Egypt
12 Best Things to Do in Egypt
From Egyptian Museum down: what real review volume says is worth your time in Egypt.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers across 203 tracked Egypt places, capped at 3 per city. Refreshed monthly.
Egyptian Museum
Museum · CairoThe Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square is a sprawling, two-story building packed with over 120,000 artifacts spanning millennia.
Read our full guide →Khan el-Khalili
Market · CairoKhan el-Khalili is a historic bazaar district in central Cairo, established as a trade centre during the Mamluk period.
Read our full guide →Great Sphinx
Landmark · GizaThe Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most famous monuments on Earth, a colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, crouching for over 4,500 years on the Giza…
Read our full guide →Khan Al-Khalili
Market · CairoFree entryKhan Al-Khalili is Cairo's most iconic bazaar, a bustling maze of narrow alleys in the heart of Islamic Cairo.
Read our full guide →Planetarium Science Center
Entertainment · AlexandriaThe Planetarium Science Center is a modern, family-friendly attraction located on the waterfront near the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Read our full guide →Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Landmark · AlexandriaThe Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a contemporary library and cultural complex built to revive the spirit of the ancient Library of Alexandria.
Read our full guide →Luxor Museum
Museum · LuxorThe Luxor Museum is one of Egypt's finest and most beautifully presented museums, a relatively compact, superbly curated collection of antiquities on the east bank of the Nile in Luxor (ancient Thebes).
Read our full guide →Sound & Light Egypt
Entertainment · GizaSound & Light Egypt is an outdoor spectacle held at the Giza Plateau, where the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx become the backdrop for a multimedia show.
Read our full guide →Khafre's Pyramid
Landmark · GizaKhafre's Pyramid is the second-largest of the three great pyramids of Giza, built for the pharaoh Khafre (Chephren) around 2570 BC.
Read our full guide →Citadel of Qaitbay
Landmark · AlexandriaThe Citadel of Qaitbay is a medieval defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean coast of Alexandria.
Read our full guide →Cleopatra Palace Perfume Bazaar
Market · AswanFree entryCleopatra Palace Perfume Bazaar is a bustling market in the heart of Aswan, Egypt, known for its wide array of perfumes, essential oils, and traditional fragrances.
Read our full guide →Gaddis & Co.
Market · LuxorFree entryGaddis & Co. is a renowned perfumery and market shop located on Nile Street beside the Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the places to visit in Egypt?
Egyptian Museum in Cairo is the most reviewed, with 13,372 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Egypt's places to visit is worth going out of your way for?
Planetarium Science Center in Alexandria rates highest at 4.6 out of 5 across 1,917 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Egypt has the most places to visit?
Cairo, with 3 on this list, ahead of Giza on 3. The list spans 5 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these places to visit free to visit?
Yes, 3: Khan Al-Khalili, Cleopatra Palace Perfume Bazaar, Gaddis & Co.. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of places to visit ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 203 tracked places in Egypt. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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