Since the earliest days of humanity, the Nile River valley has drawn in and captivated travelers from around the world. Modern-day Egypt, the inheritor of an unbroken civilization of more than 5000 years, located at the crossroads of the Asian, African and Mediterranean worlds, is a fascinating mixture of modern diversity and ancient splendor. Its cultural treasures are supplemented by over 2500km of scenic coastline along the Red and Mediterranean Seas, making Egypt an enchanting year-round destination, able to put a smile on the face of even the most jaded of travelers. Egypt’s advantages are as seductive as they are diverse: the pleasant mild temperatures of air and sea, especially in winter; the hospitality and cheerfulness of its people; the year-round sunshine; the magnificentbeaches; the diving and snorkeling resorts and second-to-none reefs and aquatic life; the biblical mountains; the romantic desert oases; and, in between, the fertile valley of the Nile, the second-longest river in the world, packed with life and history. Egypt’s diverse and profound spiritual heritage cannot fail to make an impression on her guests. Pharaonic, Coptic, and Muslim, including churches,convents, mosques, temples and elaborate funerary complexes, Egypt’s spiritual treasures exhibit an artistic and devotional energy that makes Egypt an unforgettable and profound experience. Egypt’s multifaceted treasures, including the Nile Valley with its Pharaonic treasures and its cultural metropolis of Cairo, the bathing and diving paradise of the Red Sea, and the oases and open expanse of thesurrounding deserts, each guarantee the traveler an unforgettable experience on their own. But the uniqueness of Egypt as a holiday paradise lies in the traveler’s ability to combine from among all of these, as their heart and calendar dictate. To help the traveler plan a unique and unforgettable trip through Egypt’s myriad attractions, we have summarized the highlights of Egypt’s three maintourist attractionsSightseeing along the Nile, Recreation along the coast, and Adventure in the desertseparately in the map that follows, allowing you to put together your own personalized trip, to pick and choose among the smorgasbord of Egypt’s attractions to plan the perfect holiday for you and your family.
Alexandria & Mediterranean Coast: grandeur, great heritage and sandy beaches
CY P R U SE U RO P E AS I A
M e d i t e r r a n e a n
S e a
EGYPT
A F R I CA
Beaches
Sallum Sidi Barani
Marsa Matruh
Rosetta
Damietta
El Mansura
TANIS
Diving Sites
Alexandria
Sidi Abd el Rahman Porto Marina
Bo rg Damanhur E l A rab
Port Said
SUEZ CANAL
Ba rd awi l Lake
El Arish
Rafah
Golf Courses Main Airports Main Roads Marina Monasteries Monuments
Zaran ik
El Alamein
Wadi elNatroun
PYRAMIDS OF GIZA PYRAMIDS OF SAQQARA
Qaro u n Lake
Tanta
Ismailia
Zagazig
Cairo
Ti m sah Lake
Qara Oasis
Si wa O asi s
De Qat pr t e
a n ar sio s
Giza
Memphis Ain Sukhna
Suez
Oyoun Musa
Museums
Ras Sidr
AMON TEMPLE
L I BYA
Siwa
NILE VALLEY
T h e G re a t Sa nd Sea
Areg
Imagine you are relaxing onthe deck of a boat meandering down the Nile, sitting back in a comfortable wicker chair. It is late in the afternoon, and the waiter has just served hibiscus tea. A gentle breeze wafts across the river. The setting sun bathes sand dunes and cliffs in a soft light of the color of golden honey. Water buffalo, ibis and camels crowd the shore. Fishermen throw their nets, children paddle, and a localfarmer ploughs his field. Now and then you sail past villages of loam houses, embedded in palm groves and fields of green sugar cane. Later, a Pharaonic temple entices you to shore. Along this wondrous river, an advanced civilization blossomed 5000 years ago, one of the earliest flowerings of civilization. The traces of this mighty civilization, buildings and statues of unparalleled monumentality...
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