Originally Posted by
cjzhang2000
I have trip with MS to China (UA award ticket) in May 14 with 12 hours connection in CAI, I want to get into the city for a few hours, is it safe to tour the city now?
Originally Posted by
LHR/MEL/Europe FF
there was a very good tour guide mentioned somewhere (I think I got it from FT) and on tripadvisor they had 300+ 'excellent' ratings (and no ratings less than that).
I would do some research and find a good guide, make contact with them, and book their time, but perhaps with a flexible itinerary.
That way if there is any potential hop-spot you can go somewhere else. I've heard the pyramids are basically empty now - no tourists at all. So you might want to go there if the city is off limits.
The guide will make sure you stay out of trouble!
my parents are off there in March and looking forward to it!
Just flew JNB-CAI on Monday and had an 8 hour layover. Did the pyramid tour with an agency I found on Tripadvisor. I encountered no problems other than on return to the US Customs and Immigration pulling me aside and asking my purpose of visiting Egypt ;-)
I was in business class and found the service perfectly fine. The angled lie flat seat took a bit of work to find a comfortable sleeping position.