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Get the most interesting programs you can experience through while you are visiting Egypt,Nile Valley, Cairo, Alexandria, Red Sea, Hurghada,Sinai, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor, Aswan and Sinai, Oases and Pharaonic Egypt.

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Planning the trip

Egypt, and especially the Nile Valley, has so many wonderful sights to see it would be impossible to do everything on one short trip. A first visit to Cairo will almost inevitably mean you will wish to see the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Efyptian Museum, while a visit to Luxor would not be complete without going to the Karnak Temples, the Luxor Temple and of course, the fabulous Valley of the Kings.

Many people will choose a holiday featuring several destinations. For example, you may stay a day or two in Cairo, take the short 45-minute flight to Luxor for a few more days and then, maybe, board a cruise boat for a trip up the Nile to Aswan. There are flights from Aswan directly back to Cairo. Alternatively, a trip to the Nile Valley may be extended with a visit to an oasis in the Western Desert, to the Red Sea coast or to Sinai. We offer suggestions for the “must see” sights and excursions:

ALEXANDRIA AND THE NORTH COAST

Alexandria is the great summer holiday destination. Be sure to visit Montazah Palace, once of the Egyptian royal family. It houses a museum and has a great view of the coastline and sea (Allow 2 hours). Visit the Graeco-Roman Museum, located in the heart of the city (Allow 2 hours) and the Qaitbay Citadel, built on the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Allow 1 to 2 hours to appreciate the atmosphere of the waterside and maybe have some lunch.

You can then head out to one of Alexandria’s archaeological sites, such as the Roman Amphitheatre at Kom Al-Dekka, Pompey’s Pillar, the ancient catacombs at Kom el Shoqafa ot the Al-Shatby Necropolis site. All are within easy reach and make great detours. Choose the ones you prefer, look them up on the map, and then allow good time to appreciate their history (Allow 3 to 4 hours). Finally, no visit to Alexandria would be complete without a visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandria. It may be something you would wish to do on a first visit or a second, but you should allow plenty of time in your schedule to see the massive libraries, the art galleries, museums dedicated to antiquities, manuscripts and science, and its planetarium (Allow 1 day or3 hours a quick visit).

A pleasant excursion from Alexandria would be a visit to El-Alamein to visit the war museum that tells of the area’s role in the Second World War, and the Commonwealth War Cemetery or the Italian and German cemeteries (Allow 1 day). Rosetta or Rashid, is another great excursion. Located around 60 kilometres east of Alexandria, it was where the Rosetta stone was discovered in 1799. The stone was instrumental in deciphering the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic style of writing. (Allow a half day).

CAIRO AND GIZA

Cairo is a city where you would get a glimpse of its wonders in just a day or so. Conversely, you could spend days in the Egyptian Museum alone. You may even wish to spend several weeks in the city to really explore its fabulous streets and sights. Top of the list will almost inevitably the Pyramids.
Pyramids of Giza stands to the west of Central Cairo, as they have for centuries. The site is not far from those of the ancient cities of Memphis and Saqqara. The Pyramids, including the Great Pyramid built for the pharaoh Cheops of the 4th dynasty, the slightly smaller Pyramid of Chrephren dated from around 2500 BC and the Pyramid of Mykerinos, plus several smaller ones dor the kings’ families, are the last remaining Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. You can go inside the Great Pyramid and Chephren’s Pyramid. From here it’s a short hop by vehicle to the Sphinx (Allow 3 hours in total). If you plan to visit the Solar Boat Museum that houses a full-size ancient Egyptian boat allow a bit extra time, say around a further half hour.
Don’t miss Saqqara and The Step Pyramid of Zoser.

Take time to explore Cenral Cairo. It has the Corniche el_Nil that runs alongside the Nile, which makes a pleasant morning walk. You can cross to Gezira Island and go up the Cairo Tower for a panoramic view of the city, or visit the 19th century Opera Square and Ataba Square, or the Manial Palace (Allow 1 day), in the evening head for the new Opera House for spot of classic music, opera, theatre or ballet.

The Egyptian Museum is home to one of the largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. You could spend a few hours here and see only a fraction of the 250000 or so antique pieces on display, including the famous Tut Ankh Amun (Tutankhamun) collection of treasures. There are mummies and tombs, ancient architectural pieces, an embalming table and replica of the Rosetta Stone in the foyer (Allow 2 hours to several days).
East of Cental Cairo is the Islamic part of the city, where you will find the famous network of streets of the Khan el-Khalili. It is the largest bazaar in the Middle East and one of the oldest markets in the world. You can buy everything from spices to gold, copper and silver pieces, fashions, leatherwear and traditional Egyptian musical instruments (Allow 1 to 2 hours).

Old Cairo has some of the most historical and important Christian buildings and churches in the city, including the Church of St. Barbara, one of the largest in Egypt, the Church of St. George and the oldest the Church of St. Sergius. There’s also the enchanting Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Amr Ibn al-As Mosque and the beautiful Hanging Church, so called because it is built high on top of the old Roman fortress structure, the Babylon Fort. The Coptic Museum has one of the finest collections of Coptic art in the world dating from Pharaonic times to Graeco-Roman and Islamic. The little alleyways of Coptic Cairo are a delight to explore (Allow 2 hours).

Also El Fayoum oasis in the Western Desert, including Lake Qarun and some fine monuments, the remains of the Hawara Pyramid built by Amenemhat III.

LUXOR

Luxor is, arguably, the finest outdoor museum in the world. Depending on your depth of fascination with ancient Egypt, you could spend hours, days or even weeks exploring its fabulous temples, visiting the Luxor Museum full of ancient antiquities and seeing the tombs of the Valley of the Kings.

The Karnak Temples is he largest ancient religious site in he world. Visitors can see the Precinct of Amun-Re, the only area open to the public. There are three other areas, the Precinct of Montu, the Precinct of Mut and now dismantled building, the Temple of Amenhotep IV. It is a fabulous collection of ancient buildings and structures, columns, courtyards, statues including one of Ramses II with his wife Nefertati, pylons and obelisks, even a sacred lake. The entrance dromos is lined with a row of statues both sides, and is known as the Avenue of Rams. It is a “must” (Allow 2 hours).

The Luxor Temple, located right on the cornice, and wonderful lit up at night, can be easily combined with a visit to the Karnak Temple. They lie along the same road within a short distance of each other. Dating from the time of Amenhotep II and Ramses II, the temple has pylons, statues, columns and fabulous colonnades, one a hundred metres in length and built by Amenhotep III himself, courtyards and an obelisk. It is a twin. The other is elected in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. There are also some good examples of Roman stuccoes (Allow 2 hours).

Allow some time to visit the Mummification Museum on the cornice. On display are a mummified human, crocodile and fish, plus tools used to remove organs and drain fluids, embalming fluid, canopic jars and coffins (Allow 2 hours). Take time to explore the East Bank of Luxor too. See the Winter Palace Hotel where Agatha Christie is said to have penned her classic work “Death on the Nile”, the El-Mekashkesh Mosque and the great Coptic basilica next to Luxor Temple (Allow 2 hours).

The Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor at Thebes is easy to reach by a bridge a little way upstream. Allow about 30 minutes or so for the journey by vehicle and schedule in more time if you wish to take an excursion to the bank’s other main sights, the Madient Habu Temple, the two huge statues known as the Colossi of Memnon, the funerary temple of Ramesseum and the Temple of Queen at Deir El Bahari.

You may also like to stop awhile at the villages of New and Old Gurna (Allow 3 hours). Once at the Valley of the Kings you could spend hours.

The Valley of the Kings dates back to around the 16th to 11th centuries BC as a necropolis of Pharaonic Egypt’s New Knigdom dynasties. It is approached through a barren landscape of sand dunes and hills until you reach the centre of the valley. Here you will be able to visit several tombs, including that of Ramses I and Ramses III, plus probably the most famous of all the tomb of Tut Ankh Amon (Tutankhamen) discovered in 1922 (Allow 3 hours).

The classic tour

.A few days in Cairo, including visits to Giza, Saqqara and Fayoum, a boat trip along the Nile sailing by the pharaonic sites of Upper Egypt between Luxor and Aswan. Far those with a bit more time to Abu Simbel is an easy way-trip from Aswan or can be reached via a more leisurely lake Nasser cruise.

Mediterranean Egypt

For those who are already familiar with Cairo and the Nile valley could include following Cleopatra’s footsteps to the great port of Alexandria along with trips through the Delta and to the Mediterranean coast, via the world war ll monuments at el Alamen on to Marsa Matrouh and through the desert to the legendary oasis of Siwa. Read more

Red Sea Program

Vacations on the Red sea were you can enjoy sun, beaches ,diving and so many other activities plus apre relaxing and a fun holiday, a good weather and fascinating underwater world of marine life, mountain and desert safari programs , daily trips and excursions. Read more

Things you need to know to enjoy your diving and snorkeling holiday

When booking your diving or snorkeling trips, please make sure that the diving center is a current member of the Association and has a valid license from the Ministry of Tourism (which also shows its rating 5 stars, 4 stars or 3 stars). Read more

Hurghada

It was a formal fishing village, about 40 km south of Suez, become a tourism destination on the west cost of the Red Sea, it is offers ideal conditions for all kinds of water sports, as well as miles and miles of pristine coastline with good accommodations, restaurants and entertainment to suit all tastes and a lively nightlife. A variety of attraction including the sea aquarium ,panorama submarine, catamaran boat, two golf courses, etc. Also a day trip for offshore islands and the inland desert mountains are highly recommended. Read more

Excursions and trips outgo from Hurghada which you can experince while you are visiting Hurghada. Read more

El Gouna

Just 20 km north of Hurghada, the modern holiday resort become a holiday paradise, it is perfect destination for tranquil family vacations and long terms strays. El Gouna includes exclusive hotels, private vllas, and apartments, restaurants, discos, shopping malls, a 18 holes golf course and diving and leisure centres, El Gouna stretches over an extensive archipelago of artificial islands and it is easy t get around bu bus, bike or by foots. This small cosmopolitan city conjured out of the desert sand in a mixture of architectural traditions, drawing upon some of the finest regional and international architects, has been internationally acclaimed for environment friendly operations. Read more

Marsa Alam & Port Ghalib

130 km south of El Qoseir, a world class holiday destinations, Marsa Alam began in 1990 as the first Red Se resort in the far south, blessed with rich abundance of unspoiled beaches and enchanting sea life, the area has tremendous promise, Today this setting has been mode accessible to travellers through an extensive resort complex with its own airport and several high quality hotels. 60 km further north, you will find Port Ghalib is situated at the junction of the coast and an artificial arm of land extending out to sea. With its yachting club and harbour boating world class facilities, this top class holiday resort is positioning itself as a central hub for water sports in this part of The Red Sea.

Sinai Program

The land of history and sanctity, Located east the Suez Canal overlooking the Red Sea between the Gulf of Suez and The Gulf of Aqaba, Sinai have history and civilization since the Pharaonic era, Goddess Isis crossed Sinai in search of her husband Osiris. Because of its sanctity, the Pharos made goddess Hathur mistress of this part of their land, the Pharos explored it for gold, copper and turquoise. It is also witnessed several military battles in which the Pharoanic armies from the era of Ahmos (1500 B.C.) who fight the Hyksos. Read more

Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm el Sheikh, Its an international destinations of choice among divers and holiday planners. The original epicentre of this pulsating Riviera of the Red Sea,Naama bay, around which extensive world class tourism infrastructure has been developed over a series of adjacent bays, now including the area between Sharm El Maya up to Napq Bay. Other than the flat sandy beaches and the myriad of leisure opyions over this holiday paradise along more than 25 km in coastline, the biggest attraction of Sharm El Sheikh is the spectacular underwater life, in particular, the reef of Umm el Sid and the nearby Ras Mohamed National Park are enchantingly rich feasts for the eye

Dahab

Along the east coast of the Sinai, the rugged majestic mountains rise spectacularly away from the coast. Like prehistoric dragons, the summits push forward with their high, serrated combs, plunging coastward almost to the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba. Dahab is the tourist centre in the area, with its Bedouin camps and golden beaches, has kept the easygoing charming of the old days, even though its now boasts numerous luxury hotels, the Ras Abu Galum National Park diving area here is breathtakingly magnificent. Not far island, some spectacular Sinai sites are ready to be explored, and Mont Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments, at the foot of which tell the legendary St. Catherine’s Monastery. For who like diving The Blue Hole is a must. Read more

Nuweiba

About 90 kl nohr tof Dahab lies Nuweiba, a calm place for nature lovers, like elsewhere is Sinai Nuweiba has made a name for itself based on its fine sandy beaches with wonderful multi colored reefs in front of cragged colored mountains. Taba heights, a resort town adjacent to the international border offers same attractions set in planned resort community boasting an international quality golf course, Both the Nuweiba and Taba offer excellent hotel resorts and great sporting activities above and below water for those who seeking an active holiday. In addition, a wide variety of guided camel and desert tours are available to lure the traveller into inland attractions. Read more

Luxor Program

The greatest outdoor museum in the world. It contains aprox one third of the world`s antiques. Luxor is part of ancient Thebes. The arab called it Luxor the city of palaces because they were impresssed by its magnificent edifices and huge building. Luxor is 671 km south of Cairo. It remained the seat of power from 2100 to 750 BC. The city of the living is on east bankwhere sunrise is the source of life, and the city of the dead is on west bank where sunset is the symbol of end of life. Read more

Aswan & The Nubia Program

Egypt's sunniest southern city ancient frontier town, small enough to walk around and graced with the most beautiful setting on the Nile.
The Nile is at its most beautiful, flowing through amber desert and granite rocks, round emerald islands covered in palm groves and tropical plants. Aswan have been a favorite winter resort since the beginning of the nineteenth century and it is still a perfect place to leave everything behind, Read more

Abu Simbel Temple Program

The Great Temple is dedicated to the sun god Ra-Harakhte, while the second, which is smaller, and a few meters to the north, was dedicated by Ramses II to his beautiful wife, Nefertari, to be worshipped together with other deities. They were threatened by inundation by the waters of the High Dam. In response to an appeal by the Arab Republic of Egypt, UNESCO, in 1959, initiated an international donations campaign to save the monuments of Nubia, the relics of the oldest human civilization. The salvage of the Abu Simbel temples began in 1963, and cost some 36 million dollars. Once again the Abu Simbel temples were relocated on the plateau to greet the sunrise every morning. Read more

Nile Cruise Program

A Nile River Cruise Trip can be a memorable experience. Relaxing vacation, surrounded by the luxuries of comfort, big ships that substitute as Luxury Nile River Cruises floating hotels. …it will be a trip to remember. The Nile River Cruises are available all year round, but in mid April, locks on the Nile are shut because of water levels. The best time to go on a cruise on the Nile is October to March when all the locks are open and the weather is nice and cool. Read more

Deserts & Oases Pogram

The oases of western Egypt, kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahareya and Siwa, appear to be islands in the Sahara sand. Seeing the sunshine from the back of a camel, or spectacular view from on top of a sand dune into majestic expanse of desert. Noon is the quite shade of palm groves, a late afternoon walk through Pharaonic temples or between mud brick houses in ageless villages, spent a complete evening in front of Bedouin tent, enchanted by garlands of tales, with nothing above but the twinkling stars of a clear desert sky. read more

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