Oasis Pyramids Cairo

... to visit the ancient ruins in the Oasis of the Western Desert and includes a camel ride. Of course, we'll also see the pyramids near Cairo, the Valley of the Kings at Luxor, a 4-day sail down the Nile to Aswan and the Temple of Philae, then fly to Abu ...

... : Major General Munn and Col. Munn.   Onto our coach busses and we drive directly to the Pyramids.  Cairo streets are a combination of skyscrapers dotted with Citadel; Mosques and Minnarets; and Pyramids.  The three famous Pyramids ...

... , this is a real shame... Excursion into the desert The next day we set off for three days to Baharya, the closest oasis to Cairo (4-5 hours away by bus), "where we plan to visit the "Black Desert" and sleep out in the "White Desert". The ...

... pyramids in films such as Stargate made me all the more eager to see them. But going inside the pyramids wouldn't be a task for this day.   Looking around Cairo on the first day we didn't really visit any of the sights, but from the moment we got ...

... all the pyramids and the throng of buses running between them.   If I sound a little jaded, I'm really not. I'm just realistic. The pyramids are so built up, and over my 31 years on this earth, I have seen so many images of them, documentaries and ...

... it was not as bad as I had expected. As we went into the city, I noticed right away, amidst streets and buildings., the Giza Pyramids! Van and Nicole giggled at me when I said, "Woah, are those really the pyramids?" We would return to following day for a ...

... ;or smaller buildings. Cairo is however the most populated city in Africa. Brian was able to get a glance at the Great Pyramids from the window seat. I was jealous! After landing we had our U.S. currency exchanged to Egyptian pounds, got our visa stamps ...

... you... but it is really indescribable! As the sun started to set, the lights were lit and the Sphinx narrated a tale of why the pyramids were made. Although the show itself was a little cheesy, seeing the pyramids lit up at night more than made up for the ...

... at the hotel long enough to drop off our things and grab a drink before going out to see the sound and light show at the pyramids.  It's a little cheesy and very touristy but it was fun, I think I even got some decent pix of the pyramids and sphinx ...

... guide Mohammad took us to Khufu's pyramid and explained the size and weight of the stones and the different theories of how the pyramids were built. Then we went to a lookout for some photos. After about 10 minutes we traveled down to the plateau and ...

... sell us one thing or another, bit hard to refuse but I resisted.  From the terrace of the mosque you could see the pyramids of Giza in the distance even though it was hazy. The Khan El Khalili bazaars was something else wow, we were assigned a ...

... place to the pyramids is a slow one, but it gives time to take in the surroundings. The roads and buildings that lead to the pyramids are in pretty bad condition, another indication of how much of Egypt is poor. It took about 10 to 20 minites to reach the ...

... but on a smaller scale. What we did enjoy was a camel ride in the Sahara desert just a short distance from the pyramids. The photo opportunity was fantastic. Rachel really liked the camels and how they would just stare at her with their long snouts, lick ...

... owner of the company in Egypt met us personally and assisted us through customs and to our hotel, the Oasis Pyramid Hotel in Giza, just outside Cairo where the Pyramids are. The traffic in Cairo is like nothing we have ever seen. The last mile to our ...

... the tour but promised we would have a blast! We were told we had to be ready by 745 am the next day to go see the pyramids and go for a camel ride through the Sahara dessert! Very exciting. We left the meeting and most of the group being as hungrey as we ...

got to see the pyramids today!  We even got to go inside one of them.  It was really hot and cramped.  I can only imagine what it's like in the summer time.  We also got to see the sphinx and ride a camel.  We went to the Egyptian ...

The Marriott Cairo, our oasis in a dirty, teeming city of 18 million, made our busy stay in the area most pleasant. The city itself needs a good clean-up. Dirty buildings, trash, and pollution from the massive number of cars somewhat overshadows the ...

... last 40 hours.   We finally got settled in.  The hotel is very nice ;^) and the rooms are very clean.  After a quick, hot shower it was time for some much needed rest.  Tomorrow our tour guide shows up at 9:30 and we see the ...

... from over two million stone blocks, is 135 meters high! The stone for the Pyramid complex was quarried from nearby hills south of Cairo.  The pyramids are literally on the edge of Giza (the city next to Cairo) and can be seen from many parts of Cairo and ...

... some 110 buses or some 5000 people (2 or 3 ships in port all doing the same thing) at 7:30 AM to head down to Cairo to tour the Pyramids (the Step Pyramid was the first one built in Egypt, the Great Pyramids of Giza - there are three of them there all in ...

... . Give me." Security guarding a restricted area - "Come. I move chain, just for you." Security guarding against climbing the pyramids - "You want climb? I show you, follow me." Guy selling pictures - "Here, take, my gift to you. No ...