Modern Cairo can be easily called the “city of contrasts.” The past, present, and future are closely intertwined here. The city is often compared with an oriental rug, where incompatible things are combined. It is noisy here, as cars are considered an integral part of Cairo. At the same time, this city is considered the “city of 1000 minarets”, the oldest of which was built before its formation. For instance, the Ibn Tulun Mosque is one of its main examples. In turn, pyramids are the most famous attractions that are associated with Egypt all over the world. These unique buildings are living proof of the “Seven Wonders of the World,” which can still be found in reality. In the vicinity of Cairo, in Giza, there are the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mykerin, and Sphinx. Cairo can be compared with a jewelry box that needs to be opened, as it is going to shine tremendously bright!
The best time to visit Cairo
When choosing the best time to travel to Cairo, you should consider winter. At this time of year, the city will welcome tourists with comfortable temperatures during the day and chilly weather at night. Summer in Cairo is hot and stuffy. The temperature often exceeds +40°C during the day. In winter, the average daytime temperature is +20°C, and at night, there may even be frosts.
Gourmets will enjoy a special trip to Cairo in April, as this is the time of the Cairo Bites gastronomic festival. Culinary contests and workshops are fascinating while devouring food from local and world cuisines.
Cairo is not yet a fashion capital, but despite this, the Cairo Festival City Mall is becoming increasingly popular. Here you can see a fashion show of global brands at the end of November.
Things to do in Cairo
- Dive into the atmosphere at the Khan el-Khalili Oriental market, bargain with a vendor until you talk yourself hoarse, eat falafel, and have your picture taken in a national costume.
- Visit the Cairo Tower. This skyscraper has the best observation deck in the city at the very top, offering incredible views overlooking the city, the Nile Delta, and the pyramids. In addition, the Cairo Tower has a rotating restaurant, which makes a complete turn around its axis in thirty minutes. During dinner (it should be noted that the cuisine here is excellent), guests will be able to enjoy the changing panorama.
- Enjoy a great walk in the Al-Tahrir garden and relax in the shade of rare species of plants. The garden is filled with sculptures by local artists in the traditional Egyptian style. It is one of the city’s new attractions, which has quickly gained popularity among tourists and locals.
- Admire the architectural beauty of the Al-Azhar Mosque. It is the most beautiful mosque and one of the oldest universities in the world.
- Try an exotic fruit called ashta, which tastes like melon, strawberry, apple, and yogurt at the same time.
- Purchase gold jewelry, leather goods, home textiles, hibiscus tea, hookah, incense, and oils in Cairo.
- Learn how people lived in Ancient Egypt by immersing yourself in the ancient Egyptian environment. For this, you should visit Pharaoh’s Village, where you can take a breathtaking journey into the distant past.
- See with your own eyes the Egyptian palace where a real prince lived. Nowadays, the Manial Palace has become a museum with a beautiful garden with rare trees planted by the prince himself.
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Not far from the pyramids of Giza is the Papyrus Institute, where visitors can learn about the ancient art of making paper from the stalk of the papyrus plant. Papyrus production was an important part of ancient Egyptian trade, and its method of production was a well-kept secret for many years. After the tour, you will have the opportunity to purchase quality, hand-painted papyrus prints. This is a good choice for writers, book lovers, and artists of all kinds.
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Watch the Pyramids Sound and Light Show, illuminated at night with a stunning audio-visual display. Learn about the history of pharaohs, the story of the Sphinx, guardian of the Giza Necropolis for over 5000 years.
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A short felucca trip on the Nile in Cairo Felucca cruise in Cairo a representative of Lotus Egypt Tours will pick you up from your hotel and take you to central Cairo where you board the pier on the traditional Egyptian boat known as Felucca and enjoy a relaxing experience in a Felucca Ride along the Nile, where you can discover life Amazing nightlife in Cairo or enjoy the warm sun during the day. After that, enjoy the lunch experience at a local Restaurant. After the trip is over, our representative will take you back to your hotel.
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Leave the driving to the professionals—and make the most of the in-vehicle Wi-Fi—on this door-to-door private tour to the “lost city” of Tanis and the cat-worshipping city of Bubastis, with lunch on the Suez Canal. Take as long as you like at these blissfully uncrowded ancient sites and ask all the questions that you want of your personal Egyptologist guide
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Visit Old Cairo, the site of a city that pre-dated Cairo with many historic churches and a Roman fort. then move to Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar.
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Enjoy this half-day trip to see the Giza pyramids and Sphinx, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and experience camel-riding alongside the Giza pyramids with wonderful views of the pyramid’s desert.
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Visit Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, home to more than a quarter-million artifacts, with a guide who is an Egyptologist. Your guide will show you the most important collections in the museum, including the treasures unearthed from the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
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Discover Giza Pyramids Tour Visiting the Pyramids and the Sphinx, then the older Step Pyramid at Sakkara and Memphis, the first ancient capital of Egypt to Witness the greatest of Ancient Egypt near Cairo all in one day.
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Explore the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and the Egyptian Museum, then visit Tahrir Square and Khan Khalili Bazaar on a full-day tour that takes in Cairo’s remarkable antiquities and modern life. See Egypt’s most iconic monuments on the Giza Plateau and visit the Valley Temple; pause for lunch at a local restaurant then get a glimpse of more recent history at the square that saw the ‘Arab Spring. ’ Discover the pharaohs’ gleaming treasures at the country’s leading museum and browse for souvenirs and spices at Cairo’s most vibrant souk.
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Visit Cairo’s religious landmarks on a private tour to the city’s most important Coptic, Islamic, and Jewish places. Learn how the Christian Holy Family took shelter on the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, explore the Church of Saint Barbara, and see the gilded icons that adorn the Hanging Church. Enter a synagogue built where baby Moses was found and eat lunch at a local restaurant; see Cairo’s most important mosques then take in sweeping views of the city from Saladin’s 15th-century citadel.
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Brace yourself for a tryst with the history of ancient Egypt at the Egyptian Museum, a popular Cairo tourist attraction. Built in 1897, this museum is a treasure house of huge statues, jewels, Tutankhamen wealth, and a range of Egyptian antiques and artifacts dating back thousands of years.
Soothe your history-heavy nerves with some cool breeze at the Citadel of Salah El-Din, one of the world’s greatest monuments of medieval warfare. Relax and shop at the Khan El Kahili Bazar and El Sagha that exhibit wonderful collections of jewelry, wooden products, leatherware, embroidered dresses, and more.
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Enjoy a relaxing night out as you cruise down the Nile River while savoring an open buffet dinner. Watch belly dancers as they perform to classic Arabic songs along with a Tanoura show. Peer out at the city’s shining lights.
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You will go the west district of Giza Governorate to explore the massive structures that belonging to the great pharaohs of the old kingdom in Giza Plateau, Dahshur, and Sakkara.
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Enjoy Fayoum Trips from Cairo visiting El Fayoum major sights, Wadi El Rayan, Wadi Hitan,and Mudawara Mountain .
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Discover the old sites and history of Alexandria from its ancient Egyptian roots through the Classical period to Roman times and beyond on an enlightening full-day tour from Cairo. See the new Library of Alexandria, the Roman Catacombs, and much more.
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Private tour package includes , 1 full-day tour in Cairo visiting Great pyramids, Sphinx, Sakkara & Memphis, 1 full-day tour in Cairo visit the Egyptian Museum, Citadel and Old Cairo, All Transfers in Cairo, all your tours and excursions are with A/C bus.
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