2 Days in Cairo is all you need to see lots of ancient and modern Egypt! With this Cairo 2 day itinerary, you see all the highlights, including the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, and some of Egypt's Islamic and Christian monuments. Plus, lots of Egyptian food!

The Grand Egyptian Museum has fully opened the Great Hall, along with a few other areas! Cairo's new museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is having its grand opening sometime in 2023 (still unconfirmed), on the edge of Cairo. But visitors can now buy tickets online to get inside the GEM to see the Great Hall, the Glass Court, the retail area, gardens, obelisk square, and eat at one of the many restaurants inside Egypt's largest museum.

Tell el Amarna was Egypt’s capital during the Amarna period. Amarna Egypt and Tell el-Amarna were Pharaoh Akhenaten’s vision of a new city centered around a new religion, the worship of the Aten, or sun disk. This blog post goes over everything you need to know in order to visit this amazing site.

Visit El Amarna to see:

1. The Tomb of Akhenaten

2. Where the Amarna letters were discovered

3. Amarna art—The Amarna style of art is unique and beautiful!

4. Amarna style tombs

5. The city of Amarna

And more!

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When will the Grand Egyptian Museum Open? Cairo's new museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), was supposed to open in November, 2022 in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. However, there still is no official announcement of the museum's grand opening in 2022, or even 2023. In this post, I will share what we know about when the Grand Egyptian Museum will have its opening ceremonies, whether private tours of the Grand Egyptian Museum are an option, and when I think we might learn more about the opening date for the GEM.

Can men and women wear shorts in Egypt? This question, and many more about what to pack for your trip to Cairo, answered! I will also talk about clothing recommendations for travel to Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, etc. in the summer, winter, fall, and spring.