Egypt Tour 2023

Egypt Tour 2023 - 2024

Without a shadow of a doubt, Egypt, with its ancient civilization, has had a great role in world history, today it is still one of the leading countries in Africa and given its proximity to the Middle East it also plays a key role in this sense. Egypt occupies the northeastern part of the African continent (6% is however in Asia) and is inextricably linked to the longest river on the planet, the Nile, where over 95% of the population is concentrated, given that the rest of its territory is almost totally occupied by the desert.

Egypt is African by geography, Mediterranean by vocation; the country constantly oscillates between East and Europe, hostage to an unresolved identity.

Egypt is home to one of the oldest and most inspiring cultures in the world, Egypt is a treasure trove of beautiful monuments, tombs, temples, myth, religion and history. From the Mediterranean sea where exist cities like Alexandria, Rosetta, Marsa Matrouh etc to the Nile Delta, then Cairo, then south of Cairo Middle Egypt and Upper Egypt. the country is the proud owner of iconic sightseeing such as Pyramids of Giza which is the only thing still exist of the 7 wonders of Ancient world, zoser complex in Saqqara, the first building of big scale in the world, it is where columns and arches were built for the first time in world. Egypt is a house of incomparable temples such as the complex of temples in Karnak temple in Luxor, and the pride of ancient temples erected by Ramses Abu Simbel temple, Abu Simbel village has 2 temples the big temple belonging to Ramesses II, and the small temple for his wife Nefertiti.

Egypt offer really amazing tour to explore history and civilization of more than 7000 years, not only temples tombs and old buildings but also Nile river tours by cruise and sea trips, as Egypt has 2 seas and 1 river, River Nile is the longest river in all the world, You can enjoy Nile cruises sailing between Luxor and Aswan, or lake Nasser cruises sailing in south Egypt between Abu Simbel and Aswan.

Egypt offer great chance for red sea tours, Mediterranan tours either by cruise ships sailing on Mediterranean sea and stop at Alexandria port, or for Red sea cruises which stop in 2 Egyptian ports, Safaga and El Sokhna.

Red sea offer also opportunity of diving and snorkeling tours, and Sinai island offer chance to travel in 1 day tour to Petra in Jordan

Planning Your Egypt tour

Best Time to enjoy Egypt tour : Weather-wise, in case of making city tour or Nile cruises tours, so try to avoid the high temperatures of peak Egypt summer by traveling from September to May.

But September and May are good for day tour in north Egypt such as Alexandria city or Cairo city, Really May is fantastic month to enjoy Cairo tours, While for Nile cruises, Luxor and Aswan tours it is better from October till April.

but note that Egypt tours are higher prices for tours, Domestic flights and hotels in the peak period, Christmas, New year and Easter feasts.

Bet time to enjoy Egypt tours to Red Sea coast:

Egypt Red Sea offer warm sunshine weather all the year. But you can enjoy it either in summer or winter, in summer Red Sea breezes help to stop you feeling too hot though.

Note that Egypt winter is a little bit warm during days, but after sunset it can get cool in the evenings, so it is very important to have jackets during Egypt winter tours.

Language: the official language of Egypt is the Arabic language, In ancient times Egypt people were speaking the old language the hieroglyphic, but starting from 1499 years ago when the Arab ruled Egypt Egypt started to have Arabic language as the official language, and from that time Egyptian gradually deserted both the ancient language or the ancient religions

Currency: The Egyptian pound (L:E - EGP).

The Egyptian Pound (EGP) is the official currency of Egypt, The Egyptian pound's symbol is LE, which stands for livre égyptienne; You can easily change dollars, euro in Egyptian banks, You can use dollars and euro in many places in Egypt, but Note that to pay entrance fees for sightseeing you pay only in the local currency Egyptian pounds.

Things to Do

when a tourist tells his family or friends that he is travelling to Egypt usually they ask him if he will see the pyramids, sometimes they ask him about sailing on river Nile onboard of a cruise .

Egypt’s main magic is its ancient historical monuments, its museums, temples, Royal tombs, desert safari, Sea activities In Egypt you can pay a tour to explore marvelous temples either from your hotels or from Nile cruises, There are plenty of temples all along the banks of the River Nile.

Egypt tour is a heavenly journey to the past, but there is more to see and do in Egypt than its ancient mysterious past and monuments, however.Both Cairo and Alexandria are home to modern cultural spots and either local traditional restaurants or first-class restaurants,But during tours to see pyramids in Dahshur, Saqqara or Fayoum oasis or Egypt Nile cruise tours, so you will enjoy also the desert splendid scenes in different oasis such as Siwa, Farafra, Fayoum etc. and you will enjoy the nature of the villages and farmhouse of the Nile river as it purvey you an authentic insight into the life of Egyptian farmers and Bedouins.

Do not forget that one of best tours destinations in Egypt is Red sea, Egypt red sea sun-drenched beaches give way to you to enjoy unforgettable vacation.

Cairo city tour provide you a great experience to explore both old and new of Egypt history and places to see. Cairo is called in Arabic Al QAHIRA, it is the Egyptian capital erected by Khalifa Muizz about 1000 years ago, but it is a site where other cities were erected before the ruling of Muizz, Note that on its west bank is located Giza province which is a part of Great Cairo, and there is located Memphis the capital which was erected 5000 years ago after unification between Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, So Cairo is a magnificent place to explore old history dating to Pharaohs when you go to visit the pyramids or Memphis, or Egyptian museum of antiquities, and it is also a splendid place to discover medieval fortresses such as Salah El din citadel or medieval churches and mosques, such as the hanging church, and the crypt of holy family church, or Muhammed Aly mosque or Ibn Tolun mosque, You can also shop in old markets such as Khan El Khalili market or shop for the modern fashions in Cairo malls, and dine at five-star hotel restaurants or at local high quality restaurants or Nile dinner cruise sailing 2 hours on river Nile.

Go to enjoy red sea tours in Egypt, boat tours, submarine tours, fishing tours, snorkeling and scuba diving tours. Egypt Red Sea resorts and hotels in Sharm El-Sheikh, Dahab, Taba, Hurghada, and Marsa Alam are well known around the world for their excellent scuba diving tours. Adorable weather and superb visibility of red sea offer you the best place to learn diving Explore more outstanding things to see and visit and read our pages about what are top things to do in Egypt, the best things to do in Cairo, and Egypt’s top 15 ancient sightseeing..

One of best things to do in Egypt is a tour to explore Luxor Aswan from Nile cruise, Egypt Nile cruise tours itineraries suit all travellers taste and suit different tour budget.

It is a spellbinding journey across the majestic water of Egypt to visit the utmost archeological wonders ever erected. travelling on a cruise sailing on the ancient waters between Luxor and Aswan on the River Nile is one of the best ways to visit iconic sites including Karnak temples, Hatshepsut and Habu temples, Edfu, Philae, and Kom Ombo temples, Valley of the Kings, valley of queens and you can go from Aswan to the borders of Egypt to explore Abu Simbel temples, You can also discover Abu Simbel from lake Nasser in case you book lake Nasser cruises tours.

What to Eat and Drink

Egyptian kitchen concentrates on the vegetables, grains, and fruits, the main crop in the cultivable farmland of the Nile Delta.

The most famous traditional dishes in Egypt are vegetarian, and it is main dishes for poor Egyptian and for a part of Middle class Egyptian due to the expense of raising animals in Egypt as the country is suffering a problem of water scarcity.

The most famous vegeteranean food in Egypt is Falafel, الفلافل beans الفول, Koushary الكشري, Bessarah البصارة , Moussaka المسقعة , stuffed vegetables محشي

Of course You want to know the components of these Egyptian dishes:

Koushary is a portion of rice, very thin spaghetti, Homos, and lentils, topped with tomato, garlic sauce and fried onions.

Beans are called in Arabic Fool Medames, it is stewed fava beans, and they add on it different elements such as lemon, tahini sesame sauce, salt, oil, cumin, and sometimes people add green salad to the beans dish and that one with green salad (especially Tomatoes and onion) is well known as Alexandrine beans.

It is rare when poor people in Egypt eat meet or chicken, may be once a week, while Egyptian families who has good salaries (High middle class and high class) eat it either daily or 5 times a week, as many Egyptian like to eat the fish once a week, and the vegetarian food once a week

Muslims in Egypt do not eat Pork, as they consider it unclean that is why you do not see it in restaurants recipes.

One of most delicious Egyptian dishes is grilled lamb (kebab) , usually it is served with other dish (Kofta) which is grilled seasoned minced meat. Kabab and Kofta are usually eaten with Tahini sausage or garlic sauce and green salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley and arugula, dill and onions.

As poor people cannot buy the meet easily, Egyptian invented different delicious dishes including small part of minced meet in their recipes.

As they add small part of minced meet to their main dish of vegetables made with tomatoes sauce, such as potatoes or eggplants or zucchini with tomatoes and minced meat.

Other famous Egyptian dish depending on using a small portion of minced meat is hawawshi (ground beef or lamb cooked inside a pocket of local national bread), usually served with pickled vegetables.

If you want to try other nationalities food during your Egypt tour, there are a host of various cuisines in Cairo and Alexandria cities, For example for Indian food you can go to the Maharaja restaurant or to the Indian restaurant in Mena house hotel, If you like Chinese food there are many Chinese restaurants in Cairo, If Italian restaurant You can go to Cortigiano restaurant or to El Pasha restaurant, Pasha is offering also very delicious French cuisine. For Lebanese cuisine there is Bait Ward restaurant.

For Egypt tours it is better to organize it with a professional tour guide or with a travel agency, Your guide will inform you best places to go to visit in Egypt and best places for food.

If You used to drink Alcohol during enjoying lunch or dinner meals, Egypt is different, as You will fnd alcohol in the 5 stars hotels but not in 4 or 3 stars, It is not easy to find Alcohol in Egypt restaurants, Tourists can enjoy Alcohol in Egypt only in five-star hotels and Western-style bars and few restaurants in Egypt. Traditional restaurants offer other beverages such as Pepsi, Seven up or non alcoholic beer or various fruits juice, or hot soft drinks such as tea, cafe, espresso etc Egypt offer you plenty of tasty alternatives to quench your thirst, The most famous is sugarcane juice, but it is not available in restaurants as you can find it only in the small shops of fruit juices. Egypt Fruit juices range from common flavors like orange, mango and strawberry to more irregular specialties like sugarcane juice (Qasab) and tamr Hindi juice or Kharoub Locust bean خروب or hibiscus flower juice juice, licorice (عرقسوس) or Guava juice that is a famous fruit which is not popolar in Europe.
Which city should you visit?

If you have an extended vacation of 10 days or more, it's easy to decide which cities to visit.
The ideal is 2 days tours in Cairo, 1 day to Alexandria, 4 or 5 day tours by Nile cruise, and you can add few days to enjoy red sea or to enjoy Egypt desert tours either 1 or 2 days from Cairo to Fayoum oasis, or 2 days in El Bahariya to witness the beauty of Egyptian deserts (White and black deserts) .
Of course it depend on you to decide how to enjoy your time, some tourists prefer just to stay in Red sea resorts also if they have long vacation, and from Red sea cities they make overday tours to explore Egypt, such as Cairo tour from Hurghada, Cairo tour from Sharm, Luxor tour from Sharm, Luxor tour from Hurghada or Marsa Alam etc.

First of all decide how long is your Egypt tours and holiday? Then choose your base according to the sightseeing and interest that are most important for you.

In case of a quick tour, transit tour, we advise you to explore Cairo, Cairo is offering the pre-eminent of all worlds for those who demand a quick tour.

It is a great chance to quiz Egypt contemporary culture while walking in Cairo sites such as Citadel, old Cairo, Muizz street etc. and it is a remarkable tour as you can easily go in one day tour to explore the ancient sites of Giza pyramids and Saqqara step pyramid complex. click for more about Cairo holidays Cairo day tours

In case you have short vacation in Egypt and you want to see different things, not Cairo and pyramids, but huge temples and mysterious tombs of pharaohs, Go to Luxor and Aswan, spend three nights 4 days onboard Nile cruise ship exploring Upper Egypt, You can make it longer tour as Nile cruises offer also 4 nights 5 days tours and 7 nights 8 days tour in Egypt.

Getting in Egypt The main port of Egypt is Cairo International Airport (CAI) , it is the principal airport of entry for overseas passengers and one of the most active air travel centers in Africa and Middle East. Egypt Air is the national Egyptian airlines company, it was established in 1032, it is the 7th in the world, and Egypt air offers a non-stop flight to Cairo Different destinations in the world. There are many other international airlines also offer flights to Egypt, many of them to Cairo, and some to Alexandria, Marsa Alam and Luxor. Egypt Air provides tourists with different domestic flights to enable them to visit the most important tourist sites in Egypt, There are flights from Cairo to Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh Etc.

Egypt Entry visa:

You will need entry visa to go to Egypt. How to get it, It depends on your nationality, costs and procedures can differ entry visa is required and can be included in our tour packages price and would be provided by our representative upon arrival airport for some nationalities such as American Citizens, Canadian Citizens, British Citizens, Australian and most of Europeans and Latin Americans Citizens, as they are eligible for a visa on arrival.
You can obtain it also online, So please advise the nationality at time of booking, Egypt entry visas price at the airport is about 25$ per person, also Egyptian entry visa can be obtained form the Egyptian embassy at your end. You may also contact the Egyptian Embassy or Egyptian Consulate nearest you.
Religions, Culture and Customs
About 90% of Egyptians are Muslim, and 10 % are christian, Of course touristss need to take care not to unintentionally cause offend others. for example do not kiss Egyptian women when you salute them, Only small percentage of Egyptian women accept it.
Do not walk in streets while you are drinking alcohol

Religions, Culture and Customs
About 90% of Egyptians are Muslim, and 10 % are christian, Of course touristss need to take care not to unintentionally cause offend others. for example do not kiss Egyptian women when you salute them, Only small percentage of Egyptian women accept it.
Do not walk in streets while you are drinking alcohol, as tourists should avoid drinking alcohol in streets or in holy places, It is illegal, but you can drink it in hotels, resorts of 5 stars or at restaurants and bars which has permission to sell it.
Of course it is better to avoid joining political demonstrations.
What to wear during Egypt tour:

In resorts, touristic sites such as pyramids, temples etc. You can wear as you like, but not topless clothes, but if you want to walk in streets or going to local markets etc. you should dress modestly. This is a matter of respect for citizens of the country, but is particularly significant for ladies who wish to avoid attracting unwanted attention.

Let us say in cities like Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan it is better to wear moderate clothes, while in red sea resorts you can use any kind of clothes.

It is rare when you find toilet paper in most toilets in Egypt , Of course you find paper in all hotels and most restaurants Wc, but not in tourist places toilets. Egyptian instead of toilet paper, they use water. So it is important to carry toilet paper in your bag, of course you will carry also, sun block, sun glasses and hat.

Bargaining is part of the fun during your Egypt tour, It start before your arrival to Egypt, when you contact travel agencies, hotels, tour guides to book your tour.Taxi, souvenirs are usually negotiable, but restaurants, modern shops, pharmacies, entrance fees to sightseeing are fixed price.

How to haggle in Egypt bazars and old markets, If a tourist does not agree on a price, the best action is to tell the merchant (no, I don’t want) Say it firmly and walk away, usually he will call you and offer other lower price.But, please do not make it with us when you contact us to book your tour.

Tipping (Baksheesh) is traditional in Egypt, for restaurants, guides, drivers, and workers on the Nile cruise, persons who help you to carry your luggage or guardians who open the forbidden places.