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About ULTIMATE Cairo City Guide

ULTIMATE Cairo City Guide is an independent guide for visitors to Cairo, Egypt. We publish 14 curated lists: restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels, sights, arts & culture, outdoors, walks, shopping, health, property, developments, cars & drivers and getting around. We cover Downtown, Zamalek and Gezira, Garden City and the Corniche, Islamic Cairo, Coptic Cairo and Fustat, Giza and the Pyramids, Heliopolis, Maadi and New Cairo, with journeys to Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan and the Red Sea.

Our editor

Jai Michael is Editor-in-Chief of the ULTIMATE City Guides. With more than 25 years in the media industry, he founded ABSOLUTE brighton and London TV, and has worked with leading luxury brands around the world.

How we choose

Every place in our lists has been checked against its own website or an official source such as the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (egymonuments.gov.eg), the Egyptian Tourism Authority, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, UNESCO, Cairo International Airport, Egyptian National Railways or the Egypt e-Visa portal. We use no ratings, and we leave out anything we can’t confirm.

Before you go

Opening hours, entry rules and timetables change often in Egypt, and differ during Ramadan. Please check directly with each place, and with official sources, before you travel. Prices are in Egyptian pounds (EGP).

For venues

Run a venue in Cairo and spotted something to update? We review our lists regularly and welcome corrections.

Photo credits

• The four colossi of Ramesses II at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour and seafront, seen from the Citadel of Qaitbay, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A marble fountain floor and carved stone doorway in the Museum of Islamic Art, by Hassan Hamdy wahidy, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A felucca sailing on the Nile at Aswan, by Marc Ryckaert (MJJR), licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Pyramid of Khafre seen past the Great Pyramid and the Khufu boat-pit museum on the Giza Plateau, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The marble courtyard and arcades of Al-Azhar Mosque in the late afternoon, by Mohamed Ouda, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The gardens of Al-Azhar Park looking towards the Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, by Djehouty, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Baron Empain Palace in Heliopolis, inspired by the temples of Angkor, by Sailko, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The St. Regis Bar at dusk, its arched window looking across the Nile, photo: Courtesy of The St. Regis Cairo.
• The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, with much of its original limestone casing, by Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The vast terraced reading room of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, by Original: Mono Abo-Abda Derivative work: Radomianin, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The lobby lounge of Mena House, lit through a mashrabiya screen, photo: Courtesy of Marriott Mena House, Cairo.
• Cairo Tower rising above the gardens of Gezira under a clear sky, by Gigi Ibrahim, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The concrete lattice of Cairo Tower against a blue sky, by Terrazzo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Nile at Zamalek, with the riverside walk and a bridge, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The domes and pencil minarets of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the Citadel, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The carved stone façade and garden court of the Coptic Museum, by Radosław Botev, licensed CC BY 3.0 pl, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The nave of the Hanging Church, with its carved screen and chandeliers, by Radosław Botev, licensed CC BY 3.0 pl, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, with its outer casing, by Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara under a blue sky, by Charles J. Sharp, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Inside the Grand Egyptian Museum: the Grand Staircase and its statues, by Amr F.Nagy, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The three pyramids of Giza with the queens’ pyramids in front, across the desert under a clear sky, by Ricardo Liberato, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The red façade of the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Feluccas on the Nile at sunset, by Marc Ryckaert, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Koshary with its bowls of toppings, by Dina Said, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Nile at Zamalek, with the riverside walk and a bridge, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A furnished room with mashrabiya windows in the Gayer-Anderson Museum, by ولاء, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Inside the Grand Egyptian Museum: the Grand Staircase and its statues, by Amr F.Nagy, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum, lined with colossal royal statues, by Amr F.Nagy, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Pyramid of Khafre seen past the Great Pyramid and the Khufu boat-pit museum on the Giza Plateau, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The nave of the Hanging Church, with its carved screen and chandeliers, by Radosław Botev, licensed CC BY 3.0 pl, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The mosaic-floored lounge of the spa at the Kempinski Nile Hotel, photo: Courtesy of Kempinski Nile Hotel.
• The Baron Empain Palace in Heliopolis, inspired by the temples of Angkor, by Sailko, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The three pyramids of Giza with the queens’ pyramids in front, across the desert under a clear sky, by Ricardo Liberato, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The cast-iron arcades of the 19th-century palace at the Cairo Marriott on Gezira, photo: Courtesy of Cairo Marriott Hotel.
• The gardens of Marriott Mena House at dusk, with the floodlit Great Pyramid beyond, photo: Courtesy of Marriott Mena House, Cairo.
• The great courtyard of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, with its fountain and spiral minaret, by User:Berthold Werner, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The minarets and dome of the Qalawun complex on Al-Muizz Street, by Mohammed Ali Moussa, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A marble fountain floor and carved stone doorway in the Museum of Islamic Art, by Hassan Hamdy wahidy, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The avenue of ram-headed sphinxes at Karnak, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Brass and glass lanterns lit at a stall in Khan el-Khalili, by Mohammed Moussa, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hand-stitched appliqué panels on the Street of the Tentmakers, by Mo Hany.Afife, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A dish of koshary with its toppings: lentils, chickpeas, fried onions and tomato sauce, by Dina Said, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pylon and colonnades of Luxor Temple, by Marc Ryckaert, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The lobby lounge of The St. Regis Cairo under its chandeliers, photo: Courtesy of The St. Regis Cairo.
• The Nile at Zamalek, with the riverside walk and a bridge, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The tiled mosque hall of the Manial Palace on Roda Island, by Summering2018, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The colossal statue of Ramesses II lying in its hall at Memphis, by Vyacheslav Argenberg, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The ticket barriers of a Cairo Metro station, by Stolbovsky, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The minarets and dome of the Qalawun complex on Al-Muizz Street, by Mohammed Ali Moussa, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Canal houses and bridges in Amsterdam, by Michielverbeek, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alhambra in Granada in the evening light, by Jebulon, licensed Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The floodlit Acropolis and Parthenon at dusk, seen from Philopappos Hill, by Giles Laurent, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pink sand beach of Harbour Island, the Bahamas, by Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The road winding out to the lighthouse on Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, above the open sea, by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Palace reflected at dawn, by Nawit science, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The golden sand and calm water of Paynes Bay, St. James, by Barry haynes, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sagrada Família lit up at night, by Maksim Sokolov, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Belgrade's old town and the spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael above the Sava at sunset, photo: © ULTIMATE International Media.
• The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin against a blue sky, by Berthold Werner, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Royal Pavilion in Brighton under a blue sky, by Qmin, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Romanian Athenaeum in its garden, by Jorge Franganillo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the Danube, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pyramids of Giza across the desert, by Ricardo Liberato, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Nyhavn, Copenhagen, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A cruise ship in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, by Gzzz, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Burj Khalifa and Business Bay at blue hour, by Robert Bock, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Ha’penny Bridge on the Liffey, Dublin, by Chris Rycroft, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Edinburgh Castle on its rock above the trees of West Princes Street Gardens, by Matti Blume, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A schooner silhouetted against the sunset off Key West, by Joe Parks from Berkeley, CA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Aerial view of the white sand spit of Ses Illetes and Llevant, the salt pans and, across the strait, Ibiza and Es Vedrà, by Beni Marull, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Baie des Anges, Nice, by Tobi 87, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Blue domes of Oia above the Santorini caldera, by Norbert Nagel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Helsinki Cathedral above the South Harbour, by Ввласенко, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hong Kong Island and the harbour at night from Victoria Peak, by Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The walls of Dalt Vila and the cathedral above the harbour of Ibiza Town, in late sun, by Charles from Port Chester, New York, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hagia Sophia and its minarets in golden evening light, by Nserrano, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Varenna on Lake Como, by Daniel Case, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Las Vegas Strip at dusk, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Lisbon’s rooftops falling to the Tagus under a clear blue sky, by Dudva, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Congress Square, Ljubljana, with the castle on its hill behind, by Petar Milošević, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Palace of Westminster and the Elizabeth Tower lit at dusk across the Thames, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Downtown Los Angeles at sunset beneath the snow-capped San Gabriel Mountains, by Alek Leckszas, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Metrópolis building at the start of the Gran Vía, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• La Seu, Palma’s Gothic cathedral, and the Almudaina above the old sea wall, seen from the Parc de la Mar, by Enric, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An aerial view of a small island ringed by reef in the Maldives, by Luka Peternel, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Valletta’s honey-coloured skyline, with the dome of the Carmelite church and the spire of St Paul’s, above the harbour at sunset, by Olga Prystai, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Yachts in Puerto Banús, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Turquoise water below the pine-topped cliffs at Cala Macarella, Menorca, by Markus Trienke, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Art Deco hotels on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, by Robbschultz69, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Duomo di Milano and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on the Piazza del Duomo, by kuhnmi, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Monaco from above, Port Hercule and Monte-Carlo below the mountains, by Spike, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Taj Mahal Palace and the Gateway of India from the harbour, by iMahesh, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sunset at the Naples Pier, by pmarkham, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The New York City skyline from Top of the Rock, by Dillan Payne, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Oslo Opera House, by Christian David, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in Paris, by Chabe01, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Prague Castle and Charles Bridge, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, by Berthold Werner, edit by Böhringer, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The red carriages of the Glacier Express crossing the stone arches of the Landwasser Viaduct below a snow-capped peak, by Kabelleger / David Gubler, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Church of St John at Kaneo above Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Reykjavík and Mount Esja from Hallgrímskirkja, by Jakub Hałun, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Peter’s Basilica in Rome under a clear blue sky, by Alvesgaspar, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Battery Spencer, by Christoph Strässler, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Lujiazui skyline lit up at night across the Huangpu River, by King of Hearts, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The towers of the Central Business District lit up at night, reflected in Marina Bay, by Bijay Chaurasia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Matterhorn in winter above Zermatt, by JoachimKohler-HB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Warrior on a Horse fountain in Macedonia Square, Skopje, lit at night, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, under a pink evening sky, by Jose Ligero Loarte, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A caparisoned elephant in the Esala Perahera procession, Kandy, by Daniel Liabeuf, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Gros Piton and Petit Piton, the twin volcanic spires of the UNESCO-listed Pitons, by xiquinhosilva, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Gamla Stan, Stockholm, by Nordenfan, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Longtail boats on West Railay beach beneath the limestone cliffs, by Krzysztof Golik, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The restored Pyramid of Tirana under a blue sky, by BBB2021, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Rolling green hills and a farmhouse near Pienza in the Val d’Orcia, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Calatrava’s Hemisfèric lit at twilight, reflected in its pool, by Diliff, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, by Irin Acassi, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The tiled roof of St Stephen’s Cathedral and the rooftops of central Vienna, by Dietmar Rabich, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Mark's Church and its tiled roof on St Mark's Square, Zagreb's Upper Town, by Jorge Láscar from Australia, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Zurich and the Limmat, by Daniel Kraft, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Nile at Zamalek, with the riverside walk and a bridge, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Nile at Zamalek, with the riverside walk and a bridge, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Funerary furniture and figures in a gallery of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, by Rowyda elshaer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Old Cataract Hotel on its granite bluff above the Nile at Aswan, by Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Cairo Opera House on Gezira at dusk, seen from above, by AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The lotus pond and wooden bridge in the Orman Garden, by Wilrooij, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The gardens of Al-Azhar Park looking towards the Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, by Djehouty, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The pylons of the Temple of Isis at Philae, by M.ramadan2014, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The dining room of The Blue Restaurant and Grill at the Kempinski Nile Hotel, photo: Courtesy of Kempinski Nile Hotel.
• The Jazz Bar at the Kempinski Nile Hotel, with Cairo Tower and the Nile through the window at dusk, photo: Courtesy of Kempinski Nile Hotel.
• A suite at the Kempinski Nile Hotel, its windows looking over the Nile to Cairo Tower, photo: Courtesy of Kempinski Nile Hotel.
• A table on the terrace of Khufu’s, facing the Great Pyramid, photo: Courtesy of Khufu’s.
• The cast-iron arcades of the 19th-century palace at the Cairo Marriott on Gezira, photo: Courtesy of Cairo Marriott Hotel.
• The palace gardens of the Cairo Marriott in Zamalek, photo: Courtesy of Cairo Marriott Hotel.
• The Cairo Marriott’s towers and palace on Gezira, seen across the Nile, photo: Courtesy of Cairo Marriott Hotel.
• The gardens of Marriott Mena House at dusk, with the floodlit Great Pyramid beyond, photo: Courtesy of Marriott Mena House, Cairo.
• Tables set by the pool at Mena House at dusk, with the Pyramids behind the palms, photo: Courtesy of Marriott Mena House, Cairo.
• The palm gardens of Mena House in the morning, with the Great Pyramid and Khafre beyond, photo: Courtesy of Marriott Mena House, Cairo.
• The lobby lounge of Mena House, lit through a mashrabiya screen, photo: Courtesy of Marriott Mena House, Cairo.
• A Mena House room with its balcony framing the Great Pyramid, photo: Courtesy of Marriott Mena House, Cairo.
• The pool of The Nile Ritz-Carlton at dusk, ringed by palms and cabanas, photo: Courtesy of The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo.
• A terrace room at The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo, photo: Courtesy of The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo.
• The mosaic-floored lounge of the spa at the Kempinski Nile Hotel, photo: Courtesy of Kempinski Nile Hotel.
• The lobby lounge of The St. Regis Cairo under its chandeliers, photo: Courtesy of The St. Regis Cairo.
• The St. Regis Bar at dusk, its arched window looking across the Nile, photo: Courtesy of The St. Regis Cairo.
• The St. Regis Cairo lit at dusk on the Nile Corniche, photo: Courtesy of The St. Regis Cairo.
• La Zisa at The St. Regis Cairo, its tall windows facing the Nile and Cairo Tower, photo: Courtesy of The St. Regis Cairo.
• The Nile waterfront walk at Zamalek in the evening light, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Pyramid of Khafre seen past the Great Pyramid and the Khufu boat-pit museum on the Giza Plateau, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Qalawun complex on Al-Muizz Street seen through a hanging-lamp archway, by Mohammed Ali Moussa, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The decorated concourse of Ramses Station, by Osama Khalil, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Nile waterfront walk at Zamalek in the evening light, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The marina buildings of El Gouna on the Red Sea, by Marc Ryckaert, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Coral and reef fish in the Red Sea off Hurghada, by Aymangabalawy, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A table on the terrace of Khufu’s, facing the Great Pyramid, photo: Courtesy of Khufu’s.
• The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara under a blue sky, by Charles J. Sharp, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Brass and glass lanterns lit at a stall in Khan el-Khalili, by Mohammed Moussa, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Great Sphinx of Giza with the Pyramid of Khafre behind, by Diego Delso, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The mosque-madrasa of Sultan Hassan, its dome between two minarets, by Berthold Werner, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The decorated concourse of Ramses Station, by Osama Khalil, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The painted corridor of the Tomb of Ramesses IV in the Valley of the Kings, by Mustang Joe, licensed CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The entrance to the Tomb of Ramesses IV in the Valley of the Kings, below cliffs in the evening light, by zolakoma, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The minarets and dome of the Qalawun complex on Al-Muizz Street, by Mohammed Ali Moussa, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Nile waterfront walk at Zamalek in the evening light, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Nile waterfront walk at Zamalek in the evening light, by Slyronit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bab Zuweila and its two minarets at the end of an old Cairo street, by Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.