We went here after Coptic Cairo and it was obviously quite different. We walked the entire length of the bazaar which started out with the very local side and eventually we made it to the more touristy side where the mosques and big square are....More

Free entry to the area and we visited the Mohammed-Ali mosque and the courtyard area and mosque. Worthwhile visit. Some 'staff' will tell you about the building for a tip- may ask for more than you give. We gave some money to an unofficial tour...More

Good half day can be spent here. There is several mosques and a market so this might that a little longer than just a quick stop. Go to a top of a minarete to see the other minaretes, we visited the Bab Zuweila one for...More

Visit the mosque, and allow yourself to be impressed by the architecture which is beautiful. Even if you are not Muslim, you are always welcome to spend time there. I felt I belonged here in the silence occasionally broken by the voice of a child...More

With the exception of the Blue Mosque, also known as the Mosque if Aqsunqur, Islamic Cairo isn't worth more than an hour or two. In the Blue Mosque, be sure to have the caretaker bring you around back & upstairs to the Sultan's private mosque....More

One of the most prolific places we visited in Cairo. I wouldn't want to lessen the magnificence of this place by trying to put it in words. But if you are visiting Cairo, just block enough time to get lost in the silence of these...More

If it wasn't for the shops catering to tourists and the modern persons wandering around you'd think you were back in Medieval times! Many very old and exotic structures including the remains of a Roman aqueduct!