with the fascinating history that reaches back to the dawn of civilization
Egypt is considered oldest travel destination on earth the African nations
find spiring temples and pyramids have captured the imagination of travelers
for thousands of years although most people come to Egypt the view with
saints and monuments natural attraction beckoned galleries to
located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea Alexandria is Egypt's
leading port and transportation problem founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great
the city was once considered the crossroads of the world many of
Alexandria's most famous historic sites including a library that housed more
than 500 thousand books were destroyed by devastating earthquakes in the 14th
century
Egypt's southernmost city the Swami's a mid-sized city located north of Lake
Nasser although its own monuments are minor compared to Luxor's aswan is the
base for excursions to the temples of philly and kasha and to the sun temple
of ramses ii at Abu Simbel to the south it is also the best starting point for
excursions to the temples of to Mambo and Deadpool between Aswan and Luxor
located near the mouth of Nile River Delta Egypt's modern capital is a busy
bustling metropolis with a long and turbulent history built near the ancient
capital city of Memphis modern Cairo is a popular starting point for cruises up
an island for explorations of the Pyramids at Giza just outside the city's
limits at the world-renowned Egyptian Museum of tamarisk where visitors can
get a close-up view of the treasure of to tankmen as well as mummies and other
artifacts from Egypt's ancient past
the half is located some 53 miles north of Sharm al-sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba
near the southern tip of cyanide once an isolated coastal village the half turn
into a hippie hangout in the 1980s and became something of an alternative
resort mixing cheap accommodation with a laid-back lifestyle the combination of
Red Sea and Sinai desert make the have terrific for world-class windsurfing
scuba diving rock climbing and desert trekking with the Bedouin
Dosher is a necropolis located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile
River approximately 25 miles south of Cairo compared to Giza and Sakura it is
a more tranquil and isolated location to see some very large pyramids visit her
numbers are much smaller hues are way shorter and there is far less hassle
pyramid at dahshur include the bent pyramid of the red pyramid constructed
during the reign of Pharaoh Sneferu
the Giza necropolis situated in the immediate vicinity of the southwestern
suburbs of Cairo is probably the most famous ancient site in the world the
pyramids together with the Sphinx at the base of the Giza Plateau are the iconic
image of Egypt they were built over the span of three generations by Khufu his
second reigning son Khafre and his grandson mentor
Regatta was once a fairly small an unemployed an ex to the Red Sea and
posting a number of sandy beaches today the resort town of Hurghada is almost
unrecognizable from its past life and has grown to become one of the most
visited tourist destination in Egypt with more than 100 different hotels many
of which line the shoreline regatta is especially popular for its diving
opportunities
1,000 years after the construction of the Great Pyramids the new kingdom arose
in Egypt and power shifted from the ancient capital of Memphis to Thebes in
the south the site of modern-day Luxor one of the best places to visit neat
people the mid-sized city has much to offer the traveller from the ancient
temples of garnet and Luxor to the ancient world tombs of the valley of the
kings and queens and spectacular desert and river scenery Sharm el-sheikh is a
well-known beach resort at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula popular with
package holiday makers and divers it is one of the finest diving spots in the
world hotels and travel agencies in Sharm el-sheikh can also arrange tours
by Jeep camel or quad by some of the most popular day excursions include
snorkeling visits to nae baek ji trips to the color canyon and overnight trips
the street catherine's monastery and mount sinai
located near Egypt's western border see want all ASIS remain culturally isolated
from the rest of the country until late in the 19th century today see what all
basis is an increasingly popular travel destination vacationers come to the city
to enjoy the town's many freshwater Springs to stroll through acres of palm
groves and to explore ancient mud build fortresses and remnants of sea Hua's
greco-roman past
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