Going to Egypt

Yes, your hotel is the best place i believe.

Go to Al-Husain , It’s a bazaar where you will find intresting things and drink tea at gahwat al-feshawi.

I’ve never been there. However, everybody I know who has, gotten food poisoning from eating there (there being Egypt in general).

So, just don’t eat 😛

your going in the best time of the year, lovely weather.
U should go to four season hotel Nile plaza they have the best Italian,Chinese & Lebanese restaurants, they also have Beyman which is a fancy department store which have an amazing restaurant as well. You should visit al azhar garden as well. hv fun 😉

Apparently, all of you guys were not that experienced traveler at all ..

Mark, There are alot of wonderful places to see in Egypt and for sure, others that you mustn’t try for whatsoever reason. In general, try to avoid eating in local unclean small places – even Egyptians who care for their health don’t do it -, preferably as well go for bottled water.

There’s a huge list of nice places to visit, consider:

– City Stars Mall (you’ll find there most of the well known food brands as well as other stylish options to grab a nice meal in a nice atmosphere, make sure to check the restaurants area in the top floor of the mall)

– Al Azhar Park (it’s smartly situated on a hill overlooking old Cairo, you’ll find a couple of decent classy places to eat there as well including Trianon – give them a try, try to pick one of their Trianon types) .. you can take great photos from the top of the hill in the park during sunset

– Nile Cruise (This is absolutely a must, still you’ll have to pick the right timing which is the sunset cruise and the right operator. The best one is the Marquise, it’s a Yacht operated by Grand Hyatt Cairo and runs daily dinner and lunch cruises, I’d suggest the dinner one)

If you still need anything, just drop me a line and I’d be glad to help.

Cheers,
Ahmed

-Get a Hepatitis A shot. I got Hep A in Egypt 7 years ago because I didn’t follow the following rule…

-Don’t eat or drink anything fresh. Avoid salads, fresh juice, etc etc

-Food in Egypt generally doesn’t taste that great (I’m 1/4 Egyptian, I’m allowed to say this). Fast food’s a safe bet. Home-cooked meals are your best bet.

-Cairo’s tap water is actually pretty clean, and I love its taste. Stay away from Baraka(t?) brand water.

-Try 3eish baladi, it’s the best bread you’ll ever have in your life.

-Must-sees: Khan el Khaleeli, Pyramids/Sphinx, any random street–it’s so insanely crowded but it’s such a brilliant sight.

mark go to koshari bo tareq its a must

mark, if u gonna spend those 2 days outside of cairo i’d recommend a place called basa6a

I too have never had food poisoning, but I generally avoid unclean places.

Try going for a feluka ride on the Nile after sunset.
Sangria is a nice place too on the Nile
Al Hussein is a must, you get to go through the alleys and see all the bazars its an interesting souk.
The sound and lights program at the sphynx is great too.
Egyptian museum if you are into that kind of thing.
Also the Cairo opera house and Saqyit el Sawi always have great live music and at this time of year it is usually done in their open air arenas so you might enjoy that too.

Try to climb the largest pyramid and have a foul sandwich there with the spirit of King Tut. But! No matter what you do, don’t fart! Tootsie doesn’t like it.

To survive your Egypt experience, just imagine yourself starring in a continuous comedy and laugh it along. Otherwise you’ll just go insane ..You’ll get this once you’ve been there ..

And with two days only, I’d limit it to the pyramids, The grand museum, Azhar gardens and Khan Al Khaleeli souq (Explore around, lots of historical location hidden in unexpected corners, and eat/smoke at Najeeb Mahfouz Cafe). Oh and only eat at hotels. I got poisoning there from a river boat restaurant and I thought my stomach was tolerant of bad food.

Pack lots of digestive.

allah ye3eenk..

always take it easy with the egyptians,, everybody will ask for tip,, u can ignore it!

but underwears from “halawa”

the best place to go if you were in Egypt is to go straight to the airport, and get on the first plane back to Kuwait.. LOL Africa as a whole is dirty.. The only place worth visiting in Africa is morrocco.

come eygbt nice wezar nice foodz, and byramids !

I think you must cancel the trip lol

Hey,
i also recomend Abou al seed i have been there and it is great,also you can go to tres bon (تري بون) in new cair ghernata street (10شار غرناطة – مصر الجديدة)it is behind this building the food is great and the atmospher. La bodga very nice resturant and night club in zamalik (شارع 26 يوليو).
Enjoy yor trip 🙂

Everything Zaydoun said is absolutely right. At night make sure check out the CJC (cairo jazz club) which is in Mohandaseen( ask for alex or Mark at the door), or 35 which is at the 4 seasons. Great vibe on Tues nights. If you want the total immersion into old fashioned night life, you could try out the cabarets on Haram street for a glimpse of how the other side do it 🙂

Regarding day trips to the Pyramids or Khan, it would be wise to invest in a car and driver. If you need a number,let me know. Regarding the food, when in Egypt, try to stick to egyptian food. Italian food and other imported menus dont translate too well.La Bodega in Zamalek has a great lounge and pretty good food too.
Sangria has a cool open air bar on the nile too, and the food is bearable.

beep beep masr!

One Advice: KEEP YOUR MONEY VERY CLOSE BY

Make sure you meet Hamada the Taxi Driver…

Reporter : Hi
Egyptian: Hell
Reporter: Do u speak English
Egyptian: Berfect
Reporter: Do u mind if I interview u
Egyptian: No, I dont have a mind
Reporter: What’s your name?
Egyptian: Hamada

Reporter: Sex?
Hamada: I love it
Reporter: oh no, I meant male or female?
Hamada (yelling): what do u sink?
Reporter: it’s just for the sake of the report. Never mind…male….
Hamada: yas male..and i can brove it any time u want

Reporter: No, thanks, I’ll take ur word for it…so. How do u find life here in Egypt?
Hamada: Egybt..Very nice cantry..nice wezar..nice food..byramidz
Reporter: Oh well..beside the weather and the pyramids..what else do u like in ur country?

Hamada: Byramids, nice wezar, nice food
Reporter: DO YOU WORK?
Hamada: Yas yas..Taxi drivar
Reporter: What do u think about the traffic problem in egypt?
Hamada: Very big broblem..very much cars..u see?..but za guvurment is trying to make it bettar..
zey did the circle street and za mehwar street..and zey make all streets one way so if u go..u cant come back!!!

Reporter: What about the economic problems in Egypt?
Hamada: I do not undurstand what u say
Reporter: I mean..how do u deal with money problems in egypt?
Hamada: Egypt very rich cantry…we have alot of cotton..alot of water..and we have byramidz

Reporter: So do u make a lot of money?
Hamada: No no.. it is not legal to make money..one frend i know make money at home..and he go to brizon..if u make money at home..
Reporter: let me rephrase..since Egypt is a rich country.. do u have a lot of money?

Hamada: me?! ..Not alot..but I eat and drink Alhamdulelah?
Reporter: Then where does all the money go?
Hamada: Guvurment
Reporter: And what does the government do with the money?
Hamada: Zey Build circle street, mehwar street and make all streets one way

Reporter: well , Ok…Do u vote?
Hamada: What duz zat mean?
Reporter: Do u choose your president
Hamada: Mubarak?
Reporter: yes
Hamada (nervously): I didn’t give my voice..But if I was. I will give him my voice

Reporter: Why him?
Hamada: Because he was an airoplane in za war..he waz za leadar airoplane
Reporter: But there r no wars right now
Hamada: But if we have war..u see?…we know we will have a very good airoplane in it

Reporter: what about the last 26 years?
Hamada: I got marry..and have Ahmed and Amira..and I drive taxi
Reporter: No, i meant what did Mubarak do for Egypt in the last 26 years
Hamada: He build circle street, mehwar street and make all streets one way

Reporter: Thank you very much for ur time Mr. Hamada
Hamada: No broblem, only 10 bounds
Reporter: I never said i will pay u for this
Hamada: ok ok..need a Taxi?

you gotta try Abou El Cid very good clean egyptian food, and in zamalek branch there’s always egyptian movie stars all over the place, Mojito lounge is a really cool lounge to hit up in the evenings, Cairo Jazz Club is good in the middle of the week when there are live bands playing, check out el Sakya in zamalek (it’s a stage, and cultural center built under a bridge and right on the nile), and try and see one of the good local bands live (I recommend West El Balad)… Azhar park is surreal, you should check that out, and khan el khalili as well.. they’re right next to each other, and near them is old cairo with some of the old churches of egypt, very trippy architecture.
Cairo Museum, Giza Pyramids, and sakkara pyramids (step pyramids ) are a day , if you do both these historic days, you’ll have enough time to have a really good dinner, and hang out at a cool lounge.

Almost forgot a Nile ride on a “felluca” is a must… and don’t listen to what everyone says about egypt and food, just use common sense, if it looks dirty don’t eat it, and definately do not eat fast food.. that’s the only crap that got me food poisoning in egypt, just don’t go eating from food carts, and eat in proper restaurants.

koshari abo tariq

What A&B was phonetically trying to say is…”Diahoerra”..Oh and Watch out for egyptians….I hear there are a lot in Cairo…

i recommend you not to eat to start with..

Ya mark go to shari3 il haraam i think its your type of place.

i am sure you will take very beautiful pictures
have fun

I am an AUC graduate and I would not recommend going to any of the suggested shopping malls there, as all shops are outdated compared to the shops in Kuwait – except if you are getting souvenirs.

1. Go to the pyramid and go horseback riding. If you are not an experienced rider just ask for “khail dayekh” otherwise, they’d let you ride a rocket that would never stop (lol). I would highly recommend OMAR Stable as they have the cleanest and well behaved horses! Also, drink mint tea at their stable – best tea ever (its dirty though!)
2. Khan khalili is a nice place to see (not eat).
3. Nice and really old and popular bookstores in til3at harb
4. Visiting the musem is another must (no cameras are allowed)
5. Eat stuffed pigeon in an of “abou shakra” restaurants. I would recommend the one in Garden City
6. Do agree with the fare before getting into a cab
7. Eat “roz bl laban” (rice pudding) from sabry – located in maidan lebnan.
8. Falukka along the nile (its right by your hotel). Its called do2do2.
9. Lucille’s has the “best burger” in egypt (located in Maadi)
10. Thomas pizaa has the best pizza in egypt (located in zamalek)

Hey Mark ,

Hope your staying in a really good property in Cairo …had been there 2 yrs back and the 5 star we stayed at was crap ..it could have been rated as a 2 star , for all it was worth (so quality of hotels not that great ).
if you get the time you could take the train to Alexandria … its bout 2 and half hrs ride .. there is this hotel called helnin palestine … absoultely awesome …every room has a sea view and the ppl there are very friendly ..it boasts one of the best libraries in the world …
have fun
cheers
Nisha

1.Seqouia, (You must visit this place)
2.Abou alseed
3.Sangaria ( infront of Conrad hotel) its a realy cool lounge
4.pyramids for hourseback ridding
5.al feshawe @ alhussain bazar.
6.avoid share3 alharam it sucks !
7.erkab elhantoor and the fairy boats in the nile if u want to laugh
8.the restaurants @ ur hotel are Good
9.and Latestaghrab if u see the taxi driver gives the police man a bakhshesh ;P

I recommend the italian restaurant at the Four Seasons next to the zoo, but since your in egypt you should try the best koshari place! Its called Koshari Abu Tareq, ask any taxi driver and he’ll take you its near tala’at harb street. He even has a website:
https://www.aboutarek.com/final/index.htm

شارع الهرم Haram street LMAO it’s haram to go there

forgot to recommend in my post this morning try the local version of stella beer, not the export version… beautiful beer, comes in a humongous bottle!!.. and try Omar al Khayam red wine, or Batalsa if you’re in the mood for or prefer white wine.

And try Maison Thomas pizza, family owned pizzeria that’s been around since 1922.. but to get the real or full thomas experience you have to try the branch in 26th of July st in zamalek

Tip bartenders well wherever you go, and they’ll love you and start serving you free drinks once every hour or so .. if you do end up goign to sequoia (it’s a really cool place but only in the summer or when it’s warm), just before you get there, there’s a mobile shop on the right.. our apartment in cairo’s on top of it….. what i’d give to be there right now..

Save this number for emergencies 19330, it’s one of the nationwide brewer’s retail outlets, free home delivery on beers and wines 10-2am everyday!!!!

I find it extremely sad and depressing, that a simple post asking for travel advice degenerated into people competing to show off their narrow-minded prejudices!!

Cairo may indeed be poor, crowded, noisy, polluted and chaotic but it’s full of HISTORY, charm and character which is more than I can say for our hometown!

Why travel in the first place if you just want to repeat the same experiences you have at home?

haha the comments arre hilarious ;p
i say try tabboula (near the american embassy)
khan elkhalele
fairy or have dinner at nile city (chillis and 3 other resturants) greattt view
city stars mall . if u dont have time jst skip it it doesnt compare to dubais malls or the avenues
best cenima is burj eltjara (i guess thats its name?) classy and CHEAP!
one of the hotels has a cenima on its roof! very cool but unless u have company dont go alone! its like having a semi-classy dinner alone!
have a walk by the nile and eat some roasted peanuts and a cob of corn and jst enjoy the weather and the simplicity of eygpt!:)

yes i would like to say that egypt is a place i was not very eager to visit at all,came out of there with a completely different view though.yes the people try to rip u off around every corner,thats true , but all in all i must admit it was a fantastic experience and i would go back in a heartbeat.i went to egypt last year, in december,went on a felluca ride and went to see the pyramids(spectacular) and the cairo museum(in which u could easily spend a whole day)kahn al khalili was fantastic as i am a silver fanantic and the price of silver jewellery is ridiculous.egypt is a place i would recommend that everyone go to,the history of the ancient egyptians is fascinating,and its weird cos i had no interest in it before i went there.up until today ,i still google stuff abt the pyramids cos its really one of the original seven wonders of the world,how could those things be built over 4000 years ago and still be standing!sorry,i tend to get carried away with this topic.oh the food,we just ate at restaurants all the time,like mcdonalds,kfc,papa johns,everything u have here,u can have in egypt,there is one place they have in fahaheel that they also have in al alghouza where we stayed,chicken tikka its called,but i must admit,in egypt,it was much better and much cheaper,yes and of course bottled water is the only way to go.for the record ,i am an african, and our place is not all nasty n dirty,in fact where i come from,south africa,it is spectacularly beautiful,consider that next time u make comments about africa.i know that this does not apply to all of africa,but still ,sometimes there are the little gems hidden away,so dont generalise like that as it may offend some people

Oh and you have to try fairouz!! nonalcoholic flavored malt drink! yummy!

Going to Egypt is a lot like going to India : both places are very old civilizations indeed; steeped as they are in history with a rich tradition of art, culture, music, theatre and cuisine to boot.

If you can make the time do drop in at the Heliopolis Cairo to take in the splendor of its lobby. Also do please fill us in on what you made of the Khan-el-Khalili market? It’s my fav place to be in Cairo and I have spent many a late evenings there exchanging belly dancing notes with expat tourists who come visiting there. This has held me in good stead for the men only belly dancing studio which I run is always overbooked.

take your food with u from kuwait

i recommend a high dosage of a local herb called bongo. it’ll ease the suffering. good luck champ.

Try abo elseed restaurant .. good luck

hahaha if you wana visit “sharm” i’ll lend you our egyptian receptionist.. he used to work as a travel guide there and knows every bits of it.. even would recommend to you which drinks and chicks… loooooool not to mention that.

Hey Mark ,
Hope you have a pleasant stay there but try as much as you can to avoid fast food restaurants because they suck !! . You’ll get diarrhoea from their food. Always eat in your hotel or go to know restaurants ONLY !! Go to Mohandiseen and go to a restaurant there called Abo Shaqra. Its like Sa5ra but way more better. Mohandiseen is the best place in Cairo. I know this cause am Egyptian and I live their. City Stars is a good mall to spend time in and has lots of shops that aren’t availiable in Kuwait and don’t forget to go to a street called Gam3et Al Dowal Al 3arabiya it’s in Mohandiseen also.

Hope you have fun .

Abou Elsid! thats were u go for a nice traditional meal!