You start where the medieval city is densest, on Al-Muizz Street, a thousand-year-old stretch of mosques, merchant houses, and carved stone facades that glow at golden hour. Your guide knows which doorways frame best and where shopkeepers are happy to be photographed. You weave into Khan el-Khalili for stalls of brass, glass, and spice, then climb to a high vantage point for the wide view across Cairo's skyline of minarets. The route flexes around the light and your interests rather than a fixed checklist.