Cairo Walking Tour, Tahrir Square

See the Cairo on foot with the Cairo Walking Tour, which includes a visit to Tahrir Square. Another must have on your Cairo travel itinerary.

Tahrir Square, Cairo

If you are hoping to go on a Cairo walking tour then make sure your stop includes a visit to Tahrir Square, also known as Midan Tahrir.

Tahrir Square is the large public square of Modern Cairo and the most urbanized location you will find in the city. It also holds some of the biggest attractions in all of Egypt including the Egyptian Museum, as well as important institutions like the American University in Cairo and the Arab League.

Among the first buildings you will see in Midan Tahrir will be the Nile Hilton Hotel and the Egyptian Museum, recognizable by its reddish-pink stone. There are also several mosques and office buildings scattered throughout the waking area.

Cairo walking tours for Tahrir Square are common, and very informative as travel guides explain to groups of tourist the significance of what they are seeing. Just bear in mind that some buildings are a few miles away even if they are perceivable from a distance. This is why some walking tours will offer car services for their customers.

The Egyptian Museum

The most impressive attraction of Tahrir Square is certainly the Egyptian Museum, which features seven sections of displays, which number over 130,000 total individual pieces.

The museum is organized by chronology: Tutankhamun, Pre-dynasty and Old Kingdom, First Intermediate Period, Middle Kingdom, Late Period, Greek & Roman, coins and papyri, and sarcophagi and scarabs. A tourist’s highlights of the Egyptian Museum almost always include the Royal Mummies on the upper floor, ancient Egyptian jewelry and the Egyptian Museum Library.

Beware of the Traffic

Most tourists compliment Tahrir Square for its openness as this allows travelers to become acquainted with the atmosphere and gather their bearings at a comfortable pace.

There are some cautions posted stating that tourists should beware of fast-moving car traffic and local swindlers. Security is always present, as this part of Cairo is heavily protected, not only for the benefit of tourists but also to protect official government offices and the nearby university.

Cairo walking tours may encompass much more than just Midan Tahrir. Walking tours may travel all the way to Giza, the Pyramids and beyond. Hence, traffic is always a concern, as this is one of the more crowded areas of Cairo. Travel with a group or use the interconnecting underground pedestrian tunnels in order to avoid high traffic spots.

Some Tahrir Square walking tours will help you with airport assistance, car rentals and other amenities for your stay in Cairo.

Midan Tahrir, also called Liberation Square, is certainly Cairo’s vision of freedom and will be a delight to tourists looking for the definitive Egyptian education.

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