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EGYPT TRAVEL
GUIDE YOUR TRAVEL GUIDE TO EGYPT |
This Guide is made to make your trip and visit to Egypt much
easier and comfort whether you are traveling alone or part of
group, this will be your Guide to enjoy the most of your trip.
You will find a list of most of the cities and restaurants and
will pop your night life with most of the well known pubs and
cubs so you can stay up all night. Also we will give you short
brief of all the optional tours and tips so we can be with you
all the time so you can feel like home even in your vacation.
We hope this guide will assist you with all you need and will be
useful during your visit to Egypt and if you have any
suggestions or ideas please don’t hesitate to inform us so we
can make it even better and better.
Hope you will enjoy your trip to Egypt and enjoy the most of it
to the limit welcome to Egypt.
CAIRO TRAVEL GUIDE
Is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in North Africa and
the Arab World.Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for
its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a
center of the region's political and cultural life. Even before
Cairo was established in the tenth century, the land composing
the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose
remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also
associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the Great
Sphinx and the pyramids in nearby Giza.
Transportation in Cairo:
During your free time there are 3 main ways of transportation in
Cairo mad streets.
Private mini vans
Private mini vans are mostly provided by our agency or your
hotel mostly with representative and it ll take you from door to
door and wait for you during your visit
Private car will coast little more than normal taxi or cab since
it’s a/c car with representative and will be with you during
your daily visit.
Average price for private mini van: 25 $ / visit.
Taxis:
There are two types of taxis (cab) in Egypt.
Yellow taxi (cab) commonly called city cabs or Cairo cabs which
are the most comfortable, they are air conditions and have a
working meter unlike the black and white cabs which require a
little more of the adventurous streak as a tourist you will pay
more than normal coast , so its always better to negotiate a
price since most of them don’t have working meter .
Metro (" sub-way , under ground ")
Cairo has a 3 branch metro system that is considered till now
the only metro system on Africa , and its has limited travel
areas , its cheap as well it coasts only 1 l.e for an entire
journey , and there is two carriages that are set for ladies
only .
Main sights:
The Egyptian Museum
the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the
Egyptian Museum, is home to the most extensive collection of
ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 136,000 items
on display, with many more hundreds of thousands in its basement
storerooms
Old Cairo
The part of Cairo that contains Coptic Cairo and Fostat, which
contains the Coptic Museum, Babylon Fortress, Hanging Church,
the Greek Church of St. George, many other Coptic churches, the
Ben Ezra Synagogue and Amr ibn al-'As Mosque.
Cairo Tower
The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower in Cairo.
It stands in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the Nile
River, in the city centre. At 187 meters, it is 43 meters higher
than the Great Pyramid of Giza, which stands some 15 km to the
southwest.
Khan El-Khalili
Khan el-Khalili is an ancient shopping area, nothing less, but
some of the shops have also their own little factories or
workshops.
The suq (which is the Arabic name for bazaar, or market) dates
back to 1382, when Emir Djaharks el-Khalili built a big
caravanserai (or khan) right here. A caravanserai was a sort of
hotel for traders, and usually the focal point for economic
activity for any surrounding area. This caravanserai is still
there, you just ask for the narrow street of Sikka Khan el-Khalili
and Badestan.
That was a short brief of Cairo most famous sight seeing and
some of the extra excursions that you can add to your trip to
make it more interesting and fun.
Places to Eat at
Cairo has a plenty of variety of world cuisine and restaurants.
So no matter what you feel like eating tonight I m sure in Cairo
you will find you needs.
Felfela:
Cuisine type: Egyptian food
Dress code: casual
Address: 173 el Haram st. el Haram (" near Mena house by the
pyramids "),Giza .
Tel: (+2)-(02) 233- 761-234
Moghl restaurant:
Cuisine type: Indian food
Dress code: smart casual
Address: Mena house hotel ,Giza
Tel: (+2)-(02) 233-766-644
Aqua:
Cusine type: seafood
Dress code: smart casual
Address: Four seasons hotel , Down town Cairo .
Tel: (+2)-(02) 279-17000
Bella:
Cuisine type: Italian food
Dress code: smart casual
Address: Four seasons hotel ,Down town Cairo.
Tel: (+2)-(02) 279-17000
Hard Rock Café:
Cuisine type: International
Dress code: casual
Address: Grand Hyatt hotel ,Down town ,Cairo
Tel: (+2)-(02) 253-212-77
Peking:
Cuisine type: Chinese
Dress code: casual
Address 1: 12 Saray al Azbakia st. Down town ,Cairo
Address 2: 26 el Atebaa st, Moandeseen, Cairo.
Tel 1: (+2)-(02) 259-123-81
Tel 2: (+2)-(02) 2333 667 34
El Omda:
Cuisine type: Egyptian
Dress code: casual
Address: 6 el Gazaer st. Moandeseen,Cairo
Steak out:
Cuisine type: Steak house
Dress code: casual
Address: 16 Mohamed kamel morsy st, Mohandeseen, Cairo.
Tel: (+2)-(02) 2349 7326
La Bodega:
Cuisine type: French
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Address: 157, 26th of July St., Zamalek, Cairo.
Tel: (+2)-(02)2735 0543
Sequoia:
Cuisine Type: Egyptian
Dress code: Smart Causal
Address: Abou El Feda St., Zamalek, Cairo.
El Kababgy:
Cuisine Type: Oriental grills
Dress code: Casual
Address: Sofitel El Gizerah Hotel, Zamalek, Cairo.
Tel: (+2)-(02) 2737 3737
Places to Drink at
Need a drink or its part time, you want to experience Cairo
night life.
Friday's:
Night club ,bar
Address: 26 el Nile st.,Giza
Tel: (+2)-(02) 3570 9690
Andrea bar:
Club,bar
Dress code: formal
Address: 59 Teraat el Maruteya rd. Faisal, Giza.
Tel: (+2)-(02) 3383 1133
Club 35:
Night club,bar
Address: 35 Mourad st. , Giza.
Deals pub:
Pub
Address: 2 el Mahaad el Swissry st.,El Zamalek,cairo
Tel: (+2)-(02) 27360 502
Cairo Jazz club:
Live music(" jazz")
Adress:197 26th of july st.,Mohandeseen ,Cairo.
Tel: (+2)-(02) 3345 9939
Bull's Eye:
Bar
Address: 32 Jeddah st.,mohandeseen,Cairo
Tel: (+2)-(02)3761 6888
King's head pub:
Pub
Address: Zayed Hotel, 42 el Mahasen el Shazly
Sq.,mohandeseen,Cairo.
Tel: (+2)-(02) 3346 3318
Buddha bar:
Bar
Address: Sofotel El Gazera Hotel,Zamalek,Cairo
Tel: (+2)-(02) 2737 3737
La Bodega bar:
Bar
Address: 157 26th of July st.,Zamalek,Cairo
Tel: (+2)-(02) 2738 1525 / 2735 6761
Deals:
Bar
Address: 1A El Sayed Ell Bakry st.,Zamalek,Cairo.
Tel: (+2)-(02) 2735 9002
• Alexandria Travel
Guide
Alexandria the Mediterranean bride, in ancient times Alexandria
was one of the famous cities in the world .it was founded around
small Pharonic town c.334Bc by Alexander the great .it remained
Egypt's capital for nearly a thousand years until Muslim
conquest of Egypt in 641 Ad whn a new Capital was founded at
fustat ( cairo now) ,Alexandria is also famous for the light
houce of Alexandria one of the old seven wonders, and the
library of Alexandria ,the largest library of the ancient world
.
Transportation in Alexandria:
Alexandria is the sec largest city after Cairo ,so its so easy
to find local transportation along the cornice (" sea side ")
and there are three major transportation in Alexandria .
Private mini vans
Private mini vans are mostly provided by our agency or your
hotel mostly with representative and it ll take you from door to
door and wait for you during your visit
Private car will coast little more than normal taxi or cab since
it’s a/c car with representative and will be with you during
your daily visit.
Average price for private mini van: 25 $ / visit.
Taxis
yellow and black taxis are very common in Alexandria and it’s
the best way if you want to discover the city ,and there are no
meters so my advise is that you agree on the fair before you hop
in ………
Tram
It’s a local electric metro that runs through the city. its very
slow and very cheap but its good idea to check out the local
life of Alexandria
Bus
It’s a tour bus that runs allover the Alexandria by the sea
side,
It's cheap and during the summer has an open deck "rooftop"
where you will be able to enjoy the weather and the view at the
same time
Places to eat in Alexandria
The Fish market:
Cuisine type: seafood
Dress code: casual
Address: El Guiesh road ,stanly,Alexandria.
Tel: (+02) (03) 4805 114
San Giovanni:
Cuisine type: seafood
Dress code: casual
Address: San Giovanni hotel, Stanly, Alexandria
Tel: (+02) (03) 5467 775
Helnan Palestine:
Cuisine type: various
Dress code: smart casual
Address: Helnan Palestine hotel ,El Montaza palace,Alexandria.
Tel: (+02) (03) 5474 033
Four seasons:
Cuisine type: various
Dress code: smart casual
Address: Four seasons hotel ,san Stefano ,Alexandria
Tel: (+02) (03) 5818 000
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