Travel To Egypt: Miles Of Nile And Worlds Of Wonder

Egypt is consistently the top destination for worldA Little Ocean with your Sand?
travel each and every year - and not surprisingly so.Aside from the Nile River Valley, Egypt is largely made
The country uniquely bridges the African and Asianup of the Saharan desert to the south and west;
continents across the Suez Canal by possession ofhowever, Egypt also happens to be a first class resort
the Sinai Peninsula. This key positioning has guaranteeddestination with nearly all (500 miles) of its eastern
Egypt a major role in the strategic and historicedge bordered by the tranquil azure waters of the
relationships between the east, west, north and southRed Sea Coast. Visit the lively town of Harghada
of Africa, Europe, Asia and the more direct Middlewhere traditional Egyptian life intermingles with
East beginning more than 5000 years ago when theinternational resort luxury. This area is extremely
first Kingdom of Egypt was unified. In addition to apopular for scuba diving and snorkeling with its
most remarkable past, Egypt offers the eager travelernumerous underwater shipwrecks, sea caves and
thriving international cities, lavish Red Sea resorts,exotic fish. There are a multitude of islands to which
fabled oases and literally hundreds of miles of ancientyou can escape by ferry or paddle boat and many
pharaoh monuments along the Nile River Valley.small fishing towns for a little peace, quiet and local
Water, Torch and Tombflavor added to your vacation.
When Muslim Arabs introduced Egyptians to Islam inThe Mediterranean coastline also provides a nice
the 7th century, much of the already wearybreak from the rolling sand dunes. Alexandria is
monuments of the native dynasties became even lessEgypt�s busting port city with more Greek
central to national heritage. Luckily, a renewed interestand French flare than the rest of the country. The
in archeological preservation over the past fewcity�s history is extremely eclectic, making a
centuries has kept these ancient wonders intact forstroll through the streets feel like a wander across
the world to continue to enjoy. The ideal place to begincultures and time periods. Alex the Great staged his
is Cairo, where the Egyptian Museum boasts hundredsresistance against the Romans from Alexandria,
of thousands of artifacts and will give you anbringing a large population of Greeks with him, and for
opportunity to catch up your knowledge of ancienta short period Napoleon had managed to gain control
Egyptian history from the 4th grade. Nearby are theof the ancient city.
breathtaking Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx, cut from aRemember that Egypt is both ancient and modern.
single slab of stone over 4,000 years ago, which canTravel to Egypt is not only about the archeological
be viewed more peacefully beyond the crowds fromwonders and bone-chilling tales but also about the
horseback. South of Cairo, Upper Egypt offers a stringexperience of a nation that is geopolitically and
of exciting temple towns between legendary Luxoreconomically central to its larger surrounding region, a
and Aswan, including the Valley of the Kings. Althoughnation that is just as crucial to the identity of North
King Tutankhamen�s Tomb rests here, it isAfrica as it is to the Middle East and the
not nearly as impressive as the surrounding royalMediterranean. Egypt is justifiably as monumental
tombs, particularly the general-kings of the Ramessestoday as the Giza Pyramids that symbolize the
Dynasties.nation�s heritage.