It is certain that, Egypt is one of the most popular destinations world-wide. Visiting Egypt means combining history, culture and nature together. For many travelers, nowhere else gives such excitement because history comes alive while visiting. Egypt is best known as the home of the ancient Egyptian civilization with some of the world's most famous monuments, its temples, hieroglyphs, mummies and its pyramids. Besides, beaches and water sports such as diving are other oppurtunities like camping and trekking. If you are in search of a remarkable history and unique geographical location, Egypt is the best place.

When you choose Egypt as your travel destination, you will see that there are countless tours and attractions. If you would like to explore this country as much as possible, you need enough time otherwise one or two weeks will not satisfy you. But if you prefer basic places, what you need is to choose an appropriate tour.

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and at the center of this city, there are luxury hotels, mid-range hotels and budget hotels. Also, various transportation oppurtunities are available. Here are the names of the places to see in Cairo: Mildan Tahrir, The Egyptian Museum, The Arab League headquarters, and The Modern Umar Makram Mosque, Garden City,The river island of Zamalek, The Cairo Opera House and The Cairo Tower, The Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx, The Step Pyramid at Sakkara, The Open Air Museum of Memphis, The Pyramids of Dashur, The Pyramid of Meidum, The Castle of Saladin, The Old Market "Khan El-Khalili", The Hanging Church, Santa Barbara Church, St. Sergious Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Alexandria, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean" houses monuments such as The Roman Amphitheatre, Pompey's Pillar. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Miami, Maamoura Beach and El Montaza Royal Gardens are among the famous spots. Alexandria is visited by people from all the other cities for the sun and sea, too.

Luxor owns Egypt's most impressive archaeological sights and is called the worlds greatest open air museum as a city.There is a a vast number of monuments in Luxor. The Luxor Temple, The Mummification Museum and The Luxor Museum and Temples of Karna are sites to see while in Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Valley of the Nobles , The Ramesseum, The Colossi of Memnon are places to be visited at the west bank of Luxor known as Ancient Thebes.

Sharm El Sheikh is known as the world's leading diving destination. It a favourite spot for Scuba divers thanks to its geographical location (Being situated near to the Red Sea and on the Southern tip of the Sinai peninsula) Visitors to Sharm El Sheikh can experience a variety of water sports and activities such as diving, snorkeling, wind surfing, para-sailing, boating, and canoeing.

Cruises down the Nile River is very famous. Cruises usually depart from Luxor to Aswan. Places to see and the time you will spend depend on the chosen cruise. For a Nile cruise, October and April are remarked as best time. Camping, trekking and bird watching are also availabile in Egypt.

There are much more sites that haven't been mentioned above and to be visited in Egypt. It is better to have enough time and planning your trip but do not forget that the length of your trip will never seem long enough while experiencing Egypt! You can start discovering Egypt in travelovideo.com

- Copyright © 2008 Travelovideo.com: Online Travel Videos -

Not: Feel free to use this article on your website or ezine with the information about author/website info & links is included. (URLs in should be set as hyperlinks)

Gokhan Ozbal is the content developer for www.Travelovideo.com - the place to watch travel videos online for free. Visit www.Travelovideo.com to view Egypt travel videos http://www.travelovideo.com/africa/egypt/ and read travel reviews.