Cairo
AFRICA · SIESTA · MOTHER OF THE WORLD
The pyramids on the horizon, a museum of wonders and a medieval bazaar that never closed.
The plan
Giza at opening
Be at the gate at 8am — the plateau to yourself before the heat and buses.
The Grand Egyptian Museum
Tutankhamun's full treasury finally under one roof beside the pyramids.
Khan el-Khalili & El-Fishawy
The 600-year bazaar, then mint tea at the café that never closed.
Coptic Cairo morning
Churches, the synagogue and Roman walls in the quiet old quarter.
Nile felucca at sunset
A wooden sail on the river as the city lights up.
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