Cairo Attractions

See and Visit

• Giza and the Sphinx Pyramids: it is the country's most famous tourist attraction.
• Egyptian Museum: The world's great collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
• Citadel: A grand castle built by Salah Al-Din.
• Al-Azhar Mosque: world's oldest university.
• Ibn Tulun : The oldest, and maybe most wonderfull mosque in Cairo.
• The Coptic Museum
• The "Hanging Church" (Church of the Virgin Mary)
• Cairo Tower (185 m./610 ft.) The tower offers a 360-view of Cairo.
• Al-Azhar Park: Landscaped gardens
• Khan El Khalily: Visitors find many merchants selling perfume, spices, gold, and Egyptian hand craft.  
• Abdeen Palace. Located about one Kilometer away from the Midan El-Tahrir a five minutes walk, home of the last king of Egypt the exiled king Farouk.  
• Pharaonic Village. It is about twenty minutes driving from Downtown.