Cairo Eye: Egypt aims to build the largest tourist wheel in Africa Cairo will soon boast an imposing new landmark that will be the largest tourist wheel on the continent and one of the biggest in the world. Egypt’s newest attraction will be a mighty tourist wheel that will be on par with the London Eye and other famous ferris wheels around the world. The country will launch its own giant tourist wheel in 2022. Egypt’s version of the London Eye to have pride of place in the city of Cairo. The wheel is set to be the fifth-largest ferris wheel in the world, after London, Dubai, Las Vegas and Singapore.