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Mini Egypt Park

All of Egypt in scale models: the pyramids, Abu Simbel and Karnak in an hour's walk.

€€ Mid-range

A model park recreating the country's great monuments to scale, from Cairo to Aswan. For anyone not going down the Nile valley it is a three-dimensional map; for anyone coming back, a revision. The circuit takes an easy hour or two, shade included.

The extra bit

Take the guide offered at the entrance: the models start to look alike without someone telling you what you are seeing.

Know before you go

The park is open-air: midday is crushing from April to October. Late afternoon if possible, hat and water in any case.

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Mini Egypt Park, Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate

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