What to Visit in Egypt

When you visit Egypt, there are so many sites that you will want to visit, the length of your trip will never seem long enough!  I often meet people, on my tours, that have been to Egypt more than 15 times, and they keep returning to see something new! They ask about this newly discovered site, or some new tomb that has been recently uncovered, or even places that they have heard other people talk about! Here in Egypt, you will always find new sites to visit and enjoy.

The adventure that is Egypt never ends! That is why it is a shame if you come to Egypt, especially for the first time, and miss the grandiose sites, such as the Pyramids of Giza, Abu Simbel or the west bank of Luxor, to name but a few. There are so many travellers who fly direct to Upper Egypt to see Luxor and Aswan, hoping that they will be stumble across the Pyramids as well, and then they realize that they have to travel 720Km to Cairo, where the Pyramids actually are, and end up paying $400 extra to travel and see one site, which is most probably about half of what they paid for their entire trip!

So my advice for you, dear traveller, is to plan well for your trip before you come. Advance planning is the best way to save time, money and effort, and of course to ensure that you get to see the sites that you have been dreaming about for some time.

Try, as much as possible, to visit as many of the places that your trip will allow! There is nothing worse than going home and wishing you had visited somewhere you didn’t! We both know that you don't get the opportunity to visit Egypt everyday!

Listed below, you will find the names, and information, about many of the sites you really shouldn't miss. 

Please enjoy checking the different pages below.

 
 
Cairo
Luxor
Aswan
Alexandria 
Sinai The main historical  sites in Sinai to visit are:
  • Saint Catherine Monasterystar
  • Climbing Mount Sinai, this is a must if you plan to go to Sinai, you will miss a lot if you don't.  It is a GREAT experience in an awesome place.
  • If you are quite adventurous, you have to visit the Colored Canyon In Newiba.  It is a great adventure
Red Sea Coast  

 

 

 
Entrance Fees For All Major Tourist Sites In Egypt:

Feesfor all sites will have 25% increases starting from November 2008

The Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx  

50 LE

Great pyramid of Chepos 100 LE

The Step Pyramid at Sakkara

50 LE

New Tombs of Sakkara

20 LE

The Pyramid of Meidum

40 LE

The Pyramids of Dahshur

40 LE

Great Pyramid of Khufu ( entry)

100 LE

Boat Museum of Khufu's Pyramid

45 LE

Second Pyramid of Khafre

20 LE

Pyramid of Hawara

30 LE

Pyramid of El-Lahun

25 LE

Open Air Museum of Memphis

30 LE

Cairo Museum

50 LE

Mummies room in Cairo Museum 

100 LE

Islamic Museum

30 LE

Kasr El-Manayal Palace Museum

20 LE

Gayer Anderson Museum

20 LE

The Citadel of Saladin

40LE

The Virgin Mary Tree in Matria

10 LE

Coptic Museum

30 LE

The Hanging Church

Free

The Province of El-Fayoum   

Free

Church of St. Barbara

Free

Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Free

Church of St. Sergio  (Sergius or Abu Serga)

Free

Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As

Free

Ahmed Ben Tulun Mosque

Free

Khan El-Khalili Bazaar

Free

Sultan Hassan Madrassa and Mosque

Free

  • In Luxor

The Colossi of Memnon

Free

Valley Of The Kings

70 LE

valley of the queens

25 LE

Valley Of The Nobles

21 LE

The Temple of Medinat Hapu

20 LE

Karnak temple

50 LE

Luxor temple

40 LE

The temple of queen Hatshepsut

25 LE

Temple of Abydos ( Seti I)

28 LE

Tombs of Beni Hassan

25 LE

Tombs of Tel El-Amarna 

25 LE

Luxor Museum

40 LE

Mummification Museum

30 LE

Tombs of El-Kab

25 LE

Temple of Ramesseum

25 LE

Temple of Dendera  

40LE

temple of Esna  

15 LE

Tomb of King Tutankhamen

80 LE

Tomb of Ramose

25 LE

Tomb of Manna and Nakhet

20 LE

Tomb of Assasif

20 LE

The Temple of Edfu:

40 LE

 

  • In Aswan

Temple of Isis (Philae Temple) 40 LE
The unfinished obelisk 25LE
The high dam 08 LE
Temple of Kalabsha 25 LE
Nubian Museum 40 LE
temples of Abu Simbel 34 LE
  • Alexandria and other various sites

the Catacombs of Kom el-Shouqafa

20 LE

The Memorial of Diocletian (the Pompeii Pillar)

10 LE

The Castle of Qaitbay

30 LE

The Greco -Roman Museum

30 LE

The Jewellery Museum of Mohamed Ali

35 LE

The Roman Amphitheatre

Free

Montazah Palace Gardens

03 LE

The Library of Alexandria

10 LE For Main Entry & 20 LE For The Manuscripts Museum

Saint Catherine Monastery

Free

The golden oasis , hepis temple, temple of Amon

35 LE

 

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