Aswan is a relatively small city and you can see a lot on foot. The center is based on the Nile embankment, so the longest hike it's been through 3 km Corniche …
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Aswan (Aswan) – History
Aswan (Aswan) it is the third largest city in Egypt on the Nile (200 thousand. residents), located on the eastern bank of the river at the beginning of the 1st Cataract, 886 km from Cairo and 215 km …
Esna
Esna (Isna) lies 54 km south of Luxor, 49 km northwest of Edfu i 155 km north of Aswan. It's not a very big city (ok. 40 thousand. …
El Quseir
El Quseir was founded around 5000 years ago and served as the main Red Sea port. There were gold mines in it, the trail to Koptos ran from there. From ancient times his |
Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm El Sheikh is located at the southernmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula. To year 1982 It was called Ofira and it was under the rule of Israel, and only inhabited them 500 Jewish |
Marsa el-Alam
Until recently, Marsa el-Alam was small, a fishing village located 220 km south of Hurghady. Since when in 2001 an airport was built in it, began to develop remarkably |
Makadi Bay
Beautiful, the vast Makadi Bay a dozen or so years ago was a desert. Today it attracts tourists from all over the world with its golden beaches, where you can relax in the shade of palm trees, and a wide range of possibilities |
El Gouna
El Gouna, luxurious town situated 25 km north of Hurghada, was designed by the creators of Euro disneyland, Gena Bates i Freda Couplesa, according to the Venetian idea – the whole resort is crossed by numerous |
Hurghada
Hurghada stretches around 40 km along the shore of the Red Sea and it does not reach far into the desert surrounding the city. It was established at the beginning of the 20th century and it played the role of a quiet one |
Dahab
Dahab is located approx. 100 km north of the most famous tourist resort in Egypt, Sharm el-Sheikh, and you can often meet one-day tourists arriving from that area. |