Past travelers said the best way to see the Great Sphinx is to sign up for a bus tour. Some prearranged tours – including those offered by Memphis Tours and Love Egypt Tours – will give you ...

The Pyramids of Egypt have been greeting the rising sun for ever 5000 years and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx), for over 8000 ...

The country’s most famous sphinx, the Great Sphinx of Giza, dates back to around 2,500 B.C. It is the oldest monumental sculpture in Egypt and is thought to represent the ancient Egyptian ...

for adults and 40 Egyptian pounds ($5) for students applies; all standard tickets include access to the Great Sphinx and the property's temples. To explore the pyramids' interiors, separate ...

Hieroglyphics on the sphinx's chest spell it out: this is a portrait of the great King Taharqo, the fourth pharaoh to rule over the combined kingdoms of Kush and Egypt. Kush occupied what is now ...