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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! We often meet
people during our 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!
Areas To be Avoided:
When travelling through
Egypt, you should avoid certain
areas, particularly sites located in the
centre of the Nile Valley! About 20 years
ago there was rising tensions at these
sites, Islamic fundamentalists had targeted
tourists in order to destroy the tourist
industry and the economy. This was part of a
larger plan to bring down the government,
seize power themselves, and install the
political ideas of their own vision, a
vision which no more resembles the rules of
the Qur’an than the Inquisition resembled
the Christianity of Christ.
Some certain incidents
occurred during the '80s and the '90s, a
handful of events took place again targeting
the tourist industry. Without for a moment
trying to deny the reality of these events,
the situation has been blown out of all
proportion by the world's press, while the
situation in other countries with
flourishing tourist industries is
far worse, their incidents rarely make
headlines. But in Egypt, if anything
happens, it becomes front-page news! In the
mid '90s, a widespread, and harsh,
government crackdown campaign was
implemented to try and stop any threats to
tourism and visitors.
A trip to Egypt still
entails far less danger than a trip to
anywhere else in the world. During the
realm of the violence in the mid '90s, there
were certain areas appointed as not good for
tourists. These areas are located in the
centre of the Nile Valley, particularly Minia, Asyout and Sohag. Unfortunately these
places happen to have some of the most
beautiful monuments in Egypt, like the
beautiful tombs at Bani Hassan in Minia, the
marvellous monasteries of Asyout and the
Temple of Abydos in Sohag. In time, all of
these sites will be fully re-opened for
tourists.
If you still think that
you would like to visit these places as an
individual traveller, Well, you still can! However, be
prepared for a police escort with you, local police will not let you travel
alone in these areas, they will give an an
escort ! I would suggest that
the safest, cheapest and most informative
way to visit these sites is through a
reputable travel agent.
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
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