Cairo
‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed
The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.
- Chris Moss
There’s little to excite you at this busy airport, with one exception
The shopping and dining options are typical chain-store fare, but then you come across the exhibit of a 2600-year-old mummy.
- Andrew Bain
The world’s biggest Sofitel hotel opens on the Nile
Egypt is experiencing a tourism surge, with almost 16 million tourists visiting last year.
- Julietta Jameson
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I spent just 24 hours in a country. Does that mean I’ve ‘been’ there?
The first thing I’m going to do on this beautiful morning, my first in a new country? Check out. And then head to the airport.
- Ben Groundwater
Bring cash to avoid queues, crying kids at this bureaucratic airport
Cairo airport handles 26 million passengers a year. Allow time (and patience) for its lengthy security – better still, bring cash.
- Belinda Jackson
Six of the best historic hotels in Egypt
From lamp-lit rooms with views once enjoyed by Alexander the Great to a Churchill favourite, these hotels have atmosphere in spades.
- Belinda Jackson
Cairo tour food takes you beyond kebabs and falafel
The pre-tour notes advised me to skip lunch (and probably breakfast), and to wear good walking shoes.
- Belinda Jackson
Cairo travel guide and things to do: Why visitors to Egypt shouldn't skip the huge capital city
Cairo, the chaotic but captivating Egyptian capital, is preparing for its overdue return to the bosom of the world traveller.
- Belinda Jackson
Airport review: Cairo International Airport, brace for delays at Africa's busiest airport
Once a shabby affair, Cairo's newer Terminals 2 and 3 fall in with international expectations.
- Belinda Jackson
Cairo, Egypt, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
They might be 4500 years old, but there's change afoot around the Pyramids of Giza.
- Belinda Jackson