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Is Cairo boring? Is it fun? How do people relax in their free time? From playing and watching live sports to listening to live music to volunteering, here's what 14 local experts had to say about things to do in Cairo.

Cairo is a strategically placed city. As we say in Arabic, it was built by a candy maker. Visiting the country of Egypt as a historical tourist means that you have to start with Cairo. The Nile and its river boat trips “Feluka”, the pyramids and the Sphinx, old Cairo “Fustat” with its pottery shops and the Egyptian museum are the main attractions to be covered. If you are looking for cultural attractions, you will find an event every single night of the week. Eating out is specially enticing and a fest for your taste buds. I just love my beautiful Cairo.

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It is a good idea to visit Cairo, it is a big city with nice people and plenty of things you can do, you can visit the pyramids, many temples and museums. You can visit the Tower of Cairo, the Giza zoo, you can also try many unique Egyptian meals that everybody likes.

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They need to be aware of the warm weather. The weather is hot throughout the year and the city’s capital has no beaches. However, Cairo has amazing juice bars, where delicious fresh-pressed juice is served. despite the hot weather, there are always open chairs and tables to sit down at, for a mouth-watering drink.

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Cairo has Cairo Tower which is one of the tallest towers in the world. My city has a lot of important places like the Auc. Cairo is the capital of Egypt. Cairo is a great destination for tourists. Cairo has the oldest and largest film and music industries in the Arab world.

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Cairo is a metropolitan city, where you can find all types of living standards. It’s a big city with many types of population, including nationals and foreigners. Cairo contains historical places, parks, museums, residential complexes, in addition to international universities and new areas.

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Moving to the largest city in the Arab world; Cairo, is extraordinary. You will get to visit historic and tourist places, and you will get to experience the modern life; it’s fascinating in its own way. Not to mention, the generosity and love you will witness from Egyptians, you will feel like home and feel welcomed wherever you go.

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Cairo is a beautiful city and one of the most breathtaking cities that they will ever visit in their lives. They can visit the pyramids in Giza which are very close to Cairo. There are a lot of museums as well. However, Cairo is a very crowded and noisy city.

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Cairo is a tourist and cultural hub. It brings together the uniqueness of ancient Egypt and the advancement of modern day Egypt. Tourists visiting the city must brace themselves for a once in a lifetime experience. The divine food, the melodic music, the celebrated landmarks, and the overall hospitality will transfer the tourists to a whole new world.

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Cairo is the capital of Egypt, where most of the egyptian people live, it’s always crowd and never sleeps, Cairo has many malls and a lot of places. The river nile is one of the places anyone should passby if he or she ever visited Cairo. The Grand Egyptian museum is a must to visit and it is in Tahrir square.

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Anyone moving here should know the cultural differences and should consider that there are large crowds of people almost everywhere. They should also consider paying visits to exquisite monuments and landmarks in Egypt and try out amazing delicious and occasionally fatty food last thing anyone who comes to Egypt should know the nature of its weather.

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Cairo is tremendously big. It’s terribly busy day and night. Fortunately, everything is cheap. You can live on 500 USD a month. You will enjoy beautiful weather as it’s sunny more than six months a year. It has great civilization. There are a lot of sightseeing and long beaches. Other than good weather, you will enjoy the delicious dishes.

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Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is the center of tourist attractions, so living there would never be boring, however, it is of utmost importance to note that traffic is a nightmare for newcomers. Therefore, the pollution is also at a high rate, considering the huge amount of citizens (and car drivers).

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It is a beautiful city in a beautiful country with many tourist factories and many archaeological temples, the most prominent of which are the pyramids built by the pharaohs from 7000 years of civilization And it is a wonderful city like climate, it is good in summer and in winter.

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A person moving to Cairo should foremost know about people’s traditions, values, and what not to do in public. For example, being a Muslim-majority city, a tourist could receive uncomfortable looks if wearing a certain cloths or doing certain acts in public. This is only relevant if you intend to tour on your own and go to unknown places, but if you intend to live in a major place then there’s nothing to worry about.

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