Cairo (Arabic al-Qāhira - "victorious") is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa. The Egyptians themselves often call it Masr. This is a noisy and dirty metropolis that has won the fame of Arab Rome - for a huge number of monuments and the same number of tourists.
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How to get to
Cairo International Airport is 20 km north-east of the city. Terminal 1 serves international and domestic flights EgyptAir, Terminal 2 - all international flights, including Saudi Arabian Airlines. In the arrivals hall there is an ATM and an exchange office. The 356 air-conditioned bus runs every 20 minutes from 7am to midnight between two terminals and Midan Abdel Moniem Riad - the street behind the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo (E £ 2, plus E £ 1 for oversized luggage). Black and white taxis to the center of Cairo will cost around £ 45-60.
The typical Ramses (Mahatta Ramses; Downtown) colonial station is Cairo's main train station. There is a storage room (E £ 2.50 per item per day) and a tourist information office (9: 00-19: 10).
Night train Abela Egypt Sleeping Train leaves at 8pm and arrives in Luxor at 5.05 the next morning, in Aswan at 8.15am. To Luxor the price is US $ 53/74 per person one-way in a single / double compartment. Tickets can be bought for US dollars or EUR (only cash is accepted). The price includes breakfast and lunch.
In addition to the night train, tourists can take the train 980 to get to these cities. He leaves at 7 am; train 996 - at 10 pm; and the train 1902 at 12.30. The first and second class before Luxor (10 hours) and Aswan (13 hours) will cost E £ 67/45 and E £ 81/47, respectively. The ticket is better to buy a couple of days before the trip.
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Transportation
The main bus station serves all routes to any part of the city, is on Midan Abdel Moniem Riad. At the corner, opposite the Radio & TV Building, you can find the Maspero river transport station. Boats depart from here every 15 minutes, between 7 am and 10 pm to Doqqi, Manial, Giza and Misr al-Qadima (Old Cairo). The journey takes 50 minutes and will cost about 1 Egyptian pound Metro is a very convenient mode of transport, and the stations are surprisingly clean. A short ticket (up to 9 stations) costs no more than 1 pound. The first car is for women.
Cafes and clubs
In Cairo a wide selection of pubs: from cozy traditional to plastic-glass ultra-modern . Almost on any street there are traditional cafes'ahwa, the place of gathering of Cairo men for many hundreds of years . In addition, you can always find all kinds of fruit shops, pastry shops and bakeries, modern cafes in European style . In addition to traditional Turkish coffee and shai tea, it is worth trying such drinks as hibiscus tea kerkedeeh, hibiscus tea, served cold or hot depending on the season, sahleb - Milk drink, usually served in winter, fakhfakhenna (kind of fruit salad), juice from sugar cane, mango and tamarind juice (Tamr hindi) .
Sheesha, or hookah, is the main attraction of all Cairo coffeehouses. Usually they offer tobacco of two kinds: mu'assal, pure tobacco, and tofâh, with apple taste (there are other flavors). Coffeehouse is easy to learn by its simple design. These are usually simple plastic chairs and tables that stand on the street. Foreigners in coffeehouses are friendly, although women may feel uncomfortable when visiting such establishments in the outlying, poor areas of the city.
In the hot Cairo summer it is worth to drink fruit juices (sometimes fruit salads and soft drinks) from special tents. They sell freshly squeezed juices from seasonal fruits. Usually offer orange (bortoqâl), lemon (limon), manga and strawberry (farawla), guava (gawafa), pomegranate (Rummān). Price and quality again depend on the season. Such places are scattered all over the city, especially in tourist places Modern cafes and pastry shops are available throughout the city. They can taste light snacks and sandwiches, coffee, sweets. There are network cafes such as Cilantro, Beanos, Cinnabon, Orangette, The Bakery and Coffee Roastery. Most of these places offer a standard menu, a good Wi-Fi. International network Costa Coffee and Starbucks in Cairo are also there.
For the Muslim capital, Cairo is tolerant enough to drink alcohol. There is a wide selection of clubs and bars that are open at good hotels and work 24/7. High-quality 24-hour facilities are located in the Zamalek area
Climate of Cairo
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| day | + 18 | + 20 | + 23 | + 28 | + 32 | + 34 | + 34 | + 33 | + 32 | + 29 | + 24 | + 20 |
| at night | + 9 | + 9 | + 11 | +14 | + 17 | + 20 | + 21 | + 21 | + 20 | + 17 | + 13 | + 10 |
Market of Cairo
Khan Al-Khalili market (or simply "Khan") in Cairo is considered one of the best in the world. This is one of the oldest bazaars, which opened in Cairo in the distant 1382 year. Since then, the number of shops, buyers, curious tourists and, of course, goods has increased significantly. But, perhaps, the most successful assortment on Khan-al-Khalili is presented by products made of glass, copper, perfumery and jewelry made by local handicraftsmen.
The cynical traveler will say that Khan-al-Khalili is a real trap for tourists, and in something even be right. Huge tourist buses every day bring here crowds of naive constantly twirling head of a prostitute, who do not know how to haggle and do not watch vigilantly for their handbags and cameras. And in vain
- Try not to get under wheels and hoofs, maneuvering in the flow of vehicles on the streets of Cairo
- Try soft drinks and delicious drinks: karkade, sahleb and tamarind juice in one of the traditional cafes
- Buy the "necessary" item for the house, for the family in the colorful market Khan el-Khalili
- Look in the eyes of our distant ancestors in the Hall of the Pharaohs of the Egyptian Museum.
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Cairo
Islamic Cairo - one big market, cheekily located almost throughout the medieval city. The most "tourist" quarter is the Khan-al-Khalili bazaar near the Al-Azhar mosque: boot cleaners, cats and sham gold. The most popular mosque is Sultan Hasan.
The Cairo TV tower (Burj al-Kahir, tel .: +20 (0) 2 738 37 90, Zamalek) with a restaurant on the top floor is the most amusing sight of Cairo. All the waiters here go in the costumes of the pharaohs.
Other places of interest are the mosques of Amra, Ibn Tulun, al-Azhar, al-Hakim, al-Guyushi, al-Akmar, al-Salih at-Talai, Sultan Baybars, al-Muayyad, Kite-bey, Sinan Pasha, Muhammad Ali. Also: the mausoleum of Al-Shafi'i, the mosque, the mausoleum and the madrasah of Sultan Kalahun, the mosque, the mausoleum and the madrasah of Sultan Hasan, the houses of al-Guriya, Zainab-Khatun, Gamal al-Din al-Zahabi and Emir Ridvan-bey.
Pyramids of Giza
Giza (al-Gīza) is an area on the western outskirts of the Egyptian capital, famous for the largest congestion of tourists per square meter. It is here that one of the main attractions of Egypt, if not the whole world - the ancient pyramids and the icy tranquility of the Sphinx are located.
City of scavengers
On the outskirts of Cairo there is an unusual quarter known as the "City of scavengers" .It is populated by Egyptian Christians - the Copts, who collect garbage from around the city and sort it for reuse .Waste is found everywhere: among houses, on rooftops and in yards .This is a family business, which brings its participants quite decent, by local standards, income .At the highest point of the quarter, a modern temple and religious complex was built .The cathedral, which is located in a cave in the thickness of the rock, can accommodate up to 20 thousand parishioners .
Quarter itself, oddly enough, is broken in the ancient Northern and Southern cemeteries of the city. Among the luxurious Sultan mausoleums, these Coptic families look more than exotic.
Museums of Cairo
Cairo Egyptian Museum (tel .: +20 (0) 2 578 24 48, Midan El Tahrir, working hours: Mon-Sun 9: 00-18: 45, entrance - 50 LE, website) and Tahrir Square - the very center semi-European Cairo (mansions 19-20 centuries). The museum itself (opening hours Mon-Sun from 9:00 to 16:30) is better to examine in several visits, otherwise from the abundance of attractions everything in your head is mixed. It is necessary to go into the hall of the mummies of the pharaohs (a separate ticket, the cost around 10 USD).
- The Coptic Museum (tel .: +20 (0) 2 363 97 42, website)
- Museum of Islamic Art
- Modern Art Museum
- Military Museum
- Ethnographic Museum (tel .: +20 2 794 5450, 109 Kasr el-Aini Street, Geographical Society Building, working hours: Mon-Thurs 9: 00-13: 00)
- Museum of al-Gesir
- Postal Museum
- Railway Museum
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