AFRICA · 60-SECOND GUIDE
🇪🇬 Egypt

Cairo

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Cairo, Egypt1:00
Best season
Oct–April (avoid summer heat)
Get there
Fly to CAI
Get around
Metro + walking
Region
Africa
Top 3 Sights

What to see

The three must-do experiences, ranked by impact.

Must-do

Pyramids of Giza

go at opening (8am), buy the inside-the-pyramid add-on

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Must-do

Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

opened 2024, finally houses the Tutankhamun collection in full

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Must-do

Khan el-Khalili

bazaar — the spice and copper alleys, El Fishawy café for mint tea

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Where to stay

Two hotels, two budgets.

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Splurge · $$$$

Marriott Mena House

Pyramids in the window, ~$300/night

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Value · $$

Steigenberger Tahrir

central, walkable to museum, ~$110/night

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Where to eat

What and where.

Eat here

Koshari at Abou Tarek

Egyptian comfort food (lentils, rice, pasta, fried onion, tomato sauce) — $3

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Eat here

Felfela

Felfela for tagines and ful medames in a tourist-friendly setting

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Getting there + getting around

Plan the trip.

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Flights

Main: Fly into **CAI** — EgyptAir from most major hubs, Turkish + Emirates for connections
Alternative: Overnight train from **Luxor** if you're combining the trip; sleeper class is decent
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Local transport

**Uber and Careem** work, are cheap, and bypass the haggling. Use them.
**Cairo Metro** for the museums — ¥6 EGP (~$0.20) per ride
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Travel insurance

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The 60-second guide

Cairo in 60 seconds.

Every beat that's in the video — written out, for screenshotting.

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Hook. Four thousand years of architecture. One traffic jam to navigate. Welcome to Cairo — in sixty seconds.
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Get there. Main: Fly into **CAI** — EgyptAir from most major hubs, Turkish + Emirates for connections Alternative: Overnight train from **Luxor** if you're combining the trip; sleeper class is decent Affiliate: Skyscanner; Trip.com for Egyptian train tickets
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Get around. **Uber and Careem** work, are cheap, and bypass the haggling. Use them. **Cairo Metro** for the museums — ¥6 EGP (~$0.20) per ride Affiliate: GetYourGuide for the airport transfer (with a sign holder makes arriving easy)
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See. Pyramids of Giza — go at opening (8am), buy the inside-the-pyramid add-on; Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) — opened 2024, finally houses the Tutankhamun collection in full; Khan el-Khalili — bazaar — the spice and copper alleys, El Fishawy café for mint tea
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Sleep. Splurge: Marriott Mena House — Pyramids in the window, ~$300/night; Value: Steigenberger Tahrir — central, walkable to museum, ~$110/night
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Eat. **Koshari** at **Abou Tarek** — Egyptian comfort food (lentils, rice, pasta, fried onion, tomato sauce) — $3 **Felfela** for tagines and ful medames in a tourist-friendly setting
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