Cairo Excursions & Tours

Being a historic city, Cairo offers various opportunities to its tourists, like roaming around the bustling markets, camping in the deserts and sailing across the river. At the main square of Cairo is located Midan Tahrir, which houses the famous Egyptian Museum. About 18 kilometres south-west of Cairo Centre lies Giza, in the west of Nile. Bordered by River Nile to the north-east is the busy commercial district of Downtown Cairo. Three bridges connect Downtown to Gezira Island, which houses Cairo Tower and Cairo Opera House.

Cairo tour usually includes a visit to places like Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili Bazaar. Tourists can also take a few minutes ride to Old Cairo, located 4 kilometres south-east of Downtown. A 30 minutes drive from Downtown takes tourists to the historical monuments, the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Excursions to ancient sites like Saqqara and Memphis are other preferred options for tourists.

Followed by a day tour, the visitors can spend the evening enjoying cultural events in the city like belly dancing, opera and theatre. The ideal site for tourists who are fond of art & culture is the Cairo Opera House. After watching oriental and Sufi dance forms, theatre or opera, tourists can go for Nile River dinner cruise and spend the night under the stars. A tour to Giza during night can also be taken by tourists, for enjoying the sound and light show. At the pyramid