Cities & Regions
Abu Simbel
Exploring Aswan and Abu Simbel
Southern Egypt, also known as Upper Egypt, is most famous for the scores of majestic ancient temples that still line the shores of the Nile River for hundreds…
Cairo
The Steigenberger El Tahrir
The #2 property on the Best Hotels of Egypt for 2019 is the Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir. This is a wonderful new hotel property that makes a very solid…
Luxor
The Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa
The only property in Luxor to make the Egypt Travel Blog’s and the Egypt Travel Podcast’s list of Best Hotels of Egypt for 2019 is the Hilton Luxor Resort &…
Cairo
The Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino
The undisputed #1 property on the Egypt Travel Blog’s and the Egypt Travel Podcast’s list of Best Hotels of Egypt for 2019 in Cairo and Giza is the Sheraton…
The Red Sea
Where to Go on Egypt’s Red Sea
The Red Sea is the long and relatively narrow body of water that lies between the northeast coast of Africa and the Arabian peninsula that is bordered by…
All Cairo Area Museums
All About the Egyptian Museum
UPDATE for 2024/early-2025: If you’re looking for information about what artifacts remain in the old Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo (Tahrir Square), be…
Luxor
Luxor’s Winter “Palace” Hotel
NOTE: The hotel scene in Egypt can change drastically within a few years as some hotels improve, others decline, and some close unexpectedly for renovations…
Red Sea Hotels
20 Years of Awesomeness at the Sheraton Miramar El Gouna
Today I received an email from the Sheraton Miramar El Gouna, one of my favorite places to escape and relax in all of Egypt, telling me that the resort is…
Alexandria
Tracing the Physical Legacy of Cleopatra
On this year’s International Women’s Day today, Egypt Travel Blog would like to pay homage to one of ancient Egypt’s most famous figures and a woman whose…
Giza
All About Camels… and the Pyramids Camel Scam
What’s the first you think of when you think of Egypt? Pyramids. Ok. Yes. But what comes after that? CAMELS!
Giza
The Desert Desert
So in Arabic, sahara means desert. So in English when we say the Sahara Desert, we’re actually saying the Desert Desert. Funny, huh?
Giza
The Importance of Patience at the Pyramids
There’s a way to truly experience the awe and majesty of the Pyramids of Giza and a way to wholly miss that experience. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve…
Cairo
Downtown Cairo’s Two Four Seasons Properties
NOTE: The hotel scene in Egypt can change drastically within a few years as some hotels improve, others decline, and some close unexpectedly for renovations…
Alexandria
Ancient Knowledge and Modern Remembrance
It’s National Library Week in the United States, so it’s as good of a time as any to talk about one of the world’s most famous libraries – the ancient Library…
Giza
Visiting the Pyramids of Giza
Egypt’s most popular historical site, and one of the most well known the world over, is of course the Pyramids, the most famous of which are located just…
Cairo
The Khan el Khalili
Experiencing the Khan el Khalili always tops the list of things to do when visiting Cairo. While in any other Arab country you might just refer to the old…
Luxor
Luxor Temple
Despite its prominent name, Luxor Temple is actually the second most famous temple in Luxor behind the much larger and greater Temple of Karnak just down the…
Luxor
The Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens in the area of Luxor is a lesser visited royal necropolis in which various family members of several dynasties of pharaohs were laid…
Luxor
The World’s First Drag “King”
Beyonce, Gaga, even Hillary ain’t got nothing on ancient Egypt’s biggest diva. She ruled the world’s most powerful empire over 3400 years before women even…
Cairo
The American University in Cairo
Many visitors to Egypt might be surprised to learn that one of Egypt’s leading educational institutions – and the top-ranked institution of higher learning in…
Cairo
Flashback: The Other Old Cairo
I tend to think of there really being two Old Cairos. The first is, of course, what most people who live in and visit Cairo refer to when they talk about Old…
Abu Simbel
The Crazy Logistics of Getting to and from Abu Simbel
NOTE: This article was updated in April of 2023 to reflect the changing logistics of getting to and from Abu Simbel.
Cairo
Cairo’s Chaotic Traffic
Visitors to Egypt have told me that they’ve seen equally chaotic traffic in places like India and China, but I’ve yet to witness an equivalent level of…
Charity
All the Good Feels at the “Deaf KFC” in Giza
If you really want a heartwarming experience in Cairo with a side of fried chicken, go check out the deaf KFC over in the Dokki neighborhood of Cairo. This…