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Editorial profiles of Egyptian destinations. Coordinates are approximate and operating details are withheld until verified.
13 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.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© 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
© 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.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half 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
© 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.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© 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© 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
© 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
© 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
© 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