Cairo Pyramid Photo - Man posing with his camel near the Great Pyramid in Giza

There are a number of camels near the Great Pyramid in Giza (Egypt). They are all there with a single purpose, to get tourists to ride them for a short period. IN this photo, you can see a camel with its handler, and in the background, tourist buses.

Cairo Pyramids - Side view of the Great Pyramid along with a number of tourist groups at the base

It is only when you see the Great Pyramid in person do you realize how big it actually is. In this photo, you can see a view of the Pyramid from the side perspective, along with a number of people grouped at the base of the pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - Group of tourists at the base of the Grand Pyramid

A group of tourists at the base of the Great Pyramid in Giza, and you can security personnel and local Egyptians there as well. The Great Pyramid is so important to Egypt from a tourist and significance point of view that it is very well protected.

Cairo Pyramids - waiting for a tourist to hire the camel, in front of the Great Pyramid

A vendor, waiting for tourists to hire his colorfully decorated camel, right next to the Great Pyramid (of Cheops).

Great Pyramid - A decorated camel right next to the Great Pyramid, ready for tourists

Right next to the Great Pyramid, there are many camels that take people on short trips, including letting people get photographed on a camel with the Great Pyramid as the background.

Cairo Pyramids - A decorated pyramid, ready for tourists to take a short ride

Near the pyramids, there are a number of decorated camels. These are meant for tourists to take a short ride near the pyramids, and in the desert. Getting photographed riding one of these camels is a favorite pastime.

Cairo Pyramids - A small museum located near the Great Pyramid

This is a small building housing a museum, located very near the Great Pyramid, but was closed when we were there, so did not get a chance to get more information.

Great Pyramid of Giza - An angular view of the pyrmaid, with fog covering the top of the structure

This is a view of the Great Pyramid from one of the corners of the Pyramid. The top of the pyramid is covered with fog, and not clearly visible, with the stone structure filling up most of the photo.

Great Pyramid of Giza - The sun peeking from behind the stone structure of the Pyramid

If you look closely at this photo, you can see the sun visible just around the middle of the stone structure of the pyramid, in terms of a white orb. This was in the morning, and the stone structure looks a bit dark.

Great Pyramid - The gates at one end of the Pyramids complex, manned by security guards

This is a view of the stone gates located near the Great Pyramid, at one side, with security gates manning these gates. Security is very important for tourism, and so will find security near all the tourist sites.

Great Pyramid - The No Climbing sign on the Great Pyarmid, prevent people from climbing up

One would think that stepped stone structure of the pyramids makes it easy for people to climb the structure, but in the past, people have suffered injuries and fatalities by falling off the Pyramid, and so climbing on the Pyramid is now prohibited.

Giza Pyramid - The stone structure of the Great Pyramid of Cheops

I was so awe-struck at the might of the Great Pyramid that I took a large number of photos, including many in which I tried to capture the structure and stones of the Great Pyramid, and this is a photo showcasing the stones of the Great Pyramid, with the sun shining behind the structure.

Cairo Pyramid - Tourists posing on a stone ledge of the Great Pyramid, waiting in a queue

A group of tourists posing on a stone ledge of the Great Pyramid, enjoying themselves. Since the ledges were so narrow, there was a queue and these tourists were posing for their turn to cross over.

Cairo Pyramids - View of the structure of the Great Pyramid in Giza, the rough stones

A view of the actual structure that makes up the Great Pyramid in Giza, the stones that are there in the huge quantity that makes this a truly impressive structure. When the Pyramids were made, there was a more white outer casing, but all those have collapsed over the many millenia that the Pyramids have been in existence.

Cairo Pyramids - People jostling at the entrance to the Great Pyramid in Giza

One would think that for a place that charges $10 per person to enter, the route is cramped, and there is actually nothing really left inside the burial chamber, not too many people would want to try and enter, but there was a crowed jostling at the entrance to the Great Pyramid in Giza.

Cairo Pyramids - View of the people standing next to the Great Pyramid in Giza

I have put a previous photo that displays the people standing next to the Great Pyramid, the difference in this photo is that it is pretty clear that you can see that I am standing on the stones of the Great Pyramid.

Cairo Pyamids - An attempt to look into the entrance to the Great Pyramid in Giza

This is my attempt to look inside the entrance to the Great Pyramid in Giza. This is the route that leads to the burial chamber, and it is supposed to be claustrophobic, which is what prevented me from entering the Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - A tourist and his child posing on the stones of the Great Pyramid

The Great Pyramids are so well known all around the world, that anybody who comes there wants to get their photos taken on the Pyramid. In this case, you can see a tourist (unknown to me) along with his child posing on the stones of the Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - Staff of the Egyptian Government directing people at the entrance to the Great Pyramid

A staff worker of the Egyptian Government directing tourists at the entrance to the Great Pyramid in Giza. There are enough tourists who want to enter the Pyramid, even though it is a cramped route that leads to the burial chamber.

Cairo Pyramids - Tourist getting ready to enter the Great Pyramid in Giza through the Robbers Tunnel

In this photo, you can see how tourists are getting to ready to enter the Great Pyramid through a small opening called the Robbers Tunnel (created in 820 AD by workmen belonging to a Caliph), this is the route leading to the Burial Chamber, and it costs $10 to enter.

Cairo Pyamids - People standing just next to the Great Pyramid in Giza

The Great Pyramid is a huge tourist attraction in Cairo, in the suburb of Giza; here, you can see a lot of people standing just next to the Great Pyramid (I am standing on the stones of the Great Pyramid).

Cairo Pyramids - People climbing the stone steps of the Pyramid in Giza

People can climb the Great Pyramid to some extent, although climbing the Pyramid beyond a certain point is not allowed, so in this photo, you can see people climbing the stone steps of the Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - People along a different view of the Great Pyramid, almost a straight shot

This is a slightly different view of the Pyramid, with the photo taken right at the base of the pyramid (standing on the stones), while you can see a few people standing on some of the stones of the Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - Almost the full size of the pyramid along with people at the base of the Pyramid

In this photo, you can see almost the whole size of the Great Pyramid along with people at the base of the Pyramid. The Pyramid seems incredibly large, and was in fact, for 3800 years, the tallest man made structure that existed.

Cairo Pyramids - a portrait image of people at the foot of the Great Pyramid in Giza

Most of the previous images are in the landscape setting, but this is a photo taken in portrait mode. Shows people standing at the foot of the Great Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - Photo taken at the foot of the Great Pyramid

This is a photo taken right at the base of the Great Pyramid. I liked this effect since the fog is bouncing off the stones of the Great Pyramid, and the structure fills a huge portion of the image.

Cairo Pyramids - People walking on the rough structure leading to the Pyramids

People walking near the slightly rough terrain at the foot of the Great Pyramid. The area just next to the Great Pyramid is a bit rough, but there is also a concrete walkway built so that tourists can get to the Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - The stone of the structure of the Great Pyramid

This photo is just about the structure of the Great Pyramid, with a view of the stones that make up the huge structure. These are massive stones, with the height of a stone almost as big as a human being.

Cairo Pyramids - Tourists at the base of the Great Pyramid

In this photo, you can see both the entrances to the Great Pyramid in Cheops, with the higher entrance being totally closed out, while the actual entrance is a make-shift entrance created around 12 centuries back.

Cairo Pyramids - The entrance gate to the burial chamber of the Great Pyramid

This is the former entrance gate to the burial chamber of the Great Pyramid which is closed. Now, the entrance used by visitors is called the "Robber's tunnel", which was created by workmen working for the Caliph al-Ma'mun around AD 820.

Cairo Pyramid - Police near the parking of the Great Pyramid in Giza

Police are a constant presence near the major tourist locations in Egypt, because of the threat of terrorists targeting tourists (which can cause a big hit on the tourist industry).

Great Pyramid - A police vehicle near the Great Pyramid, showcasing the tight security

There is a high level of security with respect to the tourist attractions in Egypt, given the money that tourism brings to the country, and with some previous attacks on tourists in the past decade. In this photo, you can see a police vehicle against the giant structure of the Great Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - View of drivers roaming around their vehicles near the Great Pyramid

With so many tourists coming to see the Great Pyramids at Giza, there are a number of vehicles parked near the complex, and in this case, you can see the drivers loafing around these vehicles.

Cairo Pyramids - The Great Pyramid obscured to a large extent by fog

In this photo, you can see the Great Pyramid where it is covered by fog that obscures enough that a clear view of the structure is not available.

Cairo Pyramid - A view of the Great Pyramid with fog covering the top

I always like this view, it was a spectacular view. In this photo, you can see fog covering just the top portion of the pyramids, with just the top obscured.

Cairo Pyramid - View of the slope of the Pyramid along with sun covered by fog

In the morning, there was fog that makes the overall visibility much reduced, so in this case, the Pyramid was not visible from a distance. In this photo, you can see the sun covered to a large extent by fog.

Cairo Pyramids - Modern communications tower next to the Great Pyramid in Giza

The Pyramids in Giza in Egypt are very old, something like 4,000 years old. Very close to these Pyramids, there are a lot of signs of modernity, such as this communications tower.

Cairo Pyramids - Tourists from different nationalities at the Great Pyramid in Giza

A cross section of tourists at the site of the Pyramids in Cairo, in the suburb of Giza. If you look at the cross-section of tourists, they can be from different nationalities.

Cairo Pyramids - Tourists in front of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, with fog at the top

A view of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, with people standing in front of the Pyramid, looking very small compared to the large size of the Pyramids, and the fog covering the top of the Pyramid.

Cairo Pyramids - A bus full of tourists arriving at the entrance to the pyramids in Giza

A bus arriving through the entrance to the complex housing the pyramids in Giza, a suburb of Cairo. In addition, you can see the tourists walking on foot along the route.

Cairo Pyramids - A view of tourists at the base of the Great Pyramid of Cheops

The pyramids are huge structures, as can be seen in this photo where people are standing near the base of the Great Pyramid in Giza and the pyramid is rising way above all of them. The individual stones seem as big as a single person.

Cairo Pyramids - Tourists heading from their tour buses to the Great pyramid

A photo of tourists who are heading towards the pyramids, with a view of the buses over there. In the background, you can see a view of the Great Pyramid of Cheops.

Egypt Pyramids - Tourists heading towards the pyramids from their tour buses

Tourists heading for the great pyramids in Giza, coming from their tour buses and heading towards the tickets section and the security gates.

Cairo Pyramids - People standing at the base of the huge Great Pyramid of Cheops

People standing at the base of the huge Great Pyramid of Cheops (the largest of the 3 pyramids). The scale difference between the heights of the people standing there, and the height of this man made structure is incredible.

Cairo Pyramids - the top section of the pyramid seems to be missing, with fog

In this photo, you can see the fog slightly reducing in intensity, enough to see the top of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, and see how the exact top of the pyramid seems to be missing.

Cairo Pyramids - the security infrastructure leading to the Great Pyramid

The security infrastructure leading to the Great Pyramid, with security staff and a scanner through which people need to pass. This is necessary since these are very valuable monuments and need full protection.

Cairo Pyramids - a lot of cloud and fog covering the Great Pyramid in morning time

As in the previous photos, you can see a lot of cloud and fog in morning time. See this photo, where you can see fog and cloud.

Cairo Pyramids - the sun visible through the fog

When the fog was covering the top of the pyramid and there was a general level of low visibility and a lot of fog, the sun was not very visible, except for brief glimpses such as this one when it shone through the fog and clouds.

Cairo Pyramids - The top of the Great Pyramid covered by fog

It is rare for people to see such a sight, most public photos do not show the top of the pyramid covered with fog; we saw this sight for a period of around 1 hour before the sun came out and dissipated the fog.

Cairo Pyramids - tourists gathered outside the Great Pyramid

Tourists gathered outside the Great Pyramid in Giza in Cairo; they were obviously waiting for some more people to arrive.