Great Vacation Get-Aways and Places to Visit on Holidays: Egypt

Nov 4, 2010
Tamara Laschinsky

King Tut: famous icon of egypt - whizzersplace with permission

Great places to visit and vacation, including things to do and see. Visit Egypt and see Egyptian attractions, beaches and landscapes like nowhere else.

Ever want to experience the pyramids in person? The pyramids and temples are by far, the most known attractions of Egypt, but there is so much more to experience when traveling to Egypt.

Being a part of the Holy Land, leads the way to many religious monuments you can see. Take part in dessert treks and scuba diving. Golfing, fishing and birding expeditions are also part of the Egyptian attractions. You can even float down the Nile river on a luxurious rive boat.

Facts and History of Egypt

Emerging from the Nile Valley, around 3,100 BC, Egypt is possibly the world’s oldest civilization and vacation spot. The Greeks and Romans visited Egypt for fun and to visit the wonders of the Pyramids and monuments. Egypt now features scuba diving, luxury hotels and five star restaurants.

In 3200 B.C, a unified kingdom arose and fell to the Persians in 341 B.C. In the 7th century, the Arabs introduced Islam and the Arabic language and rules for the next six centuries. The completion of the Suez Canal made Egypt an important world transportation hub but it fell into heavy debt as well. The largest growing population in the Arab world, Egypt acquired full sovereignty after WWII.

Egypt has 2,450 km of coastline and dessert conditions. It also contains natural resources like petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, manganese, gypsum, talc, iron ore, lead and zinc. It is slightly larger in area than three times the size of Mexico. Arabic is the official language but English and French are widely understood by educated classes.

The Beaches in Egypt

The beaches in Egypt are warm watered and inexpensive. Egypt has as many as seven beach zones:

Mediterranean beaches along mainline coast of Suez Canal
Mediterranean beaches along the northern Sinai
Sinai coast along the gulf or Aqaba
Sinai coast along the Gulf of Suez
Southern Sinai region opening to the Red Sea
Mainland coast along the Gulf of Suez
Mainland coast south along the Red Sea

Tours to Take While Visiting Egypt

Nile Flora & Fauna: Travel the Nile in this eight-day tour aboard the Cruise ship. Visit The West Bank of Luxor, the Hours Temple, see the botanical Gardens and sail to Kom Ombu.

Drift Down the Nile: Visit the Pyramids and Giza and the Old Museum on this eight-day tour. Spend two nights in Cairo, two nights on the Sleeping Train and three nights on Cruise.