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Egypt.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

El Alamein, Egypt
Gold
Ancient & archaeological sites

El Alamein

Egypt

El Alamein, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast west of Alexandria, is best known as the site of the pivotal Second World War battles between British and German f…

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Suez, Egypt
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Suez

Egypt

Suez sits where the Suez Canal meets the Red Sea, a large Egyptian port city whose strategic position has shaped it for millennia — its ancient predecessor,…

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Soma Bay, Egypt
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Soma Bay

Egypt

A self-contained Red Sea peninsula resort south of Hurghada, Soma Bay offers reef diving, windsurfing, kitesurfing, and sailing on waters shaped by reliable…

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New Cairo, Egypt
Silver
Desert & arid landscapes

New Cairo

Egypt

Founded in 2000 to ease the pressure on Greater Cairo, New Cairo is a planned satellite city on the eastern arc of the capital, built around gated communitie…

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Edfu, Egypt
Gold
Ancient & archaeological sites

Edfu

Egypt

Edfu's main draw is the Temple of Horus, a large and well-preserved Ptolemaic temple begun in 237 BC, sitting on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt bet…

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Zagazig, Egypt
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Zagazig

Egypt

Zagazig, in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, sits on the Muweis Canal and serves as a hub of the corn and cotton trade in the Sharqia governorate.

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Ras Gharib, Egypt
Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Ras Gharib

Egypt

A grid-planned Egyptian Red Sea town spread across bare desert terrain beside the Gulf of Suez, where the industrial scale of petroleum infrastructure shapes…

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Saint Catherine, Egypt
Gold
Mountain villages

Saint Catherine

Egypt

Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai draw religious pilgrims and mountain trekkers to this small high-altitude town in Egypt's South Sinai, surrounded…

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Tanta, Egypt
Gold
Big-city explorations

Tanta

Egypt

The moulid of Ahmad al-Badawi, held each October at Tanta's historic Ahmadi Mosque, draws over a million visitors to this large Nile Delta city midway betwee…

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Maadi, Egypt
Gold

Maadi

Egypt

This Cairo district on the east bank of the Nile with a dense café and restaurant scene and an unusual concentration of churches, Maadi is popular with expat…

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Ismailia, Egypt
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Ismailia

Egypt

Sitting on the west bank of the Suez Canal at the point where it widens into Lake Timsah, Ismailia was built in the 19th century as the operational headquart…

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Ras el-Barr, Egypt
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Ras el-Barr

Egypt

Small Egyptian resort town where the Damietta branch of the Nile meets the Mediterranean, Ras el-Barr sits on a triangular peninsula with salt water on one s…

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Asyut, Egypt
Gold
Ancient & archaeological sites

Asyut

Egypt

This large city in Upper Egypt on the Nile, Asyut is home to one of Egypt's largest Coptic Christian communities, reflected in a concentration of historic ch…

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Damietta, Egypt
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Damietta

Egypt

Damietta is an Egyptian port city on the Nile Delta's eastern branch, close to where the river meets the Mediterranean near Ras al-Bar.

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Port Said, Egypt
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Port Said

Egypt

Founded in 1859 at the start of construction on the Suez Canal, Port Said sits at the northern mouth of that waterway where it meets the Mediterranean — a po…

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Makadi Bay, Egypt
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Makadi Bay

Egypt

Red Sea resort town south of Hurghada, Makadi Bay sits directly on the water with sand beaches and the clear waters of the bay as its main draw.

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Madinaty, Egypt
Gold
Desert & arid landscapes

Madinaty

Egypt

A vast planned city rising from Egypt's desert plateau east of Cairo, Madinaty presents a striking aerial contrast of curved green golf courses and low-rise…

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El Qoseir, Egypt
Silver
Desert & arid landscapes

El Qoseir

Egypt

Red Sea town with around 5,000 years of continuous settlement, El Qoseir was known in ancient Egypt as Tjau and in the Ptolemaic era as Myos Hormos, serving…

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Rosetta, Egypt
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Rosetta

Egypt

Rosetta (also known as Rashid) is the Egyptian port city where the Rosetta Stone was discovered at nearby Fort Julien in 1799, making it one of the most cons…

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As Sallum, Egypt
Silver
Coast & island escapes

As Sallum

Egypt

This compact Mediterranean harbour town at Egypt's far northwestern edge, As Sallum sits directly on the sea below the escarpment known as the Aqaba al-Kabir…

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Mit Ghamr, Egypt
Silver

Mit Ghamr

Egypt

Mit Ghamr, on the eastern bank of the Nile's Damietta branch in Egypt's Dakahlia Governorate, is the country's dominant centre for aluminium production, part…

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Sohag, Egypt
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Sohag

Egypt

Busy Nile-side city in Upper Egypt, Sohag offers a palm-lined central boulevard, a domed colonial-era civic building, and a walkable café scene backed by sur…

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Qus, Egypt
Gold
Desert & arid landscapes

Qus

Egypt

This Nile-side city in Egypt's Qena Governorate, Qus holds the ancient Al-Omari Mosque, built in the style of Cairo's Al-Azhar, alongside scattered pharaonic…

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Qantir, Egypt
Silver
Ancient & archaeological sites

Qantir

Egypt

Qantir, a village in Egypt's eastern Nile Delta, is believed to mark the site of Pi-Ramesses, the grand capital built by the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II.

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Sherbin, Egypt
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Sherbin

Egypt

A Nile Delta city in Egypt's Dakahlia Governorate, Sherbin sits directly alongside a broad river channel, its low-rise buildings and tree-lined banks visible…

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Biyala, Egypt
Bronze

Biyala

Egypt

A busy Egyptian Delta city in Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, where a palm-lined central roundabout anchors lively street-level commerce amid low-rise concrete b…

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Safaga, Egypt
Silver

Safaga

Egypt

This Red Sea port town in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, Safaga draws divers to its coral reefs and clear waters, with high-quality dive centres and sites incl…

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Helwan, Egypt
Gold
Big-city explorations

Helwan

Egypt

This southern district of Cairo on the Nile, Helwan has roots stretching back to ancient Egyptian times and was historically known for its sulphur springs, w…

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Marsa Alam, Egypt
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Marsa Alam

Egypt

This Red Sea resort town in south-eastern Egypt, Marsa Alam is known for clear water and white sandy beaches, with a café and restaurant scene that is unusua…

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Damanhur, Egypt
Silver
Big-city explorations

Damanhur

Egypt

A city in Egypt's western Nile Delta whose name derives from the ancient Egyptian "Dmi n Hor," meaning "city of Horus," Damanhur has held administrative impo…

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Bilbeis, Egypt
Silver

Bilbeis

Egypt

One of Egypt's oldest cities, Bilbeis traces its origins to the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt and served for centuries as the eastern gateway into the coun…

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El Dabaa, Egypt
Bronze

El Dabaa

Egypt

A town on Egypt's north Mediterranean coast in Matrouh Governorate, El Dabaa sits within reach of the El Alamein International Airport and stretches along a…

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Qaha, Egypt
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Qaha

Egypt

This Nile Delta town in Egypt's Qalyubia governorate, Qaha sits amid well-irrigated farmland and canal waterways, offering a glimpse of agricultural Egypt wi…

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Dayr Samalut, Egypt
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Dayr Samalut

Egypt

Samalut sits on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt's Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya, with the river a defining feature of the town.

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Banha, Egypt
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Banha

Egypt

Banha sits on the east bank of the Damietta Branch of the Nile, forming a near-peninsula where water wraps around three sides of the city.

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Qalyub, Egypt
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Qalyub

Egypt

This busy Egyptian city at the northern edge of the Cairo metropolitan area, marked by a bold castle-style roundabout monument flying the national flag, with…

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Maghaghah, Egypt
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Maghaghah

Egypt

A Nile-side city on the west bank of the river in Egypt's Minya Governorate, Maghaghah is known for cotton ginning, onion processing, and the agricultural pl…

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Al Lisht, Egypt
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Al Lisht

Egypt

Al Lisht, a village south of Cairo in Giza Governorate, holds one of Egypt's significant Middle Kingdom burial sites, with two pyramids built by the pharaohs…

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Al Mazghunah, Egypt
Bronze
Ancient & archaeological sites

Al Mazghunah

Egypt

Two unfinished 12th Dynasty mudbrick pyramids stand at Mazghuna, a village in Egypt's Giza Governorate south of Dahshur.

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El Shorouk, Egypt
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

El Shorouk

Egypt

Planned satellite city on Cairo's eastern fringe, El Shorouk offers wide, low-traffic residential streets lined with uniform cream-toned apartment blocks, ma…

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Talkha, Egypt
Silver

Talkha

Egypt

Talkha sits on the west bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile, directly across the water from Mansoura, and the two cities together form a single urban agg…

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Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Hihya

Egypt

A Nile Delta town in Egypt's heartland, Hihya sits directly at the water's edge with upland country close by, offering a glimpse into everyday Egyptian river…

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Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Al Fashn

Egypt

Mid-sized Egyptian city sitting directly on the water with upland country close by, offering a glimpse into everyday Nile Valley life away from the country's…

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Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Qasr Qarun

Egypt

A remote desert site in Egypt's Fayoum region, Qasr Qarun sits beside an ancient lake and offers visitors a well-preserved Ptolemaic temple rising from stark…

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Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Dikirnis

Egypt

Mid-sized Egyptian city sitting directly on the water, with upland country close by, offering a glimpse into everyday Nile Delta life away from the country's…

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Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Faraskur

Egypt

This Nile Delta town in northern Egypt sitting directly on the water, offering a glimpse into everyday Egyptian river life amid the flat, fertile landscape o…

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Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Atfih

Egypt

Nile-side Egyptian town within reach of upland country and a UNESCO-listed site in the wider region, Atfih offers a quiet riverside setting for travellers cu…

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Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Tahta

Egypt

A mid-sized Egyptian city along the Nile corridor, Tahta sits within easy reach of both the river and nearby upland terrain, offering a grounded look at ever…

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Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Sinnuris

Egypt

A mid-sized Egyptian city in the Nile Delta region, set within hilly surroundings and a short drive from water, offering an authentic urban experience away f…

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