Cities, coasts and oases, the sites and museums worth the trip, and Egypt’s national parks.
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Popular destinations
The last standing wonder of the ancient world, with tickets and opening hours.
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Hotels and resorts by city, ways to sail the Nile, and what to eat. Each city guide lists restaurants and shopping too.
Hotels by city
Cruises, food and shopping
Eight ways to sail the Nile, from felucca hours to week-long cruises.
Festivals, holidays and ways to travel, from wellness breaks to the Holy Family route.
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Things to do
National and religious holidays, and the celebrations worth timing a trip around.
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Eight guides to visa, transport, weather, money, phones, health, accessibility and etiquette, checked against official sources.
Before you go
On the ground
Every way to travel in Egypt, with the official place to book each one.
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Seven thousand years of history, how the country works, and the people who shaped it.
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From Umm Kulthum and Naguib Mahfouz to Mohamed Salah and Egypt’s squash champions.
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Emergency numbers, embassies and official websites, and how to reach us.
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Directory
Egypt Info
Which airlines fly to Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor and Egypt’s other airports.
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Pharaonic: articles on Egyptian history and the museums that cover it.
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