Interactive Map of Cairo
Explore the top landmarks and excursions around Cairo, from Giza and Islamic Cairo to Saqqara and Alexandria. Click any marker to learn more.
Cairo landmarks
Cairo: districts, arrival and getting around How Cairo actually works as a base: districts, CAI airport transfers, metro, Uber and when you need a private driver. Giza Giza plateau, the Great Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum: what's really there, honest travel times, and how to plan one realistic day. Islamic Cairo Islamic Cairo on foot: the Citadel, Al-Azhar, Khan el-Khalili and Al-Muizz Street, with realistic timing and dress rules. Cairo, the city you actually stay in Cairo is where you sleep and spend day visits: Downtown, Zamalek, Islamic Cairo, Coptic Cairo, and how the traffic connects them. Coptic Cairo: the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra and the Coptic Museum A walking guide to Coptic Cairo's Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue and Coptic Museum, plus where the royal mummies really are. Giza: the pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum Giza plateau guide: three pyramids not two, the Sphinx, and the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum, with honest timing advice.
Day trips & excursions
Alexandria Alexandria from Cairo: a real three-hour drive, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Qaitbay citadel, Kom el Shoqafa catacombs, Pompey's Pillar. Luxor from Cairo How to visit Luxor from Cairo: fly or take the sleeper train, what a two-day trip covers, and why it is never a day trip by road. Saqqara: the quiet necropolis south of Giza Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis in one day from Cairo: Djoser's Step Pyramid, the Bent and Red pyramids, and Ramesses II at Memphis. Ain Sokhna: the closest Red Sea beach to Cairo Ain Sokhna is about two hours from Cairo by road. What a Red Sea beach day trip actually involves, and why it isn't Port Said. Alexandria and the north coast Alexandria from Cairo is a 3-hour drive each way. What the day actually looks like, what to skip, and how to add El Alamein or Wadi Natrun. Aswan and Abu Simbel Aswan and Abu Simbel from a Cairo or Giza base: flight vs sleeper train, why Abu Simbel adds a step, and how to plan the extension honestly. El Alamein: WWII war cemeteries and battlefield near Alexandria El Alamein's war cemeteries and battlefield sites, best visited as an add-on to an Alexandria day trip from Cairo, not a standalone excursion. Fayoum and the Western Desert Fayoum is a day trip from Cairo. The White Desert, Bahariya and Siwa are not — here's the real difference in time, effort and what to book. Fayoum day trips from Cairo: lakes, whale fossils and a potters' village Fayoum is the easy day trip from Cairo: lakes, waterfalls, whale fossils and a potters' village, no overnight stay or 4x4 required. Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel from Cairo Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel from a Cairo base: flight, sleeper train or Nile cruise, and what each extension actually involves. Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: Cairo's quieter necropolis Saqqara's Step Pyramid, Dahshur's Bent and Red pyramids, and Memphis: the older, quieter necropolis south of Giza, combined in one honest day. The Red Sea and Suez Canal from Cairo: Ain Sokhna and Port Said Ain Sokhna and Port Said from Cairo: real travel times, what each town actually offers, and why cruise excursions here head back to Giza. White Desert and Bahariya Oasis White Desert and Bahariya Oasis: a multi-day 4x4 circuit from Cairo, about five hours' drive, ending in a desert campsite — not a same-day trip. Port Said: canal city and cruise port, not a Red Sea beach Port Said sits at the north end of the Suez Canal. What it actually offers, how cruise excursions link to Giza, and why it isn't a beach trip. Siwa Oasis: what a multi-day trip from Cairo actually involves Siwa is Egypt's most remote oasis — a multi-day trip in its own right, not an add-on to a White Desert or Bahariya safari from Cairo. Wadi Natrun: the desert monasteries on the road to Alexandria Wadi Natrun's Coptic monasteries sit on the Cairo–Alexandria road — a spiritual stop en route, not a separate day trip from Cairo.