"Land of the Pharaohs." Egypt by aadil

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Ancient Egyptian civilisation preserved for us.

Egypt is a land of the Pharaohs and their ancient civilisation is preserved for us to see and wonder in awe as we see the pyramids, temples, churches and other monuments from the olden times and the best artefacts preserved in the museums as well as some of the art in the tombs, temples and churches after thousands of years still looking pretty fresh as if it was painted yesterday!!! The very fact that different people from different countries came here and culturally created a lot of different ways of artistic splendour in the desert land is inspiring enough.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Friendly easy going people, wonderful monuments, vast history.
Cons:Pushy when bargaining, touts.
In a nutshell:Awe Inspiring place with lots of wonders of the world!!!

Last visit to Egypt: Mar 2010
Intro Updated Mar 30, 2010
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Reviews (11)

Hotels in Cairo Hotels (6)

The Horizon Pyramids was a nice four star hotel with a nice view of the pyramids from the room's balcony. The breakfast... more travel advice

Hotel in Hurghada Hotels (6)

The Stella Makadi Beach Resort at Makadi Beach in Hurghada is a five star property with a huge area and beachfront. It... more travel advice

Taxi to Memphis and Saqqara from Cairo Transportation (3)

We took a taxi from Cairo to Memphis and Saqqara and it cost us only 100 Egyptian Pounds for the return trip. The taxi... more travel advice

Hotels in Sharm El Sheikh Hotels (6)

The Hotel Mexicana is a four star hotel in Sharm el Sheikh and though it does not have it's own private beach it has... more travel advice

Warnings Or Dangers (1)
Don't drink the tap water!!!

Restaurants (1)
Falafels, Shawarmas, Sheesh Tawooks...

Comments (2)

Kuznetsov_Sergey Apr 13, 2010 at 10:49 AM Report Abuse

Useful hotel and transportation tips! Thank you Aadil for bringing back sweet memories about this wonderful country!
NilePrincess Apr 5, 2010 at 6:54 AM Report Abuse

LOVE the food, especially tahina salad. I miss it when I'm back in New York. Did you try koshary?