I checked out of my $400 luxury hotel room, with a view of the pyramids, for an even better view and far more decent price.
I checked into the Pyramids View Inn, right beside the main entrance to the pyramids complex. You can't have a room any closer to these historic monuments than that.
Getting to my guesthouse should have been easy. However, in Egypt, nothing is ever easy. My first Careem driver wasted my time driving by in the opposite direction of the pickup. I guess he didn't want to honour the short ride. The second driver just straight up cancelled on me.
Thankfully the third driver actually showed up and took me to my destination without problems. Problems only started when I opened the door and some man acting like a policeman was telling me to turn my camera off.
This big, rough looking fella told me that cameras weren't allowed. I asked if he was police and to show me his badge, which he couldn't. So if he wasn't police, then why was he so keen for me to turn my camera off? Because he wanted to hustle me, that's why. Scammers are everywhere outside the pyramids, so just talk to nobody and ignore everyone in that area.
After I got rid of that annoying pest, I turned the camera back on and crossed the street. I crossed it carefully as it was covered in camel and horse manure.
At the guesthouse I, again, had an angry person tell me to turn off my camera. It was the receptionist. He was really angry that a tourist, in his guesthouse, located right beside one of the world's more famous tourist attractions, was holding a camera.
So I had to wait until I'd listened to his spiel and then a room tour before I could turn the camera back on and continue the vlog.
Before resuming my vlog, I decided to make a quick Instagram Story from the balcony with my phone. I just finished recording the 15 second video when a group of men on the street below started screaming at me, angrily. I've never felt so unwelcome as a tourist anywhere in this world. If these people hate tourists so badly then just close down the hotels and the pyramids complex, then nobody will visit and they can all live in the camera-free tranquility that they want.
What did I think of the my $60 room? It's very small and basic. The internet is atrocious and it's in a very noisy location. The view from the balcony is incredible. You face directly on to the Great Sphinx of Giza.
I believe this guesthouse has rooms starting at $40, but without any view or with just a window view. I chose the highest priced room because I wanted to be on the highest floor and have a balcony. I was one floor below the rooftop terrace, which, regardless of which room you're staying in, you can visit and enjoy the best view possible.
All in all, I could put up with the room for one night and I'll remember that view for a lifetime.
The sound and light show, which is visible from the hotel, was a bit of a letdown There was way too much noise coming from the street down below to be able to hear the commentary. Several buses were waiting outside with their engines running loudly. That noise completely drowned out the sound, so all your left with is the light, which gets boring very quickly.
I did venture out of the hotel once to search for some street food. I walked a good 10 minutes away from the pyramids complex, hoping to find a local shawarma stand or something but didn't find anything like that.
I was walking down a main road, passing pizza restaurants, burger joints and places selling similar western junk food, when I eventually found an eatery that looked local. It was called Elkerdasy - King of the Liver.
There was a lot of confusion because the staff spoke very basic English and I know next to zero Arabic. I thought they were serving beef kebabs, but then the chef mentioned liver, so I thought the kebabs were made of beef liver. Then he mentioned camel, so I thought they were camel liver kebabs.
What I ended up receiving was a beef kebab with rice and plate of fried camel liver.
Camel liver doesn't sound like the most appetising of foods but I was pleasantly surprised by how delicious it was.
0:00 Intro
2:31 Careem Ride
5:54 Pyramids View Inn
13:30 Camel Liver Restaurant
📍 Hotel: Pyramids View Inn, 10 Sphinx street, Al Haram, Giza 🇪🇬
📍 Restaurant: Elkerdasy, Nazlet El-Semman, Al Haram, Giza 🇪🇬
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