Cairo (Area)

Entry/Visa
In order to vacate to Egypt you need a valid travel, diplomatic or service passport.
An Egyptian visa is valid for 30 days and cannot be extended. It can be obtained on arrival at all international airports in Egypt including the airport in Cairo. The visa costs 15 USD being a one-entry ticket and is valid only for tourist purposes.

Vaccines
Before traveling to Egypt you are very strictly recommended to take vaccines against yellow fever, hepatitis A and typhoid fever. Other possible vaccinations could be taken against rabies, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, meningitis, polio or measles.

Climate
Due to the fact that Egypt is located in the subtropical belt in North Africa, there is a very dry climate with mild winters and hot summers.

Currency
In Egypt, the Egyptian pound is paid in sign LE or EGP. 1 LE = 100 piasters. Coins have values ​​of 1, 20, 25 pounds and 50 piasters, and notes 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 Egyptian pounds.

Language
In Egypt the spoken language is Arabic, however on the Arabian Peninsula there is a slightly altered dialect.

Airports / Car rental
Airport Cairo (CAI) This airport has its own acronym CAI derived from its Egyptian name Cairo Airport and ranks among the most significant airports throughout Egypt. Located about 15 kilometers from the city of Cairo, it is a very popular area with many tourists frequently spending a lot of their summer vacations or long weekends there at any point given in the summer.

Public transport
Public transportation in the capital city of Cairo is not usually recommended for tourists. The only exception is the metro.

There are many reasons why you should not take the bus in Cairo. For example, it is almost always very crowded there, and the local inhabitants will not miss a single free space on the settlement which results in packed buses. If you do get on the bus, the tickets can be purchased from the driver directly.
 
Cairo Metro is the opposite of the bus and advisable if taking public transportation. The metro is clean, fast, safe and cheap. It operates from 6:00 am to 24:00 pm (May-September until 1:00). The only period when a subway is full of passengers is during the time of Ramadan.

Pyramids of Giza
Giza is the third largest city in Egypt and 20 km southwest of Cairo. In this area there are a numerous amount of historical monuments which have remained the most impressive and most ancient monuments in the world. Under which are the 3 most famous Pyramids. Pharaoh Cheops was buried in the so called Cheops Pyramid, the tallest building of its time. Next to the Cheops pyramid are the other two largest pyramids, which were built by pharaohs of the 4th dynasty from 2639-2454 BC. In this area there is the legendary Sphinx, a sculpture of a lion lying with the head of a man built by Pharaoh Chefrénem. The Sphinx is 74 meters long and 21 meters high.

Monuments in Cairo:
Al-Azhar is the name of the most famous mosque of the city, which was built in 970th. 5 years later the University was founded, which today is the second oldest operating university in the world and is also the largest and most important center devoted to study Islamic law and teach Arabic.
 
Heliopolis is an archaeological area, which is located on the outskirts of Cairo. In ancient times there was a city Lunu that maintained great significance in the history of Egypt. The Al-Masalla obelisk is the largest surviving monument from Heliopolis. Amongst other things, the Heliopolis suburb is also the home of the Egyptian president.