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Égypte, terre de civilisation ancienne et brillante de l'avenir prometteur, vous invite à un des voyages les plus agréables de votre vie.
Il est si facile de venir à l'Egypte ou de transit, il. Situé au carrefour du monde, l'Egypte est un carrefour vital pour aérien international et le trafic maritime.
Vous mai bénéficier d'un voyage en Egypte: un voyage à la stimulation de l'esprit et douce au cœur, au milieu des immortels monuments anciens datant de certaines des civilisations les plus anciennes jamais créé par l'homme.
Pharaonique, grecque, romaine, byzantine, au début des civilisations chrétienne et islamique.
Avec la beauté de sa nature, son soleil et ses habitants très accueillants, l'Égypte salue et vous invite à un séjour de plaisir et de jouissance, regorgeant de culture, des connaissances, l'information, et une foule de souvenirs inoubliables que vous glaner sur les rives de la Nil.
Avec une histoire s'étalant sur une période de plus de 7000 ans, la culture Egypte s riche et splendide garde une place indiscutable dans les livres d'histoire et garantit qu'il détient un appel tout particulier pour les visiteurs exigeants. Egypte porte un héritage incroyable amazing civilisations du passé.
Les Pyramides, le tombeau de Toutankhamon, la Vallée des rois, reines et nobles, ces rappels des grands pharaons de l'Egypte et Power sont aussi impressionnant que le Nil éternel.
Une terre de végétation luxuriante, Stark et silencieux des déserts.
Un pays de modestes villages inchangé par le temps et aussi la cosmopolite - métropole du Caire, un reflet de l'évolution du temps lui-même.
N'oubliez pas que vous errent dans les villes et les monuments anciens, pour donner un peu d'attention au contexte de vie du passé. Recherche de ces continuités et les modèles qui vous aideront à comprendre les héritiers modernes de ceux qui ont construit et est mort ici ... il ya si longtemps.
Par conséquent, avec un décor unique et exotique, l'Egypte promet de séduire et satisfaire les imaginations les plus vives, en créant une chance pour l'exploration et de loisirs ... une occasion d'enrichir l'âme.
L'Égypte est définitivement une terre de délices. Les gens étaient émerveillés par merveilles il ya près de quatre mille ans. C'est une grande beauté naturelle est compensée par la généalogie de sa tradition historique incroyable et le charme de ses villes modernes ainsi que ses villages de campagne pittoresque.
Il ya quelque chose en Égypte pour tous, et une visite en Egypte promet d'être une expérience dont les souvenirs vous sont chères. Il ya tellement de choses à faire et à voir dans toute l'Égypte - cette terre chaleureuse belle avec ses gens charmants et accueillants.
Votre seul et unique problème est de nature à être temps - mai vous ne voudrez plus quitter.
 Alexandria
Le plus grand port en Egypte, et la plus importante station d'été dans le Moyen-Orient. Ses mensonges sur la Méditerranée, à l'ouest du Delta du Nil, à 220 km du Caire.
Alexandre le Grand, il a été construit à ses ordres sur le site du petit village appelé Racotis, en 332 avant JC à être la capitale de son royaume en Egypte, et un port de mer à proximité de sa patrie, ainsi que d'un centre de culture grecque et civilisation.
Alexandrie est restée pendant des siècles, une balise de cultures du Ove monde, et a laissé son empreinte sur l'histoire de l'humanité.
Aujourd'hui, Alexandrie est la seconde capitale de l'Egypte.
Son idéalement situé a climat tempéré et plages de sable doux.
Landmarks of Alexandria
- Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie
- Le Greco - Musée romain
- Le pilier de Pompée
- Catacombes
- Le théâtre romain
- Abou Abbas Mosquée
- Le Musée des Beaux-Arts
 Cairo
Modern Cairo is a dazzling varied metropolis that hums with activity all year round.
A city of contrasts, it is a place where donkey carts, jockey with Mercedes along the crowded streets where a thousand minarets adorn the skyline alongside a sea of skyscrapers.
Each of the pagan, Christian and Muslim civilizations which Cairo has hosted has left its imprint in the form of customs, celebrations, monuments and artifacts.
Monuments such as the Pyramids, Sphinx, lively bazaars, Famous Islamic Mosques and ancient Coptic Churches open a window of a glorious past.
A Center of cultural, social intellectual, economic and political activity, Cairo also holds a diversity of world famous hotel chains, glittering nightclubs, Casinos, and discos Cairo the city that never sleeps, being the cultural and commercial center of the Arab world and the largest in Africa and the Middle East.
Cairo is, Egypt s capital, where East meets west, combining the exoticism of one and the sophistication of the other, is the largest city in Africa and the heart of the Arab world.
Cairo strikes one as a land of vivid contrasts. Its ancient civilization, unique history and culture blend harmoniously with the modern refinements of the 20th century.
Sites in Cairo
- The Egyptian Museum
- The Pyramids
- Sphinx of Giza
- The Citadel
- Khan El- Khalili
- Sakkara
- Old Cairo
Sinai
 One of the remaining places on earth that is almost untouched by modern civilization,"Sinai the land of turquoise" is a ragged triangle of holy places, pilgrim routes and military outposts. Visitors come and follow in the foot steps of legendary gods and goddesses and ancient warriors and Biblical prophets and heroes.
It is a land of verdant oases, flat deserts and towering mountains. The goddesses Isis crossed this wedged shaped desert peninsula in search of the god Osiris and where Alexander the Great and Cleopatra and Antoney armies fought. It was in Sinai that Moses received the Ten Commandments and the holy family traveled through to Egypt.
Land mark in Sinai
Sharm El Sheikh
the southern tip of Sinai peninsula and situated between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, Sharm el Sheikh has some of the finest snorkeling and diving sites in the world. It is also popular for its weather, fishing, diving and pure relaxation.
Ras Mohamed
Ras Mohammed is designated as parks and nature reserves with strict laws and regulations to protect and preserve it. Ras Mohammed lies in the narrowest strip between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. Scientists, explorers, scuba divers and campers alike seek Ras Mohammed for adventure and excitement as it is the richest area for marine life in the Red Sea.
St. Catherine
Saint Catharine village is an admirable place to be visited. You should not miss the climb of Mount Sinai where Moses received the ten commandments. The monastery of St. Catharine has been a holy spot throughout history. The modern basilica that is in perfect condition dates back to the reign of the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD.
 Luxor
Known as "Thebes, the city of the thousand gates," Luxor was the center of the power for the Pharaohs for almost 1500 years.
Luxor reflects its rich array of magnificent temples and tombs. During the seventh century BC 2700 years ago, the Assyrians invaded Egypt and left the "city of the thousand gates" in ruins.
Today the new invaders are visitors who frequently arrive on Nile cruises or by airplanes to view the remnants of the truly magnifcoent civilization.
Land mark in Luxor
Karnak Temple
This metropolis of worship is a 50,000 square meter complex of towering pylons, mammoth statues, vast columned halls, sanctuaries, shrines, and obelisks. It was built by successive rulers over the period of 2000 years. The most awesome of its many wonders is the great hypostyle hall with its forest of 134 columns. At the far end of the Karnak is the Secret Lake with seating tiers for spectators to view the breath-taking sound and light show spectacle during the final phase of the tour.
Luxor Temple
Once linked to the Karnak Temple by a 2 km long avenue of ram-headed sphinxes of which many still stand. The Luxor Temple was built by Amenhotep III in the 15th century BC, hereto the statues, obelisks and hypostyle halls are of a colossal scale.
Valley of the Kings
In deep tunneled galleries glowing with colorful mural portraiture and inscriptions, over sixty of Egypt's most famous pharaohs were entombed. The most famous is the most modest in size tomb of the boy King Tut Ankh Amen. It was discovered in 1922 with its treasures found more or less intact. Valley of the Queens Less imposingin dimensions than the tombs of the Kings but certainly not in artistic depiction. The most beautiful is that of Nefertari, Ramsis II Queen.
Hatshepsut Temple
The mortuary temple belongs to one of the greatest peacetime pharaohs. Queen Hatshepsut (1503-1482 BC) it rises in terraced tiers with the sheer cliff as a backdrop. One of its walls chronicles pictorially the trading expedition sent by the Queen to the land of Punt (present day Somalia).
 Aswan
Know as Egypt's winter resort (10oc to 24 oc) offering a delightful, natural beauty with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere of warm and dry climate.
A wide variety of ancient monuments and peaceful beauty of the countryside draw visitors to Aswan through the winter months.
Lying 890 km south of Cairo, it has long been known as the "Gate to Africa" and the contact point between Arabian North Africa and sub-Saharan cultures.
Land mark in Aswan
The Temple of Philae
This superb assemblage of temples dedicated to the mother-goddess Isis, they once stood and that was wholly submerged beneath the water of Lake Nasser. A spectacular rescue operation sponsored by UNESCO was begun 1962 and completed in 1970 whereby the entire island complex was methodically dismantled and re-erected on the higher island Aglika.
The Unfinished Obelisk
Still attached to the quarry-bed with its three other sides and apex already carved, this graceful granite monument nearly 24 meters in length would have weighted 1164 tons if completed, It demonstrate the technique of detaching rock from a quarry by boring holes along prescribed lines, driving wedges into the holes, soaking the wedges with water causing them to expand and thus crack the rock face.
Elephantine Island
The main one of many islands that make up the Nile at Aswan , The Elephantine Island is richly vand overgrown with luxuriant palms. It was the home of two Nubian villages whose inhabitants still preserve their old traditions. It is also the location of the ancient nilometer and Aswan museum.
The High Dam
The High Dam has a massive accumulation of 42.7 billion cubic meters (17 times the volume of the great pyramid) of stones, sand, clay core and concrete casing, extending 3.6 kms in length and 111 meters in height. Inaugurated in January 1971, after eleven years of work, it has created an immense reservoir, Lake Nasser, covering an area of 5250 kms (510 km in length and 5 to 35 kms in width) and is the second artificial lake in the world.
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