Alexandria
Founded by Alexander the Great, with the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Qaitbay Citadel on the site of the ancient Lighthouse, Roman catacombs and the long seaside Corniche.
It's about 3 hours from Cairo by train.
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Attractions
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza
Giza
The world's largest archaeological museum, next to the Giza pyramids, with a huge statue of Ramesses II in the atrium, a grand staircase of statues, …
Historic sites
Islamic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili
Cairo
Medieval Cairo, a UNESCO site, with mosques and madrasas such as Al-Azhar and Sultan Hassan, the Citadel with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, and the Kha…
Historic sites
Pyramids of Giza
Al Ḩawāmidīyah, Giza
The last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Khufu, built around 2560 BC, with the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Gr…
Natural features
White Desert
New Valley
Chalk formations sculpted by the wind into mushrooms and other shapes, gleaming white in the Western Desert.
Natural features
Siwa Oasis
Siwa Oasis, Matrouh
A remote oasis near the Libyan border, with palm groves, salt lakes, hot springs, the mud-brick ruins of Shali fortress, and the Temple of the Oracle…
Historic sites
Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastery
Saint Catherine, South Sinai
Climb Mount Sinai, 2,285 m, where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments, overnight to see the sunrise, then visit St Catherine's Monast…
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