The TOP Rated Tourist Places to Visit in Egypt

The TOP Rated Tourist Places to Visit in Egypt

September 3, 2018 Off By Molly Wilson

Egypt is a country spanning the southwest corner of Asia and northwest corner of Africa. The bridge that connects these two corners is actually made of a land by the Sinai Penninsula. About the people living here know n that at first, they were Christians, later became Islamised and this country remained Muslim.

These are the top rated places to visit in Egypt. Let’s explore the most visited tourist attractions in this amazing part of the world!

The Pyramids of Giza

When we think about Egypt in our minds we see pyramids. These pyramids dates of ancient Egyptians and were very popular in the Hellenistic period. Inside the pyramids are chambers, tombs to ancient Egyptian kings and their royal treasure. Pyramid’s beauty is plenty, attractive, admiring and you can’t miss to see it when coming to this adorable place.

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Medieval Cairo – Egypt

There are a  lot of interesting facts about this amazing city. A large city with 4,5 million cars and around 7 million people living here. Believe or not the traffic here is outrageous and taxis are cheap. The name Cairo origins of Arabian language, the word al-Qahirah, that means “the conqueror”. Here, the first day of the week is Sunday and the end of the week are Friday and Saturday. This is one of the top-rated places to visit when coming to Egypt.

Abu Simbel

This is an ancient monument that has a lot of visitor for one day. Abu Simbel is built by the Egyptian king Ramses the second. In 1960 these monuments were salvaged from flood and rising water of the river Nile. Read more about Abu Simbel.

Abu Simbel

Temples of Karnak

The location of the temples of Karnak is on the east bank of the river Nile, in Thebes. (Luxor). The construction of this building started 4.000 years ago and finally to be finished 2000 years ago. An amazing place worth visiting and taking pictures right there!

temples of Karnak

Felluca of the Nile

Felucca sailing is a great experience you definitely must try when going to Egypt. Fellucas are traditional Egyptian boats that take tourists to the colourful sites of the Nile village.

Siwa oasis

This is an urban oasis and a daydream dessert. The location is 50km of from the Lybian border. Here, donkey carts are used on the streets and people stands apart from Egyptian culture. Come and visit this place and make life memories.

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The Valley of the kings ( the Valey of the Gates)

Every traveller needs to visit the valley of the kings. The valley is located opposite of Thebes, on the west bank of the river Nile. This valley contains 63 tombs and over 120 chambers due to recent information. In the age of Pyramid, the tombs of the kings were added close to the pyramids.

valley of the kings

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