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Guide to Help You Enjoy you Holiday in Cairo

All inclusive Cairo holidays are in Egypt’s capital city, a melting pot of Egyptian culture and history in the simmering heat. The metropolis of ancient Cairo is a city break like no other with a street plan that hardly changed in five centuries until the khedive Ismail came to power in 1863 and set out to modernise the city. He tried to create a city similar to the spectacular beauty Paris holds which is reflected today in Caro in the 19th century European stonework with the Nile offering some peace and quiet in contrast to the rest of the noisy city centre. The home of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, of course, all inclusive Cairo holidays is a bustling metropolitan area packed of winding mini-suburbs that radiate international appeal.

 

  • Flight time from UK: 4 hrs 45 mins aprox.
  • Suitable for: Those who want a busy city holiday
  • Currency: Eygptian Pound
  • Things to do: Visit the Sakkara Pyramids
  • Recommended Restaurants: Massala & Birdcage
  • Emergency Numbers: Police: 122.

Cairo

This is a 2,000-year-old city that has experienced a string of distinctive adverse occupancies all through its special saga, with each consecutive chronicle emerging another architectural revitalisation seemingly casually together with the preceding. Midan Tahir can be found in the centre of town and is full of friendly cafes and shops which you can enjoy on your Cairo holidays . Surprisingly, the square actually used to be marshland until Ismail decided to resurrect it to the urban hub it is today. The land was drained in the 19th century which transformed the heart of Cairo. He also built Qasr el-Nil which became part of the British Embassy and at one stage was a British army base. The name Qasrel-Nil can be translated as “Palace of the Nile” and is a curious place to visit for holidays in Cairo due to its culture-clash history.

Don’t forget to visit the Egyptian Museum, you source point for Egyptian history on all inclusive to Cairo. There is so much to see in such a prominent museum. It was the first of its kind in Egypt and was first opened in 1863. The collection kept on expanding and this is actually its third home as it outgrew the previous two buildings. The museum opens from 9am daily and is one of the highlights on all inclusive Cairo holidays.

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