Cairo - Doorway into Egypt's glorious past

Cairo is one of the world's greatest travel destinations and this article will help the traveller get the best out of it. It gives the visitor-to-be a very good insight into what he/she can expect to see, points out the important places to visit for shopping, sightseeing and the most interesting areas of Cairo, gives personal perceptions based on three extensive trips to this area, and also offers sidebars on the best Nile and temple trips, Alexandria, five-star hotels, security and safety, restaurants, and even oddities. It also gives details of an excellent website on which the would-be traveller can find additional information to plan a trip to the Land of the Pharaohs.

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