From Istanbul to Cairo Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About From Istanbul to Cairo
Istanbul–Cairo is a classic overland route. It is a route that has been traveled for centuries, particularly during theOttoman Empire. Historically it overlapped with theHajj, with many people covering all or part of the route as part of their pilgrimage toMecca. The Moroccan travellerIbn Battutapassed through in the 14th century. With the advance of train travel, it became feasible, and indeed quite popular, for Western tourists in the 1930s, many taking the Taurus Express run by the same company operating theOrient Express,la Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, following the route (or most of it, due to gaps in the rail network). Backpackers (re)discovered it in the 1970s and 1980s, with hippies searching for spiritual peace who departed to Jerusalem from Istanbul instead ofgoing t
From Istanbul to Cairo Travel Guide Sections
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