10 Dec 2021
Absolutely fantastic. Our guide, Emam was full of information. Without him, we would not have understood what we were seeing. This tour of Cairo really brought the past to life for us.
Emam met us at the airport to take us to our hotel. Our flight landed late in the night and it was great to be greeted at the airport. Also, if it weren't for Emam, I wouldn't have known to bring US dollars for the Visa that you purchase at the airport.
The following morning, Emam and our friendly driver picked us up and took us to the Giza pyramids, where we rode camels (my 86 year old father was pulled in a carriage by a horse), a papyrus paper making museum (you get to see how the paper was made), the area of the Step Pyramid and the Memphis Museum.
I had wanted to get to see the Red and Bent Pyramids of Dahsur, but as a family of five, with 2 children (10 & 12) and an elderly father (we pushed in a wheelchair - although he was limited in some places), we weren't able to comfortably squeeze that in (as much as I wanted to squeeze through those pyramids). We now have something to look forward to coming back to see.
The 2nd day we saw the main museum (Grand Museum wasn't open yet) Coptic Cairo and a market. We didn't spend much time at the market, it's not very Egyptian, but there was a lovely outdoor restaurant where I had a refreshing lemon mint drink.
We were ferried back to the airport the following morning, and off to Aswan.
Absolutely fantastic two days! Thank you again, Emam.