How many people visit giza pyramids

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No account? Sign Up. Sign in Recover your password. A password will be e-mailed to you. Email or Username. Forgot password? Not a member yet? I want to. Join the Community. Apply for a job. Post a job. First name. Last name. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of tourists used to scurry about the idyllic and dusty dunes surrounding the mighty sunbaked temples.

The Great Sphinx, stoic-faced and imposing, and the three looming pyramids surrounding it, are often empty and quiet. But whether this grandiose museum will translate into an increase of foreign visitors to Egypt and its pyramids, remains to be seen. For the handful of current visitors to the ancient site, though, the absence of heavy tourist traffic allows for an intimate and peaceful encounter with the pyramids that a decade ago, would have been impossible.

When we walked through different sites, quite often it was just us and the guide. I truly felt like a part of the fabric of the historic sites we were in.

Jack Monell , 44, a criminology professor from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, had an equally sublime experience when he visited the pyramids in March. You could kind of have that surreal experience with these gigantic entities which have been existent for thousands of years. I felt like I could move around and navigate. The Giza-based guide lamented the attacks, but was steadfast in his optimism that he would see a reversal of his fortunes this year, noting that prior to the Coptic church bombings, he had been busier than usual.

In Istanbul you find some attacks. The media sometimes is exaggerating about things in Egypt. Egypt is very safe. It would not be an exaggeration to say that tourism is the lifeblood of the Egyptian economy — especially in Sinai. By Dorian Geiger. Published On 8 Jun Mr Sawiris is Euronews' majority shareholder. The new facilities at the Giza plateau are part of a wider effort to develop key tourist sites in the country.

The Grand Egyptian Museum, which will become the world's largest archaeological museum, is set to open next year. For years, locals selling souvenirs and camel rides have been part of the experience when visiting the famed site.

But now the sole remaining wonder of the ancient world can be viewed in a calmer setting as a new souk regulated by permit holders will be launched at the start of next year. The plan to renovate the ancient site has been in motion for the past 15 years, but the project was put on hold in , after the revolution that ousted long-time ruler Hosni Mubarak. But lately, the industry has begun to bounce back.