Cairo & Muscat - advice

[Marmora Man]

Am planning an autumn holiday - and considering a few days in Cairo before spending time in a beach hotel in Oman.

Advice on what to see / where to eat welcome - more so for Oman than Cairo, where there's so much that is obvious such as the Pyramids, Tahir Sq, museums etc but anything quirky and less travelled would be good to know about.

Thanks

[Ladygooner]

I love the fact this post is above advice on Butlins Skegness!

Best thing I ever did in Cairo was to hire a horse from the AA riding stables by the pyramids. The owner is quite a character (he says he was in Lawrence of Arabia!). He took us across the desert to his stables where he had shetland ponies and to Sakhara. We then ate Eid lamb with him and watched belly dancing videos!