In January, Feluka's planner fills 3 full days in Cairo, fitting each place around its listed opening hours and visit length. Here is that plan, day by day, in the order the planner visits them.
The opening hours behind this plan come from each place’s listing and are unverified; they may have changed, so check before you go.
Which months give the most full days?
Jan3
Feb3
Mar3
Apr3
May3
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sept2
Oct3
Nov3
Dec3
Full days the planner fills in each month.
Day 1: Giza plateau, Jacob Island, Downtown
Pyramid of Khufu
about 150 min
The Great Pyramid, built for King Khufu and the oldest and largest of the three Giza pyramids.
A gate in the northern wall of Fatimid Cairo, built in 1087, opening onto Al-Muizz Street.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaNorthern end of Al-Muizz Street, at 1 Darb Al Keshta, El Gamaliya, CairoBest: morning, late morning, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Al-Azhar Park
about 90 min
A park opened in 2005 on a 30-hectare site beside the 12th-century city walls, with a small lake and alleys pointing at the Citadel.
Naguib Mahfouz Cafe and Khan El Khalili Restaurant
about 60 min
A cafe and restaurant in the Khan Al Khalili Center of the bazaar, listed as open from ten in the morning to midnight.
What to do there
Eat Egyptian food with live music
Khan el-Khalili5 Sekat al-Badestan, Khan el-Khalili, El Gamaliya, CairoBest: lunch, afternoon, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Day 2: Citadel and Ibn Tulun, Downtown, Khan el-Khalili
Cairo Citadel
about 150 min
A fortress on the Muqattam Hills begun under Saladin in 1176, later the official residence of Egypt's rulers.
What to do there
Step inside the Muhammad Ali Mosque
Look out over Cairo from the walls
Visit the Military Museum
Visit the Police Museum
Citadel and Ibn TulunSalah al-Din Citadel, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Ibn Tulun Mosque
about 60 min
A mosque built between 876 and 879 that kept most of its original form, with a spiral minaret.
What to do there
Climb the minaret for a panorama
Citadel and Ibn TulunAhmad Ibn Tulun Square, Sayyida Zaynab, CairoBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Felfela
about 60 min
An Egyptian restaurant in Downtown, open from ten in the morning to midnight, for falafel and foul.
The commercial part of Sultan al-Ghuri's complex of 1503 to 1504: an open courtyard surrounded by halls on five floors.
What to do there
Watch a dervish dance or folklore show
Al-Muizz and Bab Zuweila3 Mohamed Abdo Street, off Al-Azhar Street, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar, CairoBest: morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Studio Misr at Al-Azhar Park
about 75 min
Al-Azhar Park's Hill-top Restaurant: a Fatimid-style building with a panoramic view of Old Cairo.