Country Info
- Cairo
- Capital
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Currency
- 69,536,644
- Population
- EG
- Country Code
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Egypt
Travel Blogs from Egypt
Chaos in Cairo
... , pharoes, temples and tombs. They've got something special here that they're pretty proud of! Obviously, this is what coming to Egypt is all about and even though I've seen the Pyramids of Giza before myself, it's quite easy to forget how incredible they ...
Nile Cruise, Luxor to Aswan
... and had a full day of sight seeing the Nile dams (which have eliminated the flooding cycle and provide something like 40% of Egypt’s electricity) and some of the temples in the area, which had been moved brick by brick to higher ground as a result ...
The Citadel and Al Azhar Park
The Citadel was amazing. It is a area containing both the Mosque and Palace of Mohammad Ali and is absolutely beautiful! The Mosque and Palace are completely covered in marble which is rumored to be stolen from one pyramid at Giza. I wasn't able to snap ...
Aswan: Glad to be outta Cairo
... to see the Egyptian high dam and old dam. This dam controls the Nile and has been very helpful to both upper and lower Egypt's agricultural communities. We then took a small boat over to the Philae Temple, which is a temple that has been relocated to an ...
Oasis
... walk across the street for 2 minutes and return to find some gentlemen "assisting" Marie. Women just do not have the freedom in Egypt they do in the west. Sites: 4 wheeling over the sand dunes, Pyramid Mt., Salt Lake, British Ruin, Dinner and ...
Cairo
We returned to Cairo early in the day and had some time to kill so we decided to take in the Moahmoud Khalil Museum. The Moahmoud Khalil Museum is a mansion once owned by Moahmoud Khalil who was wealthy enough to be a very good art collector. The ...
Desert Safari
... . We think Gene and Bill enjoyed the Desert excursion, but they are accustomed to a slightly higher level of service than Egypt Online provides. The deserts were awe inspiring. We'll let the few photos above speak for our experience. Sites: Black ...
Viva Las... Sharm El-Sheikh??
... a blend of Hawaii and Las Vegas. This is where the wealthy Egyptians, and LOTS of Russians, come to vacation. This is nothing like the rest of Egypt, it's a strange culture shock at first. Definitely a fun, resort type atmosphere. -dv ...
