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Editorial profiles of Egyptian destinations. Coordinates are approximate and operating details are withheld until verified.
46 destinations
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageAbu Simbel
أبو سمبلRock temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari, moved above the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Archaeological heritageEmergingAbydos
أبيدوسTemple of Seti I with some of the finest relief carving in Egypt, beyond the usual circuit.
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© Argenberg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptRed SeaAlexandria
الإسكندريةMediterranean city of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Qaitbay Citadel and Graeco-Roman catacombs.
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© Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Nile journeysAncient EgyptAswan & Nubia
أسوان والنوبةGranite islands, felucca sailing and Nubian villages at the gateway to the south.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 2 days
© Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsRed SeaBibliotheca Alexandrina
مكتبة الإسكندريةThe modern revival of the ancient library, with museums and a planetarium facing the sea.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half dayIllustration Desert adventuresEco-tourismBlack Desert
الصحراء السوداءVolcanic hills capped with dark stone between Bahariya oasis and the White Desert.
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© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptReligious & culturalCairo Citadel
قلعة صلاح الدينSalah al-Din's fortress, seat of Egypt's rulers for seven centuries, crowned by the Mosque of Muhammad Ali.
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© Slyronit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Archaeological heritageCatacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa
مقابر كوم الشقافةRoman-period catacombs blending Egyptian, Greek and Roman art.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageColossi of Memnon
تمثالا ممنونTwo 18-metre statues of Amenhotep III on Luxor's west bank.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 0.25 days
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Holy Family TrailReligious & culturalCoptic Cairo & Abu Serga
مصر القديمة وكنيسة أبي سرجةHistoric churches inside the Babylon fortress, including the crypt linked in tradition to the Holy Family.
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© Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 pl · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsHoly Family TrailCoptic Museum
المتحف القبطيChristian art of Egypt — icons, textiles, manuscripts — inside the Babylon fortress area.
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© Grand Parc - Bordeaux, France from France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Red SeaEco-tourismDahab and the Blue Hole
دهب والثقب الأزرقA relaxed Gulf of Aqaba town and its famous reef sinkhole.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 2 days
© Darer101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageDahshur pyramids
أهرامات دهشورSneferu's Bent and Red pyramids, the experiments that led to the Great Pyramid.
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© Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Holy Family TrailReligious & culturalDeir al-Muharraq
دير المحرقMonastery near Al-Qusiya held in tradition as the longest stay of the Holy Family.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Hamerani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Archaeological heritageEmergingDendera
دندرةTemple of Hathor, among the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsAncient EgyptEgyptian Museum, Tahrir
المتحف المصري بالتحريرThe 1902 museum on Tahrir Square, a landmark of Egyptology with the Narmer Palette and royal statues.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Ibrahim El-Mezayen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Eco-tourismDesert adventuresFayoum & Wadi El Rayan
الفيوم ووادي الريانLakes, waterfalls and desert protected areas within easy reach of Cairo.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageGiza Pyramids & Sphinx
أهرامات الجيزة وأبو الهولThe plateau of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world.
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© Sohilaali869 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptGrand Egyptian Museum
المتحف المصري الكبيرA large museum beside the pyramids, home to the Tutankhamun collection.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Hassan Hamdy wahidy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Religious & culturalAncient EgyptHistoric Cairo & Khan el-Khalili
القاهرة التاريخية وخان الخليليMedieval mosques, workshops and bazaars of the UNESCO-listed historic city.
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© E v Schoonhoven · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Red SeaWellness & luxuryHurghada & Giftun Islands
الغردقة وجزر الجفتونResort coast with reef snorkelling around the protected Giftun islands.
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© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageKarnak Temple
معابد الكرنكTemple complex of Amun-Ra with the Great Hypostyle Hall of 134 columns.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageLuxor (ancient Thebes)
الأقصر (طيبة القديمة)The New Kingdom capital: Karnak and Luxor Temple on the east bank, the royal tombs on the west.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 2 days
© Olaf Tausch · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsAncient EgyptLuxor Museum
متحف الأقصرA compact, well-lit museum of Theban finds on the corniche.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 0.25 days© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageLuxor Temple
معبد الأقصرTemple of Amenhotep III and Ramesses II in the heart of Luxor, beautiful after sunset.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Red SeaEco-tourismMarsa Alam
مرسى علمThe quiet southern Red Sea, known for turtles, dolphins and Wadi el-Gemal.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 3 days
© Murat Özsoy 1958 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Red SeaWellness & luxuryMontaza Palace gardens
حدائق قصر المنتزهRoyal-era palace and seaside gardens on Alexandria's eastern shore.
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© Hassan Hamdy wahidy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsReligious & culturalMuseum of Islamic Art, Cairo
متحف الفن الإسلامي بالقاهرةA thousand years of Islamic art from Spain to India: glass, metal, wood, manuscripts.
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© Rowyda elshaer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsAncient EgyptNational Museum of Egyptian Civilization
المتحف القومي للحضارة المصريةEgypt's story from prehistory to today, with the Royal Mummies Hall.
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© Ввласенко · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Nile journeysWellness & luxuryNile cruise, Luxor to Aswan
رحلة نيلية من الأقصر إلى أسوانClassic river voyage with stops at Edfu and Kom Ombo.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 3 daysIllustration Red SeaNorth Coast (Mediterranean)
الساحل الشماليMediterranean beaches west of Alexandria, busiest in summer, with the El Alamein war memorials nearby.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 3 days
© Marc Ryckaert · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsAncient EgyptNubian Museum, Aswan
متحف النوبة بأسوانNubia's history from prehistory to today, born of the campaign to save its monuments.
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© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptNile journeysPhilae Temple
معبد فيلةTemple of Isis, relocated to Agilkia Island in the UNESCO Nubia campaign.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Red SeaEco-tourismRas Mohammed
رأس محمدMarine national park at the southern tip of Sinai, a well-known dive destination.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Red SeaEco-tourismRed Sea coast
ساحل البحر الأحمرCoral reefs, resort towns and marine protected areas from Hurghada to the far south.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 4 days
© Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Archaeological heritageSaqqara & the Step Pyramid
سقارة وهرم زوسر المدرجDjoser's Step Pyramid and a necropolis used across three thousand years.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Marc Ryckaert · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Red SeaWellness & luxurySharm El Sheikh
شرم الشيخSinai's resort and conference city, base for Ras Mohammed and the Straits of Tiran.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 3 days
© ولاء · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Desert adventuresEco-tourismWellness & luxurySiwa Oasis
واحة سيوةRemote oasis of salt lakes, palm groves and the Oracle of Amun.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 2 days
© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Religious & culturalDesert adventuresSt Catherine & Mount Sinai
سانت كاترين وجبل موسىSixth-century monastery below Mount Sinai, a UNESCO site sacred to three faiths.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Marc Ryckaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptNile journeysTemple of Edfu
معبد إدفوThe most complete large temple of ancient Egypt, dedicated to Horus.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 0.25 days
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageTemple of Hatshepsut
معبد حتشبسوتThe queen's terraced temple at Deir el-Bahari, with reliefs of the Punt expedition.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Olaf Tausch · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptNile journeysTemple of Kom Ombo
معبد كوم أمبوThe double temple of Sobek and Horus on a bend of the Nile.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 0.25 days
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageValley of the Kings
وادي الملوكRoyal tombs of the New Kingdom on Luxor's West Bank.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Clr202 (Christoph Rohner) at de.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Eco-tourismDesert adventuresWadi El Hitan
وادي الحيتانUNESCO-listed valley of fossil whales in the Fayoum desert.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Holy Family TrailReligious & culturalWadi El Natrun monasteries
أديرة وادي النطرونDesert monasteries at the heart of Coptic monastic life, a station on the Holy Family route.
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© Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Desert adventuresEco-tourismWhite Desert
الصحراء البيضاءProtected area of chalk formations, known for overnight camping.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day