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Sight Seeing All Over Of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt Is Considered The Land Of ‘Sights’ In The Popular Imagination, And Not Without Good Reason—From The Pyramids At Giza, The Awe-Inspiring Sphinx And The Monuments Liberally Littering Ancient Thebes, To The Underwater Explosion Of Colour In The Coral Reefs Off The Red Sea Coast. Egypt’s Destinations Can Be Divided Into Six Super-Sites The North Coast And The Delta Area,The Upper Nile Area, The Lower Nile Area, The Desert And Oases, The Sinai And Red Sea Area, and Cairo And The Surrounding Areas.
Cairo
Cairo Was Once The Byzantine City Of Babylon—The Same As In The Song "By The Rivers Of Babylon…" In 969 AD, The Fatimid Rulers Captured The Reigns Of Power, To Be Succeeded By The Mameluks, A Slave Dynasty. They Left Behind A Warren Of Districts Like Al-Muski, Darb Al-Ahmar And Gamaliya. The Old-World Charm Here Is Palpable, And Well Worth Soaking In.
The Egyptian Museum
The Section Called Old Cairo Is Where Babylon Once Stood—Its Main Attractions Are The Coptic Hanging Church And The Monastery/Church Of St Sergius, Supposedly Built On The Place Where The Biblical Holy Family Rested While Escaping From King Herod. Memphis Borders Cairo And Is Renowned For The Temple Of Ptah, Which Has Within Its Precincts The Alabaster Sphinx And The Gargantuan Statue Of Rameses II. Today, Cairo Is A Lively And Tourist-Friendly City, With An Active Cultural Scene And A Bustling Nightlife. The Egyptian Museum Is A Must-Visit, With Endless Rows Of Sarcophagi, Mummies And Other Tomb Treasures. The Museum Is Open From 9 Am To 5 Pm On All Days Except Friday, When It Is Closed For A Few Hours. Students Get A 50% Discount On Entry Fee, Which Is US$6 And An Additional US$18 If You Want To See The Royal Mummy Room.
The Citadel
One of Cairo's major attractions, the massive Citadel complex dominates the city skyline. Built on a limestone spur by Salah al-Din (Saladin) in the 12th century, most of its features are associated with Mohammed Ali, the early 19th century leader who freed Egypt of the Mameluke yoke.The Citadel offers fantastic panoramic views of Islamic Cairo in a castlesetting.rich in history Perhaps its most famous tale is of Mohammed Ali inviting 470 Mameluke leaders to a feast in the Citadel palace, only to have them trapped in a narrow passageway upon leaving and slaughtered by his men. Legend says only one Mameluke escaped by leaping the walls on his horse. Within the Citadel complex are the following attractions: Al-Gawhara (Jewel) Palace, Mohammed Ali.
Mosque, Police Museum, Sultan Al-Nasir Mosque, Military Museum, Carriage Museum, Archaeological Museum, Suleyman .
Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque
Designed By The Greek Architect Yussuf Bushnaq, The Mohammad Ali (Alabaster) Mosque In The Citadel Was Begun In 1830 (Finished In 1857) In The Ottoman Style By Mohammad Ali Pasha, Ruler Of Egypt, And Founder Of The Country's Last Dynasty Of Khedives And Kings. The Mosque Is The Tomb Of Mohammad Ali And Is Also Known As The Alabaster Mosque Because Of The Extensive Use Of This Fine Material From Beni Suef. Its Two Slender 270 Foot Minarets Are Unusual For Cairo. From The Arcaded Courtyard, Visitors Have A Magnificent View Across The City To The Pyramids In Giza. Just Off The Courtyard Is The Vast Prayer Hall With An Ottoman Style Dome Which Is 170 Feet Above. The Parapet To The Southwest Offers A Good View Of The Sultan Hassan And Ibn Tulun Mosques And Of Cairo Itself. Perhaps Because Of Its Location, It Is One Of The Most Frequented Mosques By Tourists.
Alexandria
It's The Second Largest City In Egypt, It Has An Atmosphere That Is More Mediterranean Than Middle Eastern; Its Ambience And Cultural Heritage Distance It From The Rest Of The Country Although It Is Actually Only 225 Km. From Cairo. Alexandria Lies Northwest Of The Nile Delta And Adjoins Lake Mariut.It Is Linked To Cairo By The Delta Road (231 Km.) And The Desert Road (225 Km.). It Is One Of The Most Notable Summer Resorts In The Middle East, Known For Its Temperate Winters And Beaches, With Soft Sands And Magnificent Scenery That Stretch For 40 Km. Along The Mediterranean Sea. Founded By Alexander The Great In 331 Bc, Alexandria Became The Capital Of The Graeco-Roman Egypt, Its Status As A Beacon Of Culture Symbolized By Pharos And The Setting For The Stormy Relationship Between Cleopatra And Mark Antony. The City, Immortalizing Alexander's Name, Flourished, Beyond All Expectations, Into A Prominent Cultural, Intellectual And Economic Metropolis, The Remains Of Which Are Still Evident To This Day. There Is So Much To See In This City. Listed Below Is A Brief Overview Of Some Of The Sites That You Can Visit.
Mosque, Police Museum, Sultan Al-Nasir Mosque, Military Museum, Carriage Museum, Archaeological Museum, Suleyman .
Luxor
AIs A Regular Tourist Hotspot For The Reason Most Travelers Visit Egypt—The Sheer Grandeur Of Its Well-Preserved Monuments Dating From The Old, Middle And New Kingdoms Of Ancient Egypt. The Best Part Is That You Don’t Need To Be An Egyptologist Or Even A History Buff To Appreciate The Beauty Of Luxor’s Monuments.
The Temple of Karnak
The Great Temple Of Amun At Karnak Was Once The Religious Centre Of Thebes And Upper Egypt. Karnak Was Linked To Luxor By A Sphinx-Lined Avenue, And The Whole Complex Of Temples Was In Turn Linked To The Nile Via A Canal Through Which Moved The Sacred Boats Of The God Amun.
The Valley of the Kings
Situated In A Secluded Area Of The West Bank, The Valley Of The Kings Contains 62 Excavated Tombs, Mostly Royal But Some Belonging To Members Of The Nobility. There Are Differences In Style, Colour And Content In Each Of The Tombs; The Earliest Have Staircases, Corridors And Right-Angled Bends While The Later Ones Are More Simplified.
The Valley of the Queens
Situated On The West Bank, The Valley Of The Queens Is Smaller Than The Valley Of The Kings But Is Ringed By Impressive Cliffs. The Tombs Belong To Lesser Important Personages (Queens And Princes) But Have Many Interesting Facets. The Main Tombs Are Those Of Queen Titi, Prince Khaemwaset and Prince Amenhirkhepeshef. The Finest Tomb, Is Tomb Of Queen Nefertari.
Other Tourist Attractions
Philae
South Of The City Of Aswan Lies The Beautiful Temple Complex Of Philae (Pronounced "Feel-I"). Its Main Temple Was Dedicated To The Goddess Isis And Its Construction Was Undertaken During The Third Century B.C. Philae Was The Last Bastion Of Ancient Egyptian Religion And Hieroglyphic Usage. It Is Also A Superb Example Of Threatened Cultural Heritage Being Saved In The Face Of Modern Civilization's March To Change The Environment.The Island Of Philae And Its Temples Came Under Threat At The Turn Of The Century When The British Erected The Aswan Dam At The First Cataract.
Philae Began To Spend Some Of Its Time Beneath The Backed-Up Flood Waters Of The Nile. The Dam Was Progressively Raised In The Following Decades, But The Final Nail In The Coffin For The Island Of Philae Came With The Construction Of The Aswan High Dam In The 1960s. The Temples Were Destined To Disappear.
Forever Beneath The River's Waters. Fortunately, Philae Was Saved From Drowning. In 1977 , A Coffer Dam Was Constructed Around The Temples And The Water Was Pumped Out. Then The Temples Were Carefully Dismantled With Every Block Assigned A Number And Its Position Noted. A Nearby Higher Island Called Agilkai Was Modified To Resemble Philae And The Temples Were Resembled. In 1980, Philae Was Once Again Opened To The Public.
Today, Philae Is One Of The Highlights Of Any Visit To Aswan. To Reach It, One Can Take An Organised Excursion Booked Through A Travel Agent Or Hotel. Alternatively, Take A Taxi To The Boat Landing At Shellal On The East Side Of The Old Aswan Dam. From There, A Short Boat Trip Can Be Arranged To The Island.
Aswan
While Aswan Was Always Of Strategic Importance To Egypt, The Town Only Became A City In The 1960s When Great Forces Of Workers Constructing The High Dam Were Housed There.
The High Dam Itself Is Over Two Miles Long And 360ft High And Affords Views Over Lake Nasser. The Lake Is, At Its Fullest, 310 Miles Long, 6 Miles Wide And On Average 600ft Deep. As Well As Being A Beautiful Resort, Aswan Has A Huge Array Of Temples, Monuments And Sights.
The Ptolemaic Temple Of Philae Was, Like Abu Simbel, Transported From Its Flooded.
Site To A New Position Above The Water And Completely Rebuilt Stone By Stone. The Beautiful Kiosk Of Trajan Stands Close By On The Same Island. Kitchener Island And Its Botanical Gardens Are Reached By Felucca Before Continuing To Elephantine Island (Although Not Desembarking) Which Has An Ancient Nilometer Built Into Its Eastern Side And Numerous Rock Reliefs, Inscriptions And Traces Of Pharaonic Temples.
The Granite Mausoleum Of The Late Aga Khan Commands A Splendid View Of Aswan And The Nile Valley Beyond Which The Desert Stretches As Far As The Eye Can See. In The Ancient Granite Quarry Of The Pharaohs, An Unfinished Obelisk Lies Cracked And Damaged, But Clearly Demonstrates The Method Used To Cut These Vast Pieces Of Stone.
Sinai
Land Of Discovery. The Route To The Promised Land; Where Isis Sought Osiris And The Pharoahs Found Gold. Where Moses Witnessed The Burning Bush And Bedouins Camped By Crusader Forts. A Meeting Point For Three Great Religions, At The Crossroads Of Africa And Asia. After 80,000 Years At The Heart Of History, Experience The Continuing Contrasts. Sinai: Where Rock Meets Coral Reef And The Desert Stops At The Sea. Where The Grandeur Of Granite Meets The Golden Beaches Of The " Red Sea Riviera ". Tropical Fish And Rare Birds; Spectacular Sunsets And Clear Starry Nights.
Sinai Is Rich In Scenery. To The North, Palm-Shaded Sandy Beaches Stretch Along The Mediterranean Shore. Along The Gulfs Of Aqaba And Suez, Soft Golden Sands Surround Bays Of Clear Blue Water. There Are Tourist Villages, Fishing And Snorkeling Centers, Where The Waters Are Rich With Rare Marine Life And Exquisite Coral Reefs.
Water Springs Are Scattered Throughout Sinai. In The South, The Towering Mountains With Their Beautiful Reddish Colored Rocks Are Surrounded By Huge Valleys Leading To The Holy Mountain.Sinai Also Has Various Medicinal Plants =And Different Kinds Of Indigenous And Migrating Birds. Has An Airport That Can Handle Small And Medium Size Aircrafts.
Oasis
The Oasis, A Depression In The Desert Comprising Springs, Wells And Trees, Reflects The Beauty, Charm And Diversity Of Nature; Its Surrounding Desert...Green Valleys...Water Wells...High Plateaus...Therapeutic Sulphur-Rich Springs.
In Egypt There Are Plenty Of Oases In The Western Desert. The Most Significant Are Fayyum, Kharga, Dakhia, Paris, Farafrah, Bahereya, Siwa And The Qattara Depression. The Fayyum Oasis Lies In Depression, Right In The Western Desert, About 103 Km.South-West Of Cairo.
It Is Surrounded By High Plateaus, And Separated From The Nile Valley By A High Ridge To The East At Al-Lahun.The Oasis Is Famed For Its All-Year-Round Pleasant Climate And Beautiful Scenery. There Is Evidence Of Pre-Historic Settlements As Well As Pharaonic, Greek Roman, Coptic, & Islamic Monuments. Fayyum Boosts A Combination Of Rural, Coastal, Desert, And Urban Environments, And Thus Holds Out Great Attractions To Tourists. The Hawara Pyramid (Shown To The Right) Dating From (1991-1778 Bc) Can Be Found Here. The Oases Provides A Vast Amount Of Tourist Attractions, Below Is A Brief Overview Of Some Of The Sites That You Can Visit!
Al-Wadi Al-Gadeed Oases :(The New Valley Oases): The New Valley Oases Occupies Some 67% Of The Western Desert And 45.8% Of The Total Area Of Egypt. It Lies 602 Km. From Cairo And 232 Km. From Assyut. It’s Bordered By The Governorate Of Matruh In The North, Sudan In The South, Libya In The West, And The Governorates Of Middle Egypt In The East. It Includes The Kharga, Dakhla, Farafrah And Paris Oases With More Than 99 Monuments Dating To Different Ages.
The Area Enjoys A Mixture Of The Desert Environment, Green Plains, Wells, And Sulphur-Rich Springs, Both Cold And Hot. In One Spring, The Water Temperature Reaches 43 C And Is Suitable For The Treatment Of Rheumatic And Digestive Ailments, Colds And Allergies.The Oases Are Famed For Their Dry Climate Most Of The Year, And Humidity Never Exceeds 9.5%. Warm, Sunny Winters Allow Them To Be An International Health Spa.
Dakhla Oasis
Dakhla (Capital Mut) Is The Second Provincial Capital Of The Governorate And Lies 200km. North-West Of Kharga. Midway Is The Zayyan Resthouse. Dakhla Contains Several Wells, The Most Important Of Which Are: The Mut Wells In Which The Temperature Reaches 43 C. One Well Is 1224 Meters Deep. It Has A Round Swimming Pool And Tourist Resthouses With Complete Facilities.The Pharonic Wells Of Ayn Al-Qasr In Which Water Temperature Reaches 45 C.Kharga Oasis
Paris Oasis (Temple Of Dush)
Farafrah Oasis
Siwa Oasis
Monastery Of St. Catherine
This Was Built In The 6th Century And Dedicated To The Daughter Of A Ruler Of Alexandria, Who Converted To Christianity And Was Subjected To Great Torture. The Huge Walls Of The Monastery Surround A Number Of Small Churches. On The East Wall Is An Ancient Basket And A Pulley Which Was Used Instead Of Opening The Door.
Dahab
About 81 Km. North Of Sharm Al-Shiekh, It Is One Of The Most Beautiful Beaches In South Sinai Because Of Its Gleaming Sand, Clear Waters And Colorful Marine Life. It Has A Tourist Village, Diving Centers, Camping Sites And Boats And Waterskiing Facilities.
Hurghada
Founded In The Early 20th Century , Hurghanda Has Gone On To Become The Foremost Tourist Resorts Of The Red Sea Coast And An International Centre For Aquatic Sports. If It Takes Place In The Water You Can Do It Here: Windsurfing, Sailing, Deep-Sea Fishing, And Snorkeling. The Unique Underwater Gardens Are Some Of The Finest In The World.
Safaga
Is A Working Port With Several Tourist Villages Specializing In Diving Holidays, A Handful Of Hotels And Some Excellent Fish Restaurants. Daytrips To Tobia Islands Or Mons Claudianus In The Red Sea Can Be Arranged With Local Guides.
