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Giza & Saqqara

The Old Kingdom pyramid fields of Giza, Saqqara and Dahshur (c. 2700–2500 BCE) and the Great Sphinx.

The pyramids of Giza
The pyramids of Giza. Photo: Ricardo Liberato / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

The alternative view

Geologist Robert Schoch argues weathering of the Sphinx enclosure points to heavy rainfall, implying an origin thousands of years before Khafre.

Hancock and Bauval (Keeper of Genesis) link the Giza layout to Orion’s belt c. 10,500 BCE; UnchartedX/Ben van Kerkwyk focuses on precision stone vessels and machining marks.

The mainstream view

Egyptologists (Mark Lehner, Zahi Hawass) attribute the Sphinx to Khafre’s reign, citing quarry, workers’ town and tool evidence; the Orion correlation is widely rejected as imprecise.

We present both views respectfully and link to the original work so you can judge for yourself.

Sources

  1. UNESCO: Memphis and its Necropolis
  2. Ancient Egypt Research Associates (Lehner) – Giza workers’ town
  3. Robert Schoch – Sphinx research

Tours visiting Giza & Saqqara (30)

The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Before the Pyramids: Journey to the Dawn of Egypt Quest

Megalithomania · 13 Mar 2027 · 15 days

Andrew Collins and writer Debbie Cartwright trace Egypt back to its beginnings: Giza with a private sunset visit inside the Great Pyramid (King’s, Queen’s and Subterranean Chambers), Saqqara’s Pyramid of Unas, the Step Pyramid and the Serapeum, Dahshur, the Grand Egyptian Museum, the royal tombs at Abydos with private Osireion access, Luxor and a private visit to the Sekhmet chapel at Karnak, then the Western Desert oases.

from $7,500
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Egypt Grand Tour featuring Graham Hancock

Travel Splendors · 7 Mar 2027 · 14 days

14 days through Egypt’s iconic sites with lectures, Q&A and a photo between the paws of the Sphinx with Graham Hancock, who joins for part of the…

from $15,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Primordial Egypt Tour 2026

UnchartedX · 6 Dec 2026 · 16 days

16-day “ancient high technology” tour built around 7 special-permission visits (Great Pyramid, Sphinx enclosure, Osirion, Step Pyramid) with a…

from $9,200
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

High Technology & Metaphysics of Ancient Egypt XI

Hidden Inca Tours · 12 Mar 2027 · 12 days

Brien Foerster’s 11th Egypt tour with private visits inside the Osirion, the Step Pyramid and all three chambers of the Great Pyramid.

from $7,750
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Esoteric Egypt: Ancient Mysteries Tour with Anyextee

Adept Expeditions · 15 Sept 2027 · 12 days

A 12-day Egypt tour with author and YouTuber Anyextee, reading the temples through sacred geometry and Hermeticism. It includes a private sunrise visit between the paws of the Sphinx, two hours with all three Great Pyramid chambers, private Osireion entry at Abydos, an optional descent into the Osiris Shaft, and Luxor, Karnak, Dendera and Edfu.

from $7,400
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Megalithic Marvels Egypt Tour IV

Saba Tours / Megalithic Marvels · 1 Dec 2026 · 12 days

12 days from Saqqara’s Serapeum and Dahshur to Dendera, Abydos, a Nile cruise and a private evening inside the Great Pyramid, with Derek Olson.

from $4,200
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt Tour V

Saba Tours · 8 Mar 2027 · 12 days

Saba Tours’ fifth “Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt” tour, led by Mohamed Ibrahim with a new itinerary each year. It looks for tool marks and precision stonework, starting at the Great Pyramid’s basalt-floored temple and the Valley Temple of Khafre, then Saqqara, Dendera, Abydos, Luxor and Aswan.

from $4,500
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-ledBooking closed

Stargates of Ancient Egypt Tour IV

Saba Tours · 21 Mar 2027 · 13 days

13-day Egypt tour with Egyptologist Mohamed Ibrahim and author Mike Ricksecker: Giza, Fayoum, Abydos, Nile cruise, Luxor and Aswan. Operator price range $4,500–$5,500.

from $4,500
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Earth Ancients 2027 Egypt Tour VIII

Earth Ancients / Saba Tours · 25 Apr 2027 · 15 days

15 days with Earth Ancients host Cliff Dunning and Mohamed Ibrahim’s Saba Tours team: Giza, the Serapeum, Dahshur’s Bent and Red Pyramids, Tuna el-Gebel, Beni Hassan and Amarna in Middle Egypt, the Seti I temple at Abydos (with the King List), Dendera, Luxor and Aswan.

from $6,000
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Starwalker Egypt – April 2027

William Henry · 5 Apr 2027 · 13 days

William Henry’s 13-day “Starwalker” journey reads Egypt’s temples as places of initiation. It starts on the Giza Plateau and at Saqqara and the Serapeum, then Medinet Habu, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak and Luxor, four nights on the Nile aboard the Sun Boat III with Dendera, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Philae, and ends back at Giza with private time inside the King’s Chamber and between the paws of the Sphinx.

from $11,800
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Starwalker Egypt – November 2027

William Henry · 10 Nov 2027 · 13 days

The November departure of William Henry’s 13-day “Starwalker” Egypt journey: Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum, Saqqara and the Serapeum, Medinet Habu, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak and Luxor, a Nile cruise on the Sun Boat III to Dendera, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Philae, an optional visit to Abu Simbel, and private time inside the King’s Chamber and at the Sphinx.

from $11,800
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

The Hidden Mysteries of Egypt 2027

Timothy W. Hogan · 29 Mar 2027 · 16 days

Timothy W. Hogan’s Egypt tour with licensed Egyptologists. It includes four hours inside the Great Pyramid (all three chambers), the Sphinx enclosure, the Osireion behind the Seti I temple at Abydos, a private two-hour visit to the Sekhmet temple at Karnak, after-hours at Hatshepsut’s temple, the Serapeum, the Grand Egyptian Museum and a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan.

from $12,000
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Sacred Temples of Egypt & Nile Cruise

Sacred Earth Journeys · 24 Jan 2027 · 12 days

Regina Meredith (Gaia, Conscious Media Network) and author Sarah Breskman Cosme lead a spiritually focused Egypt tour. It starts with three days in Giza, including a private sunrise ceremony at the Sphinx and the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, then cruises up the Nile to the temples.

from $10,995
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

The Celestial Eclipse and Eternal Temples of Egypt

Sacred Earth Journeys · 31 Jul 2027 · 7 days

The 2 August 2027 eclipse over Luxor with Sarah Breskman Cosme and Jimmy Church (Fade to Black). The tour includes a privately chartered Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan and nights in Hurghada, with an optional Giza extension (6–9 Aug) for private Great Pyramid and Sphinx visits.

from $7,650
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Egypt Awakened

Sacred Earth Journeys · 5 Oct 2027 · 10 days

A spiritually focused Egypt pilgrimage with medium Brittany Bento and Jennifer Carmody (JK Ultra). It includes a private sunrise gathering between the Sphinx’s paws, a Nile cruise, and meditation, hypnosis and past-life regression sessions along the way.

from $6,480
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

The Hidden Side of Egyptian Temples

Sacred Earth Journeys · 20 Oct 2027 · 14 days

Freddy Silva’s tour of Egypt’s temples and mystery-school traditions, with private access to the Osirion and the Great Pyramid.

from $8,500
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
archaeology-led

Egypt Undiscovered (16 days) – Feb

Archaeological Paths · 13 Feb 2027 · 16 days

A 16-day “Egypt Undiscovered” tour by Archaeological Paths, focused on sites most visitors miss: Siwa Oasis, the pyramids of Abu Sir and Abu Rawash, Tell el-Amarna, Abydos and Dendera. The operator advertises special-access visits and lectures by senior Egyptian antiquities officials and Egyptologists.

from $15,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
archaeology-led

Egypt Undiscovered (16 days) – Oct

Archaeological Paths · 23 Oct 2027 · 16 days

The October departure of the 16-day “Egypt Undiscovered” tour by Archaeological Paths, focused on sites most visitors miss: Siwa Oasis, the pyramids of Abu Sir and Abu Rawash, Tell el-Amarna, Abydos and Dendera. The operator advertises special-access visits and lectures by senior Egyptian antiquities officials and Egyptologists.

from $15,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
archaeology-led

Egypt Tour of the Century – Solar Eclipse (10 days)

Archaeological Paths · 30 Jul 2027 · 10 days

10-day solar-eclipse tour with Dr Zahi Hawass, including an eclipse viewing event at the Lost Golden City and a VIP visit to the Grand Egyptian…

from $23,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
archaeology-led

Egypt Solar Eclipse (14 days)

Archaeological Paths · 26 Jul 2027 · 14 days

See the 2 August 2027 total eclipse (6 min 22 s over Luxor) inside the excavation of the “Lost Golden City” (Aten) with Zahi Hawass, who found it, and an astronomy expert. The tour adds a private Giza visit, the Grand Egyptian Museum and the classic Nile sites.

from $27,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

The Hall of Records Tour 2027

Saba Tours · 19 Jan 2027 · 14 days

Second edition of Saba Tours’ Hall of Records trip, led by Egyptologist Mohamed Ibrahim with guest Dr Manu Seyfzadeh and tour leader Trevor Grassi: Saqqara, Dahshur, Giza, Abydos, a Nile cruise, Luxor and Aswan. Operator price range $4,500–$5,500.

from $4,500
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Lost Technology in December 2026

Saba Tours · 22 Dec 2026 · 12 days

12-day "advanced knowledge of ancient Egypt" tour over Christmas and New Year, led by Mohamed Ibrahim (Guide of Egypt): Cairo, Giza, Abydos, Nile cruise, Luxor and Aswan. Operator price range $4,500–$5,500.

from $4,500
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
archaeology-led

Egypt Undiscovered – 16 days (February 2028)

Archaeological Paths · 12 Feb 2028 · 16 days

February 2028 departure of Archaeological Paths’ 16-day "Egypt Undiscovered" tour with special-access visits and guest Egyptologists. Price as listed for current departures; 2028 pricing may change.

from $15,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

2027 Solar Eclipse Egypt Tour with Dr Robert Schoch (14 days)

Travel Splendors · 26 Jul 2027 · 14 days

14-day VIP Egypt tour timed for the 2 August 2027 total solar eclipse over Luxor, with geologist Dr Robert Schoch (Sphinx water-erosion hypothesis) and Catherine Ulissey: private Giza plateau and Great Pyramid access, Saqqara, Dahshur, Middle Egypt, a Nile cruise, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Abu Simbel and the Grand Egyptian Museum.

from $19,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

2027 Solar Eclipse Egypt Tour with Dr Robert Schoch (9 days)

Travel Splendors · 31 Jul 2027 · 9 days

Shorter 9-day version of the 2027 eclipse tour with Dr Robert Schoch and Catherine Ulissey: private entry to the Giza plateau and Great Pyramid, the Grand Egyptian Museum, a Nile cruise with Edfu and Kom Ombo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel and the eclipse on 2 August 2027.

from $15,985
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Eclipse on the Nile with David Hatcher Childress

Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. · 26 Jul 2027 · 14 days

A 14-day Egypt journey from the Edgar Cayce foundation (A.R.E.) with author and explorer David Hatcher Childress, timed for the 2 August 2027 total eclipse (6 min 22 s), watched from Karnak Temple. The route covers Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Serapeum and the Pyramid of Teti at Saqqara, Abydos and Dendera, the Valley of the Kings, and a dahabiya cruise via Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo to Philae and Aswan.

from $13,500
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

4Bidden Tour of Egypt with Billy Carson

4Bidden Knowledge · 6 Oct 2027 · 13 days (12 nights; operator also says “12-day”)

Billy Carson’s 4Bidden Knowledge flagship Egypt journey: private Great Pyramid access, a dawn Sphinx visit, Saqqara and the Serapeum, the underground Sekhem Khet complex, Abydos and the Osirion, Dendera’s astronomical ceilings, Karnak and the Valley of the Kings, a Nile cruise via Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo to Philae, and a Valley of the Whales fossil safari, with on-site lectures by Carson. Limited to 30 travellers; the operator showed 12 spots remaining on 5 Nov 2026. Pricing is quoted after you request a reservation (no public from-price on the tour page).

Price on request
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
researcher-led

Sacred Egypt Journey 2027

Divine Stargate · 30 Mar 2027 · 13 days

A 13-day spiritual "Sacred Egypt Journey" hosted by Ma'iia (Divine Stargate, Australia) that frames Egypt as pre-dynastic Khemit with "stargates" and ancient advanced technology: Saqqara and Giza with a private Great Pyramid visit, Tuna el-Gebel and Amarna, Abydos and Dendera, a four-night Nile cruise via Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo, Philae, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and Tanis.

from $5,600
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
day tour

Saqqara tours (list)

GetYourGuide · 1 day or less

Bookable day tour covering Saqqara, Giza, Dahshur. A good option for independent travellers who want a guide for the day.

from $50
The pyramids of Giza
Photo: Ricardo Liberato · CC BY-SA 2.0
day tour

Saqqara with Serapeum, Memphis and Dahshur private tour

Viator · 1 day or less

Bookable day tour covering Saqqara, Serapeum, Dahshur. A good option for independent travellers who want a guide for the day.

from $120 · price unverified

Latest discoveries at Giza & Saqqara

The Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, Egypt
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 3.0

10 Aug 2026 · Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt

Journal retracts Great Pyramid satellite-radar paper

Remote Sensing retracted Filippo Biondi and Corrado Malanga’s 2022 paper, which claimed SAR Doppler tomography revealed undiscovered internal structures in the Great Pyramid. The journal says an investigation after a reader’s concerns confirmed serious methodological flaws and statistical errors that undermine the conclusions.

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Site guide: Giza & Saqqara · Source: Retraction notice, Remote Sensing 2026 ↗; Original paper (retracted), Remote Sensing 2022 ↗

The Red Pyramid of Snefru at Dahshur, Egypt
Photo: Ivrienen at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0

20 Jul 2026 · Dahshur, Egypt

Two possible Old Kingdom dams found near the Red Pyramid

Xavier Landreau, Guillaume Piton and Sayed Hemeda used satellite imagery, 19th-century maps and watershed mapping. They argue that two 600–700 m structures across Wadi Dahshur, west of the Red Pyramid, long read as stone-transport ramps, are dams, one with a duckbill-shaped spillway, linked to a roughly 1 km diversion channel passing close to the pyramid.

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Site guide: Giza & Saqqara · Source: Landreau, Piton & Hemeda 2026, npj Heritage Science ↗

The granite King’s Chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza
Photo: Andrew Currie · CC BY 2.0

18 Jun 2026 · Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt

Ultrasound scans look inside the King’s Chamber walls

A ScanPyramids team from TU Munich and Cairo University published ultrasonic shear-wave scans, made in 2022, of the 45 accessible granite blocks in the two lower rows of the King’s Chamber walls. They built a 3D model of block thicknesses and joints and found internal reflectors up to about 3 m deep, including an anomaly about 2 m behind block NW9 on the north wall.

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Site guide: Giza & Saqqara · Source: Maier et al. 2026, Scientific Reports ↗

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Voices on Giza & Saqqara

Robert M. Schoch

Geologist at Boston University best known for arguing that weathering of the Great Sphinx enclosure points to a far older origin than Khafre. He also writes on Göbekli Tepe, solar outbursts and the end of the last Ice Age.

Website
robertschoch.com ↗
Contact
Contact page ↗
Tours
travelsplendors.com ↗
Books
Forgotten Civilization, Voices of the Rocks
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Ben van Kerkwyk

Founder of UnchartedX, focused on precision stonework, machining marks and ancient high technology, especially in Egypt and Peru. He runs annual special-access Egypt tours with the Brothers of the Serpent and Yousef Awyan.

Website
unchartedx.com ↗
YouTube
youtube.com ↗
X
@UnchartedX1 ↗
Instagram
@unchartedx7 ↗
Facebook
facebook.com ↗
Contact
Contact page ↗
Tours
unchartedx.com ↗
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Graham Hancock

British author and former Economist correspondent whose books Fingerprints of the Gods, Magicians of the Gods and America Before argue for a lost Ice Age civilisation. He presented Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse and hosts tours in Egypt, Turkey (Türkiye) and Peru/Bolivia in 2027.

Website
grahamhancock.com ↗
YouTube
youtube.com ↗
X
@Graham__Hancock ↗
Facebook
facebook.com ↗
Contact
Contact page ↗
Tours
travelsplendors.com ↗
Books
Fingerprints of the Gods, Magicians of the Gods, America Before
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Jim Alison

Independent researcher known for mapping a great-circle alignment linking Giza, Nazca, Easter Island and Angkor. His site documents the geometry behind his global-alignment hypothesis.

Website
home.hiwaay.net ↗
Contact
[email protected]
Books
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