Cluster · Cairo
Islamic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili
Evening cluster: the bazaar and the old streets; go after 17:00 when the heat drops, and leave bags at the hotel.
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Rules in force · 8Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07
- Egypt ↗Check visa rules for your passport on the official Egypt e-visa portal before flying; visa on arrival availability depends on nationality and can change.
- Egypt ↗Drones need prior permission and are routinely confiscated on arrival; leave them at home.
- Egypt ↗Do not photograph military sites, police, bridges or government buildings; some museums and tombs charge for or ban photography.
- Egypt ↗During Ramadan, avoid eating, drinking or smoking in public in daylight; hotels and tourist restaurants still serve.
- Cairo and Giza ↗Cross-city rides can take 90 minutes at rush hour; plan one district per half-day.
- Cairo ↗Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07:30 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 20:00: plan one district per half-day and add 45+ minutes to any cross-city ride.
- Cairo ↗Agree the price of every taxi, camel, horse, carriage or guide before you start; use ride-hailing where you can, since the fare is fixed on the screen.
- Cairo ↗From about June to August, be on site at opening, and off the open plateau by 10:00.
Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
Khan el-Khalili, Al-Azhar and the old street between them.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- cobbles, broken pavement, crowds
- Sleep here or visit
- both
Eat and drink here
The old bazaar café for mint tea and shisha: a rest node in the evening; check the price before you order.
Rescue anchors
A — Khan centre: café in the bazaar (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — north-west: mosque forecourt (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
C — north-east: café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
D — south-west: café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
E — south-east: shop or pharmacy (field-verify)
ac · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.5′, worst cell 5.5′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Khan el-Khalili — The bazaar: go in the evening when the heat drops; agree every price first and leave bags at the hotel.
Edges out (directed)
- Downtown and Tahrir
- Car west · ~25 min
- Zamalek
- Car west · ~30 min
Red lines here
- Bazaar: agree prices before you touch goods; decline unsolicited guides.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.