Complaints have ranged from animal abuse and aggressive salespeople to poor management and excessive overcrowding.

19:30, Wed, Jun 4, 2025 | UPDATED: 19:34, Wed, Jun 4, 2025

Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, welcomes visitors

The Pyramids of Giza have become overcrowded. (Image: Getty)

One of its most treasured landmarks, the 4,500 year old Pyramids of Giza, have attracted criticism from tourists over the state of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Complaints have ranged from animal abuse and aggressive salespeople to poor management and excessive overcrowding. One visitor wrote on a viral Reddit thread about places people would not return to: "The pyramids are beautiful, but the scammers ruin the experience."

Another disappointed tourist wrote on Tripadvisor: "You must have seen it up close but don't imagine too much of it, don't go inside the pyramid, there's nothing to see and it's also unpleasant.

They added: "too bad everything is milked here!".

One review from April reads: "It's getting worse. They have changed the company that manages the visits in the Pyramids and it is terrible."

Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, welcomes visitors

There have been concerns over animal cruelty and pushy vendors around the pyramids. (Image: Getty)

A recent probe by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has revealed ongoing cruelty towards animals and instances of them being left to perish by the roadside.

PETA Asia Vice President Jason Baker said: "PETA has documented the routine punching, kicking, whipping, and starving of horses and camels at the pyramids.

"Animals are literally ridden to death and then dumped like rubbish outside the gate. The Pyramids of Giza should symbolise Egypt's beauty and history - not unchecked animal abuse.

"The Egyptian government must act to remove these suffering animals from Giza."

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However, a fresh initiative by Orascom Pyramids Entertainment Services Company promises to turn things around with tomb restorations, a new online ticketing system, and an enhanced visitor centre.

Orascom has announced that they have introduced 45 electric buses at the site, which will operate every five minutes.

Naguib Sawiris, the mogul behind Orascom Telecom Holding and Orascom Investment Holding, declared on X that vendors who refuse to move to a designated area will be barred.

He said: "The well-being of the public and preservation of this treasure is far more important than catering to the interests of 2,000 individuals who have caused harm to the country for years."