Destinations

The places Egypt is made of — each with its highlights, best season and the journeys that take you there.

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Cairo & Giza

Egypt's capital on the Nile — medieval Islamic and Coptic quarters, the Egyptian Museum, and the gateway to Giza.

Home of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, on the desert plateau across the Nile from Cairo.

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The open-air museum of ancient Thebes — Karnak, Luxor Temple and the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings.

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Egypt's Mediterranean port founded by Alexander the Great — Greco-Roman ruins and the reborn Library.

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Egypt's tranquil southern city on the Nile — Nubian culture, the High Dam and the island temple of Philae.