Egypt is one of Africa’s major tourist destinations, with the main drawcards being the Red Sea, Egyptology and the Nile. The Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Valley of the Kings need no introduction in the world of antiquity, the sun-soaked beaches of the Red Sea with their scuba diving are a massive attraction to those from colder climes, and a cruise on the Nile floods back memories of Cleopatra. Aside from these famous attractions, this desert country houses ancient ruins and mystical Oases, and in Cairo, ancient cultures remain, blending with the very modern. Egypt offers so much more than its world-famous pyramids. Visitors can enjoy desert trekking, scuba diving, golfing, fishing, bird watching or floating along the Red Sea.
Giza, while technically a separate administrative district, is part of the sprawling urban city of Cairo. The area is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau: the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world. Although there are over a hundred pyramids in Egypt, by far the most famous are the Giza Pyramids. During the Greek and Roman eras, they were marvelled at as the first of the Seven Wonders of the World, and they still exert a powerful fascination, both as an extraordinary technical achievement and as a demonstration of the might, power, and ambition of Egypt's pharaonic rulers. No tour of Egypt would be complete without a visit to this extraordinary site which has inspired the most fantastic legends since ancient times and continues to fascinate and inspire visitors.
De stad Luxor ligt op de oostelijke oever van de beruchte rivier de Nijl in het zuiden van Egypte en staat bekend om zijn vele goed bewaard gebleven monumenten, zozeer zelfs dat het is beschreven als's werelds grootste openluchtmuseum. Luxor is vaak verdeeld in drie verschillende gebieden: de stad Luxor aan de oostkant van de Nijl, de stad Karnak verder naar het noorden en Thebe aan de westkant van de Nijl, tegenover Luxor. Bezoekers kunnen zich verheugen op een verscheidenheid aan accommodaties en een overvloed aan spannende activiteiten — Luxor weet hoe toeristen te huisvesten zoals het al doet sinds de oudheid. Mis niet de Karnak en Luxor Tempels, evenals de Vallei der Koningen en de Vallei van de Koninginnen.
