Egypt
Country: Egypt
Highlights: Gastronomy★★★ , Art / Museums ★★★, Historical sites ★★★★★, Natural Beauty ★★★, Shopping ★; Sports/Adventure ★, Geographic extremes 0, Glamour ★
When to go: From October to April. Avoid December peaks.
Where to go: Cairo, Sakkara and the Red Sea (Taba/Sharm el Sheik)
Downside: The bad educated and noisy people everywhere, the traffic jams in Cairo, the bad sanitation, the beggars and the disease risks
Our Experiences: We made two different trips to Egypt. One to see history and archaeology a long time ago and the other more recently, to enjoy the Red Sea Beaches. We can tell that the Red sea was the best! The huge desert ending up in a clear blue sea is a marvelous landscape. The Red Sea is a paradise for snorkelers. And Cairo? Well, Cairo is a rough city. It is noisy, unsafe, confuse and lots of bad condition cars driven by bad educated drivers and lots of beggars following you. It doesn´t smell good to. However there is a huge world treasure right there, that must be visited by every tourist. The Pyramids! Cheops Great Pyramid is the only ancient world´s Seven Wonders that is still standing. A spectacular ancient engeenering achievement. This means we tourists simply can´t escape the fate of staying in Cairo. That´s it. The Historic significance of ancient Egypt legacy can´t be missed especially the Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and Tutankhamun mummy. We also wanted to visit Luxor far south of Cairo. Maybe we will do that sometime.
Hotels we love and recommend: Marriott (Cairo) and Hilton (Taba)
