Jan 13 2010
Guided Tours of Wondrous Egypt
Who hasn’t wanted to see the wondrous archeological sites and amazing artifacts to be found in Egypt-a land perfectly laid out for archeology buffs? Now, guided tours of Egypt and all its style are available for travelers from all around the planet to go to and explore. Let’s take a look at what many guided tours have to give.
Most guided tours of Egypt begin in Cairo, where Egypt’s largest airfield and biggest town are waiting to welcome you. While in Egypt, your guide may take you to the famous Egyptian Museum, where the treasures of Tutankhamen and other traditional artifacts are available for viewing. You’ll take a drive to Old Cairo, the area where ancient Christians and Jews lived within the town. Have some fun shopping at the colorful Khan El Khalili Bazaar and don’t forget to bargain.
One of the most lovely sites on steered tours of Egypt is a visit to the pyramids and the great Sphinx of Giza, a five thousand~ five thousand year-old monument. After taking as many pictures as you can, visit the nearby Solar ship Museum and continue on to the traditional town of Memphis, the first capital city of United upper and lower Egypt, and see Sakkara, the site of the Step Pyramid of Zoser.
Longer steered tours of Egypt will fly you out of the area to Sharm El Sheikh, a town on the sea with wonderful beaches, pure white sands and a chance to go diving in the Ras Mohammed Underwater Nature Reserve. Another option is a walking tour to
visit a Bedouin camp in the desert. Other visits include the St. Catherine priory or night tours of Mount Sinai, where you can watch a beautiful dawn and visit the priory located there.
Next, some led tours will take you on a flight to Luxor where you’ll take a great cruise liner for an extraordinary experience on the Nile brook. Cruise trips typically last 5 days and 4 nights. You’ll visit the Luxor church that was originally dedicated to the God Amon-Ra. Karnak church is nearby also. Led tours of the area will have you continue on your cruise liner and will take you to the famous Valley of the Kings and Queens, where you can see the Funerary church of Queen Hatshepsut and countless other archeological findings. The cruise ship will be sailing upstream and will take you up to Edfu where you may visit the Edfu temple, a famous part of Egyptian architecture. Still on the cruise ship the day after, steered tours of the Nile will stop off at the temple of Kom Ombo, another Egyptian archeological find and to the Nilometer, an amazing site built by the pharaohs of Egypt that was built to determine the peak of the waters of the Nile river.
Next, guided tours along the Nile river will show you the superb and famous Aswan High Dam, as well as the Philae temple and the enormous unfinished obelisk in the nearby granite quarry. At this point, your cruise ship journey is complete and you will fly back to the city of Cairo. Steered tours of Egypt, especially if they are complete, will show you lots of amazing archeological sites and will teach you the history of this interesting part of the world. You can see hundreds of ancient Egyptian artifacts and you can come away with a new appreciation of the way in which the traditional Egyptians lived and built their monuments.
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For more information about travel and useful tips for tourists, visit famouswonders.com and check out The Great Pyramids of Giza.