Travel recommendations for Egypt

1. What is Egypt like?

 

■ Attractions and attractions of Egypt
The first dynasty of ancient Egypt began around 3000 BC, a country with a long history. In Egypt, there are many places where you can feel the magnificent historical romance, such as pyramids and temples!

There is one of the world's top three pyramids in Gizaniva, a suburb of Cairo, and this is an indispensable place for a trip to Egypt. And if you follow the Nile to southern Egypt, you'll see Luxor, which is famous for its royal valley. Located near the border of Sudan, the Aswan is a beautiful village along the river, and Abu Simbel Temple, which was an opportunity to establish a World Heritage Site in the suburbs!

■ Egypt's Best Season
Surprisingly, Egypt has a completely different climate from region to region! The area around Cairo is semi-arid and semi-film, and Luxor and Aswan in southern Egypt have desert conditions, but in common, there is little rain in any area.

Summer in Egypt is over 30 degrees Celsius and hot days continue everywhere, but December and February are warmer than Korea, but there are days when Cairo, the capital, feels cold without winter clothes.
The best season of travel is from November to March, when the weather is mild.

 

2. Egyptian security

Cairo, journalists, Luxor, and Aswan, where travelers visit, according to the Foreign Ministry's overseas safety page, "Level 1 is sufficiently careful," and major tourist attractions have no problem traveling. However, let's always keep up to date.

Rather, travelers should be most careful about pickpockets and rip-offs aimed at tourists.In particular, it is well known that sawtooth-shaped camel rides have many financial problems.

 

3.How to travel to Egypt inexpensively?

 

■ Free plan with airline tickets and accommodation is a benefit
For those who want to reduce travel expenses as much as possible, a free plan (package tour) with a set of round-trip transportation and accommodation sold by a travel company. However, some English skills are required locally because there are tours where the meal fee is extra or the guide is not accompanied.

■ Aiming for the off-season is also a method
For example, in the year-end and New Year's holidays, tour fares rise due to higher air ticket prices, but in mid-January to March, late May to June, and September to November, tour fares also fall.If you go for this time and find a tour, you can gain!

 

4. Recommended tourist attractions

■ Giza's Three Pyramids

The highlight of our trip to Egypt is "The Three Pyramids of Giza". There are many theories, but the pyramids of King Kufu were built around 2500 B.C.All we know now is the name of the king who built the pyramids, and the construction method is so old that it's still inconclusive.

The three pyramids are estimated to belong to the three pharaohs of King Kufu, King Kapler, and King Mengkaura in large order.Near the Great Pyramid of King Kapler, there is the famous Giant Sphinx, and there is a theory that the dry years are longer than the three Great Pyramids!

 

■ Egyptian Museum of Archaeology

If you want to meet Tutankhamun's golden mask in person, it is the Egyptian Archaeological Museum located in the center of Cairo! It is a must-visit place even if you are not interested in archaeology. At the heart of the exhibition is an excavation from Tutankhamun in Luxor's Valley of the Kings, and it's amazing to think that this much treasure was sleeping in the tomb of the pharaoh left alone.

The only treasure is not a golden mask!There are more than 200,000 exhibits on display.
If you look closely at the mummy room where the mummies of the pharaohs of all time are displayed, and the giant statue of Ramses II, it would be a pity to have a day.

 

 

■ Islamic District

The Islamic district, also known as the outskirts of Cairo, has many mosques. There are thousands of spire minarets dotted here, which are said to be attached to mosques. You can see the architectural styles of each era from the 9th to the 19th century.

Ghama Muhammad Ali is in Mukatam, a hill southeast of Cairo, and Salahuddin, who defeated the Crusaders, is in a fortress that was dry in the 12th century.This is a mosque that was the center of Cairo until the 19th century, even though the dynasty changed. In addition, there are many other things to see, including the oldest mosque in Egypt, "Gama Ahmad Ibn Turun."

 

■ Temple of Abu Simbel

The Abushimbel Temple, near the border with Sudan, is a huge rock cave temple built by Pharaoh Ramses II, who loved it very much.The distinctive exterior of four 21-meter-long Ramses has been seen at least once!

It consists of Daeshinjeon Hall and Sosinjeon Hall, which houses the gods, including the Sun Goddess, and Sosinjeon Hall, which houses the goddess Hatohol and Nefertari, the first queen of Ramses II.Without UNESCO's international aid in 1960, it is a valuable World Heritage Site representing the world that would have sunk at the bottom of the dam by now.

■ Pilae Temple (Isis Temple)

a temple remaining on the island of Agilkia near Aswan In fact, the site was moved from Pilae Island to Agilkia Island by the construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1980.The temple is a boat ride across the river, so unlike other ruins, you can enjoy the feeling of adventure.

Originally, it was a temple dedicated to Isis, the goddess of ancient Egypt, but after that, it was expanded and used as a Christian.Since it was built during the Ptolemaic period (305 to 30 years ago), the relief remains clean!

 

■ Round Theater and Pillar of Pompeii

The Roman Empire built many Roman buildings in their colonial cities.In Alexandria, a second-century 'round theater' and a public bathhouse were also excavated.

The other thing that remains in the present is the Pompay Pillar. The imposing stone pillar, 27 meters tall and weighing 300 tons, is reddish granite from Aswan.
There are two sphinxes lined up side by side like Cominu guarding this column, but it's not clear why it's the sphinx guarding the Roman column. Why don't you try your own ancient riddles?^^