Many people travel to Egypt without spending some days in this city, unfortunately. There are many things to see and do here and around, and the fact that everything’s so scattered makes it harder to compile your days in Aswan.… Read More »Organising your time in Aswan
Sitting on the banks of the Nile, Luxor (from the arabic Al-Uqsur, “the fortifications”) should be the highlight of any trip to Egypt. Just like Rome, every corner of the city breathes History, from the necropolis on the West Bank… Read More »Luxor: three days at the World’s greatest open-air museum
Cairo is a city you just do not skip when visiting Egypt. It’s the main gateway to the country, its capital, and one of the biggest cities in Africa, home to nearly 10 million people. It’s hard not to understand… Read More »48h in Cairo
Home to lesser known pyramids and other funerary complexes, Saqqara and Dahshur are located ±40km south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile. It is not viable to do this by public transportation as you’ll need to catch… Read More »Saqqara & Dahshur day trip from Cairo