India Travel Insurance for Egypt

Location / Language of Egypt

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Top 10 tourist attractions in Egypt

1. The Pyramids of Giza – Easily one of the world's most recognizable landmarks, they are built as tombs for the mighty Pharaohs and guarded by the enigmatic Sphinx.
2. Alexandria - Founded by Alexander the Great, home of Cleopatra, and razzmatazz renegade, this European style seaside city of the Mediterranean has an appealing days-gone-by atmosphere.
3. St Catherine’s Monastery / Mount Sinai - One of the oldest monasteries in the world, St. Catherine's stands at the foot of Mount Sinai, where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments.
4. Egyptian Museum – A treasure trove of the Pharaonic world, this museum in Cairo is one of the world's great museum collections.
5. Abydos' Temple of Osiris - It is one of ancient Egypt's most fascinating artistic treasures with its chunky columns and walls, covered in beautiful hieroglyphics and intricate paintings, are spellbinding sights.
6. Islamic Cairo – The narrow lanes of the capital's Islamic Cairo district are crammed with mosques, madrassas (Islamic schools of learning), and monuments dating from the Fatimid through to the Mameluke eras.
7. Siwa Oasis - This gorgeous little oasis, surrounded by date palm plantations and numerous fresh water springs, is one of the Western Desert's most picturesque spots.
8. White Desert– This is Egypt's strangest natural wonder, where surreally shaped chalk mountains have created what looks like a snowy wonderland in the middle of the arid sand.
9. Luxor - Famed for the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, and the Memorial Temple of Hatshepsut, the Nile-side town of Luxor also was the power base of the New Kingdom pharaohs.
10. Abu Simbel - This is Ramses II's great temple, adorned with colossal statuary standing guard outside, and with an interior sumptuously decorated with wall paintings.

• Cruising the Nile – This is definitely the most relaxing way to see the temples that stud the banks of the river on the route between Luxor and Aswan, plus sunrise and sunset over the date-palm-studded river banks, backed by sand dunes.
• Visit Aswan for some Unwind – Egypt's most tranquil town is Aswan, set upon the winding curves of the Nile. Backed by orange-hued dunes, once can have a ferry ride to Elephantine Island, stroll the colourful streets of the Nubian villages or ride a camel while sipping endless cups of tea.
• Shipwreck Diving Site – The most famous Shipwreck at the bottom of the Red Sea is the Thistlegorm, an English WWII cargo ship that was on its way to resupply British troops when it was bombed by the Germans in 1941.
• Shopping at Khan el-Khalili Market – The market area is especially interesting. Spices, souvenirs, food, really all kinds of things can be found and bought there.
• Don’t forget to Ride the Camel – There are many opportunities to head out to the desert and ride a camel.

• Ful wa Ta’meya (Fava Beans and Falafel) - Ful mudammas and Ta’meya are the original Egyptian fast food; they are a staple of the Egyptian diet.
• Kushari - Rice, black lentils, spaghetti, round little pasta rings, whole hummus, caramelized onions, and thick tomato sauce.
• Kabab wa kofta - Succulent grilled meat cubes and seekh kebab, typically made out of veal or lamb, they are usually served with bread (baladi) and an assortment of green salads and dips.
• Hawawshi – Spiced ground beef cooked in a whole loaf of baladi bread, either in a rotisserie oven or baked in a regular oven.
• Besarah - this vegetarian dish is a celebration of herbs and spices. Made with parsley, dill, leek, crushed fava beans, onions, green bell pepper or hot chilli pepper, fresh green coriander, and spices.