Finally making it to Cairo – a city we dreamt of visiting for so long!!
Egypt was on our mind right from our early age, especially after watching the movie ‘Mummy’ several times. We always wondered if everything portrayed was true or not and so had to reach out!!
Below is our itinerary suggestion for spending 3 days in Cairo:
Day 1st : Off course The Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx
It was our first day in Cairo and we managed to reach The Pyramids of Giza by late afternoon(Entrance Fee : 200EGP). The whole master piece was right in front which we got a glimpse while approaching from a distance. It felt delusional. Every edge of it with horses around and mule carts seemed like a moving set as shown in some movies. The Sphinx and Pyramids were gigantic and we felt so tiny around it. It was just the right moment of true emotions for Riju & me, we held our hands and exclaimed “finally”!!
Later we ended the daylight with the Light and Sound show(300 EGP) itself in Giza and then headed back to the room after a local meal though the day was pretty tiring.
Day 2nd : Travelling back to ancient times
- Egyptian Museum or Museum of CairoÂ
- Visit the artistic mosque you would not like to miss – The Mosque of Muhammad Ali
- Wander at one of the oldest open air flea market : Khan – El – Khalili
We started early in the morning pretty excited for the first sight of the real preserved mummies. The visit to the Cairo Museum(Entrance Fee 200EGP + Mummies Room 180EGP) should be in your bucket list and the memories will stay with you for life. It will take approx. 2 to 3 hours to check out every single corner which is home for more than 120,000 antique remains from across the civilization. But guys we actually don’t have enough words to write it down so we both would encourage you to make your way and see it by yourself for the best of experience one can explain.
Once we were done with the museum we approached towards the Mosque of Muhammad Ali(Entrance Fee 180EGP) which is just few kms away. Riju & me will recommend this place as it was one of the most decorative and gorgeous mosque inside out we ever witnessed. We detected that the huge interiors of the mosque was previously lit up with oil lamps which are now replaced with electric ones. We wondered how beautiful it must have been when it would have lit up in ancient times.
Moving on, in the evening we explored the oldest market in Cairo : Khan – El – Khalili. On entering it smelled amazing because of its wide spread of spices, perfumes etc. The market was exquisite which had souvenir shops to wonderfully decorated photogenic cafes serving hookah/shisha in every nook and corner(must try for once) and bit of everything that you all would need. We had one of the best evening sipping local tea accompanied with hookah and collected some stories for us!! Wish you all would relish the same.
Deciding on Day 3rd : A subway to Coptic Cairo
We were pretty confused on the 3rd day for what we should do. After a bit of chitchat, our host recommended a place called the Coptic Cairo. The main attraction was to get a glimpse of the hanging church(No Entrance Fee). Please note the church is not actually hanging around anywhere. Please don’t go with expectations as the name suggests. To provide a brief idea, the church was built on the Southern gate of Roman Fortress which has mosaic paintings on the walls. Beside that the entire area also features many other old churches which holds many interesting stories which are also connected to a subway station, seemed pretty eye catchy to us. (We would recommend this place)
That night we bid goodbye to Cairo.
