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Egypt The Dawn of Civilization ‎

Egypt is the cradle of a deep-rooted civilization whose history goes back to more than ‎five thousand years. It is the Museum of history and the melting pot of the greatest ‎civilizations throughout the ages. On its land the Pharaonic, Greek, roman, Christian, and ‎Islamic civilizations flourished. Every inch on its land tells a tale or a legend and leaves a ‎riddle that perplexes scientists and thinkers throughout time.

On its land there lie ‎treasures which reveal everyday one letter of the alphabet of civilization and mysteries of ‎human miracles in all fields such as mummification and astronomy. In its land arts grew, ‎sciences flourished and holy religions found a safe haven away from persecution, and ‎received a warm embrace of the monotheism until they look root and blessed the world ‎with the light of faith.

Tourist attractions that Egypt possesses have placed it in the ‎vanguard of the world countries and the most attractive to tourists by virtue of the ‎plenitude the tourist longs for, where he finds a vast tourism variety including:‎

Cultural Tourism
Represented in its deep-rooted heritage of monuments uncontested by any other country ‎as it enjoys one third of the world monuments‎

Religious Tourism
Egypt abounds in religious sites frequented by thousand of the followers of the three holy ‎religions; there are Jewish synagogues, Christian monuments, monasteries and Islamic ‎monuments like mosques and citadels. ‎

Recreational Tourism
Recreation on the golden beaches with their soft sand extending along the coasts of the ‎Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea with its crystal clear water and unique colored coral ‎reefs and rare fishes. Water sports such as diving, skiing, windsurfing and fishing can be ‎practiced there.‎

Safari and Adventure Tourism
Available in the oases and Sinai, where practicing mountain climbing is possible ‎especially the mountains around Sharm El Sheikh, Saint Catherine and Moses Mountain. ‎These areas are considered the most suitable places for camping.‎

Ecotourism ‎
For lovers of bird watching in the national parks and of contemplating natural scenery ‎especially in Sinai, the oases and the Red Sea area.‎

Therapeutic Tourism
Egypt is considered one of the richest environments of therapeutic value by virtue of its ‎natural resources represented in the dry, warm weather, besides many sulphurous and ‎mineral springs and black sand of special therapeutic qualities especially in Safaga on the ‎Red Sea, Aswan, the oases and the Sinai Peninsula.‎

Sports Tourism
‎ Where the tourist can practice his favorite sport in the clubs widespread all over the ‎country like golf, diving, horse riding, water sports and rowing.‎

‎ Egypt with its nature, sunshine and generous hospitable people welcomes its visitors ‎and invites them to spend vacations full of joy, rich in culture and knowledge together ‎with unforgettable memories on the banks of the Nile. ‎