The rich and long history of Egypt has left a huge number of world-famous attractions. In addition the varied landscapes and different terrains made a holiday to Egypt a rich and entertaining vacation.
Cairo – the capital of the country, the most ancient and largest city in Africa, capable of boasting an innumerable number of medieval monuments. The largest pyramids – Cheops, Khafre and Mikerina – are located literally on the outskirts of Cairo, on the Giza Plateau. As well as many other Islamic monuments like mosques, Sabils and souqs, in addition to the famous citadel of Salah El Din. Not only Islamic monuments are located in the capital but variety of Coptic churches and the only synagogue of Ben Ezra.
And from Cairo you can head south on a memorable Nile Cruise where you can go to the Valley of the Kings located on Thebes on Luxor West bank. It is where the mysterious tombs of the pharaohs that protect millennial mummies await you – a visiting card of Egypt. Along the cruise on the Nile, you can admire the incredible palaces and temples of Luxor (once the city was called Thebes, which was praised by Homer) and Karnak temple with its complex of temples and the sacred lake. And in Aswan, you can feel the incomparable spirit of real Africa, born of the collision of the waters of the great Nile and the hot sands of the Sahara.. At 280 km from Aswan on the doorstep of the Libyan Desert there are two grand temples carved directly into the rock – Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. Twice a year – in October and February – the celebration of the “Miracle of the Sun” takes place here, when the solar disk becomes such that it alternately illuminates giant statues of gods and kings, forever frozen in stone.
And when the gloomy corridors of ancient tombs are bored with you, the radiant Alexandria will wait for you, remembering the tread of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra. Times and cultures are intertwined here, keeping the remains of one of the “wonders of the world” – the Library of Alexandria, and showing the eyes of the curious Ptolemy colossus and the Roman theater, the catacombs of Kom-el-Shugaf and the 25-meter-high Pompey column, surrounded by statues of sphinxes.
From Sharm El Sheikh, you can make a trip along the Gulf of Suez to the Bedouin lands – Sinai, where the Goddess Hathor Temple stands on one of the plateaus for 4000 years. And not far from it lies the “pearl of Sinai” – the oasis Feyran, rustling the leaves of thousands of date palms. Here is the Christian monastery of the Seven Nuns. It was in Sinai that Moses received the divine tablets.
Returning to Sharm El Sheikh, you have the opportunity to dive into the gentle waters of the Red Sea and admire one of the most beautiful underwater worlds in the world.
If you want peace and fusion with nature, the cozy Taba will open its arms to meet, offering the lagoon and coral reefs beautiful in their pristine nature. Thanks to its unique location on the Sinai Peninsula, Taba, besides sea beauty, offers a wonderful view of three countries at once – Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, which can always be visited with excursions. And if you again want to plunge into the “waters of time” – the coast has a small Island of the Pharaohs, on which stands a medieval fortress.
If you plan a holiday to Egypt, you can reach a reliable tour operator in Egypt to plan your Egypt tours in a flexible and hassle free manner. Above all you will receive high quality service that is feasible for your budget.
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