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Gizeh Pyramids   Cairo

Gizeh Pyramids, Cairo

 48 Reviews  We've been to Cairo twice. The Pyramids and Sphynx are awesome sites. Remember it is a tourist spot so peddlers will come from everywhere. Enjoy the sites first, then bargain for souvenirs. Stay in... 

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Camels   Hurghada

Camels, Hurghada

 5 Reviews  Obviously, you will be given more than a few opportunities to get that long coveted camel ride in Hurghada, if that is your desire. These can range from a ten minute walk around the parking lot up to... 

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The Nile River   Luxor

The Nile River, Luxor

 9 Reviews  This is one of my «from the bus» pictures. It was shot during my first encounter with the grand and divine Nile river on my way from Hurghada to Luxor. I grew up on two beautiful rivers, Sava and... 

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walk around   Alexandria

walk around, Alexandria

 31 Reviews  Oh yes, you will enjoy your trip to Alexandria and walking is an experience you will treasure. I have seen people, the local young boys and girls, their parents whom you will be comfortable talking... 

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People of Cairo   Cairo

People of Cairo, Cairo

 21 Reviews  This is a beautiful city with lot of similarity with our Indian city. We got down from Luxor at 5.30 in the morning, the city was on the move, people were buying tea, breakfast, going to work or... 

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Luxor Temple   Luxor

Luxor Temple, Luxor

 16 Reviews  Luxor temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Chons and was, during the New Kingdom, the focus of the annual Opet Festival, in which a cult statue of Amun was paraded down the Nile... 

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life in Alexandria   Alexandria

life in Alexandria, Alexandria

 10 Reviews  In the heart of Alexandria, at Mansheia near by Saint Catherine Square this main Greek Orthodhox Patriarchate is found. The street itself is called Greek Church Street "Share' Al-Kaneesa... 

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Advises   Cairo

Advises, Cairo

 37 Reviews  Non rip-off bank kiosks inside the aiport. There are bank kiosks just before the immigration at Cairo International Airport. They offer quite competitive rates. I got 1620 EGP for 1000 AED against... 

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Karnak   Luxor

Karnak, Luxor

 7 Reviews  Based on the available informations after collecting the views of the audience about sound and light show in the karnak , the show has been developed and become more interested also the duration has... 

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people of Alexandria   Alexandria

people of Alexandria, Alexandria

 8 Reviews  Meeting good and friendly people in Alexandria is not hard to do. There are too many and too many are friendly enough that you can even start a conversation. Whether the locals are students or young... 

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Egyptian Museum   Cairo

Egyptian Museum, Cairo

 15 Reviews  The museum, definitely the museum. Seeing Tuten Khamoun and all related object des'arte was simply mystifyingly amazing. Superlatives cannot describe. One tip is: when first arriving at the museum... 

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Taking the TIme   Luxor

Taking the TIme, Luxor

 6 Reviews  Did tour including boat trip from Luxor to Aswan for first visit to Egypt:found it too organized, guides in a hurry to return you to boat for meals, time at sites was limited, wasting time waiting for... 

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Eating and Drinking   Cairo

Eating and Drinking, Cairo

 9 Reviews  Umm Ali dates back to Ottoman Egypt and legend say that sultan stopped in a poor village looking for something to eat and the village's best cook, named Umm Ali, made something. This is in fact light... 

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Traffic   Cairo

Traffic, Cairo

 8 Reviews  Even in the 1980's traffic in Cairo was a very interesting experience. Cairo had lots of highways some with as many as 6 lanes but it also had lots of cars to fill them. Most of the cars should have... 

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River Nile   Cairo

River Nile, Cairo

 15 Reviews  We enjoyed two boat rides in Egypt. One was a motorized boat in Luxor. it would have been a felluca, but the wind was not strong enough at the time. However in Cairo, we did have conditions just right... 

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Khan el Khalili   Cairo

Khan el Khalili, Cairo

 9 Reviews  I took both with me to Egypt. (I have been twice before) and have to say that the ROUGH GUIDE is a much better guide on all front. I found the current edition of Lonely Planet lacking in current info... 

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Citadel of Saladin   Cairo

Citadel of Saladin, Cairo

 6 Reviews  The CItadel, also called Al-Qala, is a walled fortress on top of a hill in Cairo. In the past it had been the home to Egypt's rulers for about 700 years. The Citadel was built in different stages, so... 

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Mosques   Cairo

Mosques, Cairo

 9 Reviews   The Islamic part of Cairo differs very much from its Christian area. It deserves the separate day of excursion, better – several days. Unfortunately I was lack of time and was able to admire only... 

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Old Cairo   Cairo

Old Cairo, Cairo

 6 Reviews  There are a couple of buildings in Old Cairo which really look very old. I cannot help but think if these were built more than 100 years ago. Two of my photos have signs of a bazaar, a museum,... 

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Islands   Cairo

Islands, Cairo

 4 Reviews  One of my favorite sections of Cairo is Zamalek, an island in the Nile that basically lies between modern downtown Cairo and Giza. It is an upscale, garden area with a number of attractions as well as... 

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The Pyramid Builder by Christine El Mahdy

by Doctor38

This book is about Khufu (known by the greek as Cheops). The man who built the Great Pyramid. He was a living God worshipped by his people like all other Pharos of the old kingdom. I knew I had to buy this book as soon as I saw it. We are all fascinated by the Pyramids but we surprisingly know little about the man who built it.Did you know that there is no image survived for Khufu. There is a little statute (only few inches in hight) but that was proven to be NOT for Khufu. There are plenty of statue found for Khufu but they all had their heads smashed. There are plenty of paintings and statues for his brothers, sisters and children but non for the big guy him self.This book is great. It tells you most of what history know about the Man who built the Pyramids, his reign and the power struggle after his...

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A Traveler's Guide to the Geology of Egypt

by Doctor38

Did you know that the Nile river used to follow from the North to the south millions of years ago??!!!! exactly in the opposite direction of its flow today. Did you know that the shores of the Mediterranean at times were as south as Al-Fayyom area 100 km to the south of Cairo. Did you know that Nile Delta was located near al Fayyom area also. In that area the famous "whales" where discovered in Wadi Al-hetan. Those "whale" or sea mammals where significant because they were the only sea creatures with legs and feet. These animals pen point the time period that land mammels migrated o the see and evolved later to all these wonderful whales, dolphins and seals.OK, I agree some times the book get too technical and author thrashes around his Geological jargon that I am no too familiar with but this book is written for some one with NO background in Geology and for the most part it is simple...

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The Search for Omm Sety By J Cott

by Doctor38

This is a very entertaining book. It is about a true story of Dorothy Eady an English woman who claimed to be a reincarnation of an Egyptian concubine of The Pharo Sety I.Sety I was the father of Ramsis the Great. Dorothy had this strong belief of her previous life, ever since she was a 4 years old girl living in England. She migrated to Egypt and married to an Egyptian man and had a child which she named Sety. in 1956 during the Sinai war when the british troops invaded Sinai she renounced her british nationality and spend the rest of her life in Abydos which was rebuilt by non other than Sety and his son Ramsis the Great. She claimed that she used to life in the same temple 3000 years ago.Even if you are like me who don't believe her far fetched story, the book is worth reading and it is very entertaining . You have to admire that she basically acted upon her convections and followed...

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Voice of the Rocks by Robert M. Schoch

by Doctor38

This is the most fascinating book in all of the books that I have read about Egypt. Let me start by saying that The author is NO dummy. He is a professor of Geology at Boston University. So he knows what he is talking about. He studied the Giza Platue during a field trip and Examined The base of the Sphinx and studied the rocks. He asserts that there are clear evidence that the Sphinx is was built prior to 6000 BC (8000 years ago). He reached to this conclusion by evidence of water erosions due to heavy torrential rain. The last time this kind of rain poured on the Giza Plato was at least 8000 years ago. He stated that his findings were presented in a meeting within the American Geological Society and were very will received.The current main stream opinion is that the Sphinx was built by Khafre the Builder of the second Pyramid around 2500 BC (4500 years...

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The Pharo's Shadow by Anthony Sattin

by Doctor38

This is another great book. What the author does is simply search the current Egyptian fabric in search of Ancient Egyptian customs. I tracts down modern Egyptians every day action and link it to the distant past. This book is a wonderful read for every one who is interested in Egypt.There are 2 editions on sale one is a paper back and another is a hard coverhttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=THE+PHARAOH%27S+SHADOW&x=13&y=24

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Bring You Own Map from Home

by auroraef

What is my first impresson of Egypt, Egyptions, and Egypt government?This is my imagination of what they are thinking, "Hey, tourists, we don't care. You wanna come and see our country, do your own work. Bring your own map, because we don't sell it, and we don't care. Learn our language and find out yourself. We wanna close the museum at 2 pm when buses are still coming in, hey that's our right.But eh make sure bring lot's of money and spend it all. Oh don't forget to try our mango juice, the best in the world. And don't ever try to drive on your own, trust me. We Egyptians are the most daring drivers you ever seen"Travellers and tourists, you will love Egypt. All the complaints and the confusion will easily be forgotten the moment you see the Pyramids and their companions. You will want to come again, this time with much better preparation. Egyptians love babies and small kids so much....

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Addition to the question

by twets91

Ok I realise that was too broad. I am considering staying in Cairo for one and half to two days and then I am confused whether to stay at Luxor for a day and Aswan for a day or.. Two days in Luxor. Help!

Internet wi fi and Internet Cafes

by MikeySoft

.I did not bring my computer on this trip so it was harder to stay connected to family and friends. I found the internet cafes charged between 4 and 5 Egyptians pounds per hour, less then $1.00 USD. However, these computers were very slow. It took me almost 1 hour to send two emails. I think it is a combination of slow internet and these computes have a lot of versus and spy ware on them.I also notice that McDonald has free wi fi internet in Egypt. Only once did I see someone using the free wi fi. I think less people have laptops in Egypt. I have heard that McDonalds had free wi fi in other countries like China. But they had to stop it because lots of locals have laptops so too many people were using the internet and not eating Big Macs. :)

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Visiting Petra - Entry visa to Jordan

by nadine2oo2

You gonna get your entry visa to Jordan on the ferry. So, you just pay for it on the ferry. As far as I know it is 15 USD for americans. Also, you will pay for Egypt departure tax which is L.E 100 per pax. If you will return to Egypt again (may be for your final departure), you should apply for another visa on the Egyptian borders in Taba or Nuweiba. Hope that helps.Nadine

THE EGYPTIAN POUND

by pangtidor

The currency of Egypt is the Egyptian Pound, symbolized by LE. 1 LE is divided into 100 Piasters. The banknotes will be in 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, and 1 Pound. Bring the 20, 10, or 5 Pounds banknotes for tipping and 1 Pounds for your toilet fee anywhere. The coins are less likely to be found, there is a new 1 Pound coin though. Mostly, the Egyptian money is filthy one; get a small purse for those notes only. See my other warning and danger tip FILTHY MONEY. Do not get confused with the Piasters notes.

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