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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 general currency for Egypt is the pound (Geneih) usually written as L.E., it is made up of 100 piasters or 1,000 milliemes. It is mainly a paper currency but coins are used for fractions of the pound. Egypt's paper money has two faces; an Arabic face and an English one. The Arabic side has pictures of some of the historic mosques in Egypt.
I love all about Egypt! Some people think Egypt is expensive. It can be, if you want. But it can also be very cheap.Here is a link to an article that tells you all about budget travelling in Egypt.http://touregypt.net/budgettravel.htm The people of Egypt.
Thanks guys, my friend had no problems in the end and had a wonderful time. I thought you might be interested (especially for EU members) in the reply she had from the Egyptian consulate, whom she contacted just before her departure:Regarding your enquiry, the official requirement is> six months validity from > the date of travel but the local authorities in> Egypt are very flexible > regarding EU Nationals with 3-5 months left on their> passport validity. For > freedom of mind, we do recommend you to obtain a new> passport, but in case > you do not have the time to do so, we just would> like you to know that most > probably it won't be a problem at all. The final> decision is of the local > authority at the airport.> > > Please visit our website for detailed information> regarding visas and all > other Consular services ->...
Egypt met us with nice, but a bit windy weather! We made nice local friends in Hurghada! They live and work there! Believe me, as I know in every town all over the world you can meet normal and bad people! But this time we decided that we wouldn’t meet bad people! Our new friends showed us the best cafes were we tasted real Egyptian dishes!!!! We saw a genuine real dance show with professional Egyptian dancers!It was such a great show! We went to the deep sea on the boat! We saw great "Utopia Island" that is special for it has not any trees! We saw underwater life with thousands of multicolored fishes that live in the underwater forests of corals!We were in such a merry disco! I must say that the majority of tourists were from Russia! And a big part of shops, discos, hotels belong to Russia owners! The great show with Arabic horses! It was unbelievable!!! Arabic horses are known all over...
Tourists of most nationalities can obtain tourist visa upon arrival to most of Egyptian ports, whether Air, Sea or Road ports.Click visa information links on my maps page:http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/5bf82/#TLBest of luck,Welcome to Egypt!Sayed
Ras Mohammed ParkIt looks dead on the surface, but AWESOME in the water! And believe this: "Even if it’s cold- I don’t mind freezing to death here!" - Wacky Matt (Matt10gonzalez)That's true- What would Sharm be if it weren't for the beautiful Ras Mohammed? This marine park is packed with a lot of beauty that should deserve the fame and auraof the pyramids! Have you seen an usual ad picture of the Red Sea? (The colorful reef with pink fishes, you know) Chances are it's taken here and here's a photo shotpersonally by me- proof that even a cheap underwater camera can look awesome here! Words can't describe! Ras Mohammed, Truly the underwater version of the pyramids of Giza! ME- Just seeing sea snakes popping out of the corals- it really freaked mom out! The best part! Ras is truly teeming with marine life- even the mom freaks out!MICHAEL: Yeah, it's okay- as long as you have a lifevest!...
Egypt has tons of monasteries. But ask one important question: What monastery is very historical, famous, sacred (a pilgrimage spot even) and has a beautiful location? Let it be St. Catherine's! Nested in the middle of a Valley in the middle of the rocky mountainous Sinai desert , this centuries years old monastery was said to be the spot where Moses received the ten commandments. (Roman Catholics! I hope this sounds familiar to you!) On pictures, the whole thing usually looks pristine and peaceful, but in reality, It's:1.) Crowded with tourists!! (It's a pilgrimage site for Roman Catholics and some Christians)2.) Don't expect some of the staff or priests to be super friendly like golden retrievers who'll play with anybody! You're delusioned if you think they are! BUT! EXPECT THIS:3.) It's really beautiful, ancient and authentic. And if you pray, or study the building/ architecture well...
The best decision we made was to locate a Local Tour Guide Service. Rather than book through an Anglo company we went right to the source. On the Egyptian Travel Bureau website there is a long list of recemmended tour companies. These are the people you will eventually be using anyway so you might as well cut out the middle man. We ended up using a young man named Hussein who arranged everything for us and was very enthusiastic in making sure everything went well. It was much cheaper than the big name companies and we had a private tour guide who was actually studying the topics we were visiting.
QUOTES:Prince Charles inaugurates the opening of the exhibition "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" at the O2 arena in London.Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt gets acquainted with a camel during the premiere of the King Tut exhibit in Los Angeles, June 15, 2005. The photo is selfexpanatory, you can easily guess the monologue or rather the exchanged dialogue; however both should be proud of their assets :)) (Photo: AP/LA County Museum Of Art)*.Actor Brendan Fraser looks at a bust of King Tut during the premiere of the King Tut exhibit June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The photographer seems to imply something... Just compare the two prfiles of Tut and Brendan in the relavant photo..! You may notice what was in his mind then.......*National curator for "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," leads visitors on a tour of the exhibit June 15, 2005, at...
Islamic feasts are determined by lunar calendar. Eid Al-Fitr al-mubarak*(Breaking the fast) lasts for 3 days as of the 1st of Shawal (the 10th lunar month). It follows the Muslims' fasting month Ramadan. Eid Al-Adha al-mubarak *(Sacrifice) lasts for 4 days as of 10th of Dhul-Hejja (the 12th i.e. the last lunar month of the year). Muslims perform Haj at such month annually; the main peak day of Haj is 9th Dhul-Hejja, where pilgrims visit 'Arafat Mountain Area' and leave it before sunset. Christmas (Eid Al-Milad al-mageed) * is determined by solar calendar and celebrated on January 7th by Egyptian Christians (Copts), not on December 25th. Easter (Eid Al-Qe-ya-ma al-mageed/ Al-Fess-h)* As you may be aware it is determined by both lunar and solar calendars simultaneously.How?Start with solar month April !Find the 15th day of the corresoponding lunar month !Next Sunday will be the Easter,...
Four Seasons At The First Cairo
4 Reviews and 208 Opinions You must go through a street barrack and through metal detectors just to get to the elevator and get...
Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa Luxor
8 Reviews and 261 Opinions We had a fabulous time! We were pampered from top to bottom. I am feeling very relaxed. Excellent...
Sultans Gardens Resort Sharm El Sheikh
6 Reviews and 2565 Opinions The Sultans Gardens hotel locate near Sharm El Sheik´s Airport (about 15 minutes drove) and hotel...
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Q: My husband and I booked a trip a few months ago to Cairo & Sharm, and we're considering cancelling given the recent kidnappings in...
A: I dont know what to tell you but I would still go...dont let anyone ruin your plans and dont live with what ifs...Are your planned trips going to be with big tour...
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