Egypt Travel Guide

Egypt is like no other place. She mystifies and confounds. She awes and aggravates. She humbles and horrifies. Travellers have been coming to Egypt for 3000 years to witness the magnificent temples and tombs. The Nile is the central vein, splitting the land unevenly into two vast sprawls of rugged desert. The sharp contrast between travel in the lush, green, Nile-side land and the harsh, arid desert shocks in its abruptness. In the desert the silence more invasive than the strangely comforting cacophony of cities like Cairo and Alexandria. Use our Egypt travel guide to choose the best places to explore.

Egypt Travel Guide Highlights
Cairo Minarets, museums and markets, plus the electrifying energy of 17 million people, make up Africa's largest city.	Alexandria Enjoy great seafood, Roman remains, quirky bars and a flourishing cultural scene in this ancient city.
Pyramids of Giza The world's oldest and greatest tourist attraction.	Abdyos The most beautiful and finely carved reliefs in Egypt adorn the walls of Seti I's magnificent temple.
Ras Mohammed National Park Where the land is barren and the water an explosion of colour; a scuba diver's dream.	St Catherine Visit this fabled monastery and climb Mount Sinai.
Dahabiya cruises The most luxurious and elegant way to travel between the ancient monuments that dot the riverbank.	El-Quseir Daytime swimming and snorkelling is followed by an evening of sheesha on the beach in this sleepy coastal village.
Luxor's West Bank Marvel at the Theban Necropolis and crumbling temples nestled in the mountainside.	White Desert Watch the sun rise through eerie wind-sculpted white rock formations.
Abu Simbel The Sun Temple of Ramses the Great looks out over the vast Lake Nasser where crocodiles lurk.	Siwa Oasis Boutique hotels, ancient ruins, Berber culture and the silence of the Great Sand Sea.