"Cairo" a Cairo Travel Page by TomorrowsAngel

Cairo is a vast, exotic city stretching along the banks of the River Nile in Egypt. The majority of the city lies to the east of the Nile. Most visitors come to Cairo to visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, which are about 11 miles south-west of the centre of Cairo.
The three colossal pyramids can be explored by means of tunnels that go deep inside the interior of the pyramids, and by night there is a Light and Sound Show.

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There is heaps more for visitors to Cairo to experience than the pyramids. The Egyptian Museum, located in central Cairo in Tahir Square, contains over 120,000 relics including the treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb. Discovered by Howard Carter in 1921, the collection includes the solid gold death mask, the three golden catafalques, jewellery, scarabs, diadems, weapons, ceremonial gilded couches and chariots, all of which were buried with the 18th-dynasty boy king.
The Cairo Tower, on El-Gezirah Island, provides a panoramic view of Cairo from the restaurant, located at the top of the tower. With literally dozens of mosques and Coptic churches to discover, the Ibn Tulun Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the world and is a fine example of classical Islamic architecture.

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Old Cairo lies to the south of Cairo city centre, and the Citadel, the Coptic Museum and the Hanging Church are all in this region and should not be missed.
Cairo offers a range of contrasting shopping experiences, from modern shopping centres to the famous souks. The old bazaar, Khan El-Khalili, is one of the most interesting places to shop and haggle over spices, perfume, gold and silver jewellery, leatherwork and brass and copper ware.