Entertainment Guide For Egypt Tour

About a decade ago, entertainment options in Egypt, especially outside Cairo, were rather limited. However, today touristic cities like Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Hurghada, and Marsa Alam offer a wide range of entertainment means for travelers of all ages.

Away from the common bars, restaurants, discos, and cafès that tourists can find almost everywhere around the Nile, especially in larger cities, are some other entertainment options that would interest tourists visiting Egypt from all regions of the world.

Information about Entertainment in Egypt

There is Egypt Today, one of the most famous Egyptian magazines which is published in English, and it provides coverage of the cultural and artistic events taking place in the whole country. Other examples would include Al Ahram Weekly, The Middle East Times, the Cairo Times, and more.

On the other hand, many websites and Facebook pages provide rich information about different events and various entertainment means in Egypt in a large scope of languages as well.

Arabic Music

For the fans of Arabic Music and different types of oriental tunes, the Cairo Opera House and the Sayed Dervish Theatre in Alexandria are the best places to attend a live Arabic music concert.

In Islamic Cairo, especially on public holidays and during the holy month of Ramadan, there are usually music evenings and theatre productions in Beit Zeinab Khatoun; a historical house located behind the famous Azhar Mosque, and Beit El Haraway, another famous house constructed in the 17th century in Islamic Cairo.

The Whirling Dervishes Tanoora Dance Show

Whirling dervishes, or Tanoora dancing, performances absolutely encapsulate all that Egyptian culture is.

Many Nile Cruise ships which travel from Luxor to Aswan, and vise versa, offer a Tanoora dance show as part of their entertainment program. The same goes for dinner cruise sailing down the Nile in Cairo.

The most famous place to watch the best-whirling dervishes show would be the Wikala of El Ghoury, located in the Azhar area, in front of the entrance to Khan El Khalili touristic market.

The Wikala offers a Tanoora dance show every Saturday and Wednesday at 9 p.m. The performance lasts for about an hour and a half and it is totally free of charge.

Belly Dancing Performances

Although the origins of belly dancing in Egypt dates back to the Pharaonic period, most of today's performances depend primarily on the blending of folk, gypsy, and ottoman patterns of movements.

Many Nile Cruise ships in Egypt; in Luxor, Aswan, and Cairo offers their guests with a short belly dance performance. Moreover, nightclubs in many cities around the country, especially in larger hotels, have a permanent belly dance performance every night.

The Sound and Light Shows in Egypt

Almost every major historical site in Egypt provides a sound and light show with certain schedules and a number of languages. These sites include the Pyramids of Giza, the Karnak Temple, the Temple of Philae, and many other monuments.

Western Classical Music

The main venue to listen to good western classical music would be the Cairo Opera House. Its main hall hosts regular performances of visiting international artists from all over the globe.

In Alexandria, the theatre of Sayed Darwish and the Alexandria Conference Hall hosts some western musical concerts which are usually organized by the French, Italian, or the German consulates. Many cultural centers around Cairo organize a number of concerts for performing western music. Some of the major hotels in Cairo, Hurghada, and Sharm El Sheikh sometimes organize live classical western music to be performed during dinner in the main restaurant or in nightclubs and bars to entertain their guests.

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