We are on our way to Cairo for a three-day, four-night trip. Partners are welcome!
Below you will find recommended hotels and flight information which you will be responsible for arranging. For those interested, we are looking into hiring a local guide who is a friend of our Egyptian member who moved back to Cairo earlier this year.
Once you’ve read the information below, signed up, and touched base with the organizers; we recommend you book your hotel & flights. The longer you wait, the less availability and higher costs there may be. Keep in mind when we are together, we can book shared airport transfers, tours, dinners, etc.
Visas
A visa is required. Your passport must be valid for six months past our travel time and must have an empty page in which the visa stamp will be placed.
Visa information can be found here: https://evisa-to-egypt.info/egypt-visa-on-arrival/ but we still need to confirm the best way to purchase an e-visa without extra charges, or how to prepare for visa-upon -arrival. It seems the governmental website for e-visas is https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/ More information to come!
Hotels
The Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir has been recommended. It is a 4-star hotel, centrally located across El Tahrir Square. If you want to share a room with someone, it is possible to book seperate beds.
If you prefer a budget hotel, Swiss Tahrir Downtown Hotel seems to have good reviews, you can book twin beds, and is also near El Tahrir Square.
Logistically these two hotels are close to each other so it will be easy to meet up for tours in the morning. The “committee” has not stayed at these locations so we offer no guarantees of a specific quality.
Flight details:
Roundtrip from Geneva via Zurich to Cairo is currently around CHF570.25 on Swissair.
Departure Geneva, March 23 at 10:35 (a 1 hour 20-minute layover in Zurich), arrival Cairo at 17.50
Departure Cairo, March 27 at 13:00 (1 hour 40-minute layover in Zurich), arrival Geneva 18:50. Or, when booking with Swiss an option might appear as ZHT which is the train from Zurich to Geneva. It's slightly longer but a greener option and CHF 20 cheaper.
Other airlines: Egyptian Air (no Monday departure) but on Friday there is a 9:45 direct flight from Cairo, arrival Geneva 13:05. Or, Easy Jet via Athens.
Suggested tours
- · A private tour to the newly opened Great Egyptian Museum (GEM)
- · The Pyramids & Sphinx
- · Saqqara
- · Khan El Khalili Bazaar
- · Nile boat trip (a few hours)
- A day trip to Alexandria (3 hours each way)
These tour ideas are not obligatory. You are free to go off on your own. But when the time draws nearer and we reserve tours, we will ask who is joining which activities.
If you have any questions, contact Sara at: aiwcevents@gmail.com