Here are some of the best day trips from Egypt’s major tourist cities:
- From Cairo: Giza Pyramids and Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis, Dahshur, Wadi Degla Protectorate, Fayoum Oasis.
- From Luxor: Valley of the Kings & Queens, West Bank tombs, Dendera Temple, Medinet Habu, Abydos.
- From Aswan: Philae Temple, Abu Simbel (long day trip), Nubian villages, Kalabsha Temple, Elephantine Island.
- From Hurghada or El Gouna: Giftun Island snorkeling, desert quad biking, Bedouin village tours, Luxor (long day trip).
- From Sharm El Sheikh: Ras Mohammed National Park, St. Catherine’s Monastery, Colored Canyon, Blue Hole in Dahab.
- From Alexandria: El Alamein, Rosetta (Rashid), Wadi El Natrun monasteries, and beaches along the Mediterranean coast.
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