Camel Ride at Giza
After visiting the Citadel, we met up again for our Camel Safari by the
Pyramids at Giza. We were all a bit apprehensive, especially after our
experiences on the donkeys! The camels were a lot higher off the ground,
but luckily they were tied together in a line so there was less chance of
one running off in the wrong direction.
It was really windy out on the sand dunes and there were many people out
riding horses for the afternoon, too. You could see the tracks from the
dune buggies (quad bikes) that people ride around that area. Even though
we were so close to such a major tourist spot, the area was still not very
clean. The area where we got on the camels was almost like a garbage tip
and the air was filled with the smoke of burning refuse. The city was just
on the edge of the desert.
Riding the camels wasn't as difficult as we'd expected. They were bumpy,
but not like the donkeys. It was more like a backward and forwards swaying
motion. Sebastian's camel which was behind Jen's one must have had an itchy
ear as it constantly tried rubbing it's head against anything it could, incl.
Jen's leg and shoe, and saddle. They were funny creatures, though. One
camel was constantly chewing on something, Dan's camel kept lowering it's
head and Simon's one kept standing on three legs! When we got within a good
view of the pyramids the guides happily took pictures of us so that we
wouldn't have to dismount. It was definitely an experience to be had, though!
In the evening of that day we had our final group dinner in the restaurant of
the Indiana Hotel, where we were staying. The last photo in this section
is of this.
