When to go: Cairo is best visited between September and May,
referred to as 'non summer', temperatures rest between 17C and 25C, in
contrast to highs of 38 C in summer proper. You need also to consider
the timing of Ramadan - during which whole towns shut before 3pm -
think closed bars and restaurants due to fasting and abstinence from
alcohol.
Language Barriers:Dialing code: 20+
The main
language is Arabic although most traders will happily try some Pidgin
English, or French or Italian. Making international calls from Cairo
can be expensive so shop around for a phone card rather than just
dialing out of your hotel.
Cash, card or cheque?Piastres and Pounds.
Exchange money before travelling and take US$ with you for the best deals.
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The Great Pyramid is the most substantial structure of the ancient world, and one of the most mysterious. Constructed from approximately 2.5 million...
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The Cairo museum houses the world's most extensive collections of ancient Egyptian art and artefacts. The artefacts recovered from the tomb of...
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This step pyramid and burial complex was built in the 27th Century BC as the tomb for Pharaoh Djoser-Netjerikhet by his Vizier Imhotep An expansive...
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The way the rock of the coast curves under at this site makes it like diving into a Roman amphitheatre. The real observatory is on top of the cliff,...
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Founded by Sultan Al-Nasser Hassan bin Mohammed bin Qala’oun as a mosque and school, there are four sects of Sunnism (Shafite, Malikite, Hanefte and...
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Better known in the UK as belly dancing, raqs sharqi literally translates as ‘Eastern dance’, and far from being simply an expression of feminine...
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Also known as Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, the Hanging Church is one of the most popular churches in Cairo, and because it dates back...
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When you have 7000 years worth of stories to tell, there better be a darn good place to tell it with lots of people who want to hear. Essentially,...
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One of the world's truly classic journeys, a trip along this section of the Nile takes in some of the most historically wonderful of Egypt's sights,...
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This city was the ancient capital of the kingdom of Egypt. According to legend, Memphis was established by Menes in 3100 BC and once became one of the...
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Khan el-Khalli is a fourteenth century Souq made up of 900 stalls connected by tight alleyways where it is easy to get lost. The bazaar sells...
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"At a principal junction in the centre of the mediaeval city stands the Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghouri, the last of the Mamluk...
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Cairo’s Al-Azhar Park was used as a rubbish dump for 500 years and over 80,000 truckloads had to be removed, but now it is has been completely...
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The largest monumental sculpture in the ancient world, the Sphinx is carved from a ridge of stone 240 feet long and 66 feet high. Antiquarians...
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When a donkey accidentally fell through the ground with his cart, no one expected the discovery that was about to be made. These ancient catacombs...
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Ceramic art has had, and continues to have, an important role in the history of Egyptian civilization. Because of this, it only makes sense that a...
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