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Visit Egypt

  • Ancient Civilisations

    The Ancient Egyptians have attracted more interest and attention than almost any other ancient civilisation. Their feats of engineering, and the details of their lives we can glean from tomb and temple walls make them seem very alive; similarly their obsession with death also fascinates us.

    Ancient Civilisations

  • Ancient Ruins

    From the temples of Upper Egypt, to the numerous fantastic pyramids near Cairo, Egypt is probably best known for its ancient ruins. Even once away from the ever-popular Nile Valley, there are oasis tombs, and remnants of Roman Alexandria to uncover.

    Ancient Ruins

  • Beaches

    The shores of the Red Sea are rightly famous the world over. The water is a stunning clear blue and the coral reefs are simply amazing. Year-round, the sun shines, and there are excursions into the mountainous interior to tempt you away from the sand and lapping waves.

    Beaches

  • Cruises

    Gliding serenely past lush green fields, farmed by ox-drawn ploughshares, admiring the sleek form of a egret is one of the great pleasures of a visit to Egypt. The fact that this glimpse of unchanged rural life also links together some of the greatest historical monuments in Egypt makes a Nile cruise a must!

    Cruises

  • Museums

    The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is one of the world's great treasure troves, crammed with artefacts from the country's illustrious past. Other, much smaller museums are more than worthy of your time: Luxor museum is especially noteworthy.

    Museums

  • Souqs & Shopping

    As you twist and turn deeper into the Khan El Khalili, passing under Mamluke arches and admiring Ottoman 'mashrabiya' window screens, you're drawn into a traditional world where charismatic vendors try to persuade you to purchase handicrafts and goods manufactured in a tiny workshop behind the shop front.

    Souqs & Shopping

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Visit El Alamein & the Mediterranean Coast, Egypt

The Mediterranean Coast's main attraction is about 100 kilometres out of Alexandria, where El Alamein marks the furthest extent of the Axis advance across North Africa.

Aswan, Egypt

El Alamein & the Mediterranean Coast

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The Mediterranean coast west of Alexandria is sprouting ever more resorts, mostly aimed at well-heeled Egyptians, but it has not quite succumbed to the mass ribbon-development of some of the Red Sea shore.

Heading out from Alexandria there are one or two historic sites, including Abu Sir, known as Taposiris Magna in classical times and renowned for its lighthouse, thought to be a scaled-down copy of, or prototype for, the Pharos in Alexandria.

El Alamein

The main attraction of the region is about 100 kilometres out of Alexandria, where El Alamein marks the furthest extent of the Axis advance across North Africa. It was here that General Montgomery decided to dig in and retreat no further.

After initially blunting the advance of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the Allies were eventually able to launch a devastating counter-attack that all but wiped out the German tanks, and precipitated their retreat across the continent and their eventual surrender.

The battlefield is huge and still heavily mined, so roaming across it is not really an option. The focus of most people’s visits are the various war cemeteries, rank upon rank of headstones bearing silent witness to heroism in the desert.

There is also a War Museum, which gives some idea of the harsh conditions in the desert and also pays due attention to both sides of the conflict.

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