Great Pyramids of Giza host Longines tour from 22 October

The Great Pyramids of Giza will host the Longines Global Champions Tour in Giza, Egypt, from 22 to 24 October 2026. The Cairo stage brings international show jumping to Panorama 2 on the Giza Plateau for the first time.

The event gives travellers a specific sporting programme at the archaeological site during the three-day period, while the wider plateau remains the setting for the pyramids and the Great Sphinx.

Longines Global Champions Tour reaches the pyramids on 22 October

The official event guide lists the Longines Global Champions Tour of Cairo for 22 to 24 October 2026 at the Great Pyramids of Giza, Panorama 2. It describes the meeting as the first Cairo stage of the tour and says it was founded by Qatar's Years of Culture.

The programme combines the Longines Global Champions Tour with the Global Champions League. The official schedule names team competitions and individual show jumping classes, culminating in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Cairo on 24 October. The event guide identifies parking and shuttle buses at the venue, and says that travelling by car or Uber is the most suitable option. The official Cairo event guide places the competition directly at the pyramids rather than at a separate city venue.

The Giza plateau puts a new event beside ancient monuments

The sporting programme is set against a site that UNESCO includes within the World Heritage property called Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur. The property covers the three pyramids of Giza, as well as other archaeological remains across the wider necropolis.

UNESCO describes the Great Pyramid of Khufu as the only surviving wonder of the ancient world. Its entry also records the Giza Plateau as part of a much larger archaeological landscape that extends through several pyramid fields, temples, settlements and tombs. That connection gives the October competition a precise setting: riders and horses will use Panorama 2 while the ancient monuments remain the defining backdrop. The UNESCO World Heritage entry outlines the site's archaeological significance and protection framework.

Visiting Great Pyramids of Giza: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Longines Global Champions Tour takes place from 22 to 24 October 2026 at Panorama 2, Great Pyramids of Giza, on the Giza Plateau.
• The event guide identifies parking at the venue and shuttle buses from the parking area, so access for the competition is organised separately from the ordinary archaeological setting.
• The official guide recommends reaching Panorama 2 by car or Uber; the venue is in Giza, on the western side of the Nile area around Cairo.
• The site forms part of a desert archaeological landscape containing the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, together with the Great Sphinx and other remains.
• Arabic is Egypt's official language and the national currency is the Egyptian pound.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Great Pyramids of Giza

When does the Longines Global Champions Tour take place at Great Pyramids of Giza?

The Cairo stage runs from 22 to 24 October 2026 at Panorama 2 on the Giza Plateau.

What is the Great Pyramids of Giza site?

It is the Giza part of the UNESCO World Heritage property Memphis and its Necropolis, which includes the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure.

Where are Great Pyramids of Giza and how do you get there?

The venue is in Giza, Egypt. The event guide recommends travelling by car or Uber and identifies parking with shuttle buses at the competition venue.