Photos: Electric bus system, 7 integrated service stations begin operating at pyramids

Photos: Electric bus system, 7 integrated service stations begin operating at pyramids

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Issa, and Managing Director and CEO of Orascom Investment Holding, Naguib Sawiris, witnessed the witnessed the trial operation for the electric bus system and seven main visitor stations equipped with integrated services for visitors, a parking lot for cars and buses for the visitor center at the Giza Pyramids area.

They also witnessed the trial operation of visitor center gates on Fayoum Road,and Khufu Restaurant in the International Restaurant Complex on Friday evening.

This comes out of the cooperation protocol signed between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Orascom Pyramids Entertainment to develop, operate and raise the efficiency of services provided to visitors in the Giza Pyramids area.

The trial operation of the first set of environmentally friendly electric cars and buses, and the waiting area at the Visitor Center Station, which accommodates approximately 1,000 cars and buses, has now rolled out to service visitors to the Giza pyramids area.

These vehicles will allow tourists a distinct view of the Giza Pyramids area and other sights.

They will travel through seven main stations, starting from the Visitor Center Station, passing through Panorama 1 Station, then Menkaure Station, Khafre Station, Khufu Station, Sphinx Station, ending at Panorama 4 Station before