Menkaure quarry

Menkaure quarry: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Menkaure quarry

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Menkaure quarry — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.97086, 31.13027. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Menkaure quarry

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• Pyramid of Menkaure · fort · Aj Jiza · ~0 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Khafre · fort · Aj Jiza · ~1 km · Must-see
• Great Pyramid of Giza · fort · Aj Jiza · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Hetepheres I · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~1 km · Must-see
• Abu Girab · fort · Aj Jiza · ~12 km · Must-see
• Om Kalthom Museum · museum · Cairo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Giza Zoo · park · Aj Jiza · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ahmed Shawqi Museum · museum · Aj Jiza · ~13 km · Must-see
• Orman Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Aj Jiza · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hanging Church · church · Cairo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint George's Church · church · Cairo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cavern Church, and The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus · church · Cairo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Barbara Church · church · Cairo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Menas · church · Cairo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir · fort · Aj Jiza · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo · church · Cairo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Sahure · fort · Aj Jiza · ~13 km · Must-see

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• Cairo Tower · attraction · Cairo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Teti · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~17 km · Must-see
• Headless Pyramid · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~17 km · Must-see
• Djoser Pyramid complex in Sakkara · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Buried Pyramid · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~18 km · Must-see
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