Egypt travel diary/travelogue

Day 1 - Arrival in Luxor

November 1997

OK, so this is hardly impartial. When it says 'things to see and do', it's more like 'things I saw and did'. But it can at least give you some ideas. Here are a few shortcuts to the things I did and saw in Egypt that you might also like to try:

  • See the amazing ruins at Karnak Temple
  • Cruise along the Nile on a 'felucca'
  • See the awesome statues that guard the temple at Abu Simbel
  • Take a camel trek to St Simeon's Monastery in Aswan
  • See the sound and light show at Karnak Temple
  • Experience the Valley of the Kings by donkey
  • Try a spot of snorkelling in Hurghada's clear waters
  • Lose yourself in Cairo's Kahn El Kallili bazaar
  • See the Great Pyramid in Cairo (well, why wouldn't you?!)
  • See Sozer's step pyramid at Saqqara

 

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  • Day 1 - (Luxor)
  • Day 2 - (Karnak Temple)
  • Day 3 - (Aswan)
  • Day 4 - (Abu Simbel)
  • Day 5 - (St Simeon's Monastery)
  • Day 6 - (Nile Cruise, Edfu)
  • Day 7 - (Esna, Luxor)
  • Day 8 - (Valley of Kings)
  • Day 9 - (Luxor to Hurghada)
  • Day 10 - (Hurghada, Island Hopping)
  • Day 11 - (Hurghada)
  • Day 12 - (Cairo, Kahn El Kallili)
  • Day 13 - (Pyramids, Cairo Museum)
  • Day 14 - (Saqqara, Islamic Cairo)
  • Day 15 - (Return to UK)
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