Egypt Things to Do

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Most Viewed Things to Do in Egypt

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Naama Bay   Sharm El Sheikh

Naama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh

 24 Reviews  Na'ama bay is the centre of all action in Sharm-el-Sheikh. Everything lives to tourism and from tourism. The beach is segmented in several private concessions, with a band of less than 20 meters... 

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Egyptian Museum   Cairo

Egyptian Museum, Cairo

 238 Reviews  One of "must see" places, regardless there are more findings in other countries museums (f.e. British). It is good idea to take official guide trough museum. There are experts and there are not to... 

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Snorkeling   Hurghada

Snorkeling, Hurghada

 29 Reviews  Hi, I visited Makadi Bay (south of Hurghada with my wife in September 2010 mainly for snorkeling. The experience was really nice. Here is a link to a portfolio of pictures and videos of the below... 

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Montazah palace and gardens   Alexandria

Montazah palace and gardens, Alexandria

 27 Reviews  Muntaza is the western-most part of the city that lies along the coast. It has a number of hotels and restaurants, and benefits from the fact that it is close to the former King’s palace. The district... 

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Valley of the Kings   Luxor

Valley of the Kings, Luxor

 150 Reviews  In the west bank of the river (following religious believes, tombs were allays built in the west bank) a common arid valley between two hills is being dug meter by meter, because it was the location... 

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Excursions   Sharm El Sheikh

Excursions, Sharm El Sheikh

 43 Reviews  It was a great day! St. Katherine, Coloured Canyon, Blue Hole, were the highlights of a day trip that included the usual performance of a jeep bogging in the desert, with tourists pushing it under a... 

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Gizeh Pyramids   Cairo

Gizeh Pyramids, Cairo

 357 Reviews  First what one must have on his/her mind is, this is Africa and things are much different here, esspecially if dealing with Arabs. Burgaing and cheating is a lifestyle and tradition! Renting camel... 

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Scuba Diving   Hurghada

Scuba Diving, Hurghada

 23 Reviews  Scuba diving is an activity for your whole family and you can have a lot of fun under the water also :) Do an adventure and make new memories which you and your children will never forget! My family... 

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new Library of Alexandria   Alexandria

new Library of Alexandria, Alexandria

 44 Reviews  The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Library of Alexandria is a huge complex situated on the Mediterranean Sea. It was inaugurated on October 16th, 2002. In 1974 a plot of land was chosen by the Alexandria... 

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Karnak Temple   Luxor

Karnak Temple, Luxor

 201 Reviews  On left side of the Hypostyle Hall, there is an exit that will lead to the Open-air Museum. There is also an exit point at the Great Court where you can access this site. This museum requires a... 

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Snorkeling   Sharm El Sheikh

Snorkeling, Sharm El Sheikh

 40 Reviews  One of the featured snorkeling places in Sinai is this one, close to Dahab. The reef is not a wall, as everywhere else, but a sort of carpet, wide, rich, wonderful, with a deep hole in the middle.... 

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Khan el Khalili   Cairo

Khan el Khalili, Cairo

 94 Reviews  So what is a visit to the city of Cairo without walking along the fascinating souk of Khan El-Khalili. This is surely on the top 5 list to see in Cairo. There are about 3 tourists there who asked me... 

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Giftun Island   Hurghada

Giftun Island, Hurghada

 7 Reviews   This is a sandy island in the Red Sea about up to one hour by small boats from Hurghada. It is not much to see there except a nice sandy beach. All what might be of interest on the island is off... 

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Beaches   Alexandria

Beaches, Alexandria

 16 Reviews  Alexandria has a long coast line, along which you will find a number of beaches reserved for the waterfront hotels and beach clubs, particularly in Muntaza. I’m not sure that I would go swimming in... 

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Luxor Temple   Luxor

Luxor Temple, Luxor

 147 Reviews  On the day I went to the Luxor Temple, mistakenly I thoguht the mosque on the site which is near the town square was the entrance. So entered. Not only that, because I was trying to avoid this tout... 

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Ras Mohammed National Park   Sharm El Sheikh

Ras Mohammed National Park, Sharm El Sheikh

 31 Reviews  The national park is, officially, the best place to see the reefs, but... will it really be? Flocks of tourists interact each day with the reef, causing erosion and and damaging the natural balance.... 

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Citadel   Cairo

Citadel, Cairo

 143 Reviews  If the exterior of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali is not Ottoman enough, then the interior will certainly convince the visitor. Resting on four half-domes is a large central dome, from which hangs an... 

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Desert   Hurghada

Desert, Hurghada

 23 Reviews  On these trips, you drive a quad bike into the "desert", where you meet members of a Bedouin tribe, are served tea and a "barbecue", observe their way of lifeand watch the sunset. It's made to sound a... 

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Down town area & cornich   Alexandria

Down town area & cornich, Alexandria

 39 Reviews  Despite the repressive and often brutal nature of the Egyptian state, the Egyptian Army has long been viewed as an institution of honour and pride for the people of Egypt. The country has had... 

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Temple of Hatshepsut   Luxor

Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor

 115 Reviews  Egyptians had an elaborate set of burial customs which, according to their beliefs, were necessary to ensure their immortality after death. During different periods and kingdoms, the customs have been... 

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Quad Biking   Sharm El Sheikh

Quad Biking, Sharm El Sheikh

 26 Reviews  We had the choice of an early morning ride out or an evening one. They do it at these times so you can see the sun rise or set as its pretty nice in Egypts sky. We picked the evening one due to i... 

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Memphis and Sakkara   Cairo

Memphis and Sakkara, Cairo

 115 Reviews  There are no signs of the old Memphis, except the archaeological remains collected in this museum. Far from the richness of Cairo's museum, the facts that it is mainly an open air museum, and the... 

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Camel Rides   Hurghada

Camel Rides, Hurghada

 9 Reviews  If you haven´t tryed it do it, the camel keeper came to us when we were on the beach and having fun. A ride takes about 15 minutes and we payed 100 Egyptian Pounds thats about 14€, we could have... 

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Roman amphitheatre   Alexandria

Roman amphitheatre, Alexandria

 18 Reviews  This is the most complete Roman ruin in Egypt. It was a small amphitheatre used for music and the reading of poetry and dates from the 2nd century AD. Other ruins have been excavated on the site.... 

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Felluca Rides   Luxor

Felluca Rides, Luxor

 29 Reviews  Price was 60LE for 1hr at sunset after some bargaining. Captain's name was this young guy called Mohammed and boat name was Shangri-La - out look for the Bob Marley picture on the the main sail - his... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

The Nile

by Cynthia_marie

When in Egypt, you must take a ride along The Nile. Here is a photo of the boats we had a ride in; we travelled along The Nile in one of these; a definite must do.

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The Karnak temple – the Hypostyle Hall

by RENE_CARDOEN

To have an idea of the dimensions of such a column, I asked a slender young lady to pose, with her arms spread and a big smile on her face.

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Karnak

by conny_bazen

Visiting Luxor: the temple of Karnak... I found this one the most beauftiful one. If you are here at the end of the day you'll have the best light to make great pictures!!

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Valley of the Kings

by conny_bazen

You have to visit Luxor......the valley of the kings........

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The Pyramids and the Cairo Museaum

by Chiliweenie

A camel ride through the desert at Sunset

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The obvious

by jrd69

Pyramids Sphinx Egyptian museum Luxor’s temples.They will still be bigger and better even than you think they could be, having seen pictures of them and on TV

Step Pyramid in Sakkara

by Anita_Porec

The first pyramids ever built are in this area...From the Step Pyramid you will be able to see the red pyramid as well ....Nice excursion out of Cairo. Entrance fee is 20.00 LE per person.

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Central Cairo, Egyptian Museum

by silvia_chang

Just take your time to visit the museum because it worth to spend 2-3 days here. I think you can not lose the Tutakhamun Galleries, Mummy Room, Pharaonic Technology and Royal Tombs of Tanis...

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Aswan, Nubian People

by silvia_chang

The old captain is very profeessional, he is a nice and cute Nubian people, also good for a laugh. We always burst out laughing when the captain talk with us...

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Inside of Mohammed Ali Mosque

by silvia_chang

It's a rectangular of deambulatory, the central part is a hand washroom...

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Top 3 Hotels in Egypt

Four Seasons At The First  Cairo

 4 Reviews and 193 Opinions  You must go through a street barrack and through metal detectors just to get to the elevator and get... 

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Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa  Luxor

 8 Reviews and 267 Opinions  We had a fabulous time! We were pampered from top to bottom. I am feeling very relaxed. Excellent... 

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Sultans Gardens Resort  Sharm El Sheikh

 6 Reviews and 2458 Opinions  The Sultans Gardens hotel locate near Sharm El Sheik´s Airport (about 15 minutes drove) and hotel... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hello! We would like to go to Marsa Matrouh in July. We have two children and we are looking for a nice but not expensive resort... 

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A: Can't comment on Marsa Matrouh per se but you should have a look at the normal temperatures in the region in July. Whilst Marsa Matrouh is cooler than places in land it's... 

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