Things To Do
Highlights of any visit to Egypt include famous archaeological sites from both Lower (North) and Upper (South) Egypt. The most famous are:
- the Pyramids
- the Egyptian Museum
- the pyramids and temple complexes at Saqqara and Dashur
- the temples of Luxor and the West Bank across the Nile
- the Valley of the Kings
- Alexandria, with several historical sights and the stunning new Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
- the Temples of Abu Simbel
When you're done with touring the historical sites above, don't miss:
- The Red Sea resorts at Sinai peninsula, including Dahab, Hurghada, and Sharm el Sheikh. The Red Sea offers some of the best dive locations in the world.
- The sights of the Sinai peninsula, including Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai.
- The western desert and the oases there, including Siwa,
- Memphis, with some relics of ancient Egypt - including a huge statue of Ramesses II, evoking the image which inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem Ozymandias