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Pyramids.
"Inside," The Great Pyramid
Called: Khufu, Or Cheops.
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Khufu or (Cheops) Near Cairo, Giza, Egypt.
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The largest pyramid is Khufu (Cheops in Greek) or The Great Pyramid. It measures 755 feet square at its base
and its present height is 449 feet.
Over the years it has lost 33 feet of its original height. Its volume is about 88 million cubic feet. Its original entrance was on the north side and its corridors were aligned with the circumpolar stars to insure the Pharaohs immortality.
Its present entrance, lower than the original, is linked to a passageway to the "real" access corridor.
In our next few photos, we will show you a little of what it was like to go from the Queens Room up to the Kings Chamber, and the Pharaohs Sarcophagus.
If you wish to go inside the Great Pyramid, there is an extra ticket that will cost you 100 LE. You will find the ticket office for the entrance to the Great Pyramid in front of the north-eastern side of the Pyramid.
Sometimes is quite difficult to get this ticket, as the amount is limited to only 300 tickets daily, and they are divided among the morning and afternoon.
They sell 150 at 08:00 AM, and then, at exactly 1:00 PM, the other 150.
During the high tour season, be there early or you will not get a ticket.
Hint: once you have your ticket you have a 3-4 hour window in which to go inside the pyramid. Don't go in right away, as most of the tour groups will be trying to squeeze in there as they are on a limited schedule. It's much better to wait an hour or two and the interior will be much less crowded.
The Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: HECA) is the busiest airport in Egypt and is located to the north-east of the city around 15 km from the business area of the city.
Cairo International is the second busiest airport in Africa with over 65 airlines using the Cairo airport (including charter airlines) and 9 cargo airlines. With the assimilation of EgyptAir into Star Alliance in July 2008 the airport has the potential to be a major hub with its positioning between Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
In 2008, the airport served 14,360,175 passengers and it is one of the top 100 airports in the world.
The airport handles both domestic and international flights, and is open 24 hours a day.
We suggest flying into Cairo and staying in one of their many fine hotels when touring the Egyptian Musium in Cairo and the ruins in the surrounding areas.
We have links on this page that will connect you with flights into Cairo and several of the best hotels in Cairo.
After getting a flight and a hotel we suggest asking your hotel concierge to arrange either a car or a tour of Cairo or the Cairo area. If you call their Concierge Services ahead of your arrival, all of this can be pre-arranged for you.
We do this all the time, when traveling in Egypt. It is safe and it works!!! We have never experienced a problem, doing it this way!
Therefore, we have placed links to Priceline.com on this page so you can arrange your flights into and out of Cairo; as well as your hotel, when visiting this area.
Audrey DeLange At The Queens Chamber,
"The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. 
Entering Stairs Of The Grand Gallery,
"The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. 
Its A Long Climb Up Into The Grand Gallery,
"The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. 
Audrey DeLange
Half Way Up Into The Grand Gallery,
"The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. 
The Top Step Of The Grand Gallery,
"The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt.
Audrey DeLange Says..
"It Was A Long Hard Climb, But Worth It".
Kings Chamber, Pharaohs Sarcophagus,
"The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. 
George DeLange Says..
"It Was A Really!!! Long Hard Climb, But Worth It".
Kings Chamber, Pharaohs Sarcophagus,
"The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt.
Khufu Or Cheops
The Great Pyramid
Plan Of Pyramid Top Real Entrance
Bottom Forced Entrance 
West View At
Entrance To
Workers Shaft Looking Down
Into Workers Shaft
From Bottom Of
Grand Gallery
Toward
Subterrarean Chamber 
Facing West Inside
The Subterranean Chamber Subterranean Chamber
Entrance & Exit 
Facing South
Looking Down
Into The Decending Passageway Facing South
Looking Up Into
The Ascending Passageway 
Where Ascending Passage
& Descending Passage Meet Facing West Inside
Subterranean Chamber 
Facing South
At Floor Level
Queen's Chamber Ahead Facing North Inside
Queens Chamber 
Facing South
Near Top Step
Of The Grand Gallery Facing South
At Last Step
Into Grand Gallery 
Facing West
Inside The King's
Chamber and Sarcophagus King's Sarcophagus 
Audrey DeLange
At Decending Passage George DeLange
In Queens Chamber 
"Its A Long Climb
To The Kings Chamber!" Audrey DeLange
Is On Her Way Up! 
George DeLange
In The Queens Chamber "Wow, It Sure Is
A Large Room!" 
Entering The Grand Gallery "Its A Long Way Up!" 
Audrey DeLange
Half Way Up To
The Kings Chamber Audrey DeLange
In Queens Chamber
We Crawled
Through This Tunnel! 
Audrey DeLange At
The "Kings Chamber."
"A Long Climb
But Worth It!" George DeLange
Made It!
Note The New Age
Guy Meditating!
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16-Day Ancient Egypt and Jordan tour from Cairo - $1,995.00Spending time both in Egypt and Jordan this 16 day tour begins in Cairo, explores the sites of the Nile Valley and relaxes by the Red Sea before crossing into Jordan where we drive up the King�s Highway visiting Petra, the Dead Sea and Amman.
Full-day Amazing Tour of the Pyramids in Egypt - $150.00Enjoy your day tour to the famous pyramids in Egypt. Most people thought Egypt has only three pyramids - however Egypt is the land of pyramids.
days exploring northern Israel's highlights including Golan Heights, the Sea of Galilee, Haifa, Caesarea, Acre and more. Finish with return flights to Eilat to discover UNESCO-listed Petra.
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The largest pyramid is Khufu (Cheops in Greek) or The Great Pyramid. It measures 755 feet square at its base and its present height is 449 feet. Over the years it has lost 33 feet of its original height. Its volume is about 88 million cubic feet. Its original entrance was on the north side and its corridors were aligned with the circumpolar stars to insure the Pharaohs immortality. Its present entrance, lower than the original, is linked to a passageway to the "real" access corridor. In our next few photos, we will show you a little of what it was like to go from the Queens Room up to the Kings Chamber, and the Pharaohs Sarcophagus. If you wish to go inside the Great Pyramid, there is an extra ticket that will cost you 100 LE. You will find the ticket office for the entrance to the Great Pyramid in front of the north-eastern side of the Pyramid. Sometimes is quite difficult to get this ticket, as the amount is limited to only 300 tickets daily, and they are divided among the morning and afternoon. They sell 150 at 08:00 AM, and then, at exactly 1:00 PM, the other 150. During the high tour season, be there early or you will not get a ticket. Hint: once you have your ticket you have a 3-4 hour window in which to go inside the pyramid. Don't go in right away, as most of the tour groups will be trying to squeeze in there as they are on a limited schedule. It's much better to wait an hour or two and the interior will be much less crowded.
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The Cairo International Airport (IATA: CAI, ICAO: HECA) is the busiest airport in Egypt and is located to the north-east of the city around 15 km from the business area of the city. Cairo International is the second busiest airport in Africa with over 65 airlines using the Cairo airport (including charter airlines) and 9 cargo airlines. With the assimilation of EgyptAir into Star Alliance in July 2008 the airport has the potential to be a major hub with its positioning between Africa, the Middle East and Europe. In 2008, the airport served 14,360,175 passengers and it is one of the top 100 airports in the world. The airport handles both domestic and international flights, and is open 24 hours a day. We suggest flying into Cairo and staying in one of their many fine hotels when touring the Egyptian Musium in Cairo and the ruins in the surrounding areas. We have links on this page that will connect you with flights into Cairo and several of the best hotels in Cairo. After getting a flight and a hotel we suggest asking your hotel concierge to arrange either a car or a tour of Cairo or the Cairo area. If you call their Concierge Services ahead of your arrival, all of this can be pre-arranged for you. We do this all the time, when traveling in Egypt. It is safe and it works!!! We have never experienced a problem, doing it this way! Therefore, we have placed links to Priceline.com on this page so you can arrange your flights into and out of Cairo; as well as your hotel, when visiting this area.
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| Audrey DeLange At The Queens Chamber, "The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. |
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| Entering Stairs Of The Grand Gallery, "The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. |
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| Its A Long Climb Up Into The Grand Gallery, "The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. |
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| Audrey DeLange Half Way Up Into The Grand Gallery, "The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. |
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| The Top Step Of The Grand Gallery, "The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. |
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| Audrey DeLange Says.. "It Was A Long Hard Climb, But Worth It". Kings Chamber, Pharaohs Sarcophagus, "The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. |
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| George DeLange Says.. "It Was A Really!!! Long Hard Climb, But Worth It". Kings Chamber, Pharaohs Sarcophagus, "The Great Pyramid", Khufu, or Cheops, Giza Plateau, Egypt. |
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| Khufu Or Cheops The Great Pyramid Plan Of Pyramid | Top Real Entrance Bottom Forced Entrance |
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| West View At Entrance To Workers Shaft | Looking Down Into Workers Shaft From Bottom Of Grand Gallery Toward Subterrarean Chamber |
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| Facing West Inside The Subterranean Chamber | Subterranean Chamber Entrance & Exit |
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| Facing South Looking Down Into The Decending Passageway | Facing South Looking Up Into The Ascending Passageway |
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| Where Ascending Passage & Descending Passage Meet | Facing West Inside Subterranean Chamber |
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| Facing South At Floor Level Queen's Chamber Ahead | Facing North Inside Queens Chamber |
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| Facing South Near Top Step Of The Grand Gallery | Facing South At Last Step Into Grand Gallery |
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| Facing West Inside The King's Chamber and Sarcophagus | King's Sarcophagus |
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| Audrey DeLange At Decending Passage | George DeLange In Queens Chamber |
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| "Its A Long Climb To The Kings Chamber!" | Audrey DeLange Is On Her Way Up! |
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| George DeLange In The Queens Chamber | "Wow, It Sure Is A Large Room!" |
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| Entering The Grand Gallery | "Its A Long Way Up!" |
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| Audrey DeLange Half Way Up To The Kings Chamber | Audrey DeLange In Queens Chamber We Crawled Through This Tunnel! |
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| Audrey DeLange At The "Kings Chamber." "A Long Climb But Worth It!" | George DeLange Made It! Note The New Age Guy Meditating! |
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Here Are Some Links To viator.com Which Offers Local Tours & Travel Guides In Egypt and the surrounding areas.
Have Private Tours. Avoid The Crowds! To Learn More! Click The Links Below. No Obligation, Of Course!
16-Day Ancient Egypt and Jordan tour from Cairo - $1,995.00Spending time both in Egypt and Jordan this 16 day tour begins in Cairo, explores the sites of the Nile Valley and relaxes by the Red Sea before crossing into Jordan where we drive up the King�s Highway visiting Petra, the Dead Sea and Amman.
Full-day Amazing Tour of the Pyramids in Egypt - $150.00Enjoy your day tour to the famous pyramids in Egypt. Most people thought Egypt has only three pyramids - however Egypt is the land of pyramids.
days exploring northern Israel's highlights including Golan Heights, the Sea of Galilee, Haifa, Caesarea, Acre and more. Finish with return flights to Eilat to discover UNESCO-listed Petra.
Here Are Some Links To viator.com Which Offers Local Tours & Travel Guides In Egypt and the surrounding areas.
Have Private Tours. Avoid The Crowds! To Learn More! Click The Links Below. No Obligation, Of Course!
| 16-Day Ancient Egypt and Jordan tour from Cairo - $1,995.00 Spending time both in Egypt and Jordan this 16 day tour begins in Cairo, explores the sites of the Nile Valley and relaxes by the Red Sea before crossing into Jordan where we drive up the King�s Highway visiting Petra, the Dead Sea and Amman. |
| Full-day Amazing Tour of the Pyramids in Egypt - $150.00 Enjoy your day tour to the famous pyramids in Egypt. Most people thought Egypt has only three pyramids - however Egypt is the land of pyramids. |
Click Below On Other Giza Sphinx & Pyramids Pages.