Country Info
- Cairo
- Capital
- Egyptian Pound (EGP)
- Currency
- 69,536,644
- Population
- EG
- Country Code
Egypt Slideshow
Top Hotels in Egypt
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Sol Y Mar Ivory Suites Hurghada
73 reviews -
Oriental Rivoli Hotel Sharm El-Sheikh
362 reviews -
Maritim Hotel Pyramids Cairo Giza
1 review -
Beirut Hotel Cairo
7 reviews -
Abou Dabbab Diving Lodge Marsa Alam
42 reviews
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The Karvin Hotel Cairo
70 reviews
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Philippe Hotel Luxor
34 reviews -
Queens Valley Hotel Luxor
71 reviews -
Ganet Sinai Hotel Dahab
24 reviews
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Horizon Sharm Resort Sharm El-Sheikh
96 reviews -
Cataract Resort Cairo
258 reviews
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Jaz Makadi Golf Hotel Makadi Bay
38 reviews
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Luna Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El-Sheikh
289 reviews
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Windsor Hotel Cairo
354 reviews
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VClub Tiran Beach Nabq
383 reviews
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Al Diwan Resort Sharm El-Sheikh
289 reviews
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Triton Empire Inn Hurghada
44 reviews
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Sol Y Mar Pioneers Kharga
18 reviews
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The Resort Apartments Hurghada
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San Giovanni Cleopatra Hotel Mersa Matruh
14 reviews
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Pharaoh Egypt Hotel Cairo
64 reviews
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Dahab Paradise
311 reviews
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Stella di Mare Grand Hotel Ain Sukhna
185 reviews
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Gaddis Hotel, Suites and Apartments Luxor
160 reviews
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Pyramids View Hotel Cairo
30 reviews
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Amaraya Club Marsa Alam
13 reviews
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Raja Medotel Hotel Cairo
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Middle East Hotel-Pyramids Cairo
20 reviews
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Invitation Hotel Cairo
57 reviews
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Ramada El Sokhna Ain Sukhna
19 reviews
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President Hotel Cairo
141 reviews
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Swiss Inn Nile Giza
53 reviews
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Tiba Pyramids Hotel Cairo
43 reviews
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Hor Moheb Hotel Cairo
6 reviews
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La Perla Hotel Sharm El-Sheikh
266 reviews
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PrimaSol Tropicana Azure Club Sharm El-Sheikh
667 reviews
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Delta Pyramids Hotel Cairo
94 reviews
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Indiana Hotel Giza
105 reviews
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Regina Resort Hurghada
156 reviews
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African House Hotel Cairo
15 reviews
Egypt
Travel Blogs from Egypt
American University in Cairo
This is a top pick! Spent the last few days in Cairo doing logistical stuff. Easy stuff usually but in such a huge bustling congested city as Cairo...pure exhaustion! Picked up my Tanzania Visa today at the Embassy, a short taxi ride but yesterday one that ...
Sinai Rose
This is a top pick! At eleven p.m. Egyptian time the minivan full of Dahab pilgrims came. I jumped into the vehicle, when then left at high speeds for Mt. Aswan, where we arrived at about two in the morning, passing desert mountains gleaming in the full moon on the ...
Luxor
This is a top pick! ... mentioned that they calmed down. I gave the jewellery store owner several badges for his grandchildren and he gave me an Egypt badge. We were then collected from the jewellery store by another friend and taken into the local markets. At ...
Traversing the Mediteranean Coast
This is a top pick! ... , we ended up at a really great seafood restaurant on the Corniche. It had to be done. More than anywhere else in Egypt, Alexandria is known for its seafood, and for good reason. It was really fantastic. The following day was all about ...
Package Tour Departing Aswan
This is a top pick! ... rather than eat the already paid for buffet, I opted for an authentic Nubian meal. The Nubians are a separate race from ancient Egypt, of a darker skin color who cohabitate with the Egyptians from Aswan to the border of Sudan. They speak their own tongue ...
Attack in Islamic Cairo
This is a top pick! 8:20 PM, April 7, 2005 Luxor, Egypt A suspected terrorist attack just occurred near the Khan al-Khalili bazaar in Islamic Cairo just thirty minutes ago. So far two tourists (one French and one American) were reported killed. Initial reports claim that ...
Birthday treats and fond farewells
This is a top pick! ... brick by brick) around 9am and headed up the Nile Valley. This narrow strip of rift land supports the vast majority of Egypt's 61 million strong population, so along its banks you see a great deal of urbanisation as well as the agricultural land ...
About time
This is a top pick! ... the doubt for now. It remains to be seen how they match up on the league table of international touts. · Raping & pillaging - The Return Egypt does seem cheap; 1 Egyptian pound (EGP) (€0.12) for both of us for a 40 minute bus ride from the ...
Siwa - desert adventures Mk II
This is a top pick! ... out there if you're in the area, such dust storms are pretty infrequent (2-3 times per year). Next entry -> traversing Egypt to the eastern Sinai - destination Dahab Words from the Wise #61 Probably quite relevant right now actually... "If you ...
The Land of Pharaohs
This is a top pick! ... rose-tinted glasses, and Alexandria is most definitely one of those. The home of pharaohs and conquerors, Alexandria was for centuries Egypt's gateway and the centre of the known world, and so, perhaps fittingly, this was where I first set foot in ...
The Egyptification of the Tall New Yorker
This is a top pick! The police claim to have arrested two of the three men involved in the bombing in Islamic Cairo last week along with dozens more tenuously associated with them. The actual bomber himself however is currently roasting in Hell hopefully churning on a spit ...
Hot Hot Hot
This is a top pick! ... the home cooked meal. Made our way back in the dark for a much needed good nights rest. Aswan is considered Upper Egypt although it is located south of Cairo...go figure. The Nubian's are located in this part of Egypt as well as ...
Getting into the swing of things
This is a top pick! ... I tagged along on this adventure with a few of my hostel-mates, Willem and Wendy who work and live in Africa on holiday in Egypt. After seeing the limited view we made our way back to the stable and walked to buy many entry tickets (expensive) into ...
A New Cairo
This is a top pick! I arrived in Cairo at 2:00, and when Wael didn't appear at airport to pick me up, I managed a taxi to Mo’ house in Moqattum. Today was a good day of rest. I met up with another CS, Ahmed and his brother Mohammed (the two most common Egyptian names ...
the Black part of the Western (Libyan) Desert
This is a top pick! With a tear in the eye I saw Mystery off at the airport - it had been great travelling as a team for the past two weeks and now I'd be on my lonesome again, heading off into the Western (Libyan) Desert to an unknown fate. My intended destination was ...
Yep, they're pretty big (the Pyramids)
This is a top pick! Fyi: 1 Aust $ = 4.5 Egyptian Pounds US $ = 5.7 EP 1 Euro = 7 EP (approx.) After a taster at the Egyptian Museum, it was time to get out and see more of the real thing but out in the wild. The Pyramids of Giza were beckoning, only 12km from downtown Cairo ...
Beach break! It's back to the Red Sea...
This is a top pick! ... Nile River. It's the perfect place to watch the sun set and relax after a day of sightseeing! Most forgettable experiences in Egypt: ~Climbing Mt. Sinai - three hour hike at 2am just to see a mediocre sunrise? I'll pass next time (or wait ...
International Hamburgers
This is a top pick! ... leader, Karina, that Intrepid will get us out of Algeria if it gets unsafe...there's plenty to see in Morocco if neccesary. The Egypt group is a good one, mixed ages and I am sure that we will have a blast. Our leader is a local Egyptian ...
The Whiplash Sneers and Knowing Smirks of Cairo
This is a top pick! When the magi went following the star in the east they undoubtedly were going against heavy tourist traffic heading into Egypt. What's more they'd been coming for thousands of years prior and they'd been coming in droves. An overly trodden tourist path is ...
Memorable Meidum - Loved it!
This is a top pick! A day full of special memories. The childrens joy and appreciation of receiving badges and climbing in the mastaba were experiences that I shall remember for a long time. I woke this morning to the call to prayer at 4.30am. It continued ...
The mountain of Moses!
This is a top pick! This hike up to Mt. Sinai was not at all what I expected. I really regretted going on the night hike as I realized that it was way too much for Nikolas. The next morning, I noticed that Nikolas was the only child coming down the mountain. We ...
Floating through Egypt
This is a top pick! ... "real life". Because of the super efficient tourist infrastructure and security restrictions it is difficult for a Westerner to experience Egypt as anything but a tourist. Please keep this in mind while reading our entries. On Tuesday (which would ...
The best seafood!
This is a top pick! Arriving in Alexandria, it did not feel like we were in Egypt. It had more of a Mediterranean feel to this town. Outside of the train station, we caught a horse and carriage instead of a taxi. It was a nice way to slowly go through the ...
travel tip: 234 when sleeping on the bus's ...
This is a top pick! ... that runs through your mind is "How the fuck did they build them without Grollo managing the project?" - amazing pure amazement! Highlight of Egypt. So the way to see the Giza Pyramids is to supposedly get a horse and a guide. As I was by myself I ...
Chlling in the Land of the Burning Bush
This is a top pick! Dahab, Egypt. Entering Egypt was even crazier than leaving Jordan. When we arrived, everyone crammed into buses to be taken to the luggage area. Once there, I learned I couldn't go through customs until I bought visa stamps from one of the many bank ...
Cairo, the City of Superlatives
This is a top pick! ... conditions, with Egypt saturated with people well above any type of sustainability. To the northeast, however, was Heliopolis, where Egypt's affluent lived, the suburbs. Fancy shops lined the streets here. This was the Egypt you saw in the ...
Places you must see - before THEY die
This is a top pick! Every third travel book these days is titled: 101 places you must see before you die or 500 places you must take your kids to see before they turn 12 and are charged full adult prices So it is something of our times, when a new book ...
General thoughts on Egypt
This is a top pick! ... strong and vibrant culture... On the other hand, Egypt's current state is that of a country on the brink of a crisis. Egypt's economy and livelihood depends on four pillars: the Nile and the environment, the Suez Canal, oil and tourism. Most Egyptians ...
Ramadan? Rama-Damn-I'm-Hungry!
This is a top pick! Cairo, Egypt. From Aswan I took the night train to Cairo. Getting to my seat was another example of baksheesh in action. As I got on the train, the porter tried to grab my bag, but smelling baksheesh and havng no small bills, I said, "No, its ok. I'm ...
Cairo - Signs of past life
This is a top pick! ... all the way down to the tiniest ring and amulet - absolutely everything you can imagine or associate with ancient Egypt. Main attractions on the Ground Floor include an absolutely massive double statue of Rahotep and Nofret (cool names) ...