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Khan el-Khalili

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

4.5 (0)

Overview

Major souk in Cairo. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

Why visit: Khan el-Khalili and the old souks — trading quarters that have run continuously since the fourteenth century.

Things to do

›Bargain — the first price is an opening bid, not an insult to refuse
›Go in the evening when it comes alive
›Sit in one of the old coffeehouses in the middle of it
›Keep your bag in front of you in the crowded lanes

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Travel Information

Best time

October – April; late afternoon into the evening

Weather

Hot desert — warm, dry winters of 18–25°C that are the only comfortable time to travel, and summers routinely above 40°C in the Nile Valley and the deserts, where midday heat is a real hazard.

Entry fee

Free to enter

Hours

Roughly 10 AM – 11 PM; many stalls shut Sunday

Est. budget

₹500 – ₹4,000

Duration

2 – 4 hours

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