Huge changes: Giza pyramids with new splendor from July 2025!

Huge changes: Giza pyramids with new splendor from July 2025!

Gizeh, Ägypten - The Pyramids of Gizeh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a world-famous symbol of Egypt are faced with significant transformation. Every year, around 2.5 million people visit the impressive pyramid field, which is located on the west bank of the Nile, 20 kilometers southwest of Cairo. However, mass tourism, unregulated street sellers and the general disorder around these historical sites have severely affected the visitor experience. A comprehensive plan for redesigning the site was launched to address these challenges and increase the attractiveness of the place for tourists. As reports oe24.at, this redesign with a budget of $ 30 million will be made accessible to the public on July 3.

As part of the project, a partnership with Orascom Pyramids Entertainment (open), led by Naguib Sawiris, was founded. This company will operate the site in the next eleven years and plan to achieve income through VIP tours, advertising deals and commercial rentals. While the income from the Egyptian government's ticket sales benefit, the redesign aims to create a car traffic -free zone. In the future, visitors will get into the site via a new goal on a expressway, 320 meters southwest of the pyramids.

new access and visitor centers

The upcoming developments include an introductory exhibition that awaits visitors after entering the site. From there, tourists get into modern buses, which they bring to the famous pyramids within a few minutes. In addition to these logistical changes, modernized toilets, official souvenir shops and restaurants are also part of the new concept. Some of these innovations have been available in a sub-company since April 2025 to fix the initial problems, such as Newsweek.com.

A new visitor center will give the guests an overview of the site and with a short film that was produced with Hollywood star Kevin Costner, expand the cultural context. Experts like Ashraf Mohie El-Din, director of the Giza plateau, underline the importance of this project for Egyptian tourism.

challenges and chances of success

However, the redesign is not without challenges. The new access system met with problems because some tour groups and animal leaders blocked bus traffic. These groups protest against the relocation of horses and camels into newly designated areas. In order to overcome these difficulties, the Egyptian government has presented extensive measures to eliminate years of disorder and unregulated sellers. [Source: newsweek.com]

The expansion of Cairo and the associated urbanization also have an impact on Gizeh's development. The Cairo metropolitan region, in which Giza is embedded as a politically independent city, has around 20 million inhabitants who often live in informal settlements. This dynamic has led to conflicts about the free reservation of the pyramid area of ​​further development. The economic importance of tourism is undisputed, but this sector suffered strongly since the 2011 revolution when the number of tourists fell from 14.7 million in 2010 to 9.4 million in 2013. Measures such as the new Egyptian museum near the pyramids should fix the lack of space and stimulate tourism by attracting up to 15,000 visitors every day, such as diercke.de.

With these redesign, the Egyptian government will try to sustainably improve the tourist conditions around the pyramids of Giza and create a new start for tourism in the country.