Plan A Trip To Egypt

Recently I wrote an entry of my experience spending Ramadhan month in Morocco, this led to some question posted by readers and friends on whether is Morocco similar to Egypt. I can understand the slight confusion, Morocco is also known as Maghreb as Egypt known to the Muslim world as Mesir. And they are two different country.

I was lucky enough to get a reasonable package and the attractions offered cover all the major places despite it being a short trip. With all the information available online, there are many packages available for you to choose from nowadays; from cheap Egypt holiday packages to all inclusive package, you can even plan your own route or what I normally call a DIY or an ala-carte trip. Alternatively, you can also book holidays to Egypt online with cheapholidays.com. It’s all up to the individual, whichever suits your style of traveling.

Being the cradle of ancient civilization of Africa, Egypt definitely have a lot to offer travelers of all ages and from all walks of life.

For history hunters, attractions that are not to be missed would of course be the only surviving Ancient Wonders of The World - The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops). The largest monolith statue - The Great Sphinx of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Nubian Monuments’ or rock temples in Abu Simbel and The Karnak Temple Complex located in Nubia, southern Egypt.

Egyptian Museum under construction during my trip
 

Gold Mask of King Tutankhamun’s tomb

Egypt also offers attractions for knowledge gatherer such as the Egyptian Museum with 120,000 items of extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities) or you can also visit Alexandria’s National Museum and the famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Men fishing at Alexandria

Thrill seekers are not forgotten; Red Sea diving, desert camping, ATV ride, hot air ballooning or even felucca sailing (traditional wooden sailing boat) are made available.

Souvenir stalls near The Great Pyramid of Giza

 The Saladin Citadel of Cairo  

Fruit sellers in Alexandria

Let’s not forget shopaholics and bargain hunters out there, Khan el-Khalili souk situated in the Islamic district of Cairo goes as far back as 1382. Here you can get great souvenirs such as Hieroglyph art on papyrus paper, perfumes, shirts, fridge magnets and postcards or even stop by for a taste of street food while sipping their Arabic coffee. Aside, Khan el-Khalili also house the al-Hussein Mosque and the famous Al-Azhar University and its mosque located not far away from here.

So, have you plan your next holiday? If not, do consider Egypt as one of your destination. Let it be an all inclusive holidays, DIY or just make your life easy and book your holidays to Egypt online with cheapholidays.com

Things To Do In Cairo, Egypt (A Short Historical Holiday)

This time around, I am recommending one of my favourite short historical holidays in the only ancient civilization country that lasted through changing time. What can be more perfect than taking an Egypt holiday trip and embrace its history, architecture and culture.

The trip I did took us 5 days inclusive of flight time thus technically giving us full 3.5 days of fun and adventure. There are many places and things to do here in Egypt, what I will be sharing would be the not to be missed attractions base from my experience.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza
Also known as Pyramid of Khufu is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids. Aside from this, it is also the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing tall unshaken by the wind of time. It is amazing to see that the remain is largely intact. It took Egyptian 20 years to complete and in completed around 2560 BC.

Great Sphinx of Giza
A trip to Giza is not completed until you visit Great Sphinx of Giza which is a walking distance from The Great Pyramid of Giza. Being the world oldest known monumental sculpture and largest monolith at 73.5 metres, however the face and the details (date & builder) are still being debated.

Gold Mask of King Tutankhamun’s tomb

Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
One of the most impressive museums with 120,000 collections/items. The famous Gold Mask of King Tutankhamun’s tomb was wrapped around the King’s face. The solid gold mask is believed to represent what the King’s face.

The Saladin Citadel of Cairo

The Saladin Citadel of Cairo
Once an Islamic fortification now is now a preserved historic site, with mosques and museums located in Mokattam Hill. King Saladin started the construction in 1170 A.D and completed by his brother King El-Addel.

Belly dancer

Nile Dinner Cruise
Cairo illuminated night skyline view from the longest river in the world - River Nile. The 2 hours cruise serves open buffet dinner with night performance which includes live music, whirling dervish and not to forget belly-dancer. Something not to be missed.

Whirling Dervish dancer

Egypt being a country that provides a good balance where on holiday makers can go from scuba diving to desert safari to medieval history to belly dancing. An Egypt holiday is where one will always be curious and excited as it caters for all age group. Boredom is not in Egypt holiday vocabulary.



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