Cairo

Pros: Excellent tour guide, inexpensive, covered all of the Egyptian highlights.
Cons: Cairo is not a clean city and the vendors make buying something indesireable and difficult.

     Our ten day Gate 1 Travel tour was fantastic.  All of the things you've always wanted to see but have only read about or seen on the History channel.  Every city on the Nile cruise was better than the last.  The ...

Pros: An ancient cradle of civilization with incredible antiquities. Truly a world-heritage city.
Cons: Crowded, heavy traffic, dusty/smoky, need to be careful of drinking water.

My husband and I visited Cairo in June 2006 for 5 days. We arranged our trip in advance through a US-based Egyptian travel agency, who arranged a tour guide and driver with a private car. We were met at the airport and quickly taken through customs. The ...

Pros: Avoid the hassle from vendors and touts. See almost everything in two days.
Cons: It is a whirlwind at times (or should I say a sandstorm?).

It was two o’clock in the morning. Understandably we felt disoriented and bleary eyed as we scrambled into the mini van and came face to face with two perfect strangers who were to be our travelling companions for the next few days. Our tour price ...

Pros: Um..... you might get some nice pics of the pyramids.
Cons: Where to begin... the city is full of cons

I have traveled much of the world, particularly in Africa and other so-called, developing nations. I have never had as horrible an experience as I did in Cairo. Cairo is all about the hustle. The locals, seemingly very friendly, will lure you in ...

Pros: a vibrant bustling colour full city, rich in heritage
Cons: noise, dirty and often smelly

How can I attempt to sum up the unique qualities of a city like Cairo within the confines of a short review? Well the answer is I can't, not to the degree that I would like, but if this brief snap shot gives you some idea of the glorious diversity of ...

Pros: Location
Cons: Needs urgent TLC and maintenance

I was sold this hotel by the travel agent as being 5 star. That may have been the case 25 years ago but no longer. It's now an adequate 3 star. Shepheards is quite literally 'across the road' from the Nile with a million dollar view of the river and ...

Pros: inexpensive, pyramids
Cons: noisy and dirty

When you first step into the airport from the plane you get an idea of the chaos that is Cairo. There are mobs of people at the exchange places and outside offering taxi service and of course the people arriving from the flights. I had arranged ...

Pros: The Wonders are worth the hassle
Cons: Traffic dirty noisy beurocratic and hassled

Cairo is the sort of place that is wonderful if you know what you are doing. I have been there 3 times now. You can see what you need to see in 2/3 days. Airport Passport control at airport on way in takes 1hr+, you can buy visas at bank kiosks just ...

Pros: the history (pyramids, museum,etc)
Cons: can be unsafe, a lot of poverty, very very hot in the summer

I'm sure nearly everyone in the world has learned about ancient Egypt at one point or another. Though it was never quite as powerful as the Roman or British empires it was always very interesting to all. From the mummies to the pyramids to the desert...

Pros: fascinating, friendly people, economical
Cons: crowded, noisy, dirty

Take a hot, dry, dusty climate and add millions of people and cars, along with much sought-after tourist destinations and what do you have? Cairo!

If you hate noise, stay away from Cairo! If you hate people, stay away, if you hate traffic and...

Pros: Good tourist infrastructure, sights straight out of a science fiction novel
Cons: Usual third-world water, transportation, and sanitary hassles, but better than most developing countries

This is the final review in my three-part series of Egyptian destinations. I'm hoping that this blockbuster will push me above the twenty-reader mark (sigh).

The Place

Cairo. Big city in Egypt. Located roughly at the beginning...

Pros: The Giza plateau is absolutely amazing!
Cons: The locals who want to take you for a camel ride are very annoying.

In July 2000 I was fortunate enough to be on a two night stop over in Cairo. Although I only had one day in Cairo, it turned out to be the most memorable part of a month long holiday.

My day started at 6am. Being on a tight budget I asked...

Pros: Last surviving wonder of ancient world, earth's oldest tourist attraction.
Cons: Crowds, trash, vendors, camel police with whips and ubiquitous guards with AK47s.

We went to see the Pyramids outside of Cairo, via a cruise ship tour. We chose the tour despite the 3 hour drive to and from because we feared we may not pass this way again. We had always wanted to see the pyramids so we endured the bus trip. We rode...

Pros: fun, lively, lots of things to see and do
Cons: time will fly by fast--it always does when you're having fun

As an Egyptian-American, I visit Egypt for 2 and a half months every summer. It is by-far the greatest city. There is always something to do. It will be a completely different experience for you, but you will remember it for the rest of your life. If...

Pros: Pyramids; Other ancient exhibits; shopping
Cons: Heat; Crowds; Filth; Traffic; Poorly prepared food (no apparant cleanliness standards)

I spent a year in the Sinai (Egypt) and made numerous trips to Cairo. While being able to say that you have seen the Pyramids in person ~ always give you something to talk about; it truly is not worth the trip, unless you have nowhere else to go.
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