Fall like an Egyptian… Stunning video footage shows skydivers dropping in on the Pyramids at Giza 

Fall like an Egyptian… Stunning video footage shows skydivers dropping in on the Pyramids at Giza

  • Yair Gallardo, 43, jumped from an Egyptian Air Force C-130 over the Pyramids
  • He and his team were granted permission for the jump into the historic site 
  • The Mexican daredevil free fell with the team until the pyramids were in sight 
  • He said more people have reached the top of Everest than jumped into Giza  

This is the amazing footage shot by a group of dare devils as they drop into Giza by air. 

Yair Gallardo, from Mexico, and his group received permission to take off from a military airstrip in Egypt before parachuting into the World Heritage Site. 

The 43-year-old digital marketer said: ‘This was the most exciting experience of my life.

Yair Gallardo looks out the back of a military aircraft before jumping out over the Sinai desert in Egypt 

Yair Gallardo, pictured, led a group of skydivers out of the back of a Egyptian military C-130 to jump over the Pyramids in Giza

Yair Gallardo, pictured, led a group of skydivers out of the back of a Egyptian military C-130 to jump over the Pyramids in Giza 

Gallardo free falls heading towards the clouds far below, showing the green area irrigated by the River Nile and the yellowish infertile desert

Gallardo free falls heading towards the clouds far below, showing the green area irrigated by the River Nile and the yellowish infertile desert

The team continued to free fall until the Pyramids came into view, during the rare skydive over the area

The team continued to free fall until the Pyramids came into view, during the rare skydive over the area 

‘More people have reached the summit of Everest than jumped over Giza. I have a check mark on my heart.’ 

The adrenaline junkie has been jumping out of aircraft for the past five years after being convinced to try the sport by his best friend. 

Since then he has completed more than 2,200 jumps and created Mexico’s first freefly team.  

In an earlier interview, he said: ‘My dream is to become one of the best and most complete skydivers in the world, I believe that you have to enjoy your learning process and be grateful with the new things that you learn each day, no matter how small they are.;

The team were able to land just yards from a Pyramid in the middle of the World Heritage Site

The team were able to land just yards from a Pyramid in the middle of the World Heritage Site

Gallardo, pictured, said more people have been to the top of Mount Everest than have parachuted into Giza

Gallardo, pictured, said more people have been to the top of Mount Everest than have parachuted into Giza 

Gallardo said he has completed more than 2,200 jumps having started skydiving five years ago

Gallardo said he has completed more than 2,200 jumps having started skydiving five years ago

Gallardo and his team needed special permission to jump into the World Heritage Site

Gallardo and his team needed special permission to jump into the World Heritage Site