Travel: The fantastic chaos of Cairo

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When one hears the word ‘Cairo’, one immediately thinks pyramids, mummies, camels and a whole lot of sand. While this is true, Cairo has so much more to offer than these antiquities. With its countless bazaars, wide range of Middle Eastern cuisine, and beautiful mosques, Cairo is a place where a myriad of discoveries can be made.

As the Lonely Planet guide says: “it is where the ancient and modern mix furiously.” And the mixing sure is furious. When visitors first arrive in the city, the first thing that they should be struck with is the hustle, bustle and erratic madness of the city. The best way for visitors to explore this fantastic chaos is to jump in a cab. By Western standards, taxis in Cairo are relatively cheap and get travellers from A to B without the crush of public transport.

Of course, one of the many things that visitors must do when visiting Cairo is to pay their respects to Pharaoh Tutankhamen in the Valley of Kings, but for visitors spending their day in the city, they can also experience a bit of this great King. Even though he is the only Egyptian Pharaoh to be still living in his original resting place, the present home of his fabulous gold Death Mask is the Egyptian Museum, which is always filled with visitors. So any time would be best to have a look at not just Tutankhamen’s gold death mask, but also the Royal Mummy Room, and a wide range of treasures from the Egyptian past.