Cairo (Arabic transliteration: Al-Qāhirah), which means "The Vanquisher" or "The Triumphant", is he capital city of Egypt.

While Al-Qahirah is the official name of the city, in Egyptian Arabic it is typically called simply by the name of the country, Masr (ãÕÑ, Egypt).

It has a metropolitan area population of officially about 16.1 million people.

Alexandria the second largest city in Egypt.

It is known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean", has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern ; its ambience and cultural heritage distance it from the rest of the country although it is actually only 225 km. from Cairo.

Marsa Alam sits on the T-junction between the Red Sea coast road and the road from Edfu which sits on the Nile river about 230km (142mi) inland.

This road, which was probably, originally built by Ptolemy II in the Greek period.

The simplicity of sun, sea and sand.

The luxury of five-star hotels, water sports, shopping and entertainment.

This is Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai peninsula

Hurghada was founded in the early 20th century, and until a few years ago, remained a small fishing village.  

But today, it has gone on to become the foremost tourist resort of the Red Sea coast and an international center for aquatic sports.

Mersa Matrouh lies 290 km. west of Alexandria and 222 km. from Sallum.

The distance from Cairo to Matrouh is 524 km.

It lies on a bay on the Mediterranean and is distinguished by its seven km. long beach, which-as all visitors have testified-is one of the most beautiful in the world.

The Fayoum is a wonderful area of Egypt with a rich and interesting history.

It is an area where Egyptians often vacation and which is constantly growing more popular among Europeans

Aswan, Egypt's sunniest southern city and ancient frontier town located about 81 miles south of Luxor, has a distinctively African atmosphere.

Its ancient Egyptian name was Syene.

Luxor has often been called the world’s greatest open air museum, as indeed it is and much more.

The number and preservation of the monuments in the Luxor area are unparalleled anywhere else in the world that knows of.

Actually, what most people think of as Luxor is really three different areas, consisting of the City of Luxor on the East side of the Nile, the town of Karnak just north of Luxor and Thebes.

The Ismailia Governorate consists of an area of approximately 4482.8 km2 or 0.46% of Egypt's area, along the west bank of the Suez Canal. It has 70 km along the east coast.