PORT ATTRACTIONS

PORT ATTRACTIONS Ports of Call/Principal Ports of Egypt. In Egypt all year round Cruise ships arrive at a number of Ports both along the Northern Meditterranean Coast and into the Red Sea in the East. It is easy to arrange two day or even short day long Trips from all the Location to visit some of the most remarkable sites within Egypt. Ports of call include Port Said and Alexandria on the Meditterranean both are only two or three hours drive from Cairo and the Giza Pyramids. Down along the Red Sea Coast the Ships dock in Safaga and Ain Sukhna , the last one is only 1 Hour drive from Cairo. Safaga provides a very easy day access to visit the beautiful Temples and many sites you will find in and around the unforgettable City of Luxor. Safaga Port. Far away from the Sites of the Nile Delta and Cairo this Southern Red Sea Port is the only Port of call in Egypt which allows access to Tourists to visit the many Ancient Sites you will find in Upper Egypt. Luxor and Aswan are both accessible for Day Trips from Safaga Port, . Luxor which is known as the largest Outdoor Museum in the World and contains many of the Ancient Egyptian Monuments in Egypt, whereas the enchanting City of Aswan gives visitors the chance to acknowledge the fabulous Nubian Culture along with the Ancient History of Egypt. El Ain Sokhna. For Cruise Ship Passengers El Ain El Sokhna allows easy access to all of the Sites in Cairo as it takes only approx.. 2 hours to the City, from the Great Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum throught to Ancient Islamic Cairo. El Ain El Sokhna is one of the most lovely destinations to visit whilst in Egypt, being a Coastal Village it has been developed as a Beach getaway. It is also attainable to make excursions into the Eastern Desert to explore the Ruins of Christian Monasteries and Roman Mining Projects which were undertaken there. Having been mined for thousands of years the Mountains of the Eastern Desert are believed to have been the source of the Rock which was used to build some of the more famous Monuments in Rome. i.e. The Pantheon. Alexandria Port. Considered to be one of the most visited Tourist Attractions in Egypt after Luxor, Giza and Aswan, Alexandria which is Egypt s Second City has the largest Port which is ideally located to allow access to a vast variety of Sites. The City is only an approx.. Three Hour Drive along the Nile Delta which leads into the City of Cairo where there are many fantastic sites to see. The City of Alexandria also offers an amazing selection of interesting Sites, ranging from the Greco-Roman period of Egyptian History which includes the Rock Cut Tombs of Kom Al Shoqafa which is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. There is also the Awe Inspiring Memmorial of Al-Alamein which commemorates the Sacrifices which were made in one of the most important and tragic Battles of World War II and lies just 65 miles West of Alexandria. Port Said. Port Said is located at the intersection of the Meditteranean and the Suez Canal. The City which wqas founded in 1859 as the Canal was being Constructed became the Gateway to Asia and a crossroads for both Sailors and Travelers. An interesting fact being that this was the first proposed Site for a Giant Statue to be named The Light of Asia but was turned down because it was deemed to be too expensive, so it became the Statue of Liberty in the Harbor of New York City. This appealing City offers easy access for Day Trips to Cairo, Alexandria and the Monasteries of Wadi Al Natrun, including someminor archeological Sites which can be found in the Delta at Tanis and Rosetta.