History & Culture

5,000 years, told simply

c. 3100 BC

Ancient Egypt

Pharaohs, pyramids and temples. See it in Giza, Luxor and Aswan.

332 BC

Greco-Roman

Alexander, the Ptolemies and Cleopatra. See it in Alexandria and Siwa.

1st–7th c.

Coptic Egypt

Early churches and desert monasteries. See it in Old Cairo.

641 AD

Islamic Egypt

Mosques, madrasas and the Citadel. See it in Islamic Cairo.

1805 →

Modern Egypt

Khedival Cairo, the Suez Canal and the new Grand Egyptian Museum.

See it for yourself

Trips into Egypt's history