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About Egypt Tourism

Egypt is famous for rich history, culture, and heritage. The place has seen famous civilizations and houses wonders of the world. The beautiful country lies in the Northeast part of Africa. Egypt has seen an increase in the number of tourists in the recent years. Egypt – the name itself invokes a sense of mysterious antiquity. Over the years, the country has had many regimes at the helm, most prominently the Ottoman and the British Empires. Blessed with magnificent monuments, lush delta, beguiling desert and mighty Nile, this place offers an unmatchable experience as one decides to book a package for Egypt tourism.

Pyramids, although they exist in many other civilizations around the world, are somehow inseparably associated with Egypt. The country has many of these grand tombs of the Pharaohs scattered around the desert area and seeing all of them is quite impossible. But Egypt travel is incomplete without visiting at least some of them. The Pyramid of Giza, the Great Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khufu are the most famous ones. But there are some lesser-known ones as well, which are worth the time and money for the Egypt pyramids tour – Pyramid of Khafre, the Red Pyramid, Step Pyramid of Djoser and the Pyramid of Menkaure.

History of Egypt

Egypt has always been known as a destination for tourists throughout the history. And, the discovery of Pharaohs have been adding a special charm to the place. As far as the ancient Egypt and its civilization is concerned, the country’s history actually predates every other human existence in the world, barring the Sumerian civilization. Together with Mesopotamia, Egypt forms the world’s oldest Cradle of Civilization in the valleys of Nile, Tigris and Euphrates. Unlike many other countries with such dynamic pasts, Egypt has not let go of its roots. The legacy of the great Egyptian Empire is an integral part of the country’s identity and Egypt tourism now.

Tourism in Egypt

Egypt tourism is one of the leading sources of income in Egypt and contributes to the economy. The place sees around 14.7 million visitors almost every year. The tourism industry is flourishing and around 12 percent of local population is dedicated and employed for Egypt tourism.  

5 Interesting Facts About Egypt

The 365-days calendar was invented by the Egyptians. 

Many people believe that the majestic Pyramids was built by the slaves, but in reality the Pyramids were built by paid labour.

The capital city of Cairo is the largest city in Africa.

Football is the most popular sport in Egypt

World’s largest dam is in Egypt named Aswan high dam.

Famous Food in Egypt

The famous food in Egypt are ful medames, falafel, koshari, mahshi, shawarma, macaroni bechamel, molokhia, fattah, feseekh, konafa, sahlab, roz bel laban, and umm ali.

Culture in Egypt

Egypt is known to have rich culture dating its origin thousands of years back. The place has seen many cultures starting from Pharaonic culture, then Christanity and followed by Islam. At present, you can see a perfect blend of all the cultures brought-in by many religions and ethinic groups.

What to Wear in Egypt? 

One should wear clothes covering the shoulders and the clothes should cover the kees. Wear loose clothes and body hugging clothes. As a tourist one doesn’t need to cover their heads or wear hijab. One can wear trousers, capris, and jeans.

Major Festivals in Egypt

Blessed with a rich cultural history and home to two of the ancient wonders of the world, this place offers a grand Egyptian experience. Predominantly influenced by Christmas and Islam religions, most of the religious festivals have their influence. However, there are also some modern festivals and events which can be enjoyed by the locals and visitors alike. On an excursion to Egypt, one can enjoy some of the major festivals, like: 3alganoob, Oshtoora, Cloud 9, Cairo Jazz Festival, Ramadan, Eid al-adha, the International Samma Festival and many more.

Top Cities To Explore in Egypt

While most of the attractions of Egypt tours are located well inside the country, the coastlines along the Mediterranean and the Red Sea are quite as impressive. Mahmya Island, Soma Bay, Sharm-El-Luli and El Gouna are some of the best ones on the Red Sea, while Fjord Bay Beach and Agiba Mediterranean Beach are two other gems with dazzling blue waters.

Here are some of the best cities to visit on your trip to Egypt:

1. Cairo:

When you visit Egypt, the first city that should be on your itinerary is Cairo. It is not only the capital of the country but also one of the most iconic cities of Africa and the Middle East together. The modern city was established in around 969 BCE by the Fatimid Dynasty. The remnants of the old city are still there in parts in Old Cairo, so are the ancient city of Memphis and the Giza Pyramid Complex.

2. Alexandria:

Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, is a beautiful port city along the Mediterranean in northern Egypt. Alexandria had a Hellenistic period lighthouse, known to be an important Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Dotted with Greco-Roman landmark, old-school cafes and a stretch of sandy beach along the sea, Alexandria is a must-visit on your Egypt tour.

3. Aswan:

Aswan is a lovely tourist city and port market, located very strategically on the Nile. Every river cruise on the Nile passes through Aswan and shows a glimpse of the legendary Aswan Dan and the Columned Temple of Isis. Aswan has always been the commercial gateway to Egypt from down south, and also home to many such ancient architectures and temples.

4. Giza:

Cairo and Giza are often visited together, but they are different cities. Giza is the third-largest in Egypt, located on the west bank of Nile. Giza is home to the renowned Giza Pyramid of King Khufu and the Great Sphinx. After Cairo, it is probably the most visited and photographed city of Egypt.

5. Luxor:

Luxor lies on the eastern side of Nile down south and is located on the site of ancient Thebes. During the height of Pharaoh Regime in the 16th-11th century BCE, Thebes was the capital of their empire. Thus, there were a great many temples, tombs and other buildings on this site, but only two have survived – the Luxor and Karnak Temple.

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Citadel In Cairo

Situated in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, Citadel is known as an Islamic fortification. A preserved historical site, the Citadel is located on Mokattam Hill and was known to offer amazing scenic views to its visitors in the past.  

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Pyramids of Giza In Cairo

It is commonly referred to as The Great Pyramids of Giza, Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops. There are three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex, and the highest one is called the Pyramid of Giza. These pyramids are believed to be constructed in 2580 - 2560 BC which was the 4th Dynasty. The great pyramid of Giza i...

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Zamalek In Cairo

Zamalek is a district in the Cairo, home to parts of the Gezira Island in the Nile River. There are three bridges which connect the island to the river banks, these bridges on west and west sides of the island. There are 19th-century apartments and villas which makes this one of the attractive places to live in all of Egypt...

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Saqqara In Cairo

It is a huge ancient burial ground which is in Egypt. It serves as the necropolis for the former capital of Ancient Egypt. The pyramids here includes the most amazing Step Pyramid of Djoser. It is sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base. It is located in the lower region of Egypt and is a part of ...

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Tanis In Cairo

In the Nile delta of Egypt, there is a city named Tanis. iit has been on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, since the 19th Dynasty of Egypt. Tanis is the city which was the site for a number of archaeological digs and these dates back to 19th century. It also includes Flinders Petrie and Auguste Mariette.

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Things To Do In Egypt

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Walking Tour Islamic Cairo In Cairo

Islamic Cairo is the name given to the parts of medieval Cairo that exist within the city. It is that part of the capital city which is very different from the modern part. It has got the flavor of what Egypt was like in earlier time, back when the Egyptians were the most advanced race. This is the area of the city which ho...

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Shopping at Khan el Khalili In Cairo

Khan el Khalili is a popular bazaar district in Cairo. It was formerly known as turnat az-za’farran which means Saffron Tomb. Today this pace is completely occupied by shops and merchants, it a great tourist attraction in Cairo. This place majorly has antiques, jewellery and souvenirs shops.

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Travel to Egypt

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By Air

Cairo and Luxor are the two main airports in Egypt, with Aswan, Alexandria and Sharm el-Sheikh as close runner-ups. Sharm el-Sheikh is mostly visited directly by those interested in a vacation in Red Sea. However, Cairo Airport boasts most of the airlines operating flights to and from India. All the major Indian cities with airports have frequent flights to Cairo. Flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata to Egypt are very common. The fastest flight to Egypt is from Mumbai. This is the only nonstop flight to Cairo from Mumbai and it runs three days a week – Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The flight takes around 6 hours 40 minutes and is operated by Egyptair. The next best option to go to Egypt by air is the one-stop flight from Delhi by Kuwait Airways and Egypt Air via Kuwait City, which takes around 8 hours. From Chennai there are many one-stop flights as well.

By Train

There are no feasible ways to go from India to Egypt by train. But inside the country, Egyptian Railways are very easy to travel in from one city to another. Cairo to Alexandria is the most common line, but there are trains to Luxor, Suez, Port Said and Aswan as well. The scenery, dotted with palms and fields and sometimes the Nile, is beautiful, to say the least.

By Road

If you look at the Egypt map, you can see it is located right at the border of Asia, over-pouring a little bit onto the part called Middle-East. So it can be said that theoretically, Egypt can be driven to from India. But the distance of the Egypt route by road from India is nearly 4500 kilometres. The route goes from India through Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and parts of Jordan and Israel to reach Egypt. Given the geographical as well as a socio-political scenario, that is not the best option to go for. You will need way too many permission and documents to pass through that many borders, and the journey will not be quite as comfortable. However, if you are already travelling in Israel or Jordan, there are ways to go to Egypt by bus. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Amman have bus services to Cairo.

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    Mirza Safdar

    Mirza's 7 days trip to Egypt

    First hotel at Amman not good for dinner and that was worst experience of tour. Best memories of Memories of Aicha camp
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    Vidhan Khanna

    Mumbai

    Vidhan's 7 days trip to Egypt

    Agent should look at the itenary and its writing in greater detail
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    Shilpa Choudhery

    New delhi

    Shilpa's 6 days trip to Egypt

    It was an Amazing trip very well organized by Travel Travel tringle (Lykke travel) travel . They have coordinated every bit of the trip very well, we haven't faced any issue on any of our plan. They have customized the itinerary as per our need all the guide and local agents are very friendly and h
    elpful. Egypt is defiantly a tough place to travel and we are very glad that we have taken help of Travel tringle (Lykke travel) to organized our complete trip. The agent from Travel tringle (Lykke travel) Lalit and Rupa are very communicative and explained us every thing very well, Thanks to those guys The Hotel they have given us all are so beautiful and amazing especially one they have given in Hurghada " Sea Star brew" amazing property we have enjoyed leisure time their. Its our second time with travel triangle for an international trip and hope we will book soon a new one.
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    Shekar Babu

    Saudi arabia

    Shekar's 10 days trip to Egypt

    We had a great experience. It was a 10 day trip to Egypt and Amaan from Flying Feet Adventures assisted us in each and every step. Initially, I was skeptical about the trip as I had a very short time for visa processing but Amaan helped us to get eVisa within one day. He is exceptional and suggested
    best itinerary and hotels for the trip. We were supported 24x7 during our trip. All the tours were very well coordinated without delays. Will look forward to plan more trips with Flying Feet Adventures in future! Hurghada, Nile Cruise
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    Surbhi Mehrishi

    New delhi

    Surbhi's 6 days trip to Egypt

    Very safe and reliable experience.. team is very supportive and loved all the arrangements.. trip was awsm and perfect . Thank you so much .. looking forward to travel again with you guys .. stay blessed!!!! Hurgada City … beaches and resorts
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    Narendra Singh

    New delhi

    Narendra's 6 days trip to Egypt

    Hotel stay guide and car driver at Cairo was very good. Visit to Aswan was ok but the cruise was pathetic. We had to pay for WiFi at exorbitant price 10$ for 1 GB. Room was very small and most of the time you are parked so next to you is another ship placed like a wall. All the places covered during
    cruise are repeatation and can be avoided. In fact whole cruise period can be saved. Stay at Hurghada was good. In fact it would be better to move directly by air from Cairo to Hurghada by air and have a stay of 3 days or more. Car at Hurghada for airport came after number of reminders. Visit to Egypt should be 6 days 3 days at Cairo and 3 days at Hurghada.
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    Karthik D

    Bengaluru

    Karthik's 10 days trip to Egypt

    We usually dont go through a Travel Consultant but did it first time given the relative complexity ad language issues in Egypt. We were close to booking an alternate coordinator in TT when we got a much better/ comprehensive itinerary from Amaan from Flyingfeet Adventure. We had no qualms to finali
    ze the booking then and there. The rates were very competitive. We were skeptical how the trip would go but we were constantly supported and assured and all details shared. On the ground in Egypt, the execution was immaculate. The Hotels and Cruses were top notch. The ground coordination was brilliant. This stands out as one of the best trips ever! I would highly recommend Flying Feet Adventure, specifically Amaan as Trip Planners. Visiting the Pyramids in Giza. Trip to Hurghada. Nile Cruise.
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    Nagarjun

    Bangalore

    Nagarjun's 6 days trip to Egypt

    Proper information was not given by travel agent. That caused a lot of money loss for us. Not satisfied with travel agent
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    Rama Jayanti

    Mumbai

    Rama's 4 days trip to Egypt

    Things that worked well 1. Visa processing 2. Despite the request being last minute, the team managed to put an itinerary together which was decent 3. The tour guides were polite, punctual and approachable. 4. Luxor hotel was very nice Things that didn't work at all 1. Day 1 - Arrived @7AM,
    dropped at hotel by 9AM and had to wait till noon or pay extra to check in. If this was the case, it should have been mentioned clearly. In fact what is misleading is the pre-departure document - it clearly states Day 1, pick-up from airport, drop at the hotel and check-in. It should have stated that we will need to wait till noon for check-in. I will not recommend the Giza hotel. 2. Day 1 in essence was wasted - we had the whole day but nothing was planned 3. The hotel where we stayed for the 1st 3 days was far away from the city and transport to the city was not feasible. There was nothing near the hotel, so after the day of touring there was nothing to do, and the neighborhood wasn't great. 4. The trip turned out to be expensive. In comparison, we did Alexandria on the 12th on our own by renting a cab and was far cheaper.
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    Murugesan Cnp

    Bengaluru

    Murugesan's 7 days trip to Egypt

    First time travelling through Lykke / Travel Triangle. Our 8D/7N trip to Egypt from Bangalore was well organised. Tour was budget friendly without compromising the locations and services. I will recommend Lykke / Travel Triangle to my friends and also to consider them for my next trip to some othe
    r destination.

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    FAQ's of Egypt

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    What is the currency accepted in Egypt?

    Egyptian Pound is accepted in Egypt.

    Is it safe to visit Egypt?

    Egypt is a very safe country to visit, with police, army and tourist police present prominently across major cities.

    For intra-city travelling, can one book tickets in advance or is there on-the-spot booking facility?

    Yes, you can get the tickets on-the-spot, but it is advisable to book them 24 hours in advance to avoid any inconvenience.

    Can I hire a car in Egypt for self-driving?

    Yes, there are many car rental companies operating in Egypt, but opt for it only if you have prior experience of driving in and around Egypt. 

    Can I drink alcohol in Egypt?

     

    The sale and consumption of alcohol is not permitted in public places in Egypt. However, the hotels and tourist facilities are an exception from these rules.

    Can you drink the tap water in Cairo Egypt?

    It is not safe to drink the tap water in Cairo as it is heavily chlorinated. It is best to drink bottled water in cairo.

     

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