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Cairo

Twenty million people and four thousand years, arguing. The pyramids are on the city’s edge, not out in a desert, and the new museum finally does them justice.

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Ideal stay

4 days

Typical spend

~A$110/day

Rough mid-range estimate

Landmarks

6 listed

Things to do

Things to do in Cairo

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Where to stay

Where to stay in Cairo

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If you only have

Cairo in a day, two days, three

Day 1

·Al-Azhar Mosque· UNESCO

·Citadel of Saladin· UNESCO

·Coptic Cairo

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Day 2

·Pyramids of Giza· UNESCO

·Grand Egyptian Museum

·Khan el-Khalili

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Landmarks

Landmarks in Cairo

Al-Azhar Mosque

Citadel of Saladin

Coptic Cairo

Pyramids of Giza

Grand Egyptian Museum

Khan el-Khalili

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Getting in

From the airport

When to go

When to go to Cairo: Nov or Dec or Jan or Feb or Mar

Guides about here

Itineraries

Egypt in 10 days

The Grand Egyptian Museum opened in November 2025 and it changes the Cairo half. A ten-day route, what the museum costs, and the cruise question answered.

Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026

When to go

The best time to visit Egypt

Cairo is workable most of the year and Luxor decides your dates. The month table, the Ramadan effect, and the two solar alignments worth planning around.

Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026