Overnight Bus to Aswan | Egypt Travel Blog: Day 3 (Part 21) 01D19

16 Hours Overnight Bus Continues | Cairo to Aswan

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Once the bus started to move, I settled in on the top level near the window. Everyone sat far from each other, so I had all the seats in my row to myself. There was traffic, so it took more than an hour to pass Giza and reach Cairo.

It was already dark and the vistas from Cairo’s nightlife started to unfold in front of my eyes. The intense, chaotic, noisy, and crowded streets were mind-blowing. I was mesmerized by Cairo at night and fell deeply in love with the city.

There were bazaars and roadside shops all over the place. Places were so crowded that I couldn’t grasp the extent of it. Tea stalls and cheap restaurants were all over and really crowded. There were fish markets and fruit & vegetable markets on the streets everywhere.

Cairo seemed to be getting crowded as the night was maturing. The ancient, sprawling mega-metropolis has another face at night. The city streets were flooded with too much bright lights and the streets were vibrant, colorful, and full of life.

One of our tour mates wanted to stop by a confectionary to grab water and snacks. Two armed officers followed her to the store while the bus was stopped. I doubt tourists anywhere else get this type of royal treatment.

The tour coach operators took a break too. I saw them smoking and drinking tea from a tea stall. There were two operators to give one another break; the journey was too long for one operator to make it. They were well dressed in a suit and tie.

As we crossed the city perimeter, darkness took over. We would continue through the night and will stop at 3 service stations before reaching Aswan.