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Cairo- The Centre of Three Continents

The Attractions In Egypt
Cairo	Aswan	Sinai
Alexandria	Abu Simbel	Luxor

CAIRO – is the largest city of the African continent and is the heart of the Arab World. With its “thousand minarets”, picturesque Oriental bazaars, plush Nile-side hotels and apartment blocks and gracious residential districts. It is also a rare blend of a long past still throbbing with life and a vibrant, modern present.

Giza Pyramids

A visit to Cairo is incomplete without seeing one of the Seven Wonders of the Old World – The Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. This trio of pyramids is around 12 kms from the city centre and contains the most important of the many pyramadic edifices in Egypt.

The Sphinx

The Sphinx- a combination of a man’s head is believed to be the Khafra’s and the body of lion said to symbolize power. An evening trip to Giza is worth a second visit to enjoy the ‘sound and light’ show which is an experience by itself to know about man’s earliest civilization.

“It is impossible to get tired of the Pyramids” – Amelia B Edwards, 1877

One of the most renowned places besides the Pyramids is the Egyptian Museum – a voyage in history which takes you back about 5000 years into the ancient Egyptian history. Among its more splendid treasures are the funeral effects of Tutankhamen, the unfinished head of Queen Nefertiti, the wooden statue of the Scribe and the diorite statue of King Khafra – the man who built the second Giza Pyramid.

Tutankhamen

The Hanging Church

CAIRO – The Mother of The World
For the Religious…
COPTIC CAIRO – Some of the popular churches are
a. The Hanging Church (Al – Mu’allaqa) – built in the 4th century over the southern gate of the Fortress of Babylon and dedicated to Virgin Mary. Its treasures include a 14th Century wall painting of the Nativity.

b. Church of St Sergius (Abu Serga) – a 5th century basilica built over a crypt where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt.

c. Church of St. Mercurius (Abu Sefein) – has a unique collection of Coptic Art which depicts scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

“This little world, the great Cairo – the most admirable and the greatest city seen upon earth…. The Microcosmus of the greater world…” – William Lithgow, 1614

ISLAMIC CAIRO – This includes

a. The Citadel of Saladin (Salah El-Din) Built between 1176 and 1182 AD the complex includes the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, Al Gawhara Palace, the Military Museum and the Citadel Outdoor Theatre

Citadel of Saladin

Mosque of Amr
Ibn Al Aas

b. Mosque of Amr Ibn Al Aas – the oldest mosque in Egypt and Africa built around 642 AD and represents schools of architecture from different periods

c. Al-Azhar Mosque – the first Fatimid mosque and the oldest Islamic University in the world founded in 972 AD

KHAN EL-KHALILI SOUK – A SHOPPER’S DELIGHT

A must buy list should include spices, perfumes, gold and silver, rugs, brass and copperware, leatherwork, glass, ceramics and mashrabiya. Also visit the famous street markets like Wekalet Al-Balah for fabrics including the famous Egyptian cotton, the Souk Al-Khayameya , a Tentmaker Bazaar for appliqué-work, Mohammed Ali Street for Musical Instruments. A trip to the Camel Market will be a memorable experience.

Khan El Khalili
Bazar

Don’t leave Cairo without trying out the Kofta, Kabab, Mulukhia, Foul, Ta’meya and Kushari.

Colossal Statue of Ramses II

Around Cairo
For The Explorer – Ride on a horseback from Giza Pyramids to Saqqara where you have the royal necropolis during the Old Kingdom (2705-2155 BC). Saqqara by itself has so much to offer right from the Egyptian civilization to the Pharaonic, Greek and Roman periods.

Go Back in History – Visit Memphis – the oldest cities on earth and the capital of ancient Egypt. Some of the highlights include the colossal statue of Ramses II, The Temple for embalming the Sacred Bull Apis and the Alabaster Sphinx that dates back to the Old Kingdom

“The Nile does not change. Indeed I know of no place where everything changes as much as it does here, and nothing is ever changed…. You feel quite at home” – Henry Adams, describing Cairo in 1898.