OF CIVILIZATION IN THE WORLD AND ITS RECORDED HISTORY STRETCHES BACK AT LEAST 6000 YEARS. IT'S A COUNTRY OF MYTHS AND MYSTERIES WITH AN UNSURPASSED COLLECTION OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND RELICS OF ANTIQUITY-PARANOIAC TEMPLES AND PYRAMIDS, ROMAN RUINS, BYZANTINE CHURCHES AND EXQUISITELY DECORATED MOSQUES TESTIFY TO VARIOUS CULTURES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE.
THE ETERNAL "GIFT OF THE NILE " - AS DESCRIBED BY THE HISTORIAN
HERODOTUS - HAS ALWAYS HAD A MAGICAL EFFECT ON VISITORS; WARMTH, HOSPITALITY,
AND GRACIOUSNESS OF ITS PEOPLE ARE ONE OF EGYPT'S STRONGEST DRAWING CARDS.
EGYPT TODAY ENJOYS A GREAT DEAL OF DEVELOPMENT BLENDING WITH A LONG PAST
STILL THROBBING WITH LIFE. THERE ARE LUXURY HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, ORIENTAL
CAFES AND NIGHT CLUBS AND OF COURSE THE LIVELY BAZAARS IN EVERY CITY ESPECIALLY
THE MOST FAMOUS KHAN EL KHALILI BAZAAR IN CAIRO, WITH BARGAINS TO BE FOUND
IN HANDICRAFTS, LEATHER, SILVER AND JEW ELLERY.
BUT THERE'S MORE IN EGYPT TO ENJOY; RELAXING ON A SANDY BEACH IN ALEXANDRIA,
DIVING ROUND A CORAL REEF IN HURGHADA, TRAVELING THROUGH HISTORY TO PRESENCE
ON A NILE-CRUISING SHIP FROM LUXOR TO ASWAN OR EXPERIENCING THE BEDOUIN LIFE
ON A DESERT SAFARI TRIP TO THE OASES.
