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Special Permission from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Is Required

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is responsible for the preservation, conservation and excavations of Egypt’s heritage.  As such, a requirement is that we make an application to the Ministry seeking permission to visit the site which is generally not available to the public.  The Ministry  will make a decision and we abide by the decisions they make.

Of all the iconic and awe inspiring monuments of Egypt, there is nothing that surpasses the Great Pyramid of Giza.  Whether it’s a visit for you alone, or a group of your fellow travellers, the Great Pyramid at sunrise is a majestic site.  Many groups engage in a quiet hour of meditation in the burial chamber of Khufu or prefer to have their private tour when the crowds are not there.  Whatever the reason its a magical experience.   Please click on enquiry for further information.

The Great Pyramid Building Needs Some Context

It’s worth remembering a few key facts and the implications of a city that accommodated the workers, and the infrastructure associated with it. A construction project on the scale of Great Pyramid of Giza had never been undertaken before.

The Dimensions of the Great Pyramid Project

• Each side of the Great Pyramid was 756 long. The great pyramid is 44 storeys high.
• The total weight of the Great Pyramid was 6 million tons.
• 2.4 million blocks of stone were used – in other words over 330 blocks were laid each day with the average weight of each stone block being 2.5 tons.
• 3 different stone types were used and sourced from different locations in Egypt that had to be transported to the Giza site including:
  • White Fine-Grained Limestone – casing stone – obtained from the quarries of Turah about 10 miles from Giza
  • Course Limestone – the inner casing from a quarry a few hundred metres away from the Giza Plateau
  • Granite – shipped from Aswan 500 miles to Giza for the sacred inner burial chambers and tunnels
  • Approx 5.5 million tonnes of limestone and 8,000 tons of granite and 500,000 tonnes of mortar were used in the construction
  • Copper to make tools was shipped from the Sinai hundreds of miles away.