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How you will feel when you be among hundreds of nice Camels in one of the largest Camel Markets in Africa and the Largest one in Egypt ... If you love that nice desert animal and looking for amazing, unusual and unique tour in Cairo after several days of visiting the most important sightseeing of Cairo & Giza, Goooo to the Camel Market in Birqash district in the suburban in the north of Giza. It is considered not very famous sightseeing for the visitors of Egypt and perhaps for a lot of Egyptians also! But it is visited only by tourists traveling by themselves. You can rent a car or Taxi with a professional experienced driver or a local guide or ask your Travel agency but do not go alone because it's existed in unexplored territory of the suburban. Far from Cairo is about 30 KM. That Camel Market it is the best place to buy Camels, Cattle, Goats, and sheep but it is best place for the tourists love watching Camels with a lot of numbers and taking wonderful photos if you interested with photography. Those Camels come into Caravans waking from a very long distance more than 1000 KM from some African neighboring countries especially Sudan, Somalia also from Arabia especially Saudi Arabia. The caravan usually consisted of more than 150 Camels. Camel’s meat is popular dish in Upper Egypt for it's not as rich in fat as beef or mutton but it contains a lot of protein in same time it is very cheap comparing to beef. Camels sold for taking part in the races are more expensive than regular one's. Their price could get over two thousand dollars though they are not different from usual ones. Camels are still used as transport, especially in desert where they are appreciated for their endurance and ability to resist much time without water and food. In Egypt, camels used mainly now four tourism, they are considered attractions for tourists especially the camel rides around the pyramids of Giza. Even if tourists do not buy camels they could purchase a rough camel-wool blanket and get a lot of impressions. In town you could taste camel milk, which is recommended for preventive maintenance and treatment for hepatitis, food allergy etc. or just only enjoy with unique environment. Tourists should pay ticket in the entrance costs (20 EGP = 3.5 USD only) per person, and a ticket for your Camera (10 EGP = 1.75 USD). The best day to visit that Market is Fridays from the early morning to the afternoon to see the camels with a lot of numbers in this day but if you don’t have enough time in any day but don’t expect there will be hundreds like Fridays. Tags for this Travel Tip: camelmarket market animals birqash birkash camel egypt giza |
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Comments (4)
2008-03-08 05:53:26
from ftuley
An interesting market, I hope I get to see it someday.
The camel market sounded so interesting, much more so than the average camels one might see at a zoo!
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