Historical sites in Egypt

Explore Cairo, one of the world’s oldest cities, rich with monuments from pharaonic, Coptic, Islamic, and Roman eras, including the Giza pyramids and the hanging church.

Explore the Giza pyramids, including Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Learn the pyramid shape by Imhotep, the 20-year build, and the Sphinx at Giza.

Explore the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, built 1356–1363 by mamluks with two minarets and a 48-meter dome and a Quran school, and Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque, Egypt's oldest minaret.

Salah al-din castle sits atop moqatam mountain, begun by salah el din and finished by el kamel bin el ade, featuring four gates and 13 towers.

Explore Khan al khalili, old Cairo's open-air islamic monuments and fatimid-age sites, with bazaars and restaurants, linked to a novel by Naguib Mahfouz with the same name.

Alexandria, known as the Bride of the Mediterranean, was founded by Alexander the Great in 332 bc and grew from a fishing village into the capital of ancient Egypt.

Trace the Alexandria library in El Shatby and the 1921 Alexandria Opera, known as Sayed Darwish Theater, designed in Greek style by George Mark, where Scheherazade premiered.

Roman theater at Kom el-Dikka, built in the fourth century, was found during searches for Alexander’s tomb, featuring a 28-meter red granite pillar column memory of Diocletian.

Explore Kom el Shokafa, an overlap between pharaonic art and Roman art, discovered by accident in 1900, and regarded as a striking example of funeral architecture.

Explore the Alexandria National Museum, housed in an Italian-style palace built in 1919 by a timber merchant, featuring 1800 artifacts from pharaonic, Coptic, Ptolemaic, and modern ages, including royal jewelry.

Explore Upper Egypt, from Giza to Aswan, a fertile land with sugarcane cultivation and abundant pharaonic artifacts, temples, and tombs across Luxor Governorate and other sites.

Explore Luxor, the Egyptian city of the Nile with temples like Luxor Temple and Hatshepsut Temple, the Valley of the Kings, and Tutankhamun's tomb, highlighting pharaonic art, architecture, and archaeology.

Aswan, Egypt hosts Philae temple to Isis, Abu Simbel carved from a mountain for Ramesses II and Nefertari, moved to escape Lake Nasser; Edfu Horus temple, second largest in Egypt.

Explore the Abidus temple in Suhag, Osiris worship site famed for tombs, with unique architecture and construction begun in the first Sety age and finished by his son, second Ramses.

Explore Sharm el-Sheikh, a premier tourist city on the Red Sea, famed for diving sites, scenic views, and abundant hotels, restaurants, and entertainment.

St. Catherine's monastery sits at base of Sinai mountain and is described as oldest monastery in the world, managed by the bishop of Sinai independently from any patriarch, with paintings.

Neema Bay, a natural bay in Dahab, attracts tourists with markets, restaurants, cafes, and night clubs; its golden sand and coral reefs highlight top diving sites like the blue pool.

Explore taba reserve’s caves, mountains, and Pharaoh Island’s Saladin-era castle, then Nuweiba as a relaxed resort with beginner-friendly diving near Ras Muhammad’s coral reefs and sea turtles.