The Red Sea is blue
Most backpackers know Dahab to be a paradise for its superb backpackers' facilities at super low rates. Dahab is also best known for crystal clear blue diving waters, and a nightlife which is hard to beat. Incidentally, this town is also as good a first E... more - travel report by
inzaghi
How did you end up here?
This is a very out of the way place and while I had a good experience here, one should be careful if passing through by themselves. I read this is very dangerous and fundamentalists actually shoot tourists from the sugar cane fields. I was bored to tears... more - travel report by
sven_ak
The largest city all over the world
Egypt was the first state to establish a system of administration and a capital with administrative and religious centers. King Narmer, the unifier of upper and lower Egypt 3200 B.C., had chosen Memphis (22 km south from modern Cairo) to be a capital of E... more - travel report by
alziker
Sharm el-Sheikh, another tourist trap?
Being a diver, there was one thing on my list I needed to see... The Red Sea. We decided to book a hotel in Sharm, based on the fact that I was going to dive and my wife might not... Sharm seemed to be better organised for non dive activities than our alt... more - travel report by
morc66
Magic of Egypt (sharm el sheikh)
One more reason makes Sharm-el-Sheikh have this standing. The coral reefs of Ras Mohammed, Tiran and the Aqaba coast, on which Sharm built its legendary reputation, are as dazzling as ever. The government gives the city much importance and almost all Egy... more - travel report by
alziker
SCUBA DIVING!!!
Sharm is an interesting place in the Sinai right on the Red Sea. Catered a little more the bigger spender, it is a great place for safety, hotels, relaxing on the beach (if you can stand the 110F heat), and especially diving. Culture is lost here, but you... more - travel report by
sven_ak
A day trip to Luxor
Luxor is a real treasure. Since I was there on a day trip, I didn't get to see almost anything of the town, but some of the most important historical sights were covered. If you are traveling to Luxor during the summer, be prepared for heat. I was there a... more - travel report by
beograd
Once a fishing village, now one of the best holliday resort in Eg...
Hurghada was once a small fishing village. As the time went by, this fishing village grew into one of the best known holliday resorts and diving spots on the Red Sea. It started developing in this way some 20 years ago and it is still mainly under constru... more - travel report by
beograd
Place where history meets future
Cairo is a beuatiful and very controvesive city. The population varies from 16-20mil. inhabitants. My first encounter with Cairo was the City of Dead. It is a part of the city with family thombs where actually people live. From there you get to see it's d... more - travel report by
beograd
Surprising Sinai
The excited babble was muted by the descent, and then the Gulf of Aqaba -just so very different from other places I have been. The hotel complexes, some completed, added a stark contrast to the barren beauty of the rocky desert behind and the glimpses of... more - travel report by
carolr
