Cairo City Guide

Welcome to our section of Cairo Travel where you get to DISCOVER CAIRO, a charming city full of amusement and ancient discoveries. We take you though the city’s highlights and attractions.
Cairo is the capital city of Egypt and is by far the largest urban town in the Arab World. Also referred to as “The City of a Thousand Minarets” for its majority of Islamic architecture, high association with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids in nearby Giza, Cairo has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life.. It is the administrative capital of Egypt. Cairo is one of the densest populated cities of the world.
The Egyptian capital positioned in the heart of the largest metropolitan area in Africa, stretches out along both banks of the Nile. With an avid craving for space, the largest city on the African continent and11th largest urban town in the Arab world makes daily inroads into desert sands and farmlands. The city is home to several international media, businesses, and organizations; the Arab League has also been based in Cairo for most of its existence.

Cairo, “City of a thousand minarets”, is not considered by Muslims to be as holy a city as Mecca, Medina or Jerusalem. Its streets and alleyways do however conceal treasures of Islamic art, many of which, although crumbling, offer a dazzling sight to anyone who knows how and where to look. Admission to Islamic monuments is not free. Visitors should also be aware of the need to dress appropriately – shorts and vest tops are not acceptable – and to cover the head in all mosques

Population
With a population of 6.75 million spread over 214 sq km, plus an additional ten million residents just on the skirt the city. This is happening at such a rate that no one knows for certain whether Cairo’s population has reached ten, fifteen or perhaps even twenty million.

Like many large cities in developing countries, the city also suffers from high levels of pollution and traffic, but its metro – currently the only on the African continent – also ranks among the fifteen busiest in the world, with over 700 million passenger rides annually. The city boasts of the oldest and largest film and music industries in the Arab World, as well as the world’s second-oldest institution of higher learning, al-Azhar University.

Cairo tours – Places of interest
Cairo, officially known as al-Qāhirah, offers many sites to tour. It is an amazing city full of life and association, and it is that way almost 24 hours every day, with the noisy honking of horns, children playing in the streets and merchants selling their wears and services. Cairo was a great amazement point for travelers, some of the popular Tourist Attractions include;
a) Khan al-Khalili market: Khan al-Khalili is one of the largest markets in the world which attracts both local’s and international tourists. This is a great place to but exotic perfume bottles, Arabic clothing and other souvenirs.
b) Egyptian Museum of Antiquities: It has over hundred thousand artifacts in 107 halls. The most popular attraction is the Tutankhamun Gallery.
c) Other attractions are Pyramids of Giza, and Old Cairo

Cairo Accommodation
Cairo hotels offers a wide range of holiday lodging ranging from resorts to luxury hotels and from stylish neighborhoods near the River Nile and the Pyramids to small scale hotels including hostels. Prominent classy hotels and accommodations facilities in Cairo include –Grand Hyatt, African House Hotel, Concorde El Salam, Intercontinental City stars, Sheraton Cairo Hotel Towers and Casino, Cairo Marriott Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza.

Cairo Sporting Attraction
Several golf courses around Cairo; horse and camel riding at the Pyramids; and ice skating and bowling at several new shopping centres. For the Family; The Pharaonic Village, a replica of living in ancient times on an Island on the Nile and Dreamland Leisure Park are great for younger visitors.

Shopping in Cairo
Thousands of  both local and foreign travelers visit Cairo because it has several malls and theaters like Citystars, the second largest mall in the world where anything under the sun can be obtained. The city offers some of the best shopping bargains including Pharaonic souvenirs, papyrus paintings and antiques, perfumes and spices. For shopping in a traditional souk atmosphere, the Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar is the invincible.