Camel rides in Giza
Camel rides in Giza Reviews
Apr 29, 2007
Now I don't know about you, but when I think of the Egyptian desert, I think of camels as well. So, when I knew I was traveling to Egypt, I knew that I wanted to ride a camel in Giza. After chatting with the locals, I learned some valuable information that I want to share with you all. When you pay your money to enter the pyramids site, you will be bum rushed by people trying to get you on camels. These people give you an outrageous price that can usually be talked down a bit, but not much. Unless you give them a flat "no", they will follow you around, constantly asking if you want to ride the camel yet. These people just don't know good business. I've heard from people that if you do ride their camels, they will try every trick in the book to get you to pay more. Such as, they won't let you off the camel, or they will talk about extra expenses or tips. The trick to avoiding all this is to ride a camel out at one of the camel stalls. These folks have a shop and a reputation to keep, so they will give you a set price and then turn you loose with a guide. I suggest taking the camel into the desert and getting a picture of all the pyramids at once.
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Aug 29, 2003
On a sad note, there are a bunch of nasty words to describe the horrible little men on camels who spend the entire time harassing you to ride their stupid camels! The Giza plateau is swarming with hagglers who want you to pay them exhorbant amounts of money to ride their rickity, old camels. They follow you around, dragging their camels… Giza Plateau:Welcome to the Jungle - Drooling Over My Favorite Pyramids While Dodging Camel Hagglers |
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Apr 29, 2007
…and the sphinx, checking out the tombs and pyramids of the queens as well, we went outside the site to a stable where we took a camel ride. Although it is possible to ride a camel in the site, we took the camels out into the desert to get a great view of all three pyramids.
We had a guide with us the entire time, but we were each able… The pyramids of Giza |
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Apr 18, 2008
There is nothing to see inside the pyramids but we did take a camel ride around them and even got to trot a bit on the camels.
Next, we toured Memphis which was the former capital of Egypt during the Memses Dynasty 3100-2700 B.C. There are ruins here that are in fair shape. The Sakkra… Giza, Egypt |
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Oct 25, 2007
It was so funny too to see all my friends get on camels and it was fun taking so many pictures and some video of it happening. I really enjoyed it. From where we were all 3 pyramids were in plain sight so we were able to get a few of us riding camels and the background… Giza, Camels, Bargaining...! |
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Dec 22, 2006
Amongst the many tourists, camel riding hustlers and security guards stood the three great pyramids, as they have been doing for the past 5,000 odd years. Trying to avoid eye contact as much as possible with the camel riders, I wandered around the site taking as much pictures… From Giza to Saqqara |
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