Top 7 cities worth visiting in Egypt

 Egypt enjoys a mild climate, amazing tourist diversity, and an ancient history that has shed its banks on the nature of its monuments spread throughout the country, which made tourism in Egypt a unique experience that offers the tourist aspects of knowledge of the dazzling ancient history on the one hand, and the recreational aspects on the other.

 

So if you are determined to travel to Egypt and tourism in it, here is a short tour through which we learn about the best tourist places in Egypt .

Egypt's most important tourist cities

Egypt's monuments and tourist areas are spread throughout it, but there are about 7 cities that are the most attractive and famous among tourists, due to their overcrowding of dozens of archaeological and tourist places, or because they enjoy a beautiful and distinctive coastal nature, so during the following lines we will briefly address the most important tourist cities of Egypt and the best tourist places in the different cities of Egypt.

Tourism in Cairo

Since it has been the administrative capital of the country for many centuries and the first thing that the incoming tourist often steps forward for tourism in Egypt In Cairo, you will find religious tourism attractions through mosques, churches and museums of a religious nature such as the Islamic and Coptic Museum, recreational tourism through parks, international shopping centers, traditional markets, art centers, cinemas and Nile cruises, historical tourism by visiting various museums.  Perhaps the most important tourist places in Cairo are:

The most important landmarks of Cairo:

• Egyptian Museum

If you like watching the effects of Pharaonic Egypt on nature away from pictures and television content, here is the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, which includes about 150,000 artifacts that review the lives of royal families and ancient pharaonic gods, in addition to artifacts that reflect the Greek and Roman civilizations divided into different halls on two floors, a floor for heavy monuments such as coffins, murals and huge statues, and the second for manuscripts, pictures and statues of small size.

• Cairo Tower

The tallest building in Cairo since 1961 reaches a height of approximately 187 meters in the shape of the famous lotus flower, through the fifteen-storey Cairo Tower, you can enjoy a panoramic view of Cairo and its various tourist attractions as if you were in its heart with one look with taking wonderful photographs, then have your lunch at the circular restaurant located on the 14th floor, then have a delicious hot or cold drink in the cafeteria located on the last floor.

• Citadel of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi (Mountain Castle)

Take a wonderful tour of Cairo and do not miss the visit of the Citadel of Saladin, which was built during the Crusades in 1183 AD. The castle is located on top of a high mountain (Mount Mokattam), and is characterized by its special location that provides tourists with a wonderful view of various parts of Cairo.

The Mountain Castle has always played an important role in the political life of Egypt at different stages of history, but now it plays an equally important role, as it is one of the most important tourist attractions in Egypt in general and in Cairo in particular, and is among the most popular historical sites, as it is included.

• Cairo Opera House

If you are a fan of various works of art, the Opera House is your distinctive destination during tourism in Egypt, if you are a lover of fine art, you , attached to the exhibition, but if you are a fan of theater art, here is the Hanager Theater and the Small Theater, where theatrical performances and distinctive cultural evenings, and you can also enjoy musical and lyrical performances and distinctive dances on the Grand Theater Square. Your trip to Cairo was summer, so you can enjoy the open-air theater shows.

• For religious tourism

It includes visiting the landmarks of the Coptic and Islamic civilizations in Cairo by visiting the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, and famous mosques such as Al-Hussein Mosque, Muhammad Ali Mosque, Sultan Hassan and Ibn Tulun Mosque, Sayyeda Zeinab Mosque, and the Complex of Religions.

•Gardens

Cairo includes a large group of parks that are a distinctive interface for recreational tourism, recreation, and tranquility amidst the vast green spaces and the flow of fountains, aquariums and wonderful industrial sculptures, such as Al-Azhar Park in Al-Darrasa, Al-Zamalek Aquarium, and the International Park in Nasr City, do not miss visiting at least one of them during your tourist trip in Egypt.

• Khan El Khalili

distinctive textile and leather crafts, copper, silver and gold crafts through small adjacent shops representing the authority of the old traditional markets.

• Malls

Which is an unparalleled purchasing opportunity for the most famous local and international goods to meet different needs, in addition to covering the entertainment side through gyms, cinemas, cafes and restaurants that serve eastern and western food and sweets, and some picturesque features such as dancing fountains to the tunes of picturesque lighting units.

Perhaps the most famous of them are City Stars in Nasr City, City Center with its branches in Maadi and Nasr City, Mall of Arabia in the 6th of October neighborhood, Cairo Festival City in New Cairo and others, and it is natural that the tourism trip in Egypt, like any other country, includes a tour of shopping centers .

Tourism in Giza

The city of Giza is distinguished as one of the strongholds of tourism in Egypt and the most closely related to the Pharaonic era, as most of the tourist places in it are closely related to the landmarks of the ancient Pharaonic civilization, in addition to the zoo, which is a distinctive point for recreational tourism in the city .

The 3 most important landmarks in the city of Giza:

• The Three Pyramids and the Sphinx

 The pyramids are one of the most important tourist attractions in Egypt and you can enjoy seeing the creativity of ancient Egyptian engineers and builders in making these three architectural masterpieces from more than 40 centuries, taking photographs of you with them and visiting the available royal tombs if you want, then you can take a tour of the area on the back of a horse or a rented camel and buy distinctive souvenirs for family and friends from the shops that surround the place and have a delicious meal at one of the nearby restaurants.

The ancestors of the pharaohs built the statue of the Sphinx with a majestic genius design, believing that it would be a shield to protect the treasures of their royal tombs from theft, but it is now the subject of wonderful photographs by day and amazing night sound shows showcasing the glories of the pharaohs "sound and light".

• Pyramid of Saqqara

surpass each other. In the pyramid of Djoser or Saqqara, you can admire the blue bricks that adorn the king's tomb, in addition to the doors of the famous pharaonic cats .

• Pharaonic Village

The Pharaonic Village is one of the best tourist places in Egypt, where you can see representative scenes accompanied by an audio explanation of the life of the ancient Egyptian ,Egypt through the ages, starting from the era of the pharaohs to the rulers and events of contemporary history, and you can also buy heritage and archaeological souvenirs from the market provided by the village with a visit to the children's play area with its fun activities if your trip is with the family.

Tourism in Alexandria

Alexandria is an Egyptian coastal city famous for its mild climate and its beaches extending along the Mediterranean Sea in the north of the country for a distance of up to 70 km from east to west.

However, its coastal nature with its extended area, which made it the second Egyptian capital, did not make it account only for the side of beach tourism, as Alexandria is one of the most diverse places of tourism in Egypt. European. You cannot come for tourism in Egypt without visiting it.

• The most important landmarks of the city of Alexandria:

• Alexandria Library

 Of course, do not miss visiting the Library of Alexandria. This great oval edifice, which is surrounded by a large wall of granite, is of splendor in beauty and inscribed on it in more than 120 languages. From the inside, it is divided into sections for reading that include thousands of rare books in various fields of science, in addition to six halls For art galleries, an audio library for the blind, and a conference center, you will not forget that there is a library for children and adolescents.

 You can visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from Sunday to Thursday from 11 am until 7 pm, and on Saturday only from 12 pm until 4 pm, and on Friday from 2 pm until 7 pm.

• Bey Citadel

 The castle that overlooks the eastern port of Alexandria represents a wonderful view of the sea, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the sea and the region as a whole from the top of the castle walls, in addition to visiting the Maritime Museum, which is full of hundreds of species of marine creatures and reviews the history of the wars that passed over the city and the castle was like a wall Repelling it from the Roman wars to the British battles that ended with its seizure.

• The National Museum

It is located near the heart of the city and reviews its history, from the oldest to the most recent times, in halls whose architectural designs derive from the spirit of the era that includes its timeless monuments. The museum, which was a palace for one of the city’s wealthy in the past, consists of 3 floors that have an exterior that reveals the splendor of the unique Italian architecture.

• Montazah Palace Gardens

As for if you are a fan of wonderful wanderings on foot on the Mediterranean Sea, the Montazah Gardens is what you are looking for, as it is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in Alexandria, where thousands of acres embrace a huge group of trees, palms and rare flower beds.

And the park gardens not only provide you with hiking in the bosom of nature, but also have many beaches that all overlook the park gardens, such as Cleopatra and Venice Beach, and do not forget to visit the Salamlek Palace located in the middle of the gardens since the 19th century in the distinctive Austrian style, in addition to many other landmarks that can visit it.

• Roman Theater and Opera House

Where you can visit the arena for encouraging sports matches of a warlike nature during the Roman era, which had a capacity of 800 fans occupying 800 seats decorated with marble stones and picturesque mosaic inscriptions.

 Not far away is the Alexandria Opera House, which is known as the Sayed Darwish Theater, where you can attend cultural evenings, singing and music concerts, and ballet dances for the most famous national and international groups and festivals.

• beaches

 Alexandria's beaches extend along the Mediterranean coast, from Al-Mamoura in the east to Al-Ajami in the west, at a rate of 3: 4 beaches for each neighborhood, as a minimum, most of which are free except for renting a table and its accessories or the beaches of specific hotels. Al-Tin west, visiting the ports and the most beautiful tourist places overlooking them.

• Religious tourism landmarks

The attractions of religious tourism in Alexandria represent the three monotheistic religions whose adherents lived for centuries on the city's lands, including the famous Al-Mursi Abu Al-Abbas Mosque in Anfushi, the Jewish temple of the Prophet Daniel, the Monastery of St. Mina in the southwest, St. Mark's Cathedral, the oldest churches in the African continent.

Tourism in Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm El-Sheikh is an Egyptian coastal city characterized by a warm winter climate, stunning beaches, and sea creatures of fish and coral reefs of gradient colors, which made it on the throne of tourism in Egypt in recent decades.

Tourism in Sharm El-Sheikh is characterized by visiting multiple natural reserves, with the practice of water sports such as diving, swimming and surfing, and enjoying the aqua park, as it is one of the best places of tourism in Egypt in general and Sharm El-Sheikh in particular, and is suitable for family visits, children and youth due to the fun and varied water games that provide you with a spirit Adventure, along with the hotel services it provides and Day use rooms available for the convenience of visitors.

The 3 most important landmarks in Sharm El-Sheikh:

• Ne'ema bay

One of the most famous tourist resorts ever in Sharm El Sheikh among Arab and foreign tourists alike. The resort enjoys a long walkway overlooking the Red Sea with shops and restaurants that cater to all tastes, with what it provides of one-day safari trips where you ride quad bikes and enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the deserts.

• the old market

One of the famous markets in the city for selling souvenirs and traditional handicrafts, so if you want to buy gifts for your family before traveling at reasonable prices, do not miss visiting it and make it your last destination before traveling.

• One Thousand and One Nights

An enclosed park that provides sound and light shows that narrate the history and civilization of Pharaonic Egypt, through which you will feel as if you are attending a show like the one offered by the pyramids of Giza, in addition to restaurants and places that offer local traditional dance performances, such as the famous Bedouin dance. You can then take your family to shop through more than 450 stores that sell products of the most famous international brands in the famous Mercato Mall, which is located near the park.

Cruises

Which you can start on a yacht that tours you in The surrounding area before going to visit the Ras Mohammed Reserve and enjoying close-up viewing of marine organisms and coral reefs that are twenty million years old, with the possibility of taking diving, surfing or fishing trips, visiting the sunken ship and seeing its contents, approximately 3 hours of sailing from Sharm El-Sheikh.

Tourism in Hurghada

Tourism in Hurghada is one of the most important tourism areas in Egypt as a whole, both externally and internally, and the reasons for its great attraction to tourists are due to the splendor of its beaches and the purity and clarity of its waters full of colorful and eye-catching coral reefs.

All of the above has made Hurghada a unique destination for nature lovers and adventure lovers in general.

The most important landmarks in Hurghada:

• El Gouna

One of the best tourism resorts in Egypt and in Hurghada, which provides an enjoyable opportunity to practice various water sports. El Gouna, which is about 20 km from the city, includes 6 basic neighborhoods: Marina, where you can enjoy a trip on the back of a yacht, the Golf District, where you can visit international golf courses, the neighborhood The Mediterranean, the Italian and Nubian neighborhood, the Hadaba neighborhood, the Down Town neighborhood for shopping and entertainment.

• Sahl Hasheesh

One of the most beautiful tourist areas in Egypt, and its beauty appears in the purity of its waters, which you can enjoy by wandering on the promenade overlooking the sea or on the back of a yacht while practicing diving and watching the sunken pharaonic monuments, and you can also enjoy on land practicing golf through the two courses which the place provides.

Giftun Island is one of the best tourism areas in Egypt

One of the best tourism areas in Egypt in terms of calm and relaxation provided by cruises on the back of a boat or yacht, where diving is practiced in more than 13 sites that the island is famous for, while enjoying the beauty of sea creatures.

• scaffolding

The main and vital area in Hurghada, where dozens of shops sell everything you need and provide you with the services you need during your stay in the city.

• plateau

One of the famous neighborhoods of Hurghada, it starts from the Sakkala area, where you feel ascending to it, to enjoy a wonderful view of the sea.

• Dahar

If you are a fan of mixing with the indigenous people of the country in any place you visit, then the popular Dahar area is your ideal destination in Hurghada, where the popular cafes and neighborhoods inhabited by the people of the country are far from the usual glamor of the tourist areas.

Tourism in Luxor

One of the most important tourism cities in Egypt, thanks to a huge number of antiquities in the world through archaeological sites that include thousands of artifacts, and tourism in Luxor enjoys being a pure pharaonic, historical cultural tourism, as it is a city that smells of one of the oldest civilizations on earth.

The most important landmarks in the city of Luxor:

• Karnak Temple, one of the greatest tourist attractions in Egypt

One of the greatest tourist attractions in Egypt, and Luxor in particular, as it is a majestic pharaonic house of worship that begins with the road of rams to include a group of temples, including: the temple of the god Amun and his wife Mut and his son, the temple of Ramesses III, along with hundreds of huge columns, royal booths and obelisks.

• Luxor temple

It is distinguished by its inclusion of dozens of columns with huge buildings and hieroglyphic inscriptions that surround it from every side, in addition to two huge statues of King Ramses II at its entrance, and the cabin of Alexander the Great. It is a temple that combines the civilization of the ancient East mixed with some of the spirit of the West.

• Valley of the Kings and Queens

It includes dozens of royal tombs carved into the rock that represent the era of the New Kingdom, led by the tomb of Ramses III and VI, the tomb of Tutankhamun and the tomb of Queen Nefertari.

• Deir el-Bahari Temple

A funerary temple, one of the greatest temples in Luxor and tourist attractions in Egypt, founded by Queen Hatshepsut on 3 ascending terraces to perform her funeral ceremonies to the other world.

Tourism in Aswan

If you are a fan of tranquility, be sure that tourism in Aswan is one of the best tourist destinations for you, especially if you are coming from Cairo, not to mention that it is one of the most important destinations for lovers of temples and historical monuments.

Aswan and Luxor are two inseparable tourist destinations, and we advise you to visit them together.

The most important landmarks in the city of Aswan:

Medical tourism areas

Aswan is one of the most important tourism centers in Egypt with the aim of recovering from incurable diseases such as bone and joint pain and skin diseases, and one of the most famous of these areas is the Isis Island resort, the Damira region, Wadi Al-Alaqi, Abu Simbel, where the affected areas of the body are buried or massaged with yellow sand Saturated with sunlight or brown mud sand for the purpose of treatment.

Philae Island

An island overlooking the bank of the Nile opposite Aswan, and is famous for its inclusion of the remains of the pharaonic temples that were built in this area for centuries.

• Nubian Museum

It is located in the Nuba region, between the cities of Aswan and Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and it deals with, through its unique artifacts, eras that represent the history of Pharaonic, modern, and contemporary Egypt.

•Abu Simbel Temple

 One of the most important tourist places in Egypt. During your tour in Aswan, definitely do not miss visiting the Abu Simbel Temple, the great temple complex. In the inner part of the temple, structures were created that will fascinate you to see, the ancients.

 The temples are located a few hours drive south of Aswan, but most tourists arrive at Abu Simbel by plane. The journey from Aswan takes only 30 minutes, and there are two flights a day that are timed so that the tourist has about two hours to spend in the temples. It is also possible to visit Abu Simbel by joining the Lake Nasser cruise, as these ships dock in front of the temples.

Nile cruises

 One of the most beautiful activities that you can do during tourism in Egypt is to enjoy a Nile cruise on a small traditional boat from those that Aswan is famous for, where you can enjoy the Picturesque landscapes between greenery, water and warm sun in winter on the banks of the Great River and in the heart of Lake Nasser.

• Tell el-Amarna

It is a city located in Minya, north of Upper Egypt, famous for containing the temples of Aten, one of the most famous pharaonic gods, two royal palaces dating back to the era of the Pharaohs, north and south of the city, letters from the Amarna tribes who inhabited the city in the Middle Ages and built it, the remains of the capital of ancient Egypt since the time of King Akhenaten.

 St. Catherine's Monastery

It is located in South Sinai, and it is considered one of the oldest monasteries in the world and the second in terms of what it contains of historical manuscripts, Arab and international artifacts and artifacts, and the region is one of the most beautiful areas that adventurers and mountain climbers may visit during tourism in Egypt to climb the highest mountain peak in the country, which is Mount Saint Catherine In addition to many nearby tourist attractions that are believed to be sacred, such as the mountain, the well, and the tree, which trace their history back to our master Moses, peace be upon him.

Siwa Oasis

It is an oasis and a natural reserve located in the Egyptian Western Desert, southwest of Marsa Matrouh, and is famous for being one of the highest tourist attractions in Egypt thanks to its sands, its four therapeutic lakes, and its embrace of hundreds of rare wild animals and plants, in addition to some Pharaonic temples, the most famous of which is the Temple of Amun.

Dendera Temple

It is located on the western Nile mainland between Qena Governorate and north of Luxor. It is distinguished by its monuments that reflect the Greek and Roman civilizations in Egypt. It is famous for the statue of Queen Cleopatra and her son Julius Caesar, its ceilings with inscriptions that express the astronomical constellations.

The best times to travel to Egypt

Egypt enjoys a hot, dry climate with warm summers and mild winters, which makes travel to Egypt suitable all year round, depending on the nature of the city you intend to travel to and the nature of its climate. For example, a coastal city in Egypt, such as Alexandria, is considered one of the most suitable cities to visit during the summer, and at the same time it enjoys a special luster during the rainy winter nights, despite its coldness.

Unlike other coastal cities such as Sharm El-Sheikh or Hurghada, it is more suitable as a winter destination, just like the cities of Luxor and Aswan in southern Egypt, which are very hot in summer and mild in the morning in winter and cold at night.

As for the archaeological areas in Greater Cairo, which have a desert nature, they are more appropriate to visit during the winter day, while the city of Cairo appears in a charming, luminous, colorful view during the night hours in different seasons.