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Egypt

204 places in Egypt, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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RegionNorthern Africa
CapitalCairo
Places written204
Categories covered5 of 5
๐Ÿงญ Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Egypt - what is polite and what is not โ†’
Plugs and voltage Type C, F ยท 220 V travel adapter โ†’
CurrencyEgyptian pound (EGP)
LanguagesArabic
Driving sideright

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Abu Mena

Alexandria
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel

Aswan
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Abusir Pyramids

Giza
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Al-Azhar Mosque

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Amada Temple

Aswan
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Bab Zuweila

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Citadel of Saladin

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

City of the Dead

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Colossi of Memnon

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Coptic Cairo

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Deir el-Medina

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Islamic Cairo

Islamic Cairo

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Kalabsha Temple

Aswan
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Karnak Temple

Karnak Temple

Luxor
UNESCO ยท Intangible heritage

Koshary in Cairo

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Medinet Habu

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Memphis

Giza
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Mosque of Amr ibn al-As

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Mount Catherine

South Sinai
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Philae Temple, Aswan

Philae Temple, Aswan

Aswan
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Ramesseum

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai

Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai

South Sinai
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Saqqara and Dahshur

Saqqara and Dahshur

Giza
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai Mosques

Cairo
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Temple of Hatshepsut

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Temple of Seti I at Qurna

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage The Pyramids of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza

Giza
UNESCO ยท World Heritage The Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Tombs of the Nobles

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Valley of the Queens

Luxor
UNESCO ยท World Heritage Wadi El Hitan (Valley of the Whales)

Wadi El Hitan (Valley of the Whales)

Faiyum
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Wadi es-Sebua

Aswan
UNESCO ยท World Heritage

Wekalet El Ghouri

Cairo

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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beach

Abu Dabbab Bay

Red Sea
beach

Agiba Beach

Matrouh
oasis

Ain Khudra Oasis

South Sinai
beach

Ain Sokhna

Suez
oasis

Bahariya Oasis

Giza
island

Banana Island

Luxor
mountain

Black Desert

Giza
cave

Blue Hole

South Sinai
island

Brothers Islands

Red Sea
beach

Cleopatra's Bath

Matrouh
canyon

Colored Canyon

South Sinai
mountain

Crystal Mountain

New Valley
island

Daedalus Reef

Red Sea
beach

Dahab

South Sinai
oasis

Dakhla Oasis

New Valley
cave

Djara Cave

New Valley
beach

El Gouna

Red Sea
island

Elphinstone Reef

Red Sea
island

Giftun Islands

Red Sea
plateau

Gilf Kebir

New Valley
mountain

Great Sand Sea

Matrouh
hot spring

Hammam Pharaon

South Sinai
beach

Hurghada

Red Sea
lake

Lake Burullus

Kafr El Sheikh
lake

Lake Nasser

Aswan
lake

Lake Qarun

Faiyum
lake

Magic Lake

Faiyum
beach

Marsa Alam

Red Sea
beach

Marsa Matruh

Matrouh
mountain

Mount Catherine

South Sinai
mountain

Mount Serbal

South Sinai
national park

Nabq Protectorate

South Sinai
beach

Nuweiba

South Sinai
national park

Ras Abu Galum

South Sinai
beach

Ras El Bar

Damietta
national park

Ras Mohammed National Park

South Sinai
beach

Ras Sedr

South Sinai
trail

Red Sea Mountain Trail

Red Sea
beach

Safaga

Red Sea
island

Samadai Reef

Red Sea
island

Sataya Reef

Red Sea
beach

Sharm El Luli

Red Sea
beach

Sharm El Sheikh

South Sinai
beach

Sidi Abdel Rahman

Matrouh
trail

Sinai Trail

South Sinai
viewpoint Siwa Oasis

Siwa Oasis

Matrouh
beach

Soma Bay

Red Sea
beach

Taba

South Sinai
viewpoint The Nile

The Nile

Upper Egypt
beach The Red Sea Coast

The Red Sea Coast

Red Sea
national park The White Desert

The White Desert

New Valley
canyon

Wadi Degla Protectorate

Cairo
national park

Wadi El Gemal National Park

Red Sea
national park Wadi El Hitan (Valley of the Whales)

Wadi El Hitan (Valley of the Whales)

Faiyum
national park

Wadi El Rayan

Faiyum
oasis

Wadi Feiran

South Sinai
cave

Wadi Sannur Cave

Beni Suef
canyon

White Canyon

South Sinai

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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palace

Abdeen Palace

Cairo
monument

Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque

Alexandria
ruins

Abu Mena

Alexandria
archaeological site Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel

Aswan
archaeological site

Abusir Pyramids

Giza
monument

Abydos Temple

Sohag
monument

Aga Khan Mausoleum

Aswan
old town

Akhmim

Sohag
monument

Al-Azhar Mosque

Cairo
church

Al-Muharraq Monastery

Asyut
old town

Al-Qasr

New Valley
monument

Amada Temple

Aswan
ruins

Antinoopolis

Minya
monument

Aswan High Dam

Aswan
archaeological site

Athribis

Sohag
monument

Bab Zuweila

Cairo
church

Bagawat Necropolis

New Valley
old town

Balat

New Valley
palace

Baron Empain Palace

Cairo
archaeological site

Beni Hasan Tombs

Minya
archaeological site

Bubastis

Sharqia
archaeological site

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

Alexandria
church

Cave Church of St. Simon

Cairo
fortress

Citadel of Qaitbay

Alexandria
fortress

Citadel of Saladin

Cairo
monument

City of the Dead

Cairo
monument

Colossi of Memnon

Luxor
old town

Coptic Cairo

Cairo
monument

Deir el-Hagar

New Valley
archaeological site

Deir el-Medina

Luxor
monument

Dendera Temple

Qena
ruins

Dimeh al-Siba

Faiyum
old town

Downtown Khedivial Cairo

Cairo
monument

Edfu Temple

Aswan
archaeological site

El Kab

Aswan
old town

El Quseir

Red Sea
archaeological site

Elephantine Island

Aswan
monument

Esna Temple

Luxor
monument

Fayoum Waterwheels

Faiyum
archaeological site

Gebel el-Silsila

Aswan
church

Gebel el-Teir Monastery

Minya
archaeological site

Hawara Pyramid

Faiyum
ruins

Hermopolis

Minya
monument

Hibis Temple

New Valley
old town Islamic Cairo

Islamic Cairo

Cairo
old town

Ismailia

Ismailia
monument

Kalabsha Temple

Aswan
ruins

Karanis

Faiyum
archaeological site Karnak Temple

Karnak Temple

Luxor
ruins

Kom El Dikka

Alexandria
monument

Kom Ombo Temple

Aswan
archaeological site

Lahun Pyramid

Faiyum
archaeological site Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple

Luxor
palace

Manial Palace

Cairo
ruins

Marina El Alamein

Matrouh
monument

Medinet Habu

Luxor
ruins

Medinet Madi

Faiyum
archaeological site

Meidum Pyramid

Beni Suef
archaeological site

Memphis

Giza
church

Monastery of St. Anthony

Red Sea
church

Monastery of St. Paul

Red Sea
ruins

Monastery of St. Simeon

Aswan
ruins

Mons Claudianus

Red Sea
ruins

Mons Porphyrites

Red Sea
monument

Mosque of Amr ibn al-As

Cairo
monument

Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Cairo
church

Naqlun Monastery

Faiyum
ruins

Nawamis

South Sinai
monument

Nilometer of Rhoda

Cairo
monument

Obelisk of Heliopolis

Cairo
palace

Old Cataract Hotel

Aswan
fortress

Pharaoh's Island

South Sinai
ruins Philae Temple, Aswan

Philae Temple, Aswan

Aswan
monument

Pompey's Pillar

Alexandria
old town

Port Said

Port Said
fortress

Qasr El-Ghueita

New Valley
ruins

Qasr Ibrim

Aswan
ruins

Qasr Qarun

Faiyum
archaeological site

Qubbet el-Hawa

Aswan
monument

Ramesseum

Luxor
church

Red Monastery

Sohag
old town

Rosetta

Beheira
church Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai

Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai

South Sinai
archaeological site Saqqara and Dahshur

Saqqara and Dahshur

Giza
archaeological site

Sehel Island

Aswan
archaeological site

Serabit el-Khadim

South Sinai
archaeological site

Speos Artemidos

Minya
monument

SS Thistlegorm Wreck

Red Sea
bridge

Stanley Bridge

Alexandria
monument

Suez Canal

Canal Zone
monument

Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai Mosques

Cairo
archaeological site

Tanis

Sharqia
archaeological site

Tell el-Amarna

Minya
monument

Temple of Hatshepsut

Luxor
monument

Temple of Seti I at Qurna

Luxor
archaeological site The Pyramids of Giza

The Pyramids of Giza

Giza
archaeological site The Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings

Luxor
archaeological site

Tombs of the Nobles

Luxor
archaeological site

Tuna el-Gebel

Minya
monument

Unfinished Obelisk

Aswan
archaeological site

Valley of the Queens

Luxor
church

Wadi El Natrun

Beheira
monument

Wadi es-Sebua

Aswan
ruins

Wadi Hammamat

Qena
ruins

Wadi Mukattab

South Sinai
church

White Monastery

Sohag

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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