Cairo Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Ok, well since you asked nicely then I'll do one more blog from Egypt. We changed planes at Cairo after a domestic flight from Hurghada. Probably the shortest safety demonstration I've ever seen on a plane, I can remember it almost word for word.

"There are 4 emergency exits, 2 at the front of the plane, 2 at the rear. Please read the saf...

Well, I wondered what it was. I went to the doctor this morning and he says I'm having one big jolly respiratory allergy reaction thing. That explains why it feels like there is a pipe-cleaner in my lungs and I have the energy of a lawn ornament.

The funny thing is, I'm not really allergic to anything. Beyond my mythological reaction to p...

On Saturday morning at about 7am it was time to get off the Felucca. Our crewmen had woken at about 5am and sailed us across the river. We were woken up at about 6.30 for our last breakfast on the boat before we transerred to a bus. We drove north to Luxor (the site of the ancient capital Thebes) which took a couple of hours. We stopped at a tem...

I have spent the whole day walking. It was 28 degrees today and I think its going to hit 34 on Saturday. I'm really enjoying Cairo (though it is intense at times) and I've still got quite a bit left to see so I've decided to stay and extra two nights and not bother going to see the Suez Canal which is a bit of a logistical nightmare and there is...

We woke at 5am to shower, pack and check out. Waited in the lobby for a while then got the 6am free shuttle bus to the airport. Again we went fairly quickly through check in ans customs, then had to find our gate 143. The airport is huge, it must have taken about 20 mins to walk to the gate. When we boarded, we walked down and got on a bus which...

Early early start and off we go to Cairo. Our guide is annoying, opinionated and to be fair useless. The traffic as all folks say is pretty bad and it takes us ages to get through, our bus driver bless him is determined to ensure we stay awake both now and on our way home but pointing out various sights to which we must make a response or he jus...

Arrive in Cairo International Airport, terminal 2. Exchanged US$300 into E₤1656 (1 USD = 5.52 Egyptian Pounds). Lots of construction at the airport. Took bus to parking lot to catch local bus 356. Couldn't find 356, probably because the numbers were in Arabic. Ooops. Took taxi for E₤50 (tried for 40) to downtown (Midan Talat Harb). L...

Juzzo's top 10 guide to doing Egypt: - On the plan when you're just about to land, have your camera ready. This may well be your first glimpse of the pyramids! (depending on what side of the plane you're on). - Have some Egyptian pounds on you when you arrive (ie grab some before you leave oz) Preferably some low denomination notes (mainly EGŁ1,...

Aprovechamos a dormir un buen rato y a ordenar las cosas antes de dejar la habitacion para partir hacia Aswan en el tren a la noche. Partimos al sur hacia Saqqara que es un conjunto funerario donde sobresale la piramide escalonada. Es muy impresionante apesar de ser la mas primitiva y no tiene una terminacion como la que tuvieron las de Gizeh. A...

Got to Heathrow to catch the 3.30pm Egypt Air flight to Cairo 2 hours before departure. Needed this time to get through check in and security as still long queues from security alerts. Flight wasn't too busy so we got to move to some more comfy seats towards the back of the plane. Food wasn't too bad as flight food goes (had a choice of beef or ...