Visit Alexandria

Visit Luxor, Egypt's open-air museum on the Nile. Explore the Karnak Temple complex (one of the largest religious sites in the world, with massive columns and obelisks), see the Valley of the Kings (ancient royal tombs including Tutankhamun's), and take a felucca ride on the river for views of the Luxor Temple (illuminated at night with sphinx-lined avenues).

Visit Aswan, a city in southern Egypt on the Nile River. See the Philae Temple (relocated to Agilkia Island after the Aswan High Dam construction), the Unfinished Obelisk (largest known ancient obelisk, abandoned due to cracks), and the Aswan High Dam (a major hydroelectric project controlling floods and providing irrigation). Take a felucca boat ride on the Nile to view Elephantine Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum.

Visit Cairo, Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile. Explore the Pyramids of Giza (ancient wonders including the Great Pyramid, the last surviving of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), wander through the Egyptian Museum (home to treasures like Tutankhamun's golden mask and mummies), and stroll the historic Islamic Cairo district (with landmarks such as the Al-Azhar Mosque and Khan el-Khalili bazaar).

Visit the Great Pyramid of Giza

Stand by pyramids, sail the Nile, and snorkel Red Sea reefs of Egypt

Visit the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, housing over 100,000 artifacts including treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb.

Explore Egypt's largest ancient religious site

Learn Modern Standard Arabic and its unique script