Things to do & places to visit in Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Cairo Governorate #2 destination in Egypt 2023. The average rating score is 4.68 based on 66.1k traveler reviews, of 81 attractions. Timezone: Africa/Cairo, current date and time: Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:05.

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General weather summary in May

93°F - 62°F

Temperature Highs - Lows

Pleasantly warm with a gentle breeze

Feels like

Chance of rain

2.0 millimeters

Amount

13.5 mph

Wind speed

37%

Humidity

13.6

Daylight length

5:01 AM

Sunrise

6:39 PM

Sunset

78%

Cloud cover

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Top things to do (60)

Top destinations in Cairo Governorate 7

Top places to visit (30 attractions) view more »

5.0 Cairo Tours & Packages / Memphis Tours Egypt (11.0k reviews)
- Not the full 5 star experience it claims to be.
Multi-day Tours • 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours • Safaris • Private Tours • Day Trips

The tour guide, Mustafa Darwish, who accompanied us on our journey to the various locations in Egypt was experienced and well informed. He elaborated quite decently through the sites and ensured our safety. The main issue for us was the condition of the cabin on the Nile cruise, Kontiki, the service there was great, however the infrastructure was run down and old, the toilet bath wasn't working well and the electrical sockets were looking quite suspicious. The food provided was same same but different. Overall not the 5 star experience it claims to be, there are definitely much more improvements needed for me to consider it as 5 star. For guests in the future, I think it is important to run through your itinerary thoroughly before the trip, question the tour managers about what is and what is not included and all other queries, ensure you get a definite answer. (This is mainly due to upselling. For example, horse rides, tickets to the temples like Abu Simbel, and the extra costs of travelling to the Nubian village.) See more..
5.0 Let's Explore Egypt (5.775 reviews)
- Unforgettable time
Friday: 6:00 AM - 1:00 AM Multi-day Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours • Sightseeing Tours • Private Tours • Day Trips

We chose Egypt for our honeymoon and we couldn’t pick a better place. Nour Nagy & George were our guide and Driver, they were great! Nour was amazing and took great pictures of us!! Our day was amazing, the only downfall was the camel ride. Even though it was great, the camel guide was very pushy about his tip. When we went to give him a tip he didn’t not like the amount and kept asking for more which made us very uncomfortable. The guide should’ve been aware of the amount they are at least expecting and for the amount the camel guide wanted you could pay for your guide to ride with you. But overall very amazing experience! See more..
5.0 Emo Tours Egypt (5.546 reviews)
- Amazing 10 night trip to Egypt
Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM City Tours • Cultural Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours • Private Tours • Archaeology Tours

I booked a 10 night trip to Egypt with Emo Tours - 2 days in Cairo, 2 days in Aswan, a 3 night cruise to Luxor, then 2 more days in Cairo (including a day trip to Alexandria). Mido at the booking office patiently handled all my requests to fine tune the itinerary and was also available during the trip to promptly answer my questions and confirm pick up times - he also booked my Covid test at my hotel. My private tour guides and drivers all provided great service. The tour guides were all extremely informative, starting with Ehab Hoba in Cairo, who also took many great photos of me at the Pyramids and other places. My guides were excellent as well in Aswan, Luxor, and on the cruise. The cruise line was Amwaj and all was top notch. The sunrise balloon ride over Luxor is highly recommended. Overall, it was an amazing trip and all the staff at Emo Tours really made it a great experience. See more..
5.0 Egypt Tours Portal (3.736 reviews)
- 3 Days in Cairo
4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours • Private Tours

Our tour to Egypt started with searching for tour operators. Although contacted few operators to compare prices none gave a good itinerary or prompt reply for doubts, ETP were prompt in both, so narrowed it down to Egypt tour portal(ETP). Recommendations from my sister who had used them for her trip 3 yrs back and reviews in trip advisor also helped. The decision proved to be perfect. Everything was smooth according to our tailor-made itinerary from picking us up from the airport to dropping us back at the airport.(we had booked tickets and room of our own as had other work during the trip). We were taken care of by our courteous and well-informed guide Mr Ayman Gabry, who was fluent in English and has exceptional knowledge of Egyptology. He was attentive, savvy, and thoughtful. Helped us all the time, with translations, negotiations and things to see/do. The vehicles used were clean and comfortable. In short, it was a great trip to remember with ETP and Ayman.Highly recommended See more..
5.0 Egypt Tailor Made Day Tours (3.339 reviews)
- Best custom private tour ever
Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 AM City Tours • Cultural Tours • Night Tours

Egpyt Tailor Made Tours was one of the best organizations we have ever taken a tour with. Walid provided an immediate response to our request for a custom, private 2 day tour of Cairo for 5 people with a proposed itinerary and cost. The tour included the Pyramids/Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Khan el Khalili Bazar, Islamic Cairo, Coptic Cairo, Cave Church and Al Azhar park. Heba gave us one of the best tours ever. She was very enthusiastic about sharing her incredible knowledge of the city and its history, entertaining and funny, very accommodating of all requests and patient with all our questions. But it was more than just a tour. It was a great educational experience about the history of many amazing places, the various religions and life in Egypt. See more..
5.0 Iridium Spa (240 reviews)
- Relax
Friday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Health Clubs • Spas • Thermal Spas

Iridium Spa represents one of the essences of The St. Regis brand. It is a sanctuary for the extraordinary and one of a kind when it comes to bespoke services and living exquisitely. It brings creativity, curation and high culture all in one place—conveying serenity for those who seek peace and relaxation. See more..
5.0 Tamer Safari (120 reviews)
- Amazing Desert Experience
Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM Multi-day Tours • Adrenaline & Extreme Tours • Walking Tours • Climbing Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Private Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours • Day Trips

Amazing Desert experience! All you need to relax and appreciate nature around you. All your needs will be accommodated. The dinner cooked in the tent on the desert is one of the best I have ever had!! Very authentic, Tamar made a bonfire for us and together with Walid played music and sing songs. It was truly magical night at the desert- highly recommend! See more..
5.0 Private Driver/Guide in Cairo - Farag Radwan (101 reviews)
- Best driver in Cairo
Safaris • Taxis & Shuttles • Coffee & Tea Tours • Private Tours • Food Tours • Horseback Riding Tours

Farag is the best driver in Cairo hands down ! Was not used to the driving system out here and he is well knowledgeable with the roads so I felt safe with him the whole trip. Farag is very funny and brings every environment he is in to life. He constantly makes sure you are comfortable in the ride and has the best recommendations for local stays, food, and any other extra activities you didn't think of for original itinerary. Such a blessed and great soul to be around, I couldn't imagine any other driver. Will def recommend Farag to my family and friends that are planning to come too Egypt in a couple months and I look forward to booking Farag again when I come back personally. Thank you Farag for making this trip so much better with your humor and generosity. Wishing you all the best and can't wait to come in contact with you again. See more..
5.0 Pyramids Land Tours (93 reviews)
- Zenab is a Star
Historical & Heritage Tours • Private Tours

Zenab was super friendly from the start she greeted me and gave me helpful tips about avoiding scams before we started our tour. Throughout the day she showed me markets and vendors that I could actually trust and weren't pressuring me into buying anything. They where all very professional and told me you have no obligation to buy and where completely OK when I didn't buy anything. She made sure we got to the pyramids early before anyone else did so I got some amazing solo shots. She let it be my day and I got to choose what I wanted to see. The lunch she took me to was amazing and the views where incredible. She walked with me through the museum and explained everything and you can tell she was very knowledgeable. I definitely recommend her and her team if you guys need to see all the main sites of Cairo in a day. Thanks for the amazing time! See more..
5.0 Abdo tours (27 reviews)
- More like a knowledgeable Friend.
Private Tours • Day Trips

Abdul is perhaps one of the kindest and most knowledgeable tour guide friend a tourist can ask for. Not only did he recommend different adventures he also did his best to accommodate us with whatever we decided to do no matter how mundane. Abdul was flexible and consistently made us the priority. He was very realistic and gave the best advice on how to navigate through Cairo when we were without him. Easy to talk to and very protective, Abdul is a godsend. I'm thankful my family and I were able to to have made his acquaintance. Until next time, thank you my friend Abdul. See more..
5.0 Alaa SD (12 reviews)
- Viaje Egipto
Multi-day Tours

Era un sueño pendiente de cumplir que gracias a nuestro guía Alaa fue misión cumplida. Una persona que te hace revivir cada segundo y cada uno de los lugares. Mi descripción para este viaje de la mano de nuestro guía es mágico, único y con ganas de más! See more..
5.0 Egy Smart Travel (7 reviews)
- Fabulous Guide
Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM City Tours • Multi-day Tours • Cultural Tours • Historical & Heritage Tours • Private Tours

As a woman traveling alone, I was nervous of touring the historical sites of Cairo without a guide. An Egyptian friend arranged a personal tour guide for me via Egy Smart Travel. I could not have wished for a better guide than Ahmed, he was professional, polite, very knowledgeable about the sites we visited and - priceless if you are a solo tourist - happy to take photos of me at the many sights we visited. I cannot recommend him highly enough. See more..
4.5 The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (12.8k reviews)
- LOVED IT THOROUGHLY!
Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums

This famous museum houses the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyption artifacts (more than 120,000 items on display) featuring the famous Tutankhamun collection with its beautiful gold death mask and sarcophagus and the royal Mummy room, which houses an additional eleven Pharaonic dignitaries. See more..
4.5 Nile River (3.150 reviews)
- M/S Mayflower
Friday: Spent < 1 hour Bodies of Water

Stretching for 4,187 miles, the longest river in the world flows from its major source, Lake Victoria in east central Africa, through Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia and northwards into Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. See more..
4.5 Mosque of Muhammad Ali (2.662 reviews)
- Part of citadel of Salahuddin and no1 thing to do in Cairo!! Pyramids and antiquities museum do not compare
Historic Sites • Religious Sites

Located in the Citadel, this mosque was built between 1824 and 1857 in the Ottoman style by Mohammad Ali Pasha, a ruler of Egypt. See more..
4.5 Coptic Cairo (2.084 reviews)
- No cost attraction
Neighborhoods • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas

Once known as the Roman stronghold of Babylon, Cairo’s oldest section is the ancient heart of the Coptic Christian community featuring five original churches, the first mosque built in Egypt and the oldest synagogue, all representing three of the major world religions. See more..
4.5 Cairo Citadel (1.257 reviews)
- Serene mutual faceted site with so much more to offer than pyramids and antiquities museum.
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

This massive stone fortress, built by Salah ad-Din in the 12th century, was crowned with the Mosque of Mohammed Ali 700 years later. See more..
4.5 Al-Azhar Park (944 reviews)
- A refreshing place in chaotic Cairo
Parks

It’s a very nice park. A refreshing place to go to and have relaxing and quiet couple hours or so in a chaotic Cairo. As the city is lacking parks and green spaces, this park is almost the only place you can go to. It’s not free though. The entrance fee is 15-20 EGP. The good thing is it’s the same fee as locals, not like other touristy places where the tourists pay the highest fee comparing to the locals. While you’re there, you might see the newly wed couples taking pictures, which is pretty cool. See more..
4.5 Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) (803 reviews)
- True believers think that Jesus visited here
Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

This church, originally built in the ancient fortress of Babylon in Old Cairo around 4th century AD, derives its name from its location suspended above two Roman gate towers. See more..
4.5 Islamic Cairo (801 reviews)
- Lots of choices on how to enjoy/learn from Islamic Cairo...
Neighborhoods

After the Muslims conquered Egypt in 641 AD, they built their city, Al-Fustat, on what is now the southern border of modern Cairo. Today, this section of the city contains many important sites including the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Mosque of al-Azhar and the Khan al-Khalili market, which is considered the heart of this area. See more..
4.5 Egypt Nile Felucca (535 reviews)
- Great Trip!
Paint & Pottery Studios • Multi-day Tours • Sports Camps & Clinics • 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours • Taxis & Shuttles • Bike Tours • Boat Rentals • Cooking Classes • Private Tours • Self-Guided Tours & Rentals • Day Trips

Sayed Mahmoud was a great guide! He showed me beautiful sights in Alexandria. He was very knowledgeable and he took great pictures! See more..
4.5 Zamalek (Gezira Island) (499 reviews)
- Wonderful visit to Zamalek
Neighborhoods • Islands

This island is located in the Nile River between downtown Cairo and Giza, and is characterized by upscale hotels, restaurants and pleasant gardens. See more..
4.5 City Stars Mall (470 reviews)
- Standard western mall
Friday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM Shopping Malls

We were hot and needed a place to cool down and the mall was close by. The City Stars Mall is one you would see almost anywhere in the world with most of the same brands. We found that there is a food court on every level and some places had two locations such as Starbucks. There are many western-based brands here as well as some Egyptian ones. I found the prices on the western branded items to be much higher than the states, but that was to be expected. I would just recommend coming here to cool down and maybe grab a bit to eat. The one special thing to note is that they do have an indoor ski area at the top of the mall like Dubai, but not as big. See more..
4.5 Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan (450 reviews)
- One of the most impressive historic monuments in Cairo
Historic Sites • Religious Sites

The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a monumental mosque and madrassa Cairo, Egypt was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. The mosque was considered remarkable for its massive size and innovative architectural components, and is still considered one of the most impressive historic monuments in Cairo today. This mosque is stunning and impressive from outside and inside. The mosque occupies almost 8000 square meters and the building is about 500 meters long, 68 meters wide, and 36 meters high. The massive main doorway at the north corner is almost 26 meters high and the minaret at the south corner is the tallest in Cairo at 81.5 meters. The mosque is an active place of worship. At the time of visiting the mosque women need to cover their heads; arms and legs and all visitors will need to leave their shoes prior to entering the mosque. See more..
4.5 Cairo Festival City Mall (435 reviews)
- Wonderful visit
Friday: 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM Shopping Malls

The Cairo Festival City Market is a wonderful place. Many wonderfully made local items for sell at easily reduced prices. Many items are being sold by the creators. Special orders can be placed but I recommend paying no more than a third down on special orders. If you have been able to agree on a very low price for the custom piece consider paying half down in order to cheer up the creator. Many items I bought there were able to be shipped home from the market without me having to bother with transporting them back to the apartment. See more..
4.5 Mosque of Ibn Tulun (401 reviews)
- Simplicity and grandeur
Historic Sites • Religious Sites

This is considered one of Egypt's largest and oldest mosques, which was built between AD 876 and AD 879 by an Abbasid governor sent from Baghdad to rule over Egypt. See more..
4.5 Al-Azhar Mosque (375 reviews)
- Do a sunset prayer here, morning in citadel of Salahuddin nearby and dinner in khan el khalili bazaar opposite. Stunning
Religious Sites

The oldest university in the world is built around this ancient mosque, which has been the center of Islamic scholarship since 975 AD. See more..
4.5 Cave Church (351 reviews)
- Best attraction in Cairo
Churches & Cathedrals

We loved this place. It is off most tour paths because access is through garbage city and buses could not navigate those roads. We visited on Sunday when service was still in progress. Some of the people shared bread with us afterwards and everyone was super friendly. This place is huge and has some spectacular carvings on surrounding rocks. Must see place when visiting Cairo. If we had to choose one attraction we would choose this one over pyramids. See more..
4.5 The Coptic Museum (324 reviews)
- Great experience
Art Museums

Housing some of the finest collections of Coptic art dating back to Egypt’s Christian era, this museum includes collections of ancient ankhs and Horus-like falcons, stone carvings from the era of the Mamluks, a 6th-century Coptic stone pulpit and the 1,600-year-old Coptic book of the Psalms of David. See more..
4.5 Sharia Al Mu'izz Li-Din Allah (276 reviews)
- Pedestrian street showing 10th C architecture.
Points of Interest & Landmarks

Cairo's main street which recently became pedestrian only is filled with historic sites. See more..