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Other Destinations in Egypt Cairo

41 Reviews I now have been in the Western and White Desert for the third time and it is just breathtaking and absolutely worth it! Our tour guides (www.westerndeserttours.com) were always very friendly, they...

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Jeep Safari Hurghada

10 Reviews The last part of a day trip to Amusement Park, in the late afternoon, was reserved for the safari ride in a desert. There is large number of vehicles, "Mad Max" styled alike, and each one was provided...

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The Mummification Museum Luxor

5 Reviews I must have gone to the other mummifcation museum, 1 human - 1 baboon - 1 cat - 1 bird - 1 crocodile. Some tools and mummification materials, all poorly described in my opinion. about 100 items in...

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historical sightseeing Alexandria

11 Reviews The mission succeeded in cleaning up and preparing for tourist divers the location of Mark Antony's palace, the Timonium. It also cleaned up the wreckage of an ancient 35-metre wooden ship that lies...

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City of the Dead Cairo

13 Reviews City of the Dead (Qarafa, Arafa) is a four mile long cemetery from northern to southern part of Cairo, Egypt. To the people of Cairo and other Egyptians, it is simply el'arafa which means "the...

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sea walking Alexandria

3 Reviews Many of the tourists are rushing to Alexandria only to have a look at the remaining of the famous Pharos Lighthouse. Only few know that nothing has remained till now. Now tourists may watch a modern...

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Memphis and Sakkara Cairo

26 Reviews On the road approaching the Step Pyramids in Sakkara you will see several carpet making schools on both sides of the road. I have read and heard a lot about these places. Reviews range from overpriced...

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Gardens & parks Alexandria

4 Reviews Walking further to the east of Montazah palace, you reach a sandy cove with a semi-private beach that is popular with picnicking families. There are also opportunities for some watersports and...

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Gizeh Pyramids Cairo

11 Reviews The most amazing pyramid views and experience can be had whilst either riding a horse or camel through the desert or having drinks or dinner on the best terrace in Giza. It wasn't until I'd lived in...

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shopping spots Alexandria

2 Reviews Pop down to the seconds bazaar. Where mainly women shop for fabric and clothing. You can pick up some beautiful fabrics for next to nothing. It's interesting to watch the women shop and haggle for...

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Bridges Cairo

6 Reviews If you're lucky enough to avoid all the tourist package tours and take your time walking around in this big city its a good idea to stay close to the Nile . You just have to get used to the crazy...

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coptic monastery Alexandria

4 Reviews At the monastery of Bishoy (Deir Anba Bishoi) a coptic monk showed us the place and explained us the history of the Coptic Christians in Wadi Atrun. After the Romans in the 4th century AD came the...

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Mosques Cairo

11 Reviews Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new...

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Coptic Cairo Cairo

8 Reviews There is more to Cairo than Islamic culture and pyramids. A small but important Christian minority has coexisted in Egypt with the dominant Islamic culture for centuries. They profess the Coptic faith...

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Papyrus Cairo

5 Reviews If you like to buy some real hand painted egypt pictures on real papyrus I recommend Queen of Egypt Papyrus. They have a large collection of paintings and they also use to have demonstrations on how...

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Khan el Khalili Cairo

5 Reviews As there are thousands of shops/stalls in the Khan you will never be at a loss for places to stop, people to watch, items to browse and shop for. Go to the Khan if you are pressed for time(in my...

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Zamalek Cairo

1 Review The zamalek area is one of the quitest places in Cairo,I always love to cruise around it. This picture was taken from Cairo Tower...the area to the left of the picture is the Zamalek. The big orange...

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Eating and Drinking Cairo

3 Reviews If you want to try local beer, take "Sakara". It is very good. In our hotel "Inter-Continental Pyramids Park Resort", bottle of 0,5 l coasts 10 Egyptian Pounds (7 E.P. = 1 Euro). Cheers!

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Off Beaten Towns Egypt (Part 2)

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AL'ARISHAl'Arish is another remote beach town that hugs the northern Mediterrenean. It's the complete opposite of busy and chaotic Alexandria and a complete heaven to those who search for empty beaches or are sick of the city life of Alexandria/Cairo! NOTE: Everyone, the locals and local tourists here will look at you if you come here because this is totally out of the way! WHAT'S HERE? Well, small modern hotels, beaches, and that's it! Don't expect Hyatts, Marriotts, Le Meridiens, Mc. Donalds or anytime fancy because this is a totally out of the way beach town! WORTH STAYING HERE? Honestly, I opt to pick Sharm instead of this. But if you're lucky to pass here, it's quite interesting to have everyone looking at you and feeling that 'off-beaten' vibe!HOW TO GET HERE- The direct bus Mazada tours passes through here to get a bathroom break. This might be a good chance to see it! Otherwise,...

Off-Beaten Towns Egypt! (Part 1)

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TABATaba is a small frontier town that is the gateway to Israel. It has a beautiful small castle in a little isle and one big hotel guarding it. There's really nothing much to do here except to cross the border to Israel and vice versa. WHAT'S HERE? Well, there's that castle, and some red sea adventuring to do here. (Though it's a WHOLE lot better to snorkel and dive in Ras Mohammed than here.)WORTH STAYING HERE? Honestly, not really- I would pick Sharm el Sheikh anytime that even if I arrive in Taba at 7 PM, I'll still opt to take the taxi and arrive Sharm at 10 PM. I'll still do that! At least by the time you arrive Sharm, the party is just starting! Unlike in Taba, there's very few eateries and nightlife compared to Sharm! (Meaning, you're likely forced to eat in your hotel's restaurant here!) HOW TO GET HERE- It's 3 hours by bus/taxi from Sharm, 9 hours from Cairo, 3 hours from St....

abu simbel

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abu simble, is the temple of ramesse the 2nd's. it is right on the river and was retrived from the water in the 60's this is truly an amazing temple and is well worth the extra time and money to get there. the best time to go is at sun rise around 4am to see the sun come up over the water and light up this amazing structure is really second to none.

Star Wars in Sinai!

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Who said the destination was the most important? Who said to sleep along the journey? This is awfully false if you ever decided to take a taxi from Sharm-el-Sheikh to the St. Catherine Monastery! Keep your eyes open: Because the scenery along the way is AWESOME! For me, honestly, the journey was more awesome than the building of the St. Catherine Monastery itself! Your 3 hr. (Longer if ever your vehicle breaks down) drive takes you along steep, sharp, brown beautiful mountains which cuts the road like a ravine and in the middle of the trip, you come across this vast, wild, empty desert full of spectacular, tall rock formations with a lot of holes like dwarves lived in them! It looks like a set from a star wars movie! So keep your eyes open and don’t miss this beauty!

The Suburbs of Cairo- Usually Ignored by Tourists!

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The Suburds of Cairo- Usually Ignored by Tourists!With the Pyramids, the Citadel and more in mind, why bother going to the suburbs? No wonder it's out of the tourist itinerary! And a chance to feel off-beaten and a chance to get to know how the middle-class to upper class locals 'Live' in Egypt! This suburb: Heliopolis. SO WHY BOTHER GOING TO HELIOPOLIS?1.) For fanatics of Goosebumps! Forgot your goosebumps back home? Wanna buy more? There's a store here (as of 2005) that sells a lot of goosebumps and fright nights! You can't find that in Luxor, Downtown Cairo or any where else in Egypt! (Though I forgot the street, we just found it by walking!)2.) See Dogs and Golden Retrievers! After being hassled in Luxor and the Pyramids, did you ever think they were 'extinct' in Egypt? Well, you're wrong! In Heliopolis, the owners do walk them 'leisurely' around! And you thought they were extinct!...

Do What The Locals Do: Take the Subway!

by matt10gonzalez

What comes to your mind when you think of the word 'Subway' in Egypt? A magic carpet like train full of arabian people in aladdin costumes with sheeshas? Or a train that's packed literally like rotten sardines on a rush hour, the same like any subway trains around the world? (Paris, New York and so on...) Well, if you think (or wish) it was like a magic carpet, aladdin style train, you're definitely dreaming! The latter choice is the jackpot! But one thing is for sure: That unlike Paris, New York, Singapore and so on, hardly any tourists take the subways! So what's so significant about taking the subway in Cairo?1.) Take the subway to the suburds (Like Heliopolis, Maadi and so on) and you'll be stared at by all the locals! Feel like a superstar! (Locals, surprised, were asking us questions why are we tourists taking the subway? Oh..and they didn't ask us for baksheesh you paranoid...

Be Popular with the Crowds!

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The people in Egypt are not all about baksheesh, baksheesh, tips, tips, tips! Many are truly friendly! Believe it or not, even kids and the teenage girls aren't shy at all with foreigners! (In Cairo and Alexandria at least.) Even to Filipinos! (If you wonder...)And I got a chance to be popular (temporarily) with some girls, who were on a trip to the famous pyramids! Wow...I couldn't believe how they were! They were like cute monsters! They kept screaming (the fun kind of screaming), kissing my stuff toy, (they were so amused with it!) and pulling my water bottle, my baby (baby- because I always hug my water bottle wherever I go like a baby!) away from me!! (They were teasing) It was so cute! (And they didn't even ask for baksheesh!) Dad got a bit jealous! I could see!DAD- (Feeling embarrassed after seeing me, screaming like a girl with the Egyptian girls) "(Annoyed tone) Why do you act...

The Nubian Village

by michaelxxx

If your done with the temples of Aswan, and you have nothing to do, why not go to the Nubian Village!? Simply ask your hotel if they have any tours to the Nubian village! (Ours came with a Nubian guy tour guide)Going to the Nubian Village is the fun part! You get to ride on a Feluca, and sail through the currents of the river! Sometimes your feluca will even get caught in a mini whirllpool. (Ours did and it was so fun!) Once you arrived in land, The friendly nubians will give you each a camel and you will ride it to the nubian village! (A 15-20minute camel ride)Once you arrived at the Nubian village, feel free to look around, like go to the school and learn to write in Nubian, or hike the short mountain path and see the whole Nubian village.If your lucky, your tour guide may let you visit his house, and you will see the different Nubian architexture and furnitures! On our way back, some...

Where Are The Towns in Egypt?

by matt10gonzalez

Something that's always left out when travelling to Egypt are its towns or the residential sectors!What comes to your mind first when making an itinerary to Egypt? The Pyramids, the Temples, the Red Sea and so on. Of course that'll come to your mind first- they're the most beautiful highlights of this country! But what about the towns? The lifestyle of the Egyptians in the provinces? Can you forget about them? Yes, you easily can- which makes it even better! It is, an off-beaten thing to do!From a far, the poor Egyptians have a hard and uncomfortable lifestyle: They live in these unfinished dusty brick tenements which makes you wonder "How on earth can they live in these stuff?" They (the Egyptians) cram and overcrowd (few privacy) in one dirty apartment, the drainage (I saw it) is awful, (the toilet's always clogged and sometimes, believe it or not, some apartments have NO toilets- they...

Would You Mind Signing Autographs for Poor Kids?

by matt10gonzalez

True, most street kids in Egypt will ask for bakheesh but not everyone will! And this tip will prove it! Some kids will seriously want an autograph (signature) from you! No kidding! Feel like a superstar! It happened to us in Luxor, while riding in a horse carriage, and while we didn't know where our harrassing, scary-looking (and sounding) horse driver was taking us (He was really taking us far, far, far away from town! And would ignore us when we would ask him where! He terrifying!) and while dad and mom look so worried like they were going to die, look who comes cheering us up from the streets: Street kids- street kids asking us for an AUTOGRAPH!Wow! We were so shocked! It was kind of funny, and cute!They kept chasing and chasing (as in literally running) us and asking my brother (they found my brother beautiful, they said he was like an actor! But they didn't find me cute!) to sign...

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