Egypt 2012

We visited Egypt in a year of political unrest, which resulted in a sharp decline in tourism. Even at the most popular tourist sites, we never had to wait in line and our view was rarely blocked by other people. Furthermore, we went with a private tour guide from Egypt Fun Tours, who took good care of transportation and hotels, and provided competent explanations of the sites we visited. Within two weeks, we travelled to Alexandria, Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, made a Nile cruise and a safari into the western desert. Along the way, we have seen pretty much all the highlights of Egypt, like the pyramids of Giza, Saqqara and Dahshur, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel, the Luxor and Karnak temples, the valley of kings and so much more. Egypt can be strenuous sometimes, but the cultural sights and the beautiness of the desert are absolutely worth the effort.

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Cairo

Barceló Three Pyramids Hotel

Pool on the Barceló's roof

View on Giza from the Barceló's roof

Bungalow at the Oasis Hotel

Tahrir Square

Baker

Perfume shop

Pyramids of Giza

Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure

Portrait in front of the Pyramid of Khufu

Pyramid of Khufu

Entry to the Pyramid of Khufu

Stairs to the entry of the Pyramid of Khufu

Portrait near the entry of the Pyramid of Khufu

Pyramids of Khufu's wifes and sisters

Pyramid of Khafre and Solar Barque Museum

Barque

Camels and riders

Camel and rider

Camel

Khafre Pyramid

Horse back guide in front of the Khafre Pyramid

Khafre Pyramid

Portrait in front of the Khafre Pyramid

Top of the Khafre Pyramid

Sphinx and the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure

Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khufu

Sphinx's face

Panoramic view on the Sphinx and Khafre's funary temple

Panoramic view on Giza

Pyramid of Menkaure

Portrait on horse back with the Pyramids of Giza in the background

Guide and horses on the Giza plateau

Farouk Breesh Stables

Saqqara

Imhotep Museum

Entrance

Hypostyle hall

Old man in the Hypostyle hall

Zoser's Step Pyramid

Top of Zoser's Step Pyramid

East side of Zoser's Step Pyramid

Scaffolding at Zoser's Step Pyramid

Shrines of Lower Egypt

Descent to an underground funary chamber

Zoser's Step Pyramid

Mastaba

Tour guide from Egypt Fun Tours explaining hieroglyphs

Dahshur

Red Pyramid

Entrance to the Red Pyramid

Guard at the entrance of the Red Pyramid

Passage inside the Red Pyramid

Gallery inside the Red Pyramid

Burial chamber of Sneferu

Bent Pyramid

Limestone casing of the Bent Pyramid

Black Pyramid

Memphis

Alabaster sphinx

Face of alabaster sphinx

Open-air museum

Statue

Ramses II

Egyptian Museum

Main entrance

Sphinx and burned out party headquarter building

Statue

Mosque of Mohammed Ali

Southern enclosure

Southern entrance

View from the south-east

View from the south-west

Minarets

Washbasin and clock tower

Washbasin and main entrance

Prayer hall

Pulpit and prayer niche

Pulpit

Panoramic view on Cairo

Islamic Cairo

Mosque of Al-Hakim

Mosque of Al-Aqmar

Entrance of the Madrassa and Mausoleum of Qalaun

Ottoman Sabeel and Kottab at Sharia Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah

Sharia Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah

Side Street of Beit Al-Suhaymi

Coptic Cairo

Church of St. George

Tour Guide in front of Roman Tower

Roman Tower

Tourist police man

Hanging Church

Main entrance

Church interior

Cairo Nile Cruise

Cruise ship Aquarius