All Inclusive Holidays In Egypt: Egyptian City Highlights

If you've been eyeing up all inclusive holidays in Egypt for eons, but still can't decide which exotic city would suit your cultural curiosities best, take a look at these inspirational top sights.

If holidays in Egypt conjure up a desire to hunt down hieroglyphs, the Egyptian Museum is sure to be a hit. This palace of antiquities boasts millions of treasures and is packed full with ancient artifacts, mummified Pharaohs and papyrus documents. If you’ve had your fill of historic gems, take a day trip out to Giza and explore the remains of Egypt's most famous pyramids. A monumental royal complex, this tourist hotspot boasts the tombs of three Egyptian Pharaohs - Menkaura, Khufu and Khafra - as well as the beguiling Sphinx. If your love of pyramids isn't sated by these magnificent structures, catch a ride to Saqqarah where you will find Imhotep's majestic stone monument - the Step Pyramid of Djoser.

Situated on the sunny banks of the Nile, Luxor (once the ancient capital, Thebes) has been popular with tourists from the time of the Greeks and remains an excellent hub for all inclusive Egypt holidays with a cultural slant. In this city lies the Temple of Luxor, renowned for the magnificent wide path leading to the Temple of Karnak, which is lined with thousands of chiseled sphinxes. Several hours' drive away lies El-Amarna, constructed as the primary place of worship by the controversial Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti for their short-lived religion of sun-worship. Well-known for its excavation in the 1880s, when 300 tablets chiseled with cuneiform were uncovered, this destination is on every history-lover's wishlist.

Those on *all inclusive holidays in Egypt* don't have to rely solely on Egyptian antiques for their kicks. Book a stay in Aswan and haggle over traditional produce in the souq or take a felucca across the Nile to Elephantine Island, where you can buy traditional handmade Nubian goodies.

All inclusive holidays in Egypt don't have to be about city breaks, if you're more accustomed to Egyptian beach holidays but want a touch of culture, make for the beaches of the Sinai peninsula. Reach St Catherine's Monastery before lunch for a visit to the former home of the Codex Sinaticanus before plodding up Mount Sinai, thought to be the sacred spot where Moses was given the Ten Commandments.

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