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agriculture, formed an organised religion and had a system of government. Monuments and ruins from those days still exist in the forms of the Giza Necropolis, the Great Sphinx, the ruins of Memphis and Thebes, Temple Complex of Karnak, Valley of the Kings, burial place of the Pharos for almost 500 years and of course Cairo, home of the Pyramids. Many of these are situated along the fertile areas of the Nile Delta and prove popular destinations for the thousands that each year holiday on the many luxury Nile river ships that cruise from Aswan to Luxor and back.
Next comes Alexandria, 140 miles north basking on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea with its 20 mile coastline housing a population of nearly 5 million and famous for the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Today Egypt has four main tourist destinations, Sharm el Sheik, Hurghada, Cairo and the River Nile all popular destinations particularly for English, German and Russian tourists attracted by the all year round sunshine and warm waters of the Red Sea, the history of Egypt along the Nile and the pyramids and museums of Cairo.
The Sinai Peninsula, an area of 23,000 square miles has been part of Egypt since about 3,100 BC. Forming a triangle from the frontier with Israel in the north east on the Gulf of Aqaba, to the Gulf of Suez in the north west and then south to form the point at Sharm el Sheikh. The resorts of Taba, Taba Heights, Nuweiba and Dahab are stretched out along its eastern shores. Sinai has its own history and is home to many Bedouin tribes, has been fought over several times changing hands in the process. A vast desert area with many historical sites.
Travel south and enter the modern area of Sharm el Sheikh, home to over 70,000 people. A resort incorporating several bay areas attracting thousands of tourists yearly who take advantage of the year round sunshine, where daytime temperatures in the winter rarely drop below 23c but in the summer can climb to a mercury stretching 40+C. As the advert says ‘Egypt, where the sun shines 365 days of every year’. A modern airport ‘Sharm el Sheikh International’ services the area and being only 11 miles from the main resort transfer times are short. The buildings are impressive with large swimming pools and sun bathing areas to match set usually in beautiful landscaped gardens that in many instances lead to the hotels private area of beach laid out with loungers, umbrellas and support by a bar for that refreshing drink to keep you cool in the hot sun. For children activities and facilities galore with qualified child minders to look after them, a choice of restaurants offering international cuisine, evening entertainment with quality cabarets and much more. For those that don’t like to stay within the hotels there is a long sandy beach shelving into clear blue warm waters making this a resort for everyone.
150 miles south west across the Gulf of Suez finds Hurghada on the Egyptian mainland and Egypt’s largest holiday resort but that can wait for another day.
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