(Keywords: Sightseeing, SCUBA Diving - EGYPT)
EGYPT
Featuring:
The Red Sea Coast, Giza, the Western Desert, Lake Nasser, and the Nile Valley
The
Red Sea is almost as famous for scuba diving as Giza is for pyramids. Experience
the the best of both worlds by setting up basecamp in the coastal city of
Hurghada. On days off from diving, you are within striking distance of ancient
inland wonders.
Download this GPS map so you will know what's ahead. From dive resorts in Hurghada your are 100 miles from cliff tombs along the Nile River, 200 miles from Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, and 250 miles from Cairo and the Great Pyramids of Giza. A bit farther are the desert oases.
Click on the binoculars to see a screenshot of Google Earth showing the Valley of the Kings.
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GPS Maps
- Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File Name: egypt.gpx ( 20 KB)
Revised: 31 October 2007
Datum: WGS84
Class B1 Data
Points of Interest: 29 Waypoints
- Philae Island - Temple is Isis
- Kom Ombo - Temple of Haroeris and Sobek
- Edfu - Temple of Horus
- Esna - Temple of Khnum
- Valley of the Kings - Thebes, King Tut burial gournds
- Luxor - Temple of Karnak
- Abydos - Temple to Osiris and Temple of Ramesses II
- Dendera - Temple Hathor
- Tuna al-Gebel - Tomb of Petosiris
- al-Ashmunayn - Hermopolis
- Tell al-Amarna - Akhetaten
- Beni Hasan - Cliff tombs
- Dahshur - Pyramids
- Abu Sir - Pyramids
- Memphis - Ancient capital of Egypt
- Giza - Great Pyramids
- Saqqara - Pyramids
- Kharga - Oasis
- Bahariyya - Oasis
- Dakhla - Oasis
- Farafra - Oasis
- al-Gouna - al-Qafr planned resort city
- St. Anthony's - Monastery
- St. Paul's - Monastery
- Abu Simble - Temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari
- New Kalabsha - and Temple of Beit al-Wali
- Hurghada - resorts and dive centers
- Giftun Islands - drift diving
- Shab el-Erg - coral reef
Adventure Travel Tip
Combine your Red sea dive trip with a Nile River cruise and cover the the best of Egypt.
More Information
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel Information on Egypt
References
Special
thanks to Sam owner of Encyclopedia Egypt web site (www.encyclopediaegypt.com)
for providing location information on the ancient sites.
