Top 10 free things to do in Cairo
Description:
You don’t get much for free in this world, and Cairo is no exception! Luckily, there is stuff to do here that doesn’t cost anything. This top ten list of the best free things to do in Cairo will ensure you have a great time, even if you’re strapped for cash. The ten best free things to do in Cairo include markets, monuments and other interesting areas of Cairo that are free to wander around, as well as the fabulous Sufi dancing show. By far the best thing to do is simply wander around Islamic Cairo and get deliciously lost!
Author: Nicholas Rowlands
Day 1 - Cairo
1
Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
Location:
view in google mapsOff Hussein Square
(Across from El Azhar Mosque)
11211 Cairo, Egypt
2
Sufi dancing show
Location:
view in google mapsWikalet al-Ghouri, Muhammad 'Abduh Street, behind al-Azhar Mosque
11211 Cairo,
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2285 4509 (Tourist Information)3
Al-Azhar Mosque
Location:
view in google mapsAl-Azhar Street
Opposite El-Hussein Square
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 59 38934
Street of the Tentmakers
Location:
view in google mapsSouq Al-Khiamiyya
Bab Zwayla
Cairo, Egypt
5
Ibn Tulun Mosque
Location:
view in google mapsOff 'Abd al-Magid al-Labban (Al-Salbiyya) Street
Ibn Tulun Street
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)6
Azbekeya Book Market
Location:
Cairo, Egypt7
The Religion Compound
Location:
view in google mapsMari Girgis Street
Old Cairo
11728 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)8
Qarafa, City of the Dead
Location:
view in google mapsEast of Cairo, Foot of Moqattam Cliff
El Khalifa
Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 2 285 45099
The Friday Market
Location:
view in google mapsBeneath al-Tonssy Flyover, between the southern City of the Dead and Khalifa
Cairo, Egypt
10
Townhouse Gallery
Location:
view in google mapsHussein El Me'mar Basha Street
(Off Mahmoud Basyouni Street)
11728 Cairo, Egypt
Phone:
+20 (0)2 2576 8086