Egypt, a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. Millennia-old monuments sit along the fertile Nile River Valley, including Giza’s colossal Pyramids and Great Sphinx as well as Luxor’s hieroglyph-lined Karnak Temple and Valley of the Kings tombs. The capital, Cairo, is home to Ottoman landmarks like Muhammad Ali Mosque and the Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities.
What to do
- Visit the Pyramids of Giza
- Cruise on the Nile River
- Get a history lesson in the Egyptian museum
- Explore the historic Cairo
- Visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara
- Go inside the pyramids in Dahshur
- Relax in Sharm El-Sheikh
- Hike to the summit of Mount Sinai
- Scuba dive in the Red Sea
- Explore the Valley of the Kings
- Marvel at the Temple complexes
- Visit the white desert, Egypt’s alien landscape
- Explore the oases in the Western Desert