Pyramids of Giza - Bucket List Item #2

Totally surreal, visited (and crossed off) another bucket list item here in Cairo. The Pyramids of Giza. After checking all the websites for tours, and getting the run around, we spoke to the front desk at the hotel. They set one up for us for 2000 Egyptian Pounds (US $130) for an 8 hour trip. After we paid, they called back and said that the entrance fee was not included and we would need to pay that at the site. Then they said it was really only about 120 Pounds, no big deal. So next question for them was, so what is the 2000 Pounds we paid for . . . answer, transpiration. So knowing that the Pyramids were only about 10 miles away, we canceled. We decided to just grab a cab and go on our own. Long story short, for less than 1000 Pounds, we taxied there and back, paid the 200 Pounds (each) entrance fee, and even got conned for US $10 (damn I hate when that happens), and still completed the whole visit for less than 1000 Pounds. Sweet.Read more