Day tour Cairo Egypt

 

Day tour Cairo Egypt

Millions of travellers visit Egypt every year just to enjoy its glamour and monuments. Although, some people think that staying in Cairo can be boring or not worthy. This is totally wrong as Cairo contains a lot of sightseeing places that every traveler should visit. In this article we will take you on a trip to Cairo to know more about it, its history, and how you can have a day tour at Cairo. 

History of Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and it’s the largest city in the Arab world with a population of 21.7 million. Cairo was founded in 2000 BC and ruled by King Mina. Then it was established as Al-Fustat in the 10th century by the Fatimids. Because of its geographical location, it became the key link on the east-west spice route. Thus, the market streets of Khan El-Khalili became the center of trade. In this article, you will get to know the most important sightseeing place to visit in Cairo.

Pyramids of Giza

Egypt is well known for the pyramids of Giza that were built in the period of the fourth ruling dynasty between 2500 and 2600 BC.

The great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest pyramid of the three pyramids and it is one of the world’s seven wonders.

The purpose of building the pyramids Pharaohs believed that there is an afterlife so they built the pyramids as their tombs.

They believed that they would be gods in the afterlife. So, they decided to build big tombs with everything they might need to guide and help them in the afterlife. 

Khufu pyramid is the oldest and largest pyramid  It is roughly 481 feet tall and used around 2.3 million stone blocks, each weighing 2.5 to 15 tons. After that, Khufu’s son “Khafre” built the second pyramid.

He also built the sphinx which is a limestone monument with the body of a lion and a head of a human as a part of his tomb, the lion body symbolising immortality. The third pyramid is smaller than the first two and was built by Pharaoh Menkaure. 

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