Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
0 kmFrench research institute based in Cairo, Egypt
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Egypt is never just one trip.Choose your story.
From the dawn of history to living coral reefs, discover where to go, what to do, and why every place has its own personality.
Pick your mood
Seven very different ways to see Egypt
Cairo & Giza
Ancient wonders, living streets
HistoryFoodMuseums
Alexandria
Mediterranean stories and seafood
CoastCultureCafés
Luxor
The world’s greatest open-air museum
TemplesTombsBallooning
Aswan & Nubia
Nile islands and Nubian warmth
NileNubiaSlow travel
Red Sea
Reefs, beaches and desert skies
DivingBeachesFamilies
Sinai
Sacred peaks and laid-back shores
HikingDivingWellness
Siwa Oasis
Salt lakes, palms and desert calm
OasisSafariWellness
Around you
Sights near Cairo & Giza
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5,000 years in five minutes
A simple timeline that puts what you will see into context—without the long history lecture.
c. 3100 BCE
A kingdom is united
Upper and Lower Egypt unite, beginning one of history’s longest-lasting civilizations.
c. 2600 BCE
The pyramid age
Monumental engineering reshapes the Giza plateau and the world’s imagination.
332 BCE
Alexandria rises
A Mediterranean capital becomes a global centre of learning and exchange.
641 CE
A new cultural chapter
Arabic language and Islamic art become central to Egypt’s evolving identity.
Today
A culture still in motion
Food, film, music and everyday hospitality keep Egypt’s story wonderfully alive.