Cairo
Bring cash to avoid queues, crying kids at this bureaucratic airport
Cairo airport handles 26 million passengers a year. Allow time (and patience) for its lengthy security – better still, bring cash.
- by Belinda Jackson
Six of the best historic hotels in Egypt
From lamp-lit rooms with views once enjoyed by Alexander the Great to a Churchill favourite, these hotels have atmosphere in spades.
- by Belinda Jackson
Cairo tour food takes you beyond kebabs and falafel
The pre-tour notes advised me to skip lunch (and probably breakfast), and to wear good walking shoes.
- by Belinda Jackson
Cairo travel guide and things to do: Why visitors to Egypt shouldn't skip the huge capital city
Cairo, the chaotic but captivating Egyptian capital, is preparing for its overdue return to the bosom of the world traveller.
- by Belinda Jackson
Airport review: Cairo International Airport, brace for delays at Africa's busiest airport
Once a shabby affair, Cairo's newer Terminals 2 and 3 fall in with international expectations.
- by Belinda Jackson
Cairo, Egypt, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
They might be 4500 years old, but there's change afoot around the Pyramids of Giza.
- by Belinda Jackson
Airport review: Cairo International, Terminal 3, Egypt
A note for your own security: always use Uber or its Middle Eastern equivalent, Careem.
- by Belinda Jackson
Airline review: EgyptAir Boeing B737-800 economy class, Madrid to Cairo
It's not the flashiest airline, nor is it the cheapest, but EgyptAir's your best bet for direct flights in and out of Cairo.
- by Belinda Jackson
Airport review: Cairo International, Terminal 2
When arriving in Cairo airport never, ever park and walk to the terminal.
- by Belinda Jackson
Cairo, Egypt: Top 10 things to do for tourists
Ancient history, lively streets and desert adventure await.
- by Belinda Jackson
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