Things to Do in Cairo

Maadi Grand Mall

• Shopping
• Maadi

Prince Taz palace

• Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings
• Islamic Cairo

Azbekeya Book Market

This is a somewhat sanitized version of what began as an informal, and illegal, used-book market around...

• Shopping

Drinkies

• Shopping

El Ain Gallery

This is the place to come for elaborate high-end jewelry from Azza Fahmy, one of the first modern Egyptian...

• Shopping

Anglo American Bookstore

Located in the heart of downtown, the Anglo American is better for nonfiction than fiction, but always...

• Shopping

Wikalat al Ghuriya

This Mamluke commercial building (it was built in 1504) isn't the easiest of places to find, but having...

Drinkies

• Shopping

Diwan

Diwan may not have the biggest selection of books in the city (that would probably be the main branch...

• Shopping

Kasr El Shook

Located in the middle of Zamalek, Kasr El Shook is a small but tightly packed silver store that sells...

• Shopping

Akhtoun

Situated in a funky renovated old building behind Al Azhar Mosque, Akhtoun stocks an eclectic variety...

• Shopping

American University Cairo Bookstore

Well stocked and well run, the main branch is the best place in Cairo to look for nonfiction (though...

• Shopping

Sekem Organic Food

With poor government regulation and a polluted environment, worries about what kind of chemicals are...

• Shopping

Tentmakers' Souk (Kheimeya)

Just across from Bab Zuweila is a short covered souk known in Arabic as Sharia al Kheimeya, or "Street...

• Markets

Madrasa of Sultan Hassan & the Mosque of Al Rifai

These two massive and outwardly similar buildings are located directly below The Citadel and within a...

• Castles, Palaces & Historic Buildings
• Islamic Cairo

Drinkies

• Shopping
• Downtown Cairo

Khan Msr Toulon

• Shopping
• Islamic Cairo

Egypt Craft Center

This is one of my favorite places to buy gifts in Egypt, because, apart from carrying top-quality handicrafts,...

• Shopping

Church of St. George

One of the most atmospheric churches in Cairo, this round Greek Orthodox church is actually a reconstruction...

Fortress of Babylon

There is unfortunately little left above ground of the massive fortress built by Roman Emperor Trajan...

Drinkies

• Shopping

Souk el Fustat

This is a great shopping opportunity next to Old Cairo that brings together an excellent selection of...

• Shopping

Waterwheels

The water-driven waterwheels ( al sawaai in Arabic) used in the Fayum Oasis to lift irrigation water into...

• Landmarks

Wadi Natrun

In many ways the historical seat of Coptic Christianity, this little depression on the edge of the Nile...

Tunis Pottery

The Fayum Oasis has a long tradition of creating pottery, and about 15 years ago, two Swiss potters,...