Zamalek, Cairo Have you stayed in Zamalek, what did you think? We are going in May on a family trip. Can you walk around safely at night? submitted by /u/Travalo

Less-Visited Sites in, near Cairo Hi All, I hope this question doesn’t get asked too much. But I am visiting Cairo soon, and would like to see some less-visited places in addition to the normal pyramids, museums, markets, etc. Do you have any recommendations for slightly off the beaten path places to go? Maybe something west of the Nile? Or in a smaller town outside Cairo. Thank…

Cities to go near Cairo? So I am looking into an Egypt trip lately. I will go in mid September. I want to go to Cairo for the pyramids and some museums but don’t want to stay a lot. Maybe three days. I haven’t heard the best about the city. So my question is what is a city near Cairo that is worth going. Near I mean 2-3 hour bus. BTW how are the busses in Egypt cause I…

Egypt, December 2024 (Cairo and Sharm El-Sheikh). A positive experience! Greetings to you all! I bet I am not the only who has gone down that rabbit hole of threads about other people’s experience while traveling to Egypt, so I would like to share mine. Firstly, I am from Colombia, and I feel this is important to mention, since probably what I would not see as terribly alarming would be the opposite for someone who …

Hotel recommendations Cairo Will be going to Cairo in mid May. Wanted to stay in Giza, but family prefers to stay in city center Cairo and take tour to Giza. Where did you like or dislike? Good experiences? Thank you. submitted by /u/teva98125

Taxi nightmare in Cairo Came back to Cairo after 9 years. Things have got significantly better. But taxis are a real nightmare. I thought using Uber and Careem would help and I paid by card. Nope, Egyptian drivers would not come. They saw it’s a foreign name. They accepted the ride, stayed at the same place, asked for cash on the app. If you said no, they simply wouldn…

My trip to Cairo and Giza, which was deeply interesting, and during which I was only pestered a little This is a stream of consciousness, once proofread, about my first time to Cairo and Giza. I’m writing it on the airplane home. I went in with low expectations, but rather liked the trip. Day 1: Arrival, dinner, rooftop Pyramids The view during landing was riveting, with the infinite desert on one side and a sprawling metropolis of repeating apar…

Going to Egypt for around 12 days (incl flight days). How should I divide my time between Luxor and Cairo? So the current plan is is to Land in Giza around 7pm on the 18th. Eat and chill. Essentially a write off Spend the next 5 days (19th – 23rd) around Cairo/Giza including a day away to Alexandria Fly to Aswan (24th – Not booked. Trying to finalise plans) 24th – 26th in Aswan (Including day away to Abu Simbel Temples) 27th (Train to Luxor) 27th – …

2 Week South Africa Trip + Cairo Layover Advice Hi there! My wife and I are getting ready for a full 2 week trip in South Africa with a layover in Cairo on the way back. We are 99% planned. Fully DIY. This is our first trip of this magnitude so we welcome any advice. Things we are concerned about: Driving on the other side of the road / driving from Hoedspruit to Johannesburg. Will we actual…

Please read before decide travel to Cairo Just came back from my 6 days trip to Cairo. It was so far worst experience I ever had. Even my holiday when had to drive 20h back home with fever was way better than this. I would never go there again even if paid honestly. Air pollution, scammers and hasslers are bad. Like really bad I couldnt breathe properly and someone trying to scam me li…

Cairo – Hire a driver for a day Hi While I’m in Cairo, I would like to visit all of the pyramids south of the city. Saqqarah and Dahshur, but also the pyramid in Meidum, which is further away. Where can I look for such a service? I found some tours online, but they include a tour guide, and are quite expensive for a solo traveller. To Meidum it’s about 2h drive. So everything …

Is it a good time to travel to Cairo in mid/late January? Me and my partner want to make a trip (5-7 days) somewhere around mid January and we were considering Cairo 🇪🇬. However, just looking up on the net showed some travel advisories (particularly from the US) which suggested that it’s better to avoid travel to Egypt. I’m quite convinced it’s still okay but I would appreciate some insights on whether…

Long (9) hour layover Cairo airport domestic to international, what to do? Next week is the end of my trip in Egypt (ending with a liveaboard). On the last day, I have an Air Cairo flight scheduled to leave Hurghada at 1:35PM, arriving into Cairo at 3PM, and then I have a later scheduled international flight at 00:30 the next morning on a different airline that will fly me from Cairo back home to Sydney (stopping in Du…

Budget for siwa oasis trip from Cairo Hi there! I’m currently in Cairo and thinking about going on trip to siwa but I’m kind of on a budget since there’s a lot of other things I want to see. I already saw a travel agency that offers a 3 days all-inclusive trip to the oasis (including the drive there and back to Cairo) for 300USD. Do you think that I can make it for less if I go on m…

The next Perfect Dark heads to a utopian Cairo, where all is not as it seems If you missed the surprise showing at last weekend’s Xbox Games Showcase, here’s the first look at the new Perfect Dark. Rough shape, huh? For those who haven’t been paying attention, there was not insignificant chatter online about Perfect Dark, and not all that long ago. Apparently the game was reportedly in rough shape, and … The post The nex…

Israeli, Egyptian and U.S. officials will meet in Cairo to discuss the Rafah crossing.

A better way to visit Cairo, Luxor, and Petra during one trip? Hi all! I’ve started trying to plan a week and a half long trip to Egypt and Petra next April, but I’m having a hard time figuring out exactly where I should stay, or how to get from place to place. I read from several reddit posts that many people preferred staying in Luxor compared to Cairo, but apparently there aren’t ever any flights leaving…

My experiences of travelling to Cairo After having read for 95% negative reviews about travelling to Cairo, I want to share my own experiences. We were in Cairo for three days, travelled as a couple (M35 and F33). We stayed in a private room in a hostel, downtown. We are from the Netherlands and we have travelled quite a lot, also to other Arabic countries as Dubai, Oman, Jordan, Mo…

Skip Cairo I’ve been traveling the world all year. And wanted to let anyone know who is considering going to Cairo that it sucks. Very very dirty city. Scam-central, they will harass the living shit out of you to the point where you want to swing on them just to get them to piss off. Skip Cairo and go to Luxor. If you do go, all there really is to see are…

Late night arrival at Cairo vs early morning arrival at Cairo Hi there, I’m planning a flight from Athens to Cairo, but it seems the cheap options are either very early arrival (7am – 9am), or very late arrival (12am – 2am). Would it be very unsafe in Cairo this late at night (scamming drivers / pickpockets), if I pre-arrange an UBER? While the 7am – 9am flight sounds doable, I’m not sure if it’s wise to t…