Region · Egypt

Where to stay in Giza Governorate

This guide covers 5 destinations in Giza Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Egypt, with 47 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Giza, 6th of October City and Atfih. Across its destinations, November to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Cairo International Airport (CAI).

Destinations in this guide
5
Places to stay
47
Comfortable in the most places
November to March
Main airport
CAICairo International Airport
Currency
EGPEgyptian pound
Time zone
Africa/Cairo

Destinations

Destinations in Giza Governorate

Every destination in this guide in Giza Governorate, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Giza4,458,13536November to MarchCAI · 23 km
Sheikh Zayed City90,00010November to AprilSPX · 14 km
6th of October City376,3021November to MarchSPX · 19 km
Atfih106,300November to MarchCAI · 79 km
El Saff59,348November to MarchCAI · 60 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Giza Governorate

47 hotels in Giza Governorate recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Mena HouseGizahotel1886
Amarante Pyramids HotelGizahotel
Aracan Pyramids HotelGizahotel
Atlantis Pyramids InnGizahotel
Barceló Cairo Pyramids HotelGizahotel
Best View PyramidsGizahotel
Bonne Vie HotelSheikh Zayed Cityhotel
Brothers Pyramids ViewGizahotel
Cairo Pyramids HotelGizahotel
Cleopatra Pyramids ViewGizahotel
Comfort Pyramids innGizahotel
Desert MoonGizahotel
E2 Lodge Hotel Operated by Lemon Spaces6th of October Cityhotel
Egypt Pyramids InnGizahotel
Elite Pyramids Boutique HotelGizahotel
Gardenia Pyramids HostelGizahotel
Gawharet Al Ahram HotelGizahotel
Giza Palace CairoSheikh Zayed Cityhotelgizapalace.com
Giza Pyramids View InnGizahotel
Golden Pyramids InnGizahotel
Great Pyramid InnGizaguest house
Guardian Guest HouseGizahotel
Hayat Pyramids View HotelGizahotel
Helnan Dreamland HotelSheikh Zayed Cityhotel
Hilton Pyramids GolfSheikh Zayed Cityhotel2001
Hor Moheb HotelGizahotel
Horus Guest House Pyramids ViewGizaguest house
Hyatt Centric Cairo WestSheikh Zayed Cityhotel
Hyatt Regency Cairo WestSheikh Zayed Cityhotel
JAZ Pyramids ResortSheikh Zayed Cityhoteljazhotels.com

When to go

Best time to visit Giza Governorate

From the climate of 5 destinations in Giza Governorate with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to March.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January5 of 520 °C4 mm
February5 of 521 °C5 mm
March5 of 525 °C2 mm
April1 of 529 °C1 mm
May0 of 533 °C0 mm
June0 of 536 °C0 mm
July0 of 537 °C0 mm
August0 of 536 °C0 mm
September0 of 534 °C0 mm
October0 of 531 °C0 mm
November5 of 526 °C1 mm
December5 of 521 °C3 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Giza Governorate

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Giza Governorate name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Cairo

CAI · Cairo International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations23 km from the closest
large airport · Al Jiza

SPX · Sphinx International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations14 km from the closest
medium airport · New Cairo

CCE · Capital International Airport

Named by 5 destinations61 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Giza Governorate, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Egypt

7 Jan · Coptic Christmas Day29 Jan · January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed)20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr13 Apr · Spring Festival25 Apr · Sinai Liberation Day1 May · Labor Day26 May · Day of Arafah (estimated)27 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)28 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)29 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)18 Jun · Islamic New Year (observed, estimated)2 Jul · June 30 Revolution Day (observed)23 Jul · July 23 Revolution Day25 Aug · Prophet's Birthday (estimated)8 Oct · Armed Forces Day (observed)

Nearby

Regions near Giza Governorate

Other regions of Egypt with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Egypt travel guide · All regions of Egypt

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.