A Day Trip to Cairo from Luxor, Cairo, Egypt

A day trip to Cairo was something we would never thought we would consider; however given it was an option from our Nile Cruise operator and we were keen to see those pyramids, here we were about to board a plane in Luxor for a 5am flight to Cairo. A little groggy but excited for our adventures we checked in, boarded our flight and away we were in the Egyptian skies!

The 80 minute flight was uneventful, we boarded and took off on time on the internal EgyptAir flight and sat back waiting for sunrise. The view from the plane was spectacular with Nigel getting his first glimpse of the pyramids from 30,000 feet which I unfortunately missed as it was the other side of the plane. Still the day was young!

After landing and whizzing through Cairo airport we met with our pre-arranged tour guide and driver at arrivals and joined the van which would be our transport for the day. Due to the early hour they weren’t quite sure where to take us however they decided on a visit to the Khan el-Khalili bazaar and souk, one of the oldest, largest and most famous bazaars in the Middle East.

We were also shown the oldest Cafe in Cairo, El Fishawy, which has been serving tea since 1797, the year prior to Napoleon invading Egypt. We didn’t go in, it was early and not much was happening in the area; however we could only imagine just how busy it was in the height of trading. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).