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Egypt

from 800 $

The tourist attractions are more than enough in this country. Its main attraction is the Red Sea, one of the most beautiful seas on the planet, a paradise bothfor diving, snorkelling, kiting and for those, who prefer the beach-related rest. The second most important reason to visit Egypt is the ancient ruins, castles and churches. The Egyptians ascendants have thoroughly built the city, so these “ruins” look more substantial than the present buildings. The Egyptian pyramids are the only official Wonder of the World, preserved from the ancient times. The third reason to visit Egypt is religion. Here is the Moses Mount and St. Anthony Coptic Monastery and even the largest in the world Islamic University Al-Azhar.

Languages: Arabic, English

Currency: Egyptian pound

Time zone: UTC + 2, time difference with Astana - 4 hours.

Religion: Islam

Climate: The best time to travel to Egypt is early spring (from February to April) and autumn (September-November). The winter is pretty cool, and only the hard-tempered winter bathers will enjoy swimming in the Red Sea.

Local cuisine

Everything in the Egyptian cuisine is for the benefit: the traditional Middle Eastern lamb, spices and rice- cuscus, as well as everything that has been caught into the fishing nets of the local fishermen from fish to lobsters. At that, the Egyptians put an emphasis on the dish flavor rather than its spice: they use aromatic herbs, but the hot pepper - only occasionally to shade the taste. The national meat dishes are a variety of couscous and a ragout of vegetables, falafel, "Cochard" (rice, chickpeas, pasta, tomato sauce) and the classic "Fula medames" - stewed beans with olive oil, onion and garlic – all of this is worth to try.

Shopping

As a rule, just souvenirs are brought by the tourists from Egypt, as it`s nearly meaningless to buy there anything else. The typical local trinkets: basalt, granite or more often painted alabaster statues of the ancient Egyptian gods, the hookah ("shisha") and papyrus. The large majority of the shops and stores don`t have fixed prices in the resort areas. Therefore, you should haggle over the price. The original price is haggled down many times.

Must-see

The tourist attractions are more than enough in this country. Its main attraction is the Red Sea, one of the most beautiful seas on the planet, a paradise bothfor diving, snorkelling, kiting and for those, who prefer the beach-related rest. The second most important reason to visit Egypt is the ancient ruins, castles and churches. The Egyptians ascendants have thoroughly built the city, so these “ruins” look more substantial than the present buildings. The Egyptian pyramids are the only official Wonder of the World, preserved from the ancient times. The third reason to visit Egypt is religion. Here is the Moses Mount and St. Anthony Coptic Monastery and even the largest in the world Islamic University Al-Azhar.