Cairo Travel Guide

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Cairo contains worlds within worlds, full of charm and contradictions. It is a maddening city with its incessant crowds, noise and pollution. Yet, it beckons you to linger and explore the various districts—each a different piece of the puzzle, evoking a fragment of Cairo's rich 7000 year history. A walk down any street in Cairo is a feast for the … Read Cairo introduction

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Townhouse Gallery Exhibits

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Arguably the best private gallery in the city, owner William Wells is a leading figure in Cairo's art community. Exhibitions change frequently and many feature area display installations. Wells is a driving force behind Al-Nitaq, the …
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Mosque-Madrassa of al Ghouri
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Step Pyramid of Saqqara
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Mastaba of Ptah-Hotep and Akhti-Hotep
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Museum of Ahmed Shawki

Oberoi Mena House

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Bask in the opulence and nostalgia of a former khedive's lodge. The Mena House is an old Cairo landmark set in the shadow of the Pyramids and surrounded by 40 …
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Sheraton Hotel Towers & Casino
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Sofitel Cairo Le Sphinx Hotel
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Shepheard Hotel
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Sofitel Cairo Maadi Towers

Raoucha

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This upscale restaurant overlooking Sphinx Square offers diners a beautiful setting in which to sample authentic Lebanese specialties. Well-lit but relaxing, the interior is elegantly decorated with ornate stonework on the walls …
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Cortigiano
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Petit Palmyra
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Okamoto
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I have stayed at Mena House and the Sheraton El Gezirah. I am thrilled by the love of the Egyprian people for strangers. This is helped because I speak Arabic although I am a Candian caucasian ... more

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Introduction

Cairo isn't a gentle city. Home to more than 16 million Egyptians, Arabs, Africans and sundry others, the 'Mother of the World' is an all-out assault on the senses. Chaotic, noisy, polluted, totally unpredictable and seething with people, the sheer intensity of the city will either seduce or …

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Not to miss

Giza Pyramids The sole survivor of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Pyramids of Giza still live up to more than 4000 years of hype. Their extraordinary shape, geometry and age render them somehow alien constructions; they seem to rise out of the desert and pose the ever-fascinating question, …

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Facts for the Traveller

Population : 16500000 Area : 214km² Longitude / Latitude : 31.2507972717 / 30.077911377 Currency : Egyptian Pound (EGP) Weights & Measures system : Metric

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Getting there & Getting around

Getting there There are many good options for getting to Egypt, and there are easy connections between Cairo and many European cities. The national airline is EgyptAir, and Air Sinai also has many domestic connections. Cairo is most travellers' first stop, although people are increasingly …

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History

Recent History The city's major sources of revenue, the Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Islamic monuments, are also under threat from pollutant-accelerated decay, neglect and downright bad management. While Cairo has five millennia worth of glorious and rich history, the future of the city …

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Weather

Cairo has only two seasons: summer and 'not-summer'. Given the choice, you're far better off visiting during 'not-summer', a period that stretches roughly from September to April or May. January and February (10-20°C/50-68°F) can be overcast with the occasional shower, but the …

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Overview

On first impression, there is hardly a superlative too vast to capture the epic scale of this city of 12 million -- or 14, or 16; no one really knows for sure -- that sprawls in all directions. The traffic, the people, the chaotic rhythm of Cairo will all reinforce this impression, threatening to …

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