| Egypt is a country full of fascinating people, cultures | | | | must head up the Nile and make a visit to the Valley |
| and history, and one of the most popular destinations | | | | of the Kings. The burial location for most of the |
| in northern Africa. While many head to the Sinai | | | | pharaohs of the “New Kingdom”, the Valley |
| Peninsula to enjoy the “Red Sea Riviera”, | | | | of the Kings is one of the most heavily visited |
| just as many visit the county to take in the historical | | | | attractions in Egypt. Luckier tourists can enter the |
| sites. These form the top attractions in Egypt, and | | | | tomb of Tutankhamun or walk along the beautiful |
| are among the most famous sites in the entire world. | | | | temple belonging to Queen Hatshepsut, among many |
| Of course no list of the top five attractions in Egypt | | | | other sites. |
| would be complete without the great Pyramids of | | | | Heading back towards the river brings a visitor to yet |
| Giza. Several generations of Egyptian royalty | | | | another of the remarkably popular attractions in |
| constructed their great burial shrines on the plains | | | | Egypt, and that is the Temple complex at Luxor. |
| outside of Cairo, and in addition to the massive stone | | | | Here the historic capital of both the Middle and New |
| pyramids, the area houses hundreds of | | | | Kingdom pharaohs can still be seen. The site is divided |
| “mastaba” structures that served as the final | | | | by the Nile and consists of the East Bank sites of |
| resting places for the relations and important court | | | | Luxor Temple and the Temple of Karnak. On the |
| servants of the ancient Pharaohs. The location is also | | | | West Bank, visitors can take in the Valley of the |
| the home of the famous Sphinx. | | | | Kings and the Valley of the Queens as well. |
| While in the Cairo area almost every visitor to the | | | | Finally among the top five attractions in Egypt is the |
| city spends at least one day touring the Cairo | | | | site known as Abu Simbel. Both a historic site and |
| Museum. This is the home of the treasures of | | | | tiny village, it was saved from destruction after the |
| Tutankhamun, the famous “cache” of royal | | | | Aswan Dam began flooding Lake Nasser in the 1960s. |
| mummies discovered in the 1870s, and some of the | | | | It is home to beautiful and glorious temples which |
| most well-known artifacts of Egyptian history. | | | | were relocated to higher ground and include the |
| To see the actual and original homes of many of the | | | | Great Temple of Ramesses II, which is one of the |
| treasures contained within the Cairo Museum, visitors | | | | most well recognized attractions in Egypt. |