World Travel Family Blog - Egypt

World Travel Family Blog on Egypt. All of our Egypt content is here. Travel in Egypt, best places to visit in Egypt, how to travel around Egypt independently and how to arrange tours in Egypt.

Food in Egypt

Update 01/01/2020 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Are you going to Egypt, wondering what food in Egypt will be like and what dishes you should eat there? This post is to help you find the most delicious, unusual or traditional dishes in Egypt. During our last month in Egypt we sought Egyptian dishes at restaurants hotels and street food stalls with a view to creating a basic guide to Egyptian food for tourists and … [Read more...]

What to Do in Cairo?

Update 08/12/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

On our last trip to Egypt, we spent the bulk of our time in Cairo. Firstly because we loved it and secondly because there is just so much to see and do. Cairo is a beautiful ancient city and can be crowded, crazy and hectic. Could you hate it? Possibly. But endure the traffic, heat, dust, and noise and Cairo has many treasures for you to explore. Cairo's other name is Umm … [Read more...]

Egyptian Beaches- Best Beaches in Egypt

Update 13/01/2020 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Of all the Egyptian beaches we have only visited Hurghada. For the rest, I asked a friend, Emma, to contribute as she's spent a lot of time living in Egypt and visiting beaches, resorts and more. Over to Emma. Egyptian Beaches I visited an Egyptian beach before I visited the Egyptian desert. Although over the course of my two years in the country I did eventually spend a … [Read more...]

Getting to Abu Simbel from Aswan ( or Cairo). It’s So Worth It!

Update 13/11/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Abu Simbel is one of the greatest, most spectacular monuments or temples in Egypt. Unfortunately, it's difficult to get to. We've been twice, two ways, one for the annual sunrise on Rameses at the very back of the temple. Either way, it's not an easy place to reach. It's possible to fly directly to Abu Simbel from Aswan (or Cairo & Luxor), we did this first time, but most … [Read more...]

The Other Pyramids Near Cairo. Saqqara and Djoser, Ancient Memphis

Update 06/08/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Just a little south of Cairo is a tourist attraction that most tourists don't see. That's a great shame because this ancient necropolis on the west bank of the Nile turned out to be one of my favourites of our whole month in Egypt. Maybe it was partly because we hadn't been here before ( if you're new, Chef and I met in Egypt some 17 years ago), but also, there was a sense of … [Read more...]

23 Incredible Places to Visit in Egypt

Update 25/11/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Spending almost a month in Egypt allowed us to see the best of Egypt's tourist attractions and historic sites at a more relaxed pace that our first 1-week tour of Egypt 20 years ago. It's a fabulous country to explore boasting some of the world's greatest treasures. Prices are low for foreign tourists but travelling around Egypt independently can be a little challenging. Know … [Read more...]

Learning About Egypt, for Kids, by Kids

Update 19/01/2020 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Regular readers will know that we just spent almost a month in Egypt. Why? For fun, obviously and to please our kids who are fascinated by learning about Egypt. I think most kids are. Ancient Egypt, the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid ( allegedly the last of the 7 Wonders of the World) hold a unique fascination for children and my boys are particularly interested because of their … [Read more...]

Danger, Dirt and Disappointment. Difficulties of Travelling in Egypt

Update 13/01/2020 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Last week I posted this on the Facebook page. It was scary, too close for comfort and a very lucky escape. I thought we'd all handled it pretty well as we carried on enjoying our few days of luxury and comfort of the Red Sea coast. This just happened.we were not far from the Marriott, walking up the street with an employee who was helping us find a restaurant. The tanker was … [Read more...]

Egypt Travel Blog and Guide

Update 22/12/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Welcome to our Egypt Travel Blog page. It's hard to find up to date information or travel guides for Egypt because the travellers and holiday-makers all but stopped coming quite a few years ago. I haven't been able to find any other travel blogs that cover Egypt in any depth, so I decided to make ours as comprehensive and information-packed as possible. There aren't many … [Read more...]

Felucca Sailing on the Nile. Disasters 1 and 2.

Update 16/08/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Chef and I met in Egypt on a 5 day felucca trip on the Nile. It was a lovely, peaceful few days and it was almost 20 years ago now. This year we wanted to do it all over again and share the magic of traditional sail boats on the longest river on Earth with the kids. But we've had a couple of hiccups. Felucca captains need careful handling and we slipped up a couple of times … [Read more...]

The Egyptian Museum Cairo. Visiting The Greatest Treasure House on Earth.

Update 18/09/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

We've taken our kids to the best and most famous museums in the world, London, New York, Washington DC and a hundred smaller storehouses of knowledge, but nothing could ever beat Cairo's spectacular Egyptian Museum. This is my favourite museum in the world, a dusty slice of yesteryear and for us, The Egyptian Museum Cairo is the greatest treasure house on Earth. Chef and I … [Read more...]

Getting from Cairo to Luxor

Update 08/12/2019 By Alyson for World Travel Family. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Tourists normally take the night train from Cairo to Luxor, the really expensive night train. We wanted to take the same train but during the day. You can, of course, fly or even travel by boat we'll talk about those options too. We wanted to take the day train from Cairo to Luxor for two reasons, to save a few hundred dollars on tickets and to see the Nile Delta in daylight … [Read more...]