Modern Cairo
Is a dazzling varied metropolis that hums with activities all year around. Each of the Pagan, Christian and Moslem civilization, which Cairo has hosted, has left its imprint on the city in the forms of customs, celebrations, monuments and artifacts. Monuments such as the pyramids, sphinx, lively bazaars, famous Islamic mosques and ancient Coptic churches open windows on the glorious past and a center of cultural, social, intellectual, economic and political activity. Cairo also holds a diversity of world famous hotel chains, glittering nightclubs, casinos and discos. 

The Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian museum is the most important depository of the Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. It features artifacts from the Pharonic and Greco-Roman periods including the celebrated mummies of ancient Egypt and the legendary gold collection of Tut Ankh Amen 

El Moallaqa Church (The Hanging Church)
Named after the Virgin Mary, it dates back to the fourth century. For centuries it was the Coptic metropolitan cathedral and derives its nickname from its position on the eastern tower of a Roman fort dating back to the third century AD (Babylon). 

Saladin Citadel
situated on the Moqattam Hills, the Citadel dominates Cairo's skyline and was the nerve center of the city and Egypt for almost 700 years. Its construction was initiated in 1176 by Saladin, the legendary hero of the crusades wars, and completed by the ruler Mohammed Ali (1805-1849 AD). 

Mohammed Ali Mosque
Often called the Alabaster Mosque, its construction was founded by Mohammed Ali in 1824. Rising within the great compound of Saladin Citadel, its domes and two slender minarets dominate the Cairo skyline and are the city’s prominent land mark. 

The Pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza
The pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the seven wonders of the world. A single pyramid, Cheops, was built with 2,300,000 blocks of limestone, each weighting an average of 2.5 tons. Not far from the pyramids is the great Sphinx of Giza that dates from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). It was craved from natural, yellowish limestone This unforgettable statue combines the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body. 

Memphis
Memphis served as the capital of upper and lower Egypt some 5000 years ago during the first dynasty. Menes, the first pharaoh of this dynasty built the city and the famous Temple of Ptah--the Guardian God of the City. 

Sakkara
One of the most exciting historical and archaeological areas in all of Egypt is Sakkara that is situated about 12 miles southwest of Cairo. This site is dominated by the famous step pyramid of King Zoser (first dynasty ). It was the first pyramid built in ancient Egypt, preceding those at Giza by many centuries.