Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is one of the greatest, most interesting countries you will ever see. With all of its history, culture, culinary, religion, and versatile geography, Egypt has a special spot for everyone who gets to visit this magnificent place.
Egyptian history is infinite and is one of the greatest inheritance from human civilization but Egypt is much more than just its thousands of years old Pyramids and monuments, Egypt is life itself and sure is a place that every human who can should once in their lifetime come visit.
Being strategically located in the Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and has the Nile River flowing through its entire length. It has borders with Libya, the Gaza Strip, Sudan, and Israel. The Western Desert consists of about two-thirds of Egypt’s land area. The Western Desert is a part of the Sahara desert and is located on the west side of the Nile River banks.
Egypt is very famous for its ancient civilization and the monuments of the majestic pharaohs, such as the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, the GEM (The Grand Egyptian Museum), Sakkara, and Dahshur.
In the south, there are famous monuments such as the Luxor Temple, the Karnak Temple, Abu Simbel, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Kings with emphasis on the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Temple of Edfu (Horus), the High Dam of Aswan, and the Philae Temple. This is just a simple summary of what’s out there; there are many other emblematic attractions across the country.
– There are a total of 80 pyramids in Egypt; and the most famous and best well preserved are the Great Pyramid of Giza in the Giza Pyramids Complex.
– According to the UNESCO, Egypt is home to 7 of the world’s heritage sites, six of them are cultural and one is natural, being them: Abu Mena, Luxor, Old Cairo, The Pyramids of Giza Complex, many temples among Philae and Abu Simbel temples, the St. Catherine Monastery and the Wadi al-Hitan.
Since Egypt summer can get really hot with temperatures rising as high as 50 Celsius, the best time of the year to visit Egypt is between September and May where you will be able to enjoy the outdoors of Egypt with a nice cool breeze and not too much heat, just enough of it.
