Planning a trip to Egypt? Here’s our quick guide to its beaches, museums, historical sites, shopping hubs, and cruise destinations – precisely all the best attractions and venues to visit in Egypt.
Sometimes all we need is a holiday, away from the humdrum of city life alongside traffic jams, the constant buzz of social media, and of course, the social traffic! But it often gets difficult to choose a friendly and affordable destination.
If your heart says beach and Sahara, your mind craves a rich historical site. It’s quite rare that you find a friendly place with almost everything. Egypt is one such rare gem. Key tourist attractions in Egypt cater to tourists with varied interests, especially those looking out for some enriching and charming adventure. It is adorned with a stunning coastline, quaint villages, and a matchless cultural legacy.
Take a look at the best places in our list below.
The White Desert:
One of the best places to visit, the White Desert is the result of flash floods that hit the desert during the Ancient Age. Explore the place with a horse ride, take an air balloon ride, and don’t forget to sip on Bedawian tea. It is one of the best cities in Bahariya and Farafra Depressions that will leave you in awe of it.
Located in Egypt’s Western Desert, the White Desert doesn’t even cover 1% of the Egyptian Sahara.
However, it has some of the rarest landscapes and geological formations in the entire country. This is not the place where archaeologists come to find ancient tombs or hidden treasures; rather, this is a destination for dinosaurs' fossils and remnants of other species that we have not seen for millions of years.
El-Gharam Beach
Unleash the madness in you in the charming Mersa Matruh province, one of the best places to visit in Egypt.
You can laze around in a hammock, sip your favorite drink and enjoy a campfire and music at the domestic fish restaurants. It is one of the famous Egyptian places to visit.
A must among places to see in it is El-Gharam Rock, also known as Laila Murad's Rock, one of the massive beach rocks in Mersa Matruh province. There are a few reasonably priced beach cafés with umbrellas and sunbeds for hire overlooking it if you’re wondering what to see in it once you’re at this beach.
Also if you’re lucky, you can witness a sunset and moonrise at the same time from the top of a dune. Absolutely enchanting, This place is amongst the most famous places to visit there.
This fascinating shore is located at the tip of the strip of land west of Marsa Matruh, you'll find Shaati Al Gharam (Lovers’ Beach). The blue Mediterranean water there is sublime, but the golden sand is only marginally less busy than at the main city beaches.
In summer, you can rent a boat shuttle back and forth from the beach across the bay. Taxis are plentiful, and regular local bus service runs throughout the day. The cost of a taxi ride in it is regulated, and each taxi charges the same fares. The Taxis charge will cost you about LE30 to LE40 each way.
Saint Catherine
Wondering what to see in Egypt that isn’t crowded? The ancient city Sant Catherin located in Sinai, a small town 201.9 km away from Sharm El-Sheikh city, is one of the best Sinai Peninsula tourist venues that you can visit for some much-needed peace and quiet.
It is located at the foot of Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine's Monastery was the start of the city, it was constructed by order of the Emperor Justinian between 527AD and 565 AD.
An active cultural center once, it is now among the best places to go in Egypt now. This is amongst the best places to visit in North Africa. Though most of it is in ruins, some structures like the Monastery of Sant Catherin, Abu Seila, or Farsh Rummana can still be seen.
Explore the place with a horse ride, take an air balloon ride, and don’t forget to sip on Arab coffee. It is one of the best cities in Egypt that will leave you in awe of it.
Ultimately, this is one place you must surely explore if you are visiting Egypt in November or December.
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