Egypt Travel Guide

If you are acquainted with souks and bargaining, Khan-el-Khalili may be just one more commercial area. But if you want to feel the pulse of arab deals and feel the real Cairo you must not skip this famous street, and its tents and shops of any kind. I must confess that we were not impressed, maybe because... it was one more... we were short in...

The place was crowded and has a good reputation. Nice interiors ad friendly service, but I was disappointed by the food. It was absolutely basic, no dressings and poor taste of both, vegetables and meat. None

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 considered public beach, which means that you don't pay the access to a restaurant or hotel, but... to... them! During the day it's a sleepy town,...

For those who dnt have adventurous Stomachs and have a feel of Home sickness, the famous brands of Fast Foods are not far behind...You can get your choice from KFC , Pizza Hut to TGI Friday... so even the prices are really kool...so try to have one of your quick rush meals at these place. hmm.....anything goes..probably the good old Chicken Bucket.

We had taken a picnic lunch - and lots of water because it was 30 degrees in October - and found a quiet spot to sit down and eat. After we finished eating we walked towards the beach. There is a path that leads to the lighthouse, but unfortunately that path was closed so I didn't get to go to the lighthouse. There is even a bowling alley on the...

It was over day business trip to Alexandria, and being in Alexandria the biggest sea side city in Egypt ( in the Mediterranean )for work means two main things to be done 1- To walk in the Corniche ( a waterfront promenade ) corniche in Alexandria, The major waterfront corridor in Egypt 2- Is to eat Sea food and because I am from one of the sea...

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 recommended sites: http://www.flixya.com/gallery/70775 *Oct-03-2010 still adding material to the portfolio during coming weeks I personally recommend...

Large spacious restaurant with a nautical theme and friendly staff. El Mina offers fresh seafood to you liking and I mean LITERALLY. The fish is swimming while you are ordering it! El Mina specializes in fried fish and seafood for take out too. There are also side dishes of rice, salad, bread, tahina, and babaghanouj. Fillet of Morgana Fish...

This place is also well and truly on any visitors list when coming to Luxor. An enormous place full of various different sized tombs. Your entrance ticket grants you access to 3 and if you purchase the extra Tutankhamen ticket then you have 4. There is nothing to stop you buying multiple tickets so you can see them all but i found once i had seen...

This was our fourth visit to the Sunrise Holidays Resort. Everything was fabulous, as always. Very welcoming. The rooms are spacious and are cleaned daily, fresh towels, linen etc. Excellent choice of food in the restaurants, don't expect to go home the same weight! All staff are friendly and helpful. Special mention to beach barman, Omar, a pure...

The Saqara Pyramid is an amazing site and the beautiful greenland next to it makes it visually appealing. There's also an underground area but it was closed at the time for renovations

One of the many places in Egypt that is a must see and few tourists know of this place. Also called the unfinished/forgotten pyramid. It's about 30 minutes drive north of Giza. There's literally nothing else there and completely away from the roads, travelling up a somewhat rocky mountain.

Jaw dropping visuals with the gardens and then the view of the start of the Sahara. Very tranquil place, if you don't want to be bothered by vendors, simply avoid walking along their route, but they're nowhere near as bad as in Cairo and Luxor which is refreshing. I was amazed to see all kinds of plants and trees that were very unique in appearance...

The Tomb of the Nobles also known as Qubat El Hawa is a group of rock cut tombs on the west bank of the Nile. These tombs were built in the 6th Dynasty. The walls inside the tombs display the daily life of the Ancient Egyptians. The most elaborate are the tombs of Harkuf, Sarenput II, Sabri, and the tomb of Mekho.There are only 6 now open to the...

Just along the road in Taba going to Nuweiba, you can spot a large stone island at the Gulf of Aqaba lying about 240 meters from the shore with a stone fort and an Egyptian Flag. the island and fort is called Pharoah island, named after one of the egyptian emperors Ramses III who made fortifications here. The island also served as a Crusader Fort...

like what i've said, the main attraction in Taba is the Taba Heights area, which a a large self-contained community composed of various hotels, inns, villas and even a casino. this huge resort is about 20 kilometers away from the Taba Border to Eliat (and 45 kilometers north of Nuweiba). The Resort complex is owned by an large egyptian...

Hathor Temple is smaller than Abu Simbel, but no less photogenic. Check out these shots. The VT system just doesn't do justice to my photos! These were painstakingly scanned from original positives taken in the late 90's and the images on my DVD look as good as the original positive!

If you're planning not to spend a lot of money on food and drinks when traveling to Abu Simbel, bring some bottles of water or sodas. I bought a small bottle of water that costs 6 times more expensive than it's regular cost in a store in Aswan. The food also are expensive, so when your hotel provides you with a boxed breakfast -- take it with you....

the Sinai Rest House, a complex of shops and stores and restaurants just after the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel in Suez, also has a mini musuem dedicated to the building of the suez canal and inside the one room museum are various black and white pictures, a large diorama of the suez canal with explanations and some artifacts and materials used in buidling...

located just 3 minutes after exiting the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel from Asian Sinai to African Mainland Egypt, the Sinai Rest House is a small complex of eateries, convenience stores and souvenir shops geared for the travellers that go to and from the long drive from Cairo to areas of the Sinai and inside also is a small museum dedicated to the Suez...

This isn't a shopping tip in Siwa but a shopping tip before heading to Siwa. If you're a smoker had a specific brand preference, buy enough supplies in Cairo or Alexandria or anywhere you're coming from where there's availability of foreign brands. Most or maybe all stores in Siwa central town don't sell cigarrettes, I found that out when I ran out...

Siwa is a conservative town compared to most cities in Egypt. You can photograph the sights and most things but not the women and the female children. I know the restriction on women but not the children so when a group of female children probably 9m - 12 years olds going to school passed by infront of a photo subject, they all said "NO" in chorus....

It was one day trip to Ismailia, where fresh fishes, Shrimps and many other sea foods are brought fresh directly from the boats to tables after being cooked in delicious and professional wayThe restaurant is not in a so elegant Street of Ismailia, but the food is prepared very clean and very good tasted, place is in three floors ( almost 100 M Each...

The main bus terminal is a couple of kilometres out of the centre and its worth taking a taxi to it. There are good connection to Hurgarda, Suez and Cairo.Cairo can easy be reached by train. There are several rolling to the capital throughout the day. Its a battle for surviving to get in or out 3rd class wagons.I´ve seen people exiting through...

When you use the public washrooms there is a woman standing/sitting at the door waiting for you to give her 1LE to get into the washroom and then she will hand you 1, yes you read that correctly ONE sheet of toilet paper.This is not limited to the washrooms around the tourist sites. Sometimes when you are in a restaurant washroom - there is no...

You hear this word all the time. BAKSHEESH is tip in arabic. Every where you go there is someone asking you for baksheesh. So if you let a local take your picture, let them get in the picture with you, take a picture with them ~Baksheesh~ If they put your suitcase on the belt going through airport security, let you go through the fast lane - Take a...

Most prices are in $ but you can also pay in Egyptian Pounds. Prices are not cheap so try & shop before you get to the airport.There is a food mall curiously in the middle of the smoking area so you get all the cigarette smoke with your meal or your cup of coffee. The usual array of international chocolates but also local products: dates, teas,...

My last time in Egypt was lots of years ago and I still remember the way that the tourists were treated in Alexandria, in Cairo, at the pyramides etc. You could not simply walk and take pictures, there was permanent harassment from all sides, they did not stop asking you silly questions, trying to sell their postcards although you have told them...

this time in Dahab we enjoyed watching the quite bay the bay is very quiet and its good view to see people riding camels and waling slowly around the bay

One other side of Moray garden is the restaurants , people are very friendly and they offer food in cheap prices we did;t eat there that's why i don't have photos for food , but i know it is very cheap specailly for sea foods