A visit to the pyramids is not complete without a camel ride.

The Solar Barque Museum. Discovered in 1954, this boat was buried with the pharaoh. It was carefully restored and reassembled from 1200 pieces. The boat may have carried the pharaoh's mummy across the Nile before it was buried with him to help transfer him to the afterlife. It is possibly, the oldest boat in existence.

Left: The pit where the largest of the boats was found.

View of Cairo from the Giza Plateau. Apparently, it wasn't long ago that the pyramids were well outside the city. In recent years the suburbs have encroached to the point that they are in the shadows of the pyramids.

Left is the Tomb of Senedjemib-Inti, the kings vizier during the reign of Djedkare-Isesi. The tomb was adjacent to pyramid of Khafre. Besides the obvious tombs inside the pyramids, there are many other tombs and burials on Giza. These are tombs of queens, nobles and of the tomb builders themselves.

Unfortunately, crowds & tour buses are part of the Giza Experience.

Of course you can't forget the pyramids. This is one place where you may be excused for acting like a tourist.