4 Fabulous Highlights of Cairo

[Emily Rose]

Old Cairo Nightlife

During the daytime, the city of Cairo offers countless number of monuments and artifacts located in the Egyptian museum, the Giza pyramid complex and old Cairo dating back to more than 5,000 years spanning from the ancient Egyptian times to the Greco-Roman period to the Coptic era to the Islamic age to witness, but during night time it is a different story, when the city transforms into the most exciting hub for awesome nightlife, packed with a wide range of highly entertaining activities.

There are many bars located across Cairo and casinos in most of the five-stars hotels despite the county being Predominantly Islamic that you can visit during your trips in Egypt. The city is also is filled with many nightclubs that offer the wildest nightlife in the heart of one of the oldest cities on the planet. If you desire to experience a different form of art then an oriental belly dancing show that dates back the times of Pharaohs as a form of celebratory ritual. Accompanied with the belly dancing show is the whirling dervishes which are a ritual spinning dance filled with marvelous colors which were used to worship God.

Muizz Street

When you set foot in Cairo, one of your main destinations should be Al-Muizz Street (top), which contains the greatest concentration of medieval treasures in the Islamic world and one of Egypt's greatest Islamic open museum. The charming Muizz street was built by 969 AD and holds many castles and mosques the features the masterful architecture design of the Ayubid, Mamluk and Ottoman dynasties.  

Pyramids Sound and Light Show

One of Cairo's most famous monuments is the sound and light of the pyramids as colored lights with recorded voices of these amazing monuments and the full history of the great pyramids of Giza also that you can visit with Egypt tour packages. It will feel like the monuments have come back to life and begin to tell their story.

Felluca by Night and Dinner Cruise

The nighttime in Cairo is quite magical and even more beautiful if you choose to ride a Nile felucca. The journey across the Nile is an enchanting experience as you get to watch the sun melt into the horizon and all of Cairo's monuments sparkle and glow like jewels in the night sky and wear them call your name in the most hypnotic sound.  There is also chance the board a dinner Nile cruises at night and dine in the beauty of the night with some of the most delicious cuisine.