General

• Local SIM - I picked one from up Vodafone but they send a lot of spam
• Bring toilet paper, baby wipes, and hand sanitizer! It’s very dusty and dirty
• You WILL get hustled by kids and adults! Don't forget to bargin if you purchase

Food

• Falafel
• Feteer Meshaltet
• Hawawshi - Eat it in Alexandria!
• Kanafeh
• Kushari - Don’t forget the shatta sauce
• Shawarma
• Nubian coffee

Cairo

• Uber everywhere but beware of traffic

Food

• El Abd Patisserie - Very popular pastries!
• Koshary Abou Tarek - Superb!
• Egyptian pancake house - So-so
• Taza - There were lots of people lining up for shawarma so I joined too
• KFC - This was a community care location when I was there, where they hire the hearing and speech impaired

Things to do

• Salah El Din Citadel - Great view of the city
• Islamic Art Museum - Limited English translations when I went
• Prince Mohamed Ali Palace - Spent around ~2 hours here
• The Great Pyramid of Giza - Very narrow and hot inside
• Khan al-Khalili - Don't forget to bargain

Coptic Sector

• Coptic Museum - Hired an english tour guide
• Hanging Church - One of the oldest churches
• St. George’s Church - Was rebuilt after a fire

Alexandria

• I only did a day trip

Food

• Azza - Tasted like sorbet
• Lion Village - It's a restaurant but also a zoo? I had Feteer Meshaltet here since they used a special oven (or I was told). A single order can probably serve 4. Try it with white honey, black honey and cheese as they're all different. They also sold lots of white honey by the jar.

Things to do

• Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa - One of the seven wonders of the world! No cameras allowed (but many were using their smart phones...)
• Bibliotheca Alexandria
  • Entry ticket included a guided tour but exhibitions were extra
  • Manuscripts Museum was nice
• Alexandria National Museum - Place is enormous; I didn't have enough time to see it through
• Citadel of Qaitbay

Aswan

• Watania sleeper train have shared rooms. Bed was pretty small and breakfast was boring. Bring toilet paper.

Food

• Try a home-cooked Nubian family dinner if you get a chance
• Nubian Dream Restaurant and Cafe - Camel and pigeon dishes here if you’re adventurous. Try their Nubian coffee.

Things to do

• Abu Simbel - I went with a private tour but had to wake up very early! Spent a lot of time on the road since it's in the middle of no where. There's NO cover, so bring sunscreen and dress appropriately. The temples were cool so I thought it was worth visting.
• Philae Temple

Nile

• Felucca Ride - Spent a night on the boat; Was immediately hustled by kid sellers early morning

Luxor

Food

• Pizza Roma.it - So-so

Things to do

• Valley of the Kings
  • They don't accept student IDs without a date on it
  • Bring repellent cause there were flies everywhere
  • Rameses III
  • Rameses IV - Well preserved and very nice!
  • Rameses V & VI - Cost extra; Similar to IV
  • Rameses IX
  • Merenptah - Long flight of stairs
  • Tutankhamon - Cost extra; Was tiny and I didn't think it was worth it
• Karnak Temple - Was much cooler than I thought!
• Colossi of Memnon