Some of us really wanted to ride the camels, but our guide warned us to be careful when negotiating the price of the ride. The Bedouins give the camel rides and they have an interesting way of negotiating sometimes. Our guide Selma warned us that the Bedouins will say that it is 20 pounds to ride the camel (whick works out to about 4 dollars) but when you want to get off the camel they'll say 100 pounds to get off (20 dollars). They told you it was 20 pounds for the ride, they never told you how much it was to get off. So our guide told us, "I'll negotiate a ride for you." She got us a ride for 5o pounds (10 dollars). Even with the pre-negotiated price, the Bedouin owner of the camels attempts to get more money out of us when on the camels. You can even see this on the video. Watch when there is the wide shot of us coming from the right. When we get to the middle of the screen, you'll see the owner come up to me and try to get more money.
It's funny, our security guard after the ride says, "Bedouins bad! ahg."
3 comments:
This is soo funny. Phyllis and Elliot went to Egypt and I just found out that Elliot was told the camel ride would be $5 and when he went to get off they said it would be $40. They even started leading the camel away until they paid the price.
I wish I had known this sooner, so I could have warned you.
Mom
T- We're so proud of you! Camels are way bigger and grumpier than horses! When you get back we can ride horses together ;) I hope you enjoyed your 4000 steps! Love you and miss you! p & k
I loved the shot of the camel chewing. It chews in a infinity sign kind of way. I enjoyed it.
-Audrey
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