Yes, the Khufu pyramid is the oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids…Yes, it is the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient world and the only one that remains until today…and No, I won’t talk about its history at all.
If you don’t know, the Great Pyramid of Giza (aka Khufu) is open to public. You will be able to explore the interior through my next photos. This post mainly concerns the claustrophobics, those who cannot walk bent for a while due to health reasons, and those who would love to visit the pyramids but they haven’t decided it yet. Oh, yes, and those who have already visited the monument but forgot to get inside!
The procedure is simple:
You buy the entrance ticket, which is more expensive for tourists than locals (300eg.pounds=14€/Νοv 2017). The ticket office is placed in the east side of the Pyramid (facing the side of the Sphinx), you pass the security control through a machine similar to those in airports and you reach the side of the pyramid’s entrance. As per my photos, the entrance is a small hole, which you enter and after following the stairs and tunnels you finally arrive in the large Chamber with the Khufu/Cheops sarcophagus inside. The trail is quite short, it needs about 10′ to the King’s Chamber and the same to exit the pyramid, depending on the crowds. Cameras are not allowed inside, the guards are inspecting for them on the entrance. They are not too strict about mobile cameras, but flash use is not allowed inside. That’s why my photos are in low quality and quite dark, but you can still get an idea of the procedure of visiting this amazing archeological site, the King’s Cheops tomb!!!
The ticket office at the back side of the Pyramid. With the same ticket you can visit 2 pyramids.
The back side of the Great Pyramid and the entrance hole.
Entrance info and view
This hole is actually the entrance/exit
Inside the Pyramid
Climbing the Ascending Passage…
The Grand Gallery..
…and here we are at the King’s Chamber, an empty room on this side…
A few more steps through this short tunnel…
And the sarcophagus of King Khufu on the opposite side of the tunnel.
Me and the Sarcophagus
Let’s get our of here from the same way.
Descending the Great Gallery.
Exiting the Pyramid.
The view to Giza from the exit/entrance.
Mission accomplished!!