100 Things to Do in Egypt

1. Visit the Giza Pyramids
2. Visit the Sphinx
3. Visit the Solar Barque (Boat) Museum
4. Ride a camel
5. Take a Cairo taxi
6. Eat lunch at the Pizza Hut overlooking the Pyramids
7. Have lunch at Felfela downtown
8. Visit the Egyptian Museum
9. Watch the Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids
10. Walk across the Qasr el-Nile Bridge from downtown Cairo to the Gezirah or Zamalek island
11. Buy books at the American University of Cairo bookstore in downtown Cairo
12. Visit the Cairo Tower
13. Have dinner at the Revolving Restaurant at the Grand Hyatt Cairo hotel
14. Sit inside the Mosque of Muhammad Ali and look up at the chandelier and dome lamps (Citadel)
15. Check out all the different pillars inside the Mamluk mosque (Citadel)
16. Enjoy the view overlooking Islamic Cairo from the Citadel
17. Take a walking tour of Islamic Cairo
18. Visit the Hanging Church (Coptic Cairo)
19. Visit the Church of St. George (Coptic Cairo)
20. Visit the Ben Ezra Synagogue (Coptic Cairo)
21. Visit the Amr Ibn Al-Aas mosque (1st mosque built in Egypt and in Africa)
22. Visit Al-Azhar Park
23. Watch the sunset at the Citadel View restaurant at Al-Azhar Park
24. Shop for souvenirs at the Khan El-Khalili tourist bazaar
25. Eat lunch at the Naguib Mahfouz cafe in Khan El-Khalili
26. Drink coffee at El Fishawy's coffeehouse in Khan El-Khalili
27. Ride the Cairo metro
28. Walk along the Corniche El-Nile
29. Eat koshary
30. Eat foul sandwiches
31. Eat ta'amiya (fried fava bean patties)
32. Visit the Al-Azhar mosque
33. Visit the Al-Hussein mosque
34. Walk over the bridge to visit the other side of the Khan El-Khalili area
35. Watch a whirling dervish show
36. Watch a belly dancing show
37. Take a Nile cruise in Cairo
38. Visit the Cave Church in Mokattam
39. Visit the Recycling Center in the Garbage Village
40. Ride on a felucca sailboat in Cairo
41. Attend an Egyptian wedding
42. Walk in downtown Cairo at night
43. Eat at Abou El Sid restaurant in Zamalek
44. Visit a glass blowing factory
45. Go shopping for used books in Abbassia
46. Walk around the Wikalat al-Balah area downtown
47. Visit the Giza Zoo
48. Drink fresh fruit juice from a street fruit juice stand (at your own risk)
49. Eat Roz bi-Leban (Rice with Milk) from El Malky
50. Have dinner at an Egyptian family's home (best food in Egypt)
51. Attend an Egyptian church service
52. Attend an international church service
53. Visit an Egyptian orphanage
54. Learn how to make ma3shi wara aneib (stuffed grape leaves)
55. Eat fresh fetir
56. Ride on a microbus
57. Visit an Egyptian sporting club
58. Break the fast with Muslims during Ramadan
59. Visit the Saqarra Pyramids
60. Visit the camel market
61. Visit the Pharaonic Village
62. Shop at City Stars Mall
63. Take the train to Alexandria
64. Visit the Alexandria Library
65. Visit Montazah Palace Gardens in Alexandria
66. Walk along the Corniche in Alexandria
67. Visit Pompey's Pillar in Alexandria
68. Eat at an open-air fish restaurant in Alexandria
69. Go snorkeling at the Blue Hole in Dahab
70. Climb Mt. Sinai
71. Visit the St. Catherine monastery
72. Go parasailing in Sharm El-Sheikh
73. See the mangrove trees at Ras Muhammad National Park
74. Walk along the boardwalk at night in Naama Bay (Sharm El-Sheikh)
75. Eat at the Hard Rock Cafe Sharm El-Sheikh
76. Spend the night in the desert
77. See the White Desert
78. See the Black Desert
79. Visit the Bahariya Oasis
80. Go four-wheeling on the sand dunes
81. Visit the Siwa Oasis
82. Visit the Luxor Temple
83. Watch the Sound & Light Show at the Karnak Temple (Luxor)
84. Watch the sunrise by hot air balloon over Luxor
85. Visit the Temple of Hatshepsut (Luxor)
86. Visit the Valley of the Kings, in particular King Tut's tomb (Luxor)
87. Visit the Valley of the Queens, in particular Queen Nefertari's tomb (Luxor)
88. Visit Medinet Habu (Luxor)
89. Visit the Ramesseum (Luxor)
90. See the Colossi of Memnon (Luxor)
91. Visit the Luxor Museum (Luxor)
92. Take a carriage ride in Luxor
93. Eat at the McDonald's across from the Luxor Temple
94. See the Aswan High Dam
95. Visit the Temple of Abu Simbol
96. Take a boat ride on Lake Victoria
97. Take a Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan
98. Visit Kum-Ombo Temple
99. Visit the Edfu Temple
100. Visit the Philae Temple