Excursions To Cairo From Sharm, Hurghada, Greater CAI

Excursions To Cairo From Sharm El Sheikh , Hurghada and Also In Greater Cairo

Today’s Greater CAI is a city with at least 18 million inhabitants, where skyscrapers and fast food restaurants nestle up to world heritage monuments. Originally, CAI was the designated name of the city on the eastern bank of the Nile, and this is where you’ll find both the modern Downtown, built under influence of French architecture, today the centre of commerce and popular life, as well as historical Islamic and Coptic sights.
Outside the core on the eastern bank, you’ll find the modern, more affluent suburbs of Heliopolis and Nasr City near the airport, and Ma’adi to the south. In the middle of the Nile is the island of Gezira and Zamalek, more Western and tranquil than the rest of the city. On the western bank is lots of modern concrete and business, but also the great Giza pyramids and, further to the south, Memphis and Saqqara. The city might seem like a lot to handle, but give it a try, and you will find that it has a lot to offer for any traveler.

You can see

Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx; The only remaining monuments of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is the country’s most famous tourist attraction. Egyptian Museum; [250 m north of Tahrir square] Located in the Midan Tahrir area and officially named Museum of Egyptian Antiquities but known to all as the Egyptian Museum, it hosts the world’s premier collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Citadel and Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha; in Islamic CAI (ALkahera or AlQahera). A grand castle built by Salah Al-Din. Also parts of the water pipes [Majra Al-Oyouon] are still there, these pipes used to carry the water from the Nile River to the citadel. Mohamed Ali is considered to be the founder of modern Egypt, the ancestor of the last King of Egypt, King Farouk. Al-Azhar Mosque; One of the pillars of Islamic thought and home to the world’s oldest university. Ibn Tulun; [Close to Sayida Zeinab] Arguably the oldest mosque in CAI, built between 868-884. The Coptic Museum; in Coptic CAI.The “Hanging Church” [Church of the Virgin Mary]; in Zabaleen Area [District of Manshiet Nasser] below Mokkatam Hills, not far away from the Citadel. Cairo Tower; [185 m./610 ft.] on Gezira Island offers a 360-view of ALkahera, along with the Giza Pyramids off in the distance to the west. Al-Azhar Park; A recently opened landscaped gardens overlooking the Citadel. Khan El Khalily; ALkahera’s souk area where visitors will find many merchants selling perfume, spices, Gold, Egyptian hand craft. Abdeen Palace; Located about one Kilometer away from the Midan El-Tahrir a five minutes walk, home of the last king of Egypt the exiled king Farouk. Pharaonic Village; It is about twenty minutes driving from Downtown. It is village representing and showcasing Egypt. It starts with a boat ride which shows the ancient Gods and rulers followed by live demonstrations of how Egyptians lived and worked.