CNN Travel has put Egypt on the list of the “Best places to go for fall” around the world.
“Egypt is my ‘go-to’ destination for fall,” said Justin Smith of Evolved Traveler — a member of the Ensemble Travel Group. “The weather is definitely cooling down, and the crowds have not returned to Egypt yet.”
Smith, based in Beverly Hills, California, likes the potential ease of getting there, too.
“Flights are fairly simple to arrange to Egypt with easy connections in Europe, or the Middle East such as Dubai, Doha or Istanbul,” he said in an email to CNN Travel.
A couple of Smith’s suggestions of things to do beyond the Pyramids and Great Sphinx:
• Take a break from the major sites and reserve an afternoon or an entire day for relaxing in Luxor or Aswan.
• Visit Fayoum Oasis, less than two hours south of Cairo. “It’s an interesting place that has prehistoric remains. It offers something completely different.”
The website also displayed a picture of leisure sailboats gliding upon the waters of the world’s longest river, the Nile, in Aswan.
Source: State Information Service Egypt