PLACES OF INTEREST - Egypt

Abu Simbel and Aswan

The highlight in southern Egypt is the city of Aswan and its surroundings with the powerful statues of Pharaoh Ramses II carved out of stone. You can make a daytrip to these impressive statues and make a felucca trip on the Nile. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Places of Interest | City and Sight

Alexandria

The city of Alexander the Great with its beautiful natural harbor and the coastal fort Qaitbey where once stood the famous lighthouse Pharos. Alexandrie is the second city of Egypt and a very progressive town. Read more >>> 

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Places of Interest | City

Cairo and Giza

A trip to Egypt is not complete without a visit to the pyramids of Giza. But Cairo has countless other sights too; for example the Egyptian Museum with the death mask of Tutankhamun and the place where Moses was found in his basket. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Places of Interest | City and Sight

Farafra

The white desert has a white, creamy color and massive chalk formations that have arisen as a result of occasional sandstorms in the area. You can make a tour with a guide to these unique and magical desert from Farafra. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Travel Story | Oasis

Dakhla / Mut oasis

The undiscovered world of the Egyptian Western oases is an area in the desert with few tourists, a lot of (high) sand dunes, Bedouin villages, several tufts of green, mud houses and magical rock formations. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Places of Interest | Oasis

St. Katharina monastery and Mount Sinai

When you have climbed the pilgrimage to the top of the Sinai-mountain during the night you can visit the mythical Biblical monastery St. Catherina. Places are famous because Mozes dictated here the ten Commandments from God. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Places of Interest | Sight and Hike

Luxor and the Valley of the Kings

Luxor (former Thebes) was the ancient capital of Ancient Egypt and is among other things the place of countless King Tombs – it is here for example where the death mask of Tutankhamun was found. One of the highlights of Egypt. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Places of Interest | City and Sight

Nuweiba and Dahab

Clustered hamlets with straw huts on the Red Sea coast where you can dive and snorkel, go out and make tours to the desert and colored valleys and oases where the Bedouin live and where Biblical Stories happened for real. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Travel Story | Sight

Siwa

The oasis of 1001 night with waving palm trees, an unique and very impressive mudbrick city that is lit up at night, water sources and panoramas of high sand dunes. Siwa is one of the hidden gems of Egypt and a “must-see”. Read more >>>

Egypt | Travel 2004 | Places of Interest | Oasis