List of Cairo National Public Holidays

Here is the list of Cairo National Public Holidays:

New Year's Day - January 1st
Coptic Christmas - January
Coptic Easter - March / April
Sham an-Nessim - March / April
Sinai Liberation Day - April 25th
May Day - May 1st
Liberation Day - June 18th
Revolution Day - July 23rd
Wafa'a el-Nil - August 15th
Coptic New Year - September
Armed Forces Day - October 6th
Suez Victory Day - October 24th
Victory Day- December 23rd

Let’s Fly to Cairo

On a budget holiday, we turned lucky to have found some cheap flights to Cairo and a budget hotel to spend 6 nights contentedly with this magical city! The hotel was surprisingly a cheap hotel located in the upscale area of Zamalek.

As soon as our flight to Cairo landed we witnessed a noisy, chaotic place full of traffic, buzzing with clamorous and somewhat excited voices of hawkers. Surprisingly, the feeling was short-lived and was soon replaced with the sound of mosque prayers.
The following days saw us infused with an invigorating energy, an excitement and exhilaration engulfed us every day as we rushed through a maze of narrow streets of Khan al-Khalili bazaar, pored over astonishing gold of Tutankhamen in the Cairo Museum, explored the Nile island of Gezira, “walked like an Egyptian” under the tall, awe-inspiring pyramids of Giza and relaxed in some of the city restaurants, puffing leisurely on a sheesha while watching the life of the city whirl past.