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Why Egypt Is For You
ost people who consider breathable ones such as
visiting Egypt think of ventilated sneakers. Those who
antiquities museums and plan to tour tombs and monuments
the pyramids, but Egypt offers should bring high-speed film as
much more. It also hosts Holy many historical sites do not
Land tours which visit Pharaonic, allow flash photography. Also
Islamic and Christian historical remember to take along a power
sites and religious monuments. adapter as well as a wall plug
Egypt also has a variety of converter, as Egypt uses 220 volt
nature tours, and luxurious beach power and plugs are two prong
resorts for those who want to rounded.
relax on the coast of the Red
Sea. Take in the modern culture Most Egyptians are Muslim, with a
of Cairo, or cruise down the minority of Coptic Christians.
Nile. Due to conservative local dress
codes, especially in churches and
A visa is required in order to mosques, women and men are both
visit Egypt. These cost $15 US advised to bring some
per person and can be obtained long-sleeved shirts and long
from the Egyptian Embassy or pants. In addition, women will
Consulate nearest you. It is also encounter much more social
possible for most tourists and acceptance when touring old
visitors to obtain an entry visa churches and mosques if they are
upon arriving in Egypt at any of wearing some sort of head
the major Ports of Entry. covering. Scarves or other
apparel which covers shoulders
Egypt has a hot, dry climate and and arms is not only important
tourists are advised to bring for visiting religious sites, but
hats, sunscreen, sunglasses and also serves as sun protection
good walking shoes, preferably during treks. Be sure to remember
to drink plenty of water in the Cairo and visit the Citadel and
desert heat. The most practical Khan el-Khalili market in Islamic
garments are loose and layered, Cairo and the churches and Coptic
so they can be added in the cool museum in Old Cairo.
evenings and removed during the
furnace-like heat of the day. A trip to Luxor is often arranged
as either a one or two day tour.
The classic tour of Egypt is In the morning (to avoid the
mostly Pharaonic, which means midday heat), or one day of a
that it visits historical sites two-day stay, the tour visits the
of Ancient Egypt. This will also West Bank to see the many tombs
often include some religious and and monuments. Then, the
Islamic sightseeing. The most afternoon or the subsequent day
commonly offered tour is usually will be reserved for the Luxor
10 to 14 days long, and generally and Karnak temples on the East
includes Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, bank, and also the excellent
and sometimes a Nile cruise. Luxor museum. Other activities
Usually these tours begin in might include a visit to the
Cairo, since this the major local bazaar.
airport where most tourists
enter. Usually a day is spent in Aswan
in the south of Egypt. Visitors
For instance, such a tour might will be shown such sites as
cover the Giza Pyramids (Great Elephantine Island, St. Simeon's
Pyramid), as well as Saqqara Monastery, the unfinished
(Step Pyramid) and even the Obelisk, the Nubian Museum, the
Egyptian Antiquities museum on High Dam, Philae Island, and the
the first day of the tour. Then, Temples at Abu Simbel.
after traveling to Luxor and
Aswan, the tour will return to There are four different types of
Religious Tours. Muslim tourists people have much the same
will be interested in an in-depth lifestyle they did thousands of
tour of Islamic sites. Holy years ago, living in simple
Family and Exodus tours follow mudbrick homes, cultivating their
the route of these biblical fields with wooden plows and
journeys. Unstructured religious moving produce to market on the
tours will cover a spectrum of backs of donkeys. Enjoy sitting
religious sites including those on the shaded deck of your
on both the Holy Family and floating hotel, sipping an iced
Exodus tours. Many such religious beverage while watching five
tours include visits to important thousand years of culture slowly
Pharaonic sites such as the pass before you.
Pyramids and the Egyptian
Antiquity museum. Adventure and specialty tours
include desert treks, golfing, or
Consider a Nile cruise for both fishing in Lake Nasser, which
an educational and relaxing holds some of the largest fresh
holiday. It is a great time saver water fish in the world. Egypt's
to unpack just once and have your Red Sea has world-class scuba
hotel travel with you, rather diving, including pristine reefs
then the hectic routine that and many shipwrecks. Bird
accompanies the stop and go watching is becoming more popular
itineraries of air and land in Egypt, as the country is on
tours. Nile cruises visit a wide the migratory path of many
variety of antiquities located species of birds. Most commonly,
along the banks of the river, nature treks occur in the Sinai,
which was once the main and specifically in the
thoroughfare through Egypt. In mountainous region of middle
addition, they give tourists a southern Sinai. Such treks in the
perspective of rural Egypt, whose Sinai mountains are as much
spiritually oriented as nature some classical or religious
oriented. sightseeing.
Many visitors, especially Whatever your interests and your
Europeans, come to Egypt for an reasons for visiting Egypt, you
affordable sand and sea holiday. are guaranteed to have an
Often beach vacations include unforgettable holiday.
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