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Intro Cairo Cairo, or Al Qahira is the capital city of Egypt – Um El Dunia as it’s called. With over 12 million people just living in Cairo, it is bigger than a lot of countries. The crowded streets and breathtaking sights and views are what make Cairo the most wonderful city of Egypt. Although there are other cities like Sharm El sheikh and Hurghada that have luxurious resorts but they don’t have the history and the pride like Cairo. It is the largest city in the Middle East and Africa and lies at the center of all the routes leading to and from

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Cairo

Cairo, or Al Qahira is the capital city of Egypt – Um El Dunia as it’s called. With over 12 million people just living in Cairo, it is bigger than a lot of countries. The crowded streets and breathtaking sights and views are what make Cairo the most wonderful city of Egypt. Although there are other cities like Sharm El sheikh and Hurghada that have luxurious resorts but they don’t have the history and the pride like Cairo. It is the largest city in the Middle East and Africa and lies at the center of all the routes leading to and from the three continents, Asia, Europe and Africa. It extends on the banks of the Nile River to the south of its delta. It is the city where the past and present meet.

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The intercontinental is 5 stars lavish hotel with a replica pyramid between its north and south building. It is located in Omar Ibn El Khattab, Heliopolis, Nasr City, 11757 Cairo, Egypt. There is an outdoor and indoor swimming pool, hydro pool, Jacuzzi and Turkish steam bath. It has 3, 5 star dining. Shogun Restaurant, which is a Japanese restaurant, that has cultural and unique seafood dishes. The Fayruz Restaurant that serves Lebanese delicacies and an Italian cuisine at Maestro Italian Restaurant. One of its common tours you can take is the Khan EL Khalili tour. Khan EL Khalili is a traditional open Souq that has a huge mosque called Khan EL Khalili and over 500 cultural and traditional shops. Pan American World Airways

Fairmont was the best hotel in Cairo in 2013 according to Al Haram News. The hotel has a luxurious and breathtaking view from outside with distinctive design of rooms inside. At night the fun starts. There are daily shows and traditional dancing at night with a lot of music and cuisines open around the outside of the hotel. The Fairmont is located in Corniche El Nile, Ramlet Beaulac, Cairo, Egypt. The hotel has a Nile tour by boat that you can take as an option for fee and the view can blow your mind. The calmness and peaceful sounds of the oceans mixes with traditional music and dances making it an amazing blend and an opportunity to never miss. The Gulf Egypt For Hotels And Tourism company opened the hotel in 2007. The hotel has 594 bedrooms including 36 suites, 16 Batio, 25 Cabana and four diplomatic suits. The hotel is not

Grand Hyatt is an old yet luxurious hotel. Its outer design looks old and pallid compared to the other prevailing hotels these days but that doesn't change its king like view inside with bizarre rooms with a mind-blowing view of the Nile River. The hotel is one of the oldest hotels in Cairo. It was built in 1974. It was expanded with the addition of a 41-floor tower in 2003, With 715 rooms. It’s located at Corniche El Nile, Garden City, Roda Island, Cairo, Egypt. It offers you an amazing full board with only 560 QR a night on average.

AccommodationsCairo is a country Full of attractions and tourisms that attract tourist. This is why there are more than 180 5 star hotels around the whole of Egypt with 37 in Cairo. Cairo has a lot of tourism attractions so it needs a lot of hotels to have a place to the tourist to live in. Grand Hyatt, Fairmont, and Intercontinental are one of the top luxuries hotels in Cairo.

This is the outer view of the hotel showing its unique swimming pool with a replica pyramid and the northern side of the hotel

This is the skyline picture of the grand hotel facing the Nile River

This is the outer view of hotel from the Nile River

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It’s the eyes of Cairo rising up 300 meters in the air. It can be seen from a far distance. There are only 16 floors because the building was only designed to have a small amount of floor making it empty from the inside. It is located in Al Zamalek, Cairo Governorate. You can view the top of Cairo from the top of the building. It was built in 1961 the Cairo tower was tallest building in the world from 1961 for 13 years. It was build brick by brick by hand materials. With a breathtaking view I would recommend visiting the Cairo tower. The entrance fee to the Cairo Tower is 50 QR for visitors and 5 QR for Egyptians.

The pyramids of Giza are one of the seven wonders. The pyramids of Giza were built in 2584 BC. With 2,300,000 blocks, each block weights from 2.5 to 30 tons. It is built as a triangle structure. You can actually go inside the small pyramids and go into the tombs of the women. The entrance is really small with 1 meter across and 1 meter high. It’s located in El Haram, Giza, Egypt. The pyramid of Giza is free to enter.

With its amazing and linguistic design any other mosques in Egypt can’t match it. The mosque was built between 1830 and 1848. The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's oldest son, who died in 1816.You can enter inside the mosque to take a look at the old, historical design of the mosque. It is located in Mohammed Ali, Cairo.  Mohammed Ali Mosque is free for all Egyptians but cost 15 QR for tourists.

SightsThe Astonishing sights of Cairo are what define it Cairo. There are many historical and current sights but. Religion has been a great segment of Cairo’s Chronicle. A lot of the sights located in Cairo are religious sights like Mosques and Churches. The sights that truly distinguish Cairo between all the cities in the world are the Cairo Tower, Pyramids of Giza, and Mohammed Ali Mosque.

The night view of the tower is breathtaking

This is the picture of the pyramids taken from a helicopter which

round the pyramids everyday

This is the outer garden of the mosque

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Dream Park is a great attraction mainly for children and teenagers. It has over 40 rides and built of 150 acres. The Park was built in 1999 and designed by The Famous Canadian Architecture Company, which is Forrec. They designed the Universal Studios and Mall of America. Dream Park is a member of IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and attractions). Dream park is located in 6th Of October, Giza, Egypt, Giza, Egypt. Dream Park Costs around 100 QR entrance fee plus 20 QR for

With 882,000 m² and more than 900 shops it is one of the biggest malls and in the world. It has a nice but simple design inside with a huge moving fountain in the middle of the mall with an amazing garden and coffee shops. There are 2 cinemas you can enter, both the same, with worldwide movies and a luxurious design. There is a kids play area and a small amusement park. Mall of Arabia is 17th biggest mall in the world and 3rd biggest mall in the Arab world behind Dubai and Kuwait.  Its located in 26th of July Corridor, Giza, Egypt.

The Cairo museum is the main and biggest museum in Egypt located in Tahrir Square, Meret Basha, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate 11516, Egypt. With its bright reddish color from the outside, the castle like museum has an amazing front garden with 2 ceramic lions sitting between the doors. It has 2 floors inside with over 120,000 items. The Egyptian museum was built in 1835 and reopened in 1902. Then entrance fee is only 30 QR for you.

Attractions

Some of the top attractions In Cairo are Dream Park, Mall of Arabia, and The Cairo Museum

and have an exciting time. They attractions in Cairo are for all ages. places where there is no age constraint. If you’re 10 or 40 you can still go The Egyptian attractions are amusing and pleasing to go to. They are the

This is the picture of the entrance to the theme park

This is the middle and outer area of mall showing the northeast side of the mall.

This is the entrance and garden of the museum