Located between the Gaza strip and Libya, Egypt is one of few destinations in the world that can offer you some of most exclusive and exhilarating traveling opportunities and tour experiences. Egypt is a place that offer much more than you can imagine. It is a place where you can enjoy all different kind of holiday experience.

Despite of its hot climate, the country receives the highest number of tourists’ footfall every year. Starting from ancient monuments to some of the most modern accommodation facilities, restaurants it has every thing to make your holiday a luxurious and memorable experience. Packed with a great deal of historical monuments and some of the very exclusive tourist spots for adventure, this land can be an ideal destination to enjoy your cheap holidays.

Globally regarded as an important political and cultural nation of the Middle East, this country is famous for its ancient civilization and few worlds’ most famous monuments like the Giza pyramid complex, and Great Sphinx. No tour to Egypt can be considered complete without visiting these two iconic monuments of Egypt. In addition to this, Abu Simbel site in Egypt can be yet another worth visiting site that is famous for its rock temples. Standing tall as a memorial to great pharaohs Ramses II and Queen Nefertari, these rock temples are among the most stunning structures in the world.

This beautiful land has one of the greatest and most famous valleys in history i.e. the valley of Nile. Formed by the second largest river in the world, this Nile valley is the largest oasis in the world. The best way to enjoy your holiday in Egypt with Nile is to take a cruise that offers you ample opportunity to travel down the ancient land, mysterious coastline of Egypt as well as make you see the amazing scenery with leisure. These cruises depart from Luxor or Aswan, and travel through some of the prominent places like the Valley of the Kings, the Necropolis, and numerous ancient temples.

Egypt is very popular among archaeologists and people having keen interest in history. Cario is just one of the few places in Egypt that offer you have a glimpse of some of its ancient startling antiques and historical treasures. It is the capital city of Egypt and well known for its renowned ‘Cairo museum”. The old region of Cairo can be great area of interest if you are interested in going through region embedded with Christianity and Judaism. Here you can also visit to the Egyptian museum which is very famous for it’s the treasures of great Tutankhamen as well as for the thousands years old mummies. The city is also huge and filled with exciting nightlife. Its Cairo tower gives a spectacular view of the city at night. This tower also has a revolving restaurant to offer you a unique experience.

Just next to this city is Rea Sea. Visiting this red sea coast can make your vacation in Egypt even more memorable. It is one of the most famous tourist spots and has very famous and luxurious resorts that provide you an opportunity to enjoy out door activity like scuba diving where you take pleasure of spectacular underwater life with over 1,000 different species of fish. If scuba diving is not your area of interest then you must try swimming Na’ama Bay’s coral gardens or take a trip in a glass bottom boat. Apart from this, if you are looking for golf vacation then this land even offers you few stunning golf courses such as Hurghada – El Gouna and Cascades. Located near to the amazing beaches, they offer mesmerizing view along with the wonderful game. Safari experiences are also available in Egypt, as well as horse-riding trips through the desert. With all this and more to do, your holiday in Egypt will surely remain one of the best holiday experiences of your life.

Renowned for its pristine quality of service and style, and as an adobe for tourists, Hurghada has a preceding reputation of quality versus quantity.

Hurghada, also known as ‘Al Ghardagah’ by locals, is an Egyptian city and a popular tourist city.

Due to the fact that Hurghada is situated along the shores of the Red Sea, almost all developments are inevitably beachfront properties.

Hurghada lies on a promontory projecting into the sea, some 380 km to the south-east of Cairo. Once an isolated fishing village, Hurghada emerged as a key site early in the 20th century. From the 1980s, the city has expanded and flourished, and is now the leading resort along the Red Sea Coast.

Founded in the early 20th Century, Hurghada has been on a continuous growth spiral, so much so that Hurghada is now the leading resort destination along the Red Sea.

Presently, this former fisherman’s village hosts 40 000 inhabitants. Divided into three main parts, namely: El Dahar (the old district, downtown); Sekalla (the modern district) and El Korra Road (the most modern district), Hurghada has plenty to offer its visitors and residents. For example: Sekalla is where one would find relatively modest Hotel quarters, whereas El Dahar is where one would find the town’s largest bazaar, post office and bus station.

Property markets indicate that it is possible to fetch a luxury beachfront studio apartment in Hurghada for as little as ?15 000, while a fully furnished turn-key apartment will have you looking at ?20 000.

Stretching approximately 40km along the Red Sea coastline and not reaching too far into the desert, Hurghada is perfectly situated to enable a guarantee of luxurious relaxation at its best.

Many of Hurghada’s beach resorts are all-inclusive, self-contained entities that satisfy the visitor’s every need and desire. Amenities include discos, bars, playgrounds, swimming pools and small theatres.

Hurghada has its own international airport that receives many charter flights every day. Hurghada is well connected to Cairo and Luxor by bus. There are also ferries to and from the Sinai Peninsula.

Minibuses seat up to a dozen people, and are probably the cheapest means of intra-city travel.

Another option is car rental. Several international rental companies are represented in Hurghada.

Within Hurghada, public transport is good. Collective service taxis operate on a wide variety of routes. They are quicker than buses, and can depart (and arrive) at any given time.

Prices are on the increase, daily – as new developments are re-priced, on average, every quarter. The amounts of these quarterly-increases vary according to the exact locality of the development and the apartment position within the complex, but a ten per cent increase is the average quarter-hike for the best located development on the market.

Hurghada is known for its spectacular landscape, rich in canyons and mountains. The desert safari is a wonderful means of experiencing this colourful terrain. Several operators in Hurghada arrange such safaris, most of which last between 1 and 5 days. Participants may select from camels, horses, quads and 4×4 vehicles.

Hurghada Aquarium and Museum boasts a wide selection of Red Sea plants and animals. It is open from 8am to 8pm.
Remaining a popular holiday destination for residents of Cairo, the Delta and Upper Egypt, as well as gaining popularity as a package holiday destination for many European tourists (i.e. Russians, Germans, etc), Hurghada is on the rise in leaps and bounds.

Giftun Island provides a superb day outing for the whole family. Besides excellent snorkeling, one has the opportunity to view the Red Sea underworld from a submarine. The island is well populated with shops and boutiques, and there are also some interesting historical sites such as the Roman porphyry quarry remains.

El Gouna lies 20 km to the north of Hurghada. A purpose built leisure resort, it boasts a 10 km stretch of beachfront. Its water activity opportunities are excellent, and include facilities for water skiing, parasailing, snorkeling and windsurfing. For those who favour land-based activity, the 18-hole USPGA Golf Course offers a world-class game.

Safaga is slightly south of Hurghada. This port town comprises several tourist villages specializing in diving holidays, and is complete with outstanding hotels and seafood restaurants. The town’s clean sandy beaches and stiff sea breezes make it an ideal location for windsurfing.

Other nearby islands is Shaab el-Erg, Shaab Abu Ramada, Abu Minquar, Careless Reef and Shadwan Island. All offer excellent swimming and diving conditions.

Sharm El Naga is a village located 40 km south of Hurghada. Its beach boasts the most beautiful reef cliff in the region.
The Hurghada Casino, at the Hurghada International Resort and Casino, provides an alternative night on the town. Games on offer include Black Jack, Poker, Roulette and slot machines.

Hurghada is a true party town. The night clubs are concentrated along the same main street as the hotels and, although they attract mostly young people, there is entertainment enough for everyone.

Egypt is a country that can mainly be found in North Africa. The country borders the Red Sea (east), Sudan (south), Libya (west), Mediterranean Sea (north) and the Gaza Strip and Israel (north east). It covers an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers and has a population that is estimated to have 76 million inhabitants who live near the banks of the Nile River alone.

Just like any other countries, Egypt has adopted many names. It ranges from the ancient Egypt stage to Coptic stage, to early Greek, Arabic and so on. It has also been termed as the black land, land of the riverbank, and the two straits. Having been able to adopt many names within the different periods of time, the country finally got a permanent name – Egypt. The English name was derived from the Latin word Aegyptus which means “the name of a temple of the God Ptah at Memphis”.

Geographically, Egypt holds the 38th-largest country in the world. It is approximately believed that the country is twice the size of France and the same size as of all of Central America. However, though it has quite a big land area, people do not seem to use the entire land. In fact, the inhabitants use only about 5.5% of the total land area. This is because of the aridity of Egypt’s climate; which is why the inhabitants are concentrated along the Nile Valley and Delta.

Aside from the famous Nile Valley, the majority of Egypt is desert which includes parts of the Libyan and Sahara desserts. The country’s towns and cities do include: Cairo (the country’s capital), Alexandria (one of the greatest ancient cities), Aswan, Asyut, Giza (where the Pyramid of Khufu can be found), El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Luzor, Kom Ombo, Hurghada, Port Said, Port Safaga, Suez (where you can find the Suez Canal), Sharm el Sheikh, Al-Minya and Zagazig.

The country’s climate, as expected, does not receive that much of a rainfall except in winter. Snow can be experienced only on Sinai’s mountains and some of the north coastal cities and occasionally in Alexandria. Frost can also be seen in mid-Egypt and mid-Sinai. As for the temperature of the country, during summer it is expected to be between the average of 80F (27C) and 90F (32C) and in winter, it is expected to be between the average of 55F (13C) and 70F (21C).

Furthermore, Islam is the predominant religion of Egypt. About 90% of the population is Muslims and their national language is Arabic. Most of its livelihood focus in agriculture and settlements can be seen along the Nile River.

Every year tourists visit the country during the favorable months of mid-October to May, when the weather is not that hot. They visit the country to be able to witness what Egypt is famous for; the history, the ancient monuments, the Karnak Temple, the Pyramids, particularly the Giza, the Valley of the Kings and the Opera House which is the only one in the Arab world.

Map of Egypt

Practical information about Egypt
Capital: Cairo
Type of government: Parliamentary Republic
Duration flight between USA and Cairo: 6 to 12 hours

When to go to Egypt?

In the Red Sea region, the climate is desert and from February to June period although already hot remains pleasant Summer is suffocating but the proximity to the sea mitigates this impression. In February temperatures are 25 ? C and above 30 degrees C in summer. The water temperature may be fresh in January and February around 21 ? C and climb to 28 ? C in July and August.

For a stay beside the Red Sea, choose the months of June to September: water temperature fluctuates between 24 and 28 ? C when the air between 30 and 40 ? C.

To visit the country prefer the winter (November through February). The weather, pleasant everywhere, is ideal for a cruise on the Nile and Nasser Lake.

Vaccines

No vaccine is mandatory, however, vaccines against hepatitis A and B are recommended. Follow ant malarial treatment, if you plan to stay in the oases and the Nile delta, where mosquitoes are particularly virulent, from June to October.
Visas

If you are a USA citizen, you need an entry visa for Egypt.

The arrival must be made no later than three months from the date of issuance of visas. The duration of your stay is taken into account from the date of entry into the country. The period of validity is 1 month (single / multiple entries) for non-nationals from Arab countries.

Description of Egypt

Egypt is surrounded on the north by the Mediterranean, south by Sudan to the west by Libya and east by the Red Sea and Israel. The Nile divides the country into two unequal parts, while the Suez Canal forms a third separation with the Sinai Peninsula. Beyond the valley and delta of the Nile, lush areas inhabited by over 90% of the population, the landscape consists mainly of a flat desert, devoid of vegetation, apart from a few oases that have persisted in the once fertile depressions Desert West. Narrow bands are inhabited land on the Mediterranean coast and on the African coast of the Red Sea. The coast south of Suez offers beautiful beaches and offshore coral reefs that attract many divers.

Egypt Today

Since the late nineteenth century, Egypt has developed very rapidly. Its political, economic and cultural life has undergone considerable changes. Since the inclusion of the first hieroglyph to the construction of the new Village Intelligent high-tech, Egypt has always been a pioneer at the forefront of information technologies emerging in the Arab world.

Difficult not to think of Egypt, mysterious treasure filled with cultural and archaeological wealth almost unimaginable without imagining the Sphinx, the Pyramids of Giza, Luxor, the Valley of Kings and the Nile. In addition to being the largest open-air museum, Egypt also offers many luxurious resorts along the Red Sea to reach the most spectacular sites snorkeling, diving and surfing. What you discover by boat, camel or above the Barrier Reef, the landscapes of Egypt are unforgettable.