2. Are you bored with the monotony of rest? You
should definitely want to try something new! If you
like to sunbathe and swim, if you are looking for
extreme sensations and, if you're looking to get
acquainted with the new civilization, a new
culture, this country is for you! Probably, there is no
other country where there is so bizarre combination
of modern and ancient traditions. The country of
pyramids, sphinxes and Pharaonic temples will leave
an unforgettable impression in your memory. A
magnificent Red Sea with the new underwater world
for you, with all its diversity seduce you at a
glance. Did you guessed what is it? That's right, it's Egypt.
3. Egypt joins the north-east or Africa and the southwest of Asia. Deserts cover
90% of the land and extend from the Atlantic coast in the west to the east of
Central Asia. There live less than 1% of the population, oases, on the contrary,
quite densely populated. Red Sea joins the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian
Ocean. There is a warm clear water and only a few meters away from the
coast is surprisingly colorful underwater world.
4. Red Sea
With only a mask, tubes and fins you can
enjoy the exceptional diversity of life in
coastal waters. When you are
swimming, trying not to touch
anything, because most of the fish are
toxic. We also suggest you use a plastic
shoes, which can be bought in local
shops. If you love diving, Sharm el-Sheikh
is for you. It is a haven for divers. This is
the most fantastic underwater world
around Egypt.
6. And, if you are more interested in culture and
the country's history, visit Cairo - the capital of
Egypt and one of the oldest cities on
Earth. Cairo surprises all the travelers with its
diversity. It`s a city in which intertwined the
ancient Egyptian civilization and Islam, where
the palaces coexist with squalid shacks. Here
you can see the Pyramids and the Sphinx, only
one of the wonders of the world that has
survived to this day, the National Museum,
the famous golden mask of Tutankhamun and
his mummy.
8. Luxor
Luxor - a town in Upper Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile. In
Luxor and around the city are some of the most important
archaeological sites of Egypt. Tourism plays an
important role, because of the significance archaeological
sites in the city.
Places to visit
The famous Luxor temple, which was erected in honor of
the god Amun in the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.
One of the two granite obelisks (when facing the
temple, then the right) that adorned the entrance to
the temple is now on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It was
a present from Frantsii in early 1830s on behalf of the
Egyptian viceroy for the fact that a French
citizen decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Next to the statues of Ramses II is a small white
mosque that houses the remains of Abu al-Haggag. On the
day of his memory carries a huge procession to the city
bybarge, as the ancient Egyptians drove the barge of Amon.
10. Jordan
Today, about half a million tourists come to Jordan every year to
look at Petra, the structure of which testify to its glorious
past. When tourists pass on the cool canyon Sic a kilometer long,
the corner opens his treasure - a majestic building with a facade
carved out of a huge rock. This is one of the best preserved
buildings of the first century. The building is crowned by a huge
stone urn that supposedly kept the gold and precious stones hence the name "Treasury." Canyon is growing, and tourists get a
natural amphitheater in the sandstone walls of which many of the
caves. But the main thing that catches your eye - it's carved into
the rock tombs. Colonnade and amphitheater indicate the
presence of the Romans in the first and second centuries. The
Bedouin offer tourists a ride on the tired camel, selling souvenirs
and watered their herds of goats from urban sources, whose
waters quench the thirst of people and animals.
