What to See

There is so much to see in Egypt that it would be impossible to fit it all into even a couple of holidays.

What follows is a list of the main 'not to be missed' sites.

In and around Cairo and the Nile Valley

• Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza
• Sound and Light Show at Giza
• Pyramids at Meidum and Dashur
• Pharaonic Village
• Remains of the ancient capital of Memphis
• Statuary garden and Ramesses II statue at Memphis
• Tomb chapel of Mereruka, Saqqara
• The Serapeum, Saqqara
• Pyramid of Unas, Saqqara
• Step Pyramid complex, Saqqara
• Khan el Khalili Bazaar
• Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
• more >>

In and around Aswan

• Temple of Isis, Philae
• Aswan Dams
• Granite quarries
• Kitchener Island
• Sound and Light Show, Philae
• Spice Market
• more >>

On a Nile cruise

• Temple of Sobek and Horus at Kom Ombo
• Temple of Horus, Edfu
• Temple of Khnum, Eona
• Temple of Hathor, Dendera
• Abydos

In and around Luxor

• Luxor Temple
• Mummification Museum
• Karnak Temple complex
• Valley of the Kings
• Valley of the Queens
• Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III (Medinet Habu)
• Mortuary Temple of Ramesses II (Ramesseum)
• Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari)
• Workmen’s Village (Deir el Medina)
• Tombs of the Nobles
• Luxor Museum
• Egyptian Market
• Colossi of Memnon
• Sound and Light Show at Karnak
• more >>

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