THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Cairo

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Cairo

• Great Pyramids of Giza — Ancient the last surviving Wonder of the World, alongside the Sphinx and Valley Temple.
• Egyptian Museum — The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC), is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt.
• Khan el-Khalili — A historic bazaar maze of alleys filled with spices, jewellery, lanterns and crafts.
• Sphinx — A colossal limestone guardian of the Giza pyramids with the body of a lion and a human head.
• Cairo Citadel — A 12th-century fortress with mosques, museums and sweeping views.
• Al-Azhar Mosque — One of the oldest mosques and the seat of Al-Azhar University, a centre of Islamic learning.
• Coptic Museum — A museum of Coptic Christian art and artefacts in Old.
• Hanging Church — A Coptic church built atop a gatehouse of the Babylon Fortress.
• Sultan Hassan Mosque — A massive Mamluk mosque-madrasa known for its scale and impressive architecture.
• Mosque of Muhammad Ali — An Ottoman-style mosque in the Citadel with alabaster walls and a large dome.
• Tahrir Square — The central square of and the site of the 2011 revolution.
• Museum of Islamic Art — One of the world’s greatest collections of Islamic art and artefacts.
• Manial Palace — A 19th-century royal palace on Roda Island with gardens and Rococo interiors.
• Al-Azhar Park — A beautifully landscaped hilltop park with views over the Citadel and old city at dusk.
• Ibn Tulun Mosque — The oldest mosque, with a unique minaret and vast courtyard.
• Wekalet El Ghoury — A 16th-century caravanserai now hosting Sufi dance and music performances.
• Bab al-Futuh — One of the massive fortified gates of Fatimid.
• Midan Hussein — A square in the Khan el-Khalili area near the Hussein Mosque and bazaar.
• Cairo Tower — A 187-metre lattice tower on Zamalek with panoramic views of the Nile and city.
• Felucca on the Nile — A traditional wooden sailboat ride on the Nile, popular at sunset.