The Pyramids, like the Taj Mahal, are amazing but also way overpromoted and overcommercialized. Take the one tour inside the pyramids, but note that it sells out quickly. We unfortunately think about the Kentucky Fried Chicken directly across the street from them. The Cairo Museum is excellent and probably the only museum in the world worth mentioning in a blog like this. You can be led around on a camel (above) which is interesting only if you have never ridden a camel.
Best Time to Go: Winter when it is slightly less hot
How Long to Stay: 2 days
What To Do: Visit the pyramids, tour inside them, visit the older Saqqara pyramids and the Sphinx, the light shows at night are a little cheesy but probably worth seeing, visit the huge Khan al Khalili market to shop for some great artifacts (with a guide or you will never get out), Cairo Museum, a felluca sail boat on the Nile at night, try a sheesha tobacco water pipe at the Cairo restaurants.
General Costs: High
General Costs: High
UNESCO World Heritage Site? Yes
Weather: Very hot
Language: Arabic
Weather: Very hot
Language: Arabic
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