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Why visit Giza

Technically all of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile is Giza, though the name is inextricably linked with the Pyramids, 9km from the river, on the edge of the desert. Truly time-strapped sightseers could conceivably stay out here and bypass Cairo entirely, but that’s missing a lot of the fun. More realistically, you’ll probably come out here on a day outing. Sharia Al Haram (Pyramids Rd) leads straight to the site and the village of Nazlet As Samaan at its base and south of Pyramids Rd.

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  1. 1 Cruising down the Nile on a four-night odyssey from Luxor to Aswan
  2. 2 Riding a camel around the world-famous Pyramids of Giza
  3. 3 Harnessing the knowledge of the ancient world at the Library of Alexandria
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