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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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I came back home and I found myself thinking about the places that I did not visit while in Egypt. I wanted to kick my own behind for not visiting one of the most famous libraries in the world, Alexandria's Library. It is not one of the places that tourist visits the most, but it is worth to take a couple of hours to check the treasures they have there.
Rent a cabana at the Nile Hotel in Cairo and you get a small poolside room with bed and shower, plus access to the pool and restaurants. A very relaxing way to spend a bit of time waiting for the flight/train out of Cairo. About LE270 for the room. You might need to blag your way in with your luggage, but if the front desk give you hassle, call the pool manager and ask him if it is ok.
We arrived by bus from Cairo, and walked about half a mile to St Catherine’s Monastery. It was midday and the heat was searing, but the sight of the monastery nestled below Mount Sinai which is in reality a collection of peaks and the biblical name of the peak upon which Moses received the ten commandments, took away all feelings of fatigue. We stayed in the guest house at the monastery, which made a perfect starting point for our climb of Mount Sinai. We climbed at night. The mountain is over 7,000 feet high and we ascended taking the west path which is more arduous and climbed the 3,750 steps hewn out of the mountain rock by the monks. We started out about 1:00 a.m. and by daybreak we were almost at the top. That journey was one of the most moving I remember, the climb was lit only by the moon and the starlight. The night was silent and apart from our own movement the only sounds we...
By May the harvest is well under way. As I mention in a travelogue, the stalks of the winnowed grain are then stored on roofs, ledges, anywhere. The fields are then opened to the cattle, and finally prepared and watered for next sowing. All this can be seen when passing from Cairo to Alexandria, and often is what you see on the walls of tombs!
Every Egyptian city has several Mosques and also Coptic Churches. We visited both these religious buildings in Aswan. I am sure you can also do it in other places.If you are on your own, maybe better ask before entering a mosque or church.Spotting the Mosques seems to be easier than finding the churches, just have a look at the Minarets around.We had the possibilty to visit a Mosque and a Coptic Church with our guide.Don't forget to leave your shoes at the entrance of the Mosque. You can go in barefeet or in socks.The floor of the Mosque is covered in carpets. There are no chairs, you just sit / kneel on the floor.We did not have to wear scarves, but if you want to be sure, take some with you.We had an interesting conversation sitting there, about the treatment of woman in Islam. Our guide, that was really religious (it was Ramadan and he did eat or drink nothing the whole day, even...
The Aga Khan, one of the richest men in the world during his lifetime, was the 48th Imam of the Isma'ili sect if Shi'ite Muslims. His mausoleum is a very elegant pink granite structure built on a hillside from where there is an excellent view overlooking Aswan, the view includes the Aga Khan’s white villa where his wife until her death in 2000 lived for three months every year. After the Aga Khan died in 1957 his widow Omme Habibeh placed a single red rose on his white marble tomb and during the times that she was away a gardener placed the rose. Despite many pilgrims visiting the tomb at the time that we did, the feeling was that of tranquility. I visited last there in 1997 and I believe that it has since been closed to the public, I heard that graffiti was getting out of control, I cannot imagine anyone writing or etching on such a beautiful piece of architecture.
Although the Delta is primarily agricultural, there are areas of industry, such as brick making and gas that can be seen from a train. Industrial areas are not beautiful, but can break the so -called monotony of the landscape and then you appreciate the fields and trees even more.
Even when the rustic scenes were interrupted by small towns and villages, there were things to notice- dovecotes like outsize beehives [ some on the roof of buildings], cemeteries with low covered tombs, mosques of different design, decorated shops ; and the flip side- the rubble and rubbish, half dilapidated blocks of houses, garish petrol stations .There are a number of larger towns like Tanta and Zigazig and Damhour, but many smaller ones dotted throughout the Delta.
On our cruise from Aswan to Luxor we didn't stop to visit Esna, located on the left bank of the River Nile, about 55km south of Luxor.Still we didn't miss the moment when our ship passed through the sluice of Esna, an important occasion for us to be proud as the works there were done by a Romanian company.
On our way to St. Catherine we stopped for a while at the point where the camions are embarked on the ferry for passing on the other side of the Suez Channel. It may not be the best point for understating the importance of the Suez Channel but at least you can make an idea. Unfortunately I couldn't take any picture as this is a military site, but back in 1998 my husband took these pictures from a cruise ship on his way to South Africa.
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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