2.9 Million Visited the Giza Pyramids in First Nine Months of 2026

The Giza Pyramids archaeological area recorded 2.9 million visitors during the first nine months of 2026, with total attendance expected to exceed 4 million by the end of the year.

Demand is strengthening into the fourth quarter following a comparatively quieter July-to-September period, with more foreign visitors expected to combine the pyramids with the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Tourism companies are marketing the area through standalone Cairo itineraries, combined Cairo-Luxor-Aswan programmes and packages linked to Red Sea and Sharm El-Sheikh resorts. Day trips to the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum from Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada have also increased compared with 2025. Hotel occupancy around the site is expected to reach around 75% to 80% from mid-October before rising to between 90% and 100% towards the end of December.

The pyramids area received 3.5 million visitors in 2025, while Egypt as a whole welcomed 12.7 million tourists between January and August 2026, up from 12.2 million in the same period a year earlier. Tourism revenues rose to $12 billion from $11.8 billion over the same eight-month period, according to Cabinet figures, while Egypt is targeting more than 20 million tourist arrivals for the full year after receiving nearly 19 million in 2025.