- Egypt travel - Lonely Planet | Africa
From the Pyramids to Old Cairo, discover Nile cruises, desert adventures, ancient temples and more in our Egypt travel guide Find top attractions and tips
- The best time to visit Egypt - Lonely Planet
Plan the best time for your visit to Egypt – whether you're sightseeing, scuba diving or cruising the Nile – with this seasonal guide
- The 8 best places to visit in Egypt - Lonely Planet
Egypt spans a stunning array of landscapes, from Mediterranean beaches to desert oases and the snaking River Nile Here are the top places to visit
- Cleopatra’s Beach | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Possibly the most beautiful piece of coastline in the area, Cleopatra’s Beach sits about a 14km drive north-west of Marsa Matruh around the bay’s thin tentacle of land The sea here is an exquisite hue, and the rock formations are worth a look You can wade to Cleopatra’s Bath, a natural pool where legend has imagined the queen and Mark Antony enjoying a dip, but you can't actually swim
- attractions Luxor, Egypt - Lonely Planet
Tomb of Nefertari Luxor Nefertari's tomb is hailed as one of the finest in the Theban necropolis – and all of Egypt for that matter Nefertari was one of five wives of Ramses II,…
- Valley of the Kings | Luxor, Egypt | Attractions - Lonely Planet
The west bank of Luxor had been the site of royal burials since around 2100 BC, but it was the pharaohs of the New Kingdom period (1550–1069 BC) who chose this isolated valley dominated by the pyramid-shaped mountain peak of Al Qurn (The Horn) Once called the Great Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaoh, or the Place of Truth, the Valley of the Kings has 63 magnificent royal tombs The
- Tomb of Seti I (KV 17) | Luxor, Egypt - Lonely Planet
The 137m-long tomb was completely decorated and beautifully preserved when Giovanni Belzoni opened it in 1817, and although it has suffered since, it still offers an eye-popping experience – art from Seti's reign is among the finest in Egypt
- Mt Sinai | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Known locally as Gebel Musa, Mt Sinai is revered by Christians, Muslims and Jews, all of whom believe that God delivered his Ten Commandments to Moses at…
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