I booked onto a group tour through WeRoad, meaning that I was part of a group of 13 exploring Cairo. I flew out with EgyptAir who were pretty affordable, included checked baggage and a meal in the cost and provided pretty good service. Most of us had used the e-visa service online prior to travel, so hadn't needed to do this at the airport.
The first day we visited the Cairo Tower which provided great panoramic views of the city. You could just about see the pyramids through the haze, but it was tricky. We had lunch at Cairo Kitchen in Zamalek, which served great food. Our hotel for the trip was the Cosmopolitan Cairo Hotel, which was acceptable as a hotel, but pretty basic. Dinner was in Café Richie where the service was incredibly slow.
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| Cairo Tower |
The next day we visited the Pyramids, accompanied by a local guide who had organised our itinerary and transport for the next three days. The Pyramids were incredible to visit and for an additional 900 EGP (approx £15 at time of writing) you could go inside the great pyramid. We visited various view points to see the pyramids and even had the option to go on a short camel ride in front of them. The Sphinx is located at the second pyramid and is very majestic in its place. We had lunch overlooking them which was super enjoyable.
We then visited Saqqara, which is home to the first Step Pyramid. Here we were able to go inside a Pyramid (included in ticket price) for King Teti. His burial chamber still has hieroglyphics inside and it was interesting to see the inside of a pyramid, with small corridors and then big, spacious rooms. Our final stop of the day was to Memphis, which has an outdoor museum, mostly of sculptures. The highlight here is the Ramesses colossus, which is huge and lays on its back in its own gallery.
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| Saqqara Step Pyramid |
The third day was mainly museums which were a great experience. We started with the Egyptian Museum which opened in 1901 and does not have air conditioning. Amongst all the treasures, sculptures and mummies displayed here, is some of the items removed from the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The 11kg gold death mask is an absolute masterpiece in its own right and the items were beautiful. We followed this with a visit to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (which is a lot more modern). The highlight here was visiting the 22 Royal mummies (17 Kings and 3 Queens) that were moved here during the Pharaoh's Golden Parade in 2021, which was televised as a great procession. Each one had some information about the person and it was certainly an experience seeing the mummies out on display. To end the day we went out on a Felucca ride on the river Nile.
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| Egyptian Museum |
The final day involved visiting 2 Mosques, 2 Churches and a Synagogue. The Cavern Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus is built over a Roman fort, and it supposedly one of the places the Holy Family stayed for 3 months whilst escaping King Herod. We then went to the market to attempt to haggle for our souvenirs, with mixed success.
For dinner we went to Nile Pharaohs Cruising Restaurant which provided a buffet dinner and entertainment whilst cruising on the Nile. This was a lot of fun and definitely something that I would recommend.
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| Koshari |
Another place that is good to eat is EL Hamra ST. Restaurant which we all enjoyed and went back to a couple of times. A good Egyptian dish to try is Koshari, which is the Egyptian national dish and is very nice. One restaurant we visited only served this.
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| View from Cairo Tower |
