What to visit in Egypt

Cairo – the capital of Egypt, home to the Giza Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum and fabulous Islamic architecture
Alexandria – Egypt’s window on the Mediterranean, with still-palpable glimpses of the past
Port Said – Egypt’s third largest city, has a cosmopolitan heritage, bordering the Mediterranean, home to the Lighthouse of Port Said
Aswan – a more relaxed option, full of amazing sights
Luxor – gateway to the Valley of the Kings, amongst other fabulous attractions , Claim as oldest continuously inhabited city in the world
Hurghada – a town on the Red Sea, filled with all-inclusive resorts and diving
Abu Simbel – a very remote town in the far south, with some beautiful ancient temples
Dahab – backpacker central, with excellent scuba diving
Karnak – scattered temples built with an emphasis on size, an impressive avenue of ram-headed sphinxes runs through the middle
Memphis & Saqqara – both filled with relics and ruins of ancient Egypt, they’re often combined as a day trip from Cairo
Nuweiba – small village with a number of camps, eco lodge and basic accommodation styled hotels
Sharm el-Sheikh – a hugely popular resort town on the Sinai peninsula, with some of the best scuba diving in the world
Siwa – a stunning remote oasis near the Libyan border
Katherine home to the oldest continually inhabited monastery, Mount Sinai and Mount Katherine (highest mountain in Egypt) and truly Bedouin culture
Taba Heights – purpose built resort with views of Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
Valley of the Kings
Abu Simbel with the Great Temple of Ramesses II and Small Temple of Nefertari. Abu Simbel with the Great Temple of Ramesses II (left) and Small Temple of Nefertari (right).
the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
the Egyptian Museum
the pyramids and temples of Saqqara and Dahshur and the collapsed Pyramid of Meidum
Citadel of Salah El Din
Mosque of Mohamed Ali
Alexandria, with several historical sights and the stunning new Bibliotheca Alexandrina, is the country’s main summer attraction for Egyptians escaping the summer heat and looking for a place to spend the summer vacation. Tourist attractions include Roman and Greek monuments, Bibliotheca Alexandria, Qa’edbay’s Castle, and Qasr El Montaza (El Montaza Palace).
Ain Sokhna. A line of mountains and calm beautiful beaches for miles and a range of hotels to satisfy various budgets 90 min drive from Cairo for a relaxing experience with a group of friends or couples to stay there is a must.
Port Said, is one of the country’s main summer resorts for Egyptians escaping the summer heat and looking for a place to spend the summer vacation and to have shopping benefiting its free trade zone, Tourist attractions include the unique buildings of the city which back to the 19th century and the old lighthouse of Port Said which was the first building built in the world using reinforced concrete.
The temples of Luxor and the West Bank across the Nile, the Valley of the Kings,the Temples of Abu Simbel
In Aswan, you can see even more temples and ancient monuments. You can also see Geziret El Nabatat (The Island of Plants). This is an island in the Nile River of Aswan which was planted by rare species of plants, trees, and flowers.
Take a Nile Cruise on a ship from Aswan to Luxor. It enables you to stop at each location along the Nile where you can see all the famous ancient monuments as well as experience being in the Nile River inside a five-star hotel boat.
The Red Sea resorts at Sinai peninsula, including Dahab, Hurghada, and Sharm El Sheikh. The Red Sea offers some of the best dive locations in the world.
In Sharm El Sheikh, you can make different types of excursions as diving, snorkeling and safari. You can also go from Sharm El Sheikh to visit Ras Mohammed, Cairo, Luxor and St. Catherine Monastery.
The sights of the Sinai Peninsula, including Saint Catherine’s Monastery and Mount Sinai.
The western desert and the oases there, including Siwa,
Memphis, with some relics of ancient Egypt – including a huge statue of Ramesses II, evoking the image which inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem Ozymandias
Dahshur Pyramids, Dahshur, Giza – Cairo. 08:00 – 17:00. Although the pyramids of Dahshur are far less famous and popular of these of Giza, they are never less charming. Dahshur was a very important burial site that mainly belonged to King Senfru, the father of King Cheops, and the first builder of a proper pyramid in Egypt. During the period of reign, in the middle of the 25th century BC, King Senfru thought of building the first real pyramid of Egypt, which does not consist of layers positioned on the top of each other. His first attempt was in Meidum, an area located to the East of the city of Fayoum.