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Travel destinations in Egypt! Here you'll find inspiration for Egypt's best travel destinations. Do you like beaches, snorkelling or perhaps ancient history? Here are our top tips for travelling to Egypt!

Why travel to Egypt?

Egypt has many large tourist hotels that offer good opportunities for sunbathing and swimming. Diving and snorkelling are also very popular because of the beautiful coral reefs and colourful fish. You can also take different tours to experience the desert - on the back of a camel or by four-wheel drive vehicles.

There are opportunities for both short boat trips and longer cruises on the River Nile. Egypt is also a great destination for history buffs. The country is full of really old sights, such as pyramids, temples and royal tombs. Find inspiration and tips here:

Travel destinations in Egypt - inspirational reading

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Helena Bergström in Egypt, the travel magazine FREEDOMtravel

More destinations in Egypt - bucket list

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Sahl Hasheesh

Popular place south of Hurghada that has become very popular. It is close to Sawa City, Grand Aquarium, Mini Egypt, Makadi Bay and Makadi Bay Aqua Park.

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Marsa Alam

Marsa Alam has emerged as a tourist destination. Egypt has almost everything!

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Cairo

We hope to visit Cairo in 2020 or 2021 to see Cairo city centre, the pyramids and the new Grand Egypt Museum.

Alexandria

Alexandria

We also hope to go to Alexandria in 2020-2021 to take in the crazy old history.

Info and facts about Egypt

  • Capital city: Cairo
  • Language: Arabic
  • Residents: 97.5 million (2017)
  • Currency Egyptian pound (GDP)
  • Religion: Islam, a minority are also Coptic Christians
  • Flag: The flag of Egypt has three horizontal bands in red, white and black. In the centre of the flag is Saladin's eagle, which is also Egypt's national coat of arms.
  • Highest point: Mount Katarina 2637 metres above sea level.
  • National iconSalah, the Liverpool footballer from Egypt, is like a modern-day Pharaoh.
  • National anthem: Bilady, Bilady, Bilady (My country, my country, my country)
  • National Day: 23 July

Good to know about Egypt

  • Price mode: Cheaper than Sweden
  • Time difference: +1 hour
  • El: Like Sweden
  • Water: Choose bottled drinking water
  • Watch out: There has occasionally been some unrest in different parts of the country. Check current travel information on Sweden Abroad before travelling to Egypt.
  • Think about: Egypt is a Muslim country and in certain situations it is appropriate to dress in a way that does not show too much skin. In tourist areas you can wear normal summer clothes, but outside these areas it is appropriate for women to cover their upper arms and legs.

Travelling to Egypt

  • Flight: You can fly with Egyptair from Copenhagen. Nile Air also plans to fly between Stockholm and Cairo in the summer.

Video from Egypt

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  1. Malin says:

    When my family and I were in Hurghada around '04, we met a nice Egyptian who had been with a Danish woman. Ramzes was his name. He drove us around a lot of nice places and got us into the Hilton at a heavily discounted price.

    Anyone know anything about him? Relatively chubby and curly hair. Spoke good Swedish.

    Thank you for your reply!
    With kind regards,
    Malin and family

    21 February 2019 - 16:19

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