Egypt is a land of wonders and civilization. A trip to Egypt is a dream for an enthusiastic traveller. The country is full of monuments, sightseeing, attractions, enjoyment, beaches with white sand and desert adventure. The choices are varied and exciting for one who is preparing a holiday to Egypt.Since a traveler vacation is limited to a few days on which all these fascinating places are incredibly difficult to cover in 1 trip the write-up will list the most important places to visit in Egypt.CairoCairo is a location never to be missed for afirst-timetraveller to Egypt. It's numerous attractions that can be covered in a couple of days
The Pyramids of Giza are considered the most visited attraction on the planet, this attraction is not to be missed to get a first time traveller and you can mix your day trip to the Pyramid with a visit to Sakkara and Memphis exactly where the monuments there like the stage Pyramid of Zoser and Memphis complements the understanding of history of those Pharaohs who constructed the Pyramids
Islamic Cairo: as Cairo is said to be the city of 1000 minaretes due to its history of mosques and Islamic monuments, each day dedicated to tour the main Islamic monuments in the City as the Citadel of Salah El Din, Ibn Toulun Mosque, El Rifai Mosque and Sultan Hassan Mosque is important to know this part of history of this beautiful city. Completing your visit by taking walks on the Khan El Khalili Bazaar where its stores in the area are renowned with brass and copper ware, silver, gold, wood, spices, fabrics.
Coptic Cairo: Coptic Cairo is home to a few of the earliest Christian churches in the world. The Hanging Church, known as "El Muallaqa" was thought to be built at the end of 3rd century and was dedicated to Virgin Mary. On the outer wall us the Greek Church of St. George and the church of St. Sergius which is a perfect example of Coptic churches and monasteries. Inside it's a crypt mentioning that it's sheltered the wholy family during their trip to Egypt.
Egyptian Musuem: houses thousands of relics and artifacts that are shown in chronical order, the most essential are those relics discovered in the boy King tomb of Tut Ankh Amun on which his golden mask is a master piece.
Contemporary Attractions: besides those historical monuments Cairo is full of contemporary attractions. The Cairo tower, the Pharaonic village, Fagnoon art school
Luxor Luxor houses an open air museum and contains one third of the world's ancient monuments.
Luxor East Bank; which consists of the Karnak temple which is the 2nd popular attractions in Egypt after the Pyramids and the Luxor temple
Luxor West bank: this is the where the old pharaohs used to burry their queens and kings. It consists of numerous tombs with relics on the walls that still have brilliant colours. In the west bank there is the Hatshepsut temple and also the collosi of memnon.
Aswan Aswan is a beautiful city particularly when visited in winter because it is fairly hot in summer.
The Pyramids of Giza are considered the most visited attraction on the planet, this attraction is not to be missed to get a first time traveller and you can mix your day trip to the Pyramid with a visit to Sakkara and Memphis exactly where the monuments there like the stage Pyramid of Zoser and Memphis complements the understanding of history of those Pharaohs who constructed the Pyramids
Islamic Cairo: as Cairo is said to be the city of 1000 minaretes due to its history of mosques and Islamic monuments, each day dedicated to tour the main Islamic monuments in the City as the Citadel of Salah El Din, Ibn Toulun Mosque, El Rifai Mosque and Sultan Hassan Mosque is important to know this part of history of this beautiful city. Completing your visit by taking walks on the Khan El Khalili Bazaar where its stores in the area are renowned with brass and copper ware, silver, gold, wood, spices, fabrics.
Coptic Cairo: Coptic Cairo is home to a few of the earliest Christian churches in the world. The Hanging Church, known as "El Muallaqa" was thought to be built at the end of 3rd century and was dedicated to Virgin Mary. On the outer wall us the Greek Church of St. George and the church of St. Sergius which is a perfect example of Coptic churches and monasteries. Inside it's a crypt mentioning that it's sheltered the wholy family during their trip to Egypt.
Egyptian Musuem: houses thousands of relics and artifacts that are shown in chronical order, the most essential are those relics discovered in the boy King tomb of Tut Ankh Amun on which his golden mask is a master piece.
Contemporary Attractions: besides those historical monuments Cairo is full of contemporary attractions. The Cairo tower, the Pharaonic village, Fagnoon art school
Luxor Luxor houses an open air museum and contains one third of the world's ancient monuments.
Luxor East Bank; which consists of the Karnak temple which is the 2nd popular attractions in Egypt after the Pyramids and the Luxor temple
Luxor West bank: this is the where the old pharaohs used to burry their queens and kings. It consists of numerous tombs with relics on the walls that still have brilliant colours. In the west bank there is the Hatshepsut temple and also the collosi of memnon.
Aswan Aswan is a beautiful city particularly when visited in winter because it is fairly hot in summer.
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