Fodor's Essential Egypt
Whether you want to cruise the Nile, explore the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, or see the...
To say the least, Egypt is rich with temples: soaring lotus-bud columns, enormous stone portals laced with delicate carvings, elaborate underground tombs, windswept desert monasteries, and richly decorated mosques. But as extraordinary as these sights are, they will probably not be the things that linger in your memory after you return home. It is the rhythm of life in Egypt–-from the Mediterranean feel of Alexandria to the electric pace of Cairo to the timelessness of desert villages–-that is unforgettable. In a world that seems to get smaller and more homogeneous by the day, Egypt, outside a few pockets, is still a place that exists for its residents, not its visitors. It is the real thing. As a visitor you will have to learn how to accommodate Egypt and not hope that Egypt, with 5,00...
Read MoreTo say the least, Egypt is rich with temples: soaring lotus-bud columns, enormous stone portals laced with delicate carvings, elaborate underground tombs, windswept desert monasteries, and richly decorated mosques. But as extraordinary as these sights are, they will probably not be the things that linger in your memory after you return home. It is the rhythm of life in Egypt–-from the Mediterranean feel of Alexandria to the electric pace of Cairo to the timelessness of desert villages–-that is unforgettable. In a world that seems to get smaller and more homogeneous by the day, Egypt, outside a few pockets, is still a place that exists for its residents, not its visitors. It is the real thing. As a visitor you will have to learn how to accommodate Egypt and not hope that Egypt, with 5,000 years of momentum behind it, will accommodate you.
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Taba

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Daraw Camel Market

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Tuna al-Gebel

Tel el Amarna

Dendera

Kom Ombo

El-Kab

Esna

Philae

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Ain Sukhna

Beni Hasan

Memphis

The Aswan Dams

Interior Lake Nasser Monuments

New Kalabsha

Marsa Alam

Cairo

Alexandria

Luxor

Sharm el-Sheikh

Aswan

El Gouna

Hurghada

The Fayyum

Dahab

Saqqara

Taba

The Monasteries of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul

Bur Sa'id (Port Said)

Nuweiba

The Wadi Natrun Monasteries

Al Minya

El-Quseir

Ismailiya

Abu Simbel

Dahshur

Bur Safaga (Port Safaga)

Abydos

Daraw Camel Market

El-Kab

Abu Sir

Philae

Ain Sukhna

Tel el Amarna

Jabal Moussa (Mount Sinai)

Kom Ombo

Edfu

Beni Hasan

Al-Ashmunayn (Hermopolis)

Esna

Tuna al-Gebel

Dendera

Memphis

The Aswan Dams

New Kalabsha

Interior Lake Nasser Monuments

Marsa Alam
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