The reserve is on the Red Sea Coast of Egypt, about thirty miles south of Marsa Alam. High waterless mountains, a wadi alternately dry and flash-flooded, an area of mangroves, a salt marsh, sand dunes, a beach with crabs scuttling in the waves, a coral reef, a sea-grass bed, an offshore island; Wadi al Gamal National Park contains a diverse range of ecosystems supporting a wide variety of plants and animals. The park occupies an estimated 3500 sq km The…
In mid-South Sinai lies the Saint Catherine's Protected Area, one of the areas of the world with the greatest biological diversity.The basis of this National Park's rationale is the conservation of biological diversity or bio-diversity.Catherine's National Park occupies much of the central part of South Sinai, a mountainous region of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock, which includes Egypt's highest peaks (the mountains of St. Catherine's, Moussa, Serbal, Umm Shomer and Tarbush). Vegetation St. Catherine's Mountain is the highest peak in…
This is one of the famous national parks in Egypt located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula and overlooks the Gulf of Suez on the west and to the east; it is bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba. The park occupies 48sq km of which a third is on water and only 134sq km is land. Ras Mohammed is made up of two islands Tiran and Sanafir. Tiran Island is 6km off the shore of the Sinai Peninsula.…
This Egypt national Park is located on the slopes of Elba Mountain (1435m) near the Red Sea coast in eastern Egypt. The park was named after the highest peak on the mountain Gebel Elba which is 1435m above sea level. Other peaks on the mountain include Gebel Shendodai 1526m, Gebel Shellal 1, 409m and Gebel Shendib 1911m. Although the park is found in the dry region of Egypt, it is a rich biodiversity that is classified as an important Bird…
The Abu Simbel in Egypt is one of Egypt’s pride when it comes to Ancient tours and Egyptian heritage. Found in Southern Egypt, this sacred temple constructed in 1257 by the Pharaoh Ramses II is a heritage for the Nubian people that live to the western bank of Lake Nasser. The temples were for decades covered by sweeping Nubian sand dunes until 1813 when they were rediscovered by Burckhardt, a swiss orientalist and later in 1817 by Giovanni Belzoni an…
Egypt again comes first into the world of Ancient wonders and tours. The Great pyramids of Giza also known as the pyramids of Khufu or the pyramids of Cheops. The Giza pyramids are acknowledged as the world’s oldest of the Seven Natural wonders of the World. The pyramids were built as a tomb of the Egyptian Pharoah Khufu in 2560BC by the over 1000 slaves during his reign as pharaoh over Egypt. The great pyramid was the tallest man-made structure…
Egypt is the charming destination that everybody would like to see at least once in a lifetime. Whenever you think of Egypt, you will spontaneously think of the ancient ruins, antiques, pyramids of course and the River Nile which is the longest river in the world. There are several ways to discover the beauty of Egypt-preferably called the Jewel of the Nile including Ancient Egypt tours rides, rides on carmels and so much more. A Nile Cruise however is not…
Cairo is the capital city of Egypt and is ranked the largest city in Africa and actually the most densely populated in the world. Cairo is found in northern Egypt along the River Nile banks and is south of the Mediterranean Sea. The city of Cairo is predominantly an Islamic city and another from the series of ancient Egypt cities with its neighbors Memphis, Giza and Fustat. A walk through the streets of Cairo in Egypt is like a journey…
Aswan is found in the southern region of Egypt on the eastern banks of river Nile. As one of the ancient cities in Egypt, Aswan is though to have derived its name from the Egyptian goddess called Swenet. Swenet was the ancient name of the city now called Aswan. Aswan Tours and Attractions Aswan is one of the major tourist towns in Egypt although it is the smallest on the series of tourism towns of Cairo and Luxor. The city…
Not just Egypt's second biggest city, Alexandria can also be the nation's biggest and most popular seaport. Over 80% of Egypt's import and export trade passes through here and, using the tourist infrastructure enhancing greatly in the last couple of years, the town has become the place to find the best hotels in Egypt. Growing numbers of individuals are selecting to have part of their holidays to Egypt in Alexandria to see not just her fabulous beaches, but additionally her…
