Top 10 things to do in Cairo
Description:
With so much to see and do in Cairo it’s hard to know where to begin! This list of the top 10 things to do in Cairo removes the agony of choice – simply follow this advice for a sweet time. Right at the top of the ten best things to do in Cairo are, of course, the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, and the wonders of the Egyptian Museum. The ten best things to do in Cairo also includes the markets and mosques of Islamic Cairo, the serene churches of the Coptic quarter, and some lesser known activities.
Author: Nicholas Rowlands
Day 1 - Cairo
1
Giza Plateau
Location:
view in google mapsSh. Al Ahram Road
Old town of Giza, 5 miles into the desert
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 385 02592
Solar CITIES Urban Eco Tour
Location:
view in google mapsFangari Hindi st, Manshiyat Nasser, Mogamma Zabaleen
Cairo,
Phone:
+2 012 182 73152
Camel Ride by the Pyramids
Location:
view in google mapsFB stables
Gamal Abdul Nasser St
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
20 (0)16 50702884
Step Pyramid of Saqqara
Location:
view in google mapsNorth Saqqara
(32 kilometres south of Cairo)
12561 Cairo, Egypt
5
Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
Location:
view in google mapsOff Hussein Square
(Across from El Azhar Mosque)
11211 Cairo, Egypt
6
The Citadel
Location:
view in google mapsSalah Salem Highway
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 2 512 96197
Ibn Tulun Mosque
Location:
view in google mapsOff 'Abd al-Magid al-Labban (Al-Salbiyya) Street
Ibn Tulun Street
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)8
The Religion Compound
Location:
view in google mapsMari Girgis Street
Old Cairo
11728 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)9
Al Azhar Park
Location:
view in google mapsSalah Salem Street
Al Darassa
11562 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 2 510 3868 / +20 2 510 737810
Wikalet al-Ghouri
Location:
view in google mapsMuhammad 'Abduh Street
11211 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2285 4509 (Tourist Information)