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Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

by kumamonjeng March 23, 2020
written by kumamonjeng March 23, 2020
Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

This morning we needed to catch the flight from Aswan to go back to Cairo, we came to Aswan from Luxor by the River Nile Cruise and it took us 4 days 3 nights. In the middle, we stopped at Edfu and Kom Ombo city. Aswan is a city in the south of Egypt, about 680km south of Cairo. It only takes an hour to fly back to Cairo.

Today we had a busy schedule, as we still have some places to visit in Cairo.  We were going to have lunch at the Citadel view restaurant, visiting the Perfume Palace and then going for the supermarket to get some Egyptian snacks to bring back as souvenirs for our loved ones.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

On the way to the airport, we passed by a stunning Coptic Church. The design from the outside seems to reflect a very grand and modern architecture.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Aswan Airport Review

It was shocked to learn that the Aswan airport is very disorganized, nobody seems to line up properly and queue cutting happens. A local tour guide from another group just cut in the queue and hand in a stack of passports for the counter to check-in for their 20 passengers.  The staffs who work in the check-in counters were pretty slow and the lines just get longer.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

At last, we managed to get on the flight and it was way passed the check-in timing, the plane was delayed for everyone to check-in and board on the plane.  It was not a smooth flight as the plane was just small and the ride was a bit rough.  It was Air-Cairo that we board on.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Cairo Airport Review

Cairo Airport has 3 terminals in total. T1 services for most international airlines and T3 is for both international and domestic flights. We were in T3.  Our tour bus was waiting for us outside.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Cairo City

There are 20 million people live in Cairo’s metro area, making it one of the largest cities in the entire world. On our way to have our lunch in the Citadel view restaurant, we saw some of the interesting buildings and architectures in Cairo.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

City of the Dead in Cairo

There are still many people living in poverty and one of the top places for the poor is the City of the Dead. It is a four-mile-long cemetery from the northern to the southern part of Cairo. It is the oldest Muslim cemetery in Egypt. The place is in very bad condition and rubbish and waste are pilling up.  It is sad to see there are so many people who can’t find a decent home but have to stay here.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Citadel view restaurant

We had our lunch at the Citadel view restaurant, it has a beautiful setting with a nice garden.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

The view from the restaurant is great overlooking Azhar Park landscape and Saladin Citadel.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

I happened to bump into an Egyptian man with 4 wives at the park, they are friendly but the wives’ faces were all covered up.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

We had the Egyptian bread or Aish Baladi, it has all the different dips for the local bread.  The taste was ok, not as good as the view here.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

The main course is rice with chicken and fries. The rice tastes different from our white rice back home, I think they saute with some secret ingredients before boiling the rice.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Cairo City is crowded, it has about 20 million living in this place.  The city suffers high level of pollution and traffic.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Perfume Palace in Cairo

The ancient Egyptians love fragrances and we went to a place called the Perfume Palace. There were several stores in the building and the perfume section is located on the second floor. The store specializes not only perfumes but also essential oils. There are so many choices to pick from, over 50 if I am not mistaken. Some of the hot-selling fragrances are papyrus flowers, Cleopatra and lotus flower.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Once you choose the fragrances that you wanted to purchase, they will place it into the bottles for you together with the boxes.  If you buy in bulk, it will be cheaper.  As shown in the below picture, the smallest bottles at the far left cost USD 120, followed USD for the medium size and large size at USD 450.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Supermarket in Cairo

We requested to visit one of the supermarkets in Cairo and our wish was granted.  We were sent to a big shopping center and inside the shopping center, there is a clean and comfortable supermarket.  We managed to get some of our souvenirs and Egyptian snacks from the local supermarket.  The prices are affordable for foreigners.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Strolling in the supermarket, we can roughly know the standard living in Egypt.  One can of coke cost EP4.60 which is only about USD30.

Traveling from Aswan to Cairo by Plane and A little bit about Cairo City

Final tips:

  1. Please arrive at Aswan airport earlier, I would say earlier than 2 hours so that you don’t have to panic and get intimidated by the crowds and the messy system.
  2. The city of dead in Cairo is really incredible to look at but sad at the same time to see people living in those conditions.
  3. Perfume Palace is a nice place to learn about perfume.
  4. Food in the Citadel view restaurant was alright but the view was stunning.
  5. Supermarket visit was a bonus, we were able to see what the locals eat and cook.  Also, we managed to get some local snacks to bring back home.

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6 comments

Melissa Cushing March 23, 2020 - 2:15 pm

This looks like a trip of a lifetime…. I just love the pics! I cannot wait until things get back to normal and we. can travel freely as I am really overdue for a vaca 🙂 Thank you for sharing and will add to my growing list of places to visit 🙂

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crisshex88 March 23, 2020 - 4:41 pm

Egypt has always been overpowering in my travel dreams and desires, I have always postponed it for a long time, but I swear that at the end of this quarantine I take a trip.

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Amary March 24, 2020 - 2:21 pm

Beautiful shots, the queue situation sounds much like my country, it’s a habit it’s annoying though.

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A Nation of Moms March 24, 2020 - 2:33 pm

What an interesting trip.. so much to see and explore! I would love to travel somewhere warm like that and check out all these interesting and unique places.

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Candace March 25, 2020 - 1:16 am

Very nice trip love all the photos thank you so much for sharing

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Yaya March 25, 2020 - 2:08 pm

I’ve always dreamt of Egypt! But it’s sometimes overwhelming to not know where to start. Thank you for sharing this! The photos are beautiful!

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