Cairo Vacations, Cairo Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Cairo Vacation Guide

Tombs, temples, and of course those towering, iconic old pyramids are what bring most visitors to Cairo. The city itself is a rampaging urban center, smoggy and fast paced, and the kind of place where foreigners leaving major hotels often acquire an unrequested police escort. Cairo’s bazaars might be the home of rampant thievery, but the Egyptian authorities are well aware of what a gem they have, and they’ll do anything to look after you.

Plenty of parts of Cairo feel like a beautiful time warp. Down by the Nile, you can watch tiny wooden boats float by and imagine nothing’s changed in centuries. The markets are still home to products like spices, perfumes and precious metals hiding under rag-tag cloth roofs in front of yellow stone buildings, while the Christian churches, Muslim monuments and stunning Egyptian Antiquities Museum all draw you in to the ancient Kingdom.

Egypt’s only ever had one star attraction, though. The Great Pyramid towers over the desert, lit up in a golden glow at night and striking in its intensity. It’s actually one of eight local pyramids (if you can get to one of the others, they make for a immense, relatively tourist free option), and the last remaining wonder of the ancient world. For all you’ve read about this particular site, you can hardly fail to be impressed.

Back in the city, escape your armed guard and grab a taste of a buzzing city, smoking sheesha on a rooftop bar whilst inhaling the cities distinctive scent, or delve into a lifestyle fit for a Pharoah in one of the cities notoriously plush hotels. Not to mention the astonishing selection of museums, which are every bit as sensational as you’d expect in a place that truly reeks of history.

Travel destinations don’t get much more classic than Cairo, and even if you find yourself all Pyramid-ed out, you’re unlikely to be bored. This is one of the world’s biggest cities, a sprawling metropolis hiding more scenic hidden treasures than most cities can even dream of.