Giza

Before you get on the back of a camel or horse have a look around how they treat their animals. You might change your mind. If you anyway decide to take the offer of one of the horsemen or camel guys, make sure you discuss the price and where you go first. Ask to confirm it covers two people/two horses. Negotiate the price you want. At the end of the trip, when you get back to where you had agreed, get off the horse/camel, hand the man the agreed money and walk away. They will try to come up with all sorts of scams to get more money out of you. If you are happy and wish to give a tip, do it because you choose. Don't feel pressured into giving extra. Just walk away. They won't follow you.

sunrise

See the sunrise, the first sun beams colouring the Pyramids from the terrace on the third floor of a cafe or from the roof terrace of the hostel situated near the second western entrance and ticket-office.

Popular with expats who keep their horses at livery, Karim at FB Stables is also great for a 'tourist' type ride to view the Pyramids and Sphinx from the desert. Longer rides to Saqqara and Abu Sir can be arranged in advance, as can sunrise, sunset and moonlit rides. Other than the horses and good company, one of the best things about FB is their amazing rooftop terrace with bbq with unrivalled views over the Pyramids - a great place to relax with a drink whilst watching the Sound and Light shows.

great horses - no beating or slapping at FB stables and besides an amazing trip the shisha and Karim's amazing support it was a place to safely say yes without gettin ripped off afterwards!!!!! FB's Abu Sir second stables are very relaxing too!

Pyramids Sound and Light Show

son-et-lumiã¨re (http://www.soundandlight....), admission: foreign languages shows le 130, 90, 75 with discounted 45 ticket only available in the 75 section. the le 130 and le 90 tickets are for the 1st and 2nd-3rd rows respectively and may not be worth the added expense. arabic show le 11, private shows in foreign languages, le 65 + le 300 covers operating expenses, arabic private show, le 16.50 + le 150. more than slightly kitsch and frequently inaccurate in historical detail, but a worthwhile evening activity nonetheless. the "voice of the sphinx" narrates the history of the giza plateau and its place in egyptian history, as a dazzling laser display picks out the details of the pyramids and displays historical scenes on the side of the great pyramid itself. if you eat at the pizza hut restaurant just outside the entrance to the sound and light show, there's a good chance you'll be offered to watch the show from the roof of the restaurant for a small tip. while it's not as good as watching it from a front row seat inside the fences, it's excellent value for money. as of november 2009, extremely bright lights have been pointed at the roof of the pizza hut and various other buildings to get tourists to attend the show. they put projection lights towards the pizza hut so it's not easy to see much. pizza hut has replied by putting up a barricade on the roof to try to block the light.