickets issued each day (around 150 first thing in the morning, and then again at midday), and the entrance fee is 100 Egyptian Pounds (approx. GBP11). Due to the restricted numbers, it can be hard to get in here, unless you get there early and queue up (guides are no longer allowed to queue for you and purchase tickets on your behalf).
The other two pyramids at Gisa are similar inside, though on a smaller scale, do not have limits on the numbers of visitors entering, and cost only 25-30 Egyptian Pounds (approx. GBP 2.50-3.50), and these are the ones our travellers normally visit.

Memphis &amp; Saqqara are indeed well worth a visit, as you\\\’ll learn a lot here about how pyramid building developed from simple mastabas, to stepped pyramids such as that of Djoser in Saqqara, different attempts &amp; styles such as those of the \\\’Bent\\\’ &amp; \\\’Red\\\’ pyramids at Dashour, right up to the familiar ones you see at Gisa.

I still get a thrill when I drive through Cairo and see the Gisa pyramids appearing on the horizon, but do try and fit in some others as well if you do visit Egypt.

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