In July, Cairo averages 35.1 °C at the warmest time of day. Feluka's planner fills no full day in July, against 3 in January. Plan the open-air sights for early in the day and keep the middle of the day indoors or in the shade.
Average high, °C. Hotter months are marked.
Minutes in the open sun during a visit, as the guide records them.
A living museum on Jacob Island in Giza: a boat ride past actors in Pharaonic dress showing ancient Egyptian daily life.
Jacob Island3 Al Bahr Al Aazam Street, GizaBest: morning, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
The Great Pyramid, built for King Khufu and the oldest and largest of the three Giza pyramids.
Giza plateauGiza plateau, GizaBest: early morning, morningHassle: persistent toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A fortress on the Muqattam Hills begun under Saladin in 1176, later the official residence of Egypt's rulers.
Citadel and Ibn TulunSalah al-Din Citadel, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
The walk through the old walled city: one street from Bab al-Futuh in the north to Bab Zuweila in the south.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaAl-Muizz li-Din Allah Street, from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla, CairoBest: morning, late morning, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A colossal statue carved from the Giza bedrock, which the evidence dates to the reign of King Khafre.
Giza plateauGiza plateau, GizaBest: early morning, morningHassle: persistent toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A mosque built between 876 and 879 that kept most of its original form, with a spiral minaret.
Citadel and Ibn TulunAhmad Ibn Tulun Square, Sayyida Zaynab, CairoBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
The southern gate of Fatimid Cairo's walls, built in 1092; a Mamluk mosque's two minarets stand on its towers.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaSouthern end of Al-Muizz Street, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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?
A museum about ancient Egyptian civilisation about 2 km from the Giza pyramids, with the Tutankhamun galleries and Khufu's Boats Museum.
Giza plateauNear the Giza pyramids, GizaBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A whole restaurant for one dish, koshary, served from early morning until one at night a short walk from Gamal Abdel Nasser metro station.
Downtown16 Maarouf St, at Champollion St, Downtown, CairoBest: lunch, dinner, eveningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
One of the world's largest collections of Islamic artefacts, in a building of 1903 with a Mamluk-style facade.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaPort Said Street, Bab al-Khalq, CairoBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A church built over a Roman gatehouse in Old Cairo, known for the icons on its walls.
Coptic CairoOld Cairo (Al-Fustat), near the Coptic Museum, Coptic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
The oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East, in a building chosen by international competition in 1895.
DowntownTahrir Square, Downtown, CairoBest: morning, afternoonHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A grill on Al-Azhar Street whose reviews mention stuffed pigeon most, listed as open until four in the morning.
Khan el-Khalili122 Al-Azhar Street, El Gamaliya, CairoBest: lunch, dinner, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A feteer and pie restaurant on Al-Azhar Street, listed as open 24 hours.
Khan el-Khalili123 Al-Azhar Street, El Gamaliya, CairoBest: morning, lunch, dinner, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
An Egyptian restaurant in Downtown, open from ten in the morning to midnight, for falafel and foul.
Downtown15 Hoda Shaarawy St, Bab Al Louq, Downtown, CairoBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Two joined Ottoman-period houses that a British officer furnished in Islamic-Arabic style.
Citadel and Ibn TulunAbd al-Magid al-Labban (Al-Salbiyya) Street, beside Ibn Tulun Mosque, Sayyida Zaynab, CairoBest: morning, afternoonHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A cafe and restaurant in the Khan Al Khalili Center of the bazaar, listed as open from ten in the morning to midnight.
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.
Egyptian street food in Zamalek from eight in the morning to midnight: koshary, taameya and shakshouka on one menu.
Zamalek16 26th of July St, Zamalek, CairoBest: morning, late morning, lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A Fatimid mosque of 1125 on Al-Muizz Street with one of the oldest surviving stone facades in Egypt.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaAl-Muizz Street, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A Mamluk-period complex on Al-Muizz Street, founded in 1283 to 1284: a mosque, a school, a burial place and a hospital.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaAl-Muizz Street, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A mosque finished in 1912 beside Sultan Hassan, where Kings Fuad I and Farouk and the last Shah of Iran are buried.
Citadel and Ibn TulunSalah al-Din Square, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A covered market of the 17th century where Cairo's khayamiya, hand-stitched appliqué for tents, is made.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaAl-Khayamiya Street, El-Darb El-Ahmar, CairoBest: late morning, afternoon, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
The commercial part of Sultan al-Ghuri's complex of 1503 to 1504: an open courtyard surrounded by halls on five floors.
Al-Muizz and Bab Zuweila3 Mohamed Abdo Street, off Al-Azhar Street, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar, CairoBest: morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A congregational mosque founded in 970 for the new Fatimid city and still in use today.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaAl-Azhar area, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingOn the map ›Something wrong?
A Cairo house begun in 1648 in a lane of Al-Muizz Street, with a sizable courtyard and wooden mashrabiyya windows.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaAl-Darb al-Asfar lane, Al-Muizz Street, El Gamaliya, CairoBest: morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A coffeehouse in an alley of Khan el-Khalili where you sit with shisha in the middle of the market, open past midnight.
Khan el-KhaliliHaret Khan Al Khalili, El Gamaliya, CairoBest: afternoon, golden hour, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A Mamluk mosque and madrasa built between 1356 and 1362, with a courtyard framed by four iwans.
Citadel and Ibn TulunSalah al-Din Square, Islamic Cairo, CairoBest: morning, late morningHassle: light toutingWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Al-Azhar Park's Hill-top Restaurant: a Fatimid-style building with a panoramic view of Old Cairo.
Al-Azhar ParkInside Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Street, El-Darb El-Ahmar, CairoBest: lunch, golden hour, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Cairo's bazaar district, a centre of trade since the Mamluk era, home to artisans' workshops and a goldsmiths' souq.
Khan el-KhaliliEl Gamaliya, CairoBest: afternoon, golden hour, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
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.
Al-Azhar ParkSalah Salem Street, El-Darb El-Ahmar, CairoBest: afternoon, golden hour, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
The walk through the old walled city: one street from Bab al-Futuh in the north to Bab Zuweila in the south.
Al-Muizz and Bab ZuweilaAl-Muizz li-Din Allah Street, from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla, CairoBest: morning, late morning, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A Fatimid mosque finished in 1013 near Bab al-Futuh, the second largest in Egypt after the Mosque of Ibn Tulun.
Al-Muizz and Bab Zuweila154 Al-Muizz li-Din Allah Street, El Gamaliya, CairoBest: afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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?
See the 8 open-air places early in the day; spend the hot hours at the 22 indoor or shaded ones.
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