Cairo Things to Do Tips by Shofja

Egyptian Museum – it’s great collection of Pharaonic antiquities and, of course, the name of Auguste Mariette – the first director of “The Egyptian Service des Antiquites” – he founded the Egyptian Museum. Museum was established in 1858, but building which we know now as Egyptian Museum was opened in 1902.
The collection is SO big (there are about 150 000 antiquities), that with these 1,5 hours which tourists (groups) usually spent here are not enough. Guides only try to show the most popular things...
So, better come here by yourself and slowly go through Museum’s halls!

Entrance: 20,-LE (students 10,-LE)
Mummies room 40,-LE
Photo (without flash) 10,-LE,
Video 100, LE
Open: 9:00 – 16:30

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Phone: (202)5782448
Address: Midan El Tahrir, Cairo 11557
Directions: not far from Nile Hilton Hotel
Website: http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg

Of course, all tourists like to see the treasures of Tutankhamun. :-) which were recovered from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
At room Nr.8 you can see four chests made of wood and covered with gold. These chests were originally one inside the other and ihe inner one contained Tutankhamun’s stone sarcophagus.
Rooms Nr.3 and Nr.4 – there you can see all gold jewelleries (about 110 kg!!!) and of course – the famous Tutankhamun’s funerary golden mask.
And for all these beautiful things we must say thanks to Howard Carter who after many years searching founded the tomb of the young-king Tutankhamun. This great day was - the 4th of November in 1922.

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Phone: (202)5782448
Address: Midan El Tahrir, Cairo 11557
Directions: not far from Nile Hilton Hotel
Website: http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg

The golden chair of Pharaoh – this is only one thing in the Egyptian Museum collection. Beautiful, isn’t so?

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Phone: (202)5782448
Address: Midan El Tahrir, Cairo 11557
Directions: not far from Nile Hilton Hotel
Website: http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg

In the Egyptian Museum you can see great collection of ancient sarcophagi.

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Phone: (202)5782448
Address: Midan El Tahrir, Cairo 11557
Directions: not far from Nile Hilton Hotel
Website: http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg

Open:
summer: may - september 6:30-20:00
winter: october - april 7:00-22:00

Entrance: 20,-LE, students- 10,-LE
To enter one of Pyramids – 20,-LE
Solar boat museum – 20,-LE (open 9:00-16:00)
Sound and light show (near the Sphinx) – 35,-LE (2-3 shows each evening)

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Address: Al Haram Str., Gizeh, Cairo
Website: http://www.touregypt.net

I think that Pyramids are not so close to Cairo, but as we saw – they really are very close to capital of Egypt! :-)
At first we saw Pyramids through the buss windows. Unforgettable sight!!!

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Address: Al Haram Str., Gizeh, Cairo
Website: http://www.touregypt.net

The Pyramids of Gizah – the only one of the Seven Wonders of Ancient World that is still intact.
Tree Pyramids – Cheops (Khufu), Chephren (Khafre) and Mycerinus (Menkaure).
The most popular, of course, is the Great Pyramid or Pyramid of Cheops (second king of the 4th Dynasty – 2551-2528 BC) . This is the largest Pyramid in Egypt – it’s size orginally is 146 m high. The Great Pyramid contains an estimated 2,3 million stone blocks.
The Pyramid of Chephren (2520-2494 BC) – son of Cheops was built on higher ground, but it’s, of course, smaller as the Great Pyramid. Chephren’s Pyramid is 143 metres high.
The third Pyramid is much smaller as two others and was built by son of Chephren – Mycerinus. This Pyramid was never finished.

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Address: Al Haram Str., Gizeh, Cairo
Website: http://www.touregypt.net

The Spinx have body of lion and face of pharaoh Chephren. Length of the Sphinx is 57m and it is 20m high.

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In reality it surprised me. We were near Pyramids and take a look to Cairo! I hadn't imagine that Cairo looks green, very green :-) We were standing in the desert area, but some metres farther was green city! Beautiful sight!!!

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