Egypt Travel Guide
Egypt Travel Guide
The Egypt Travel Guide provides information
about some of the greatest and most famous places to visit when taking
an Egyptian holiday or vacation. Our top ten travel guide for Egyptian
destinations are as follows:
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1. The Pyramids of Giza and
the Great Sphinx
2. The Temple of Karnak
3. Valley of the Kings
4. The great memorial Temple of Ramses III
5. The rock temples of Ramses II and of Nefertiti at Abu Simbel
6. The Ancient City of Akhetaten at el-Amarna
7. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahri
8. The Temple of Horus at Edfu
9. The Luxor Temple built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II
10. The Step Pyramid at Saqqara aka Sakkara
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Our top ten Egypt travel
guide specifies destinations and ancient places of interest to visit on
an Egyptian vacation or holiday. The Pyramids of Giza and the Great
Sphinx cannot be missed but whilst in the location of Cairo and Luxor a visit to
the famous Egyptian Museums is essential in order to marvel at the
greatest collection of Egyptian antiquities
including the treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Travel Guide to
and ancient sites of Upper and Lower Egypt
Our Egypt travel guide
differentiates between the sites of Upper and Lower Egypt. Ancient Egypt
originally consisted of two parts which were called Upper and Lower
Egypt. Upper Egypt was the valley area in the South and Lower Egypt was
the delta area in the North. Upper and Lower Egypt each had their own
governments and rulers. These two parts Egypt were eventually united in
3118BC.
Egypt Travel Guide
to famous places
Our Egypt travel guide provides
facts and information about famous places in Ancient Egypt as follows:
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1. Cairo
2. Luxor (once known as Thebes)
3. Giza
4. Abu Simbel & Aswan
5. Armana
6. Saqqara
7. Abydos
8. Edfu
9. Karnak
10. Alexandria
11. Memphis
12. Mount Sinai
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Travel Guide to
Sites in Lower Egypt - Cairo, Saqqara, Armana and Memphis (North Egypt)
The Egypt travel guide recommends
places to visit in the North of Egypt including Cairo, Saqqara, Armana
and Memphis:
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Travel Guide to Cairo - Visit Giza and
marvel at the ancient Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx -
Cairo - The Egyptian Museum
containing the greatest collection of Egyptian antiquities including the
treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun -
Travel Guide to Saqqara - The Step Pyramid
at Sakkara featuring the the Step Pyramid of King Djoser situated in the
cemetery of Memphis which was the capital of Ancient Egypt -
Travel Guide to Memphis - The open
air-museum of Memphis featuring a colossus statue of King Ramses II and
an 80 ton sphinx -
Travel Guide to Amarna - The Ancient City of
Akhetaten at el-Amarna is situated 200 miles south of Cairo and 250
miles north of Luxor (Thebes)
Travel Guide to
and ancient sites of Upper Egypt - Luxor, Abydos, Edfu, Aswan, Karnak and Abu Simbel
(South Egypt)
The Egypt travel guide recommends
places to visit in the South of Egypt including Luxor, previously called
Thebes in Ancient Egypt, Luxor, Abydos, Edfu, Aswan, Karnak and Abu
Simbel:
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Travel Guide to Luxor - Valley of the Kings
- located on the west bank at Luxor -
Luxor - Valley of the Queens
in Luxor -
Luxor - Luxor Temple built
by Amenhotep III and Ramses II -
Travel Guide to Thebes (located at the
present day Luxor) - The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir
El-Bahri in Western Thebes -
Thebes (located at the
present day Luxor) - Medinet Habu is a complex of temples dating
from the New Kingdom including the great memorial temple of Ramses III -
Luxor - Deir el-Medina where
the workmen who built and decorated the royal tombs lived -
Travel Guide to the Temple of Abydos (including
the Osirion at Abydos) containing the shrines dedicated to 7 Gods:
Osiris, Isis, Horus, Amon Ra, Ra HorAkhty and Ptah, and Seti I as a
deified King. Located on the west bank of the Nile, 90 miles (145 km)
north of Luxor -
Travel Guide to Edfu - Where the beautiful
Temple of Horus is situated. Edfu is located 60Km to the north of Aswan -
Travel Guide to Aswan - Aswan High Dam -
Travel Guide to Abu Simbel - the two massive
rock temples of Ramses II and of his wife Nefertari located in southern Egypt on
the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan -
Travel Guide to Karnak - The Temple of
Karnak which consists of a complex of temples including the Great Temple
of Amon Ra (the Great Temple of Amun), the Temple of Khonso, the Temple
of Ptah and the Temple of the God Osiris
Egypt Travel Guide
Each section of the Egypt Travel Guide addresses all topics and
provides interesting facts and information about touring the most
interesting sites in Egypt. The Sitemap provides full details
of all of the information and facts provided about the fascinating subject
of Egypt and the famous King Tut - the Pharaoh Tutankhamun!
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Travel Guide to Sites in
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Travel Guide to and ancient sites of Upper Egypt - Luxor, Abydos, Edfu, Aswan, Karnak and Abu Simbel (South
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