• The colossus of Ramesses II in the museum atrium

    Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

    Our favourite

    The world's largest archaeological museum, open since November 2025, two kilometres from the pyramids.

    GizaGiza Plateau

    4.8Ratingour own rating€€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Abu Simbel

    Unmissable

    Two temples cut into the cliff by Ramesses II, then sliced apart and rebuilt higher up, 280 km south.

    AswanAbu Simbel

    €€€ High endUNESCO
  • Citadel of Saladin

    Egypt was ruled from this crag above the city for seven hundred years, and the view still earns the climb.

    CairoCitadel

    €€€ High endUNESCO
  • Egyptian Museum in Tahrir

    Tutankhamun and the royal mummies have gone elsewhere; the rest, vast, has stayed.

    CairoTahrir, Downtown

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Saqqara

    Unmissable

    Djoser's step pyramid, the oldest large stone building in the world. Best in the early morning.

    GizaSaqqara

    €€€ High endUNESCO
  • Valley of the Kings

    Unmissable

    Over sixty tombs in a wadi without a scrap of shade, and a ticket that opens only a handful.

    LuxorWest bank

    €€€ High endUNESCO