A week in Egypt

Seven days across Egypt: Giza, Alexandria, Mallawī, Al Balyanā and Luxor. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Giza

One day in Giza, Egypt

  1. Giza NecropolisArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Great Pyramid of GizaArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Giza Necropolis · On the map
  3. The Great SphinxArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Great Pyramid of Giza · On the map
  4. Giza pyramid complexArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from The Great Sphinx · On the map
  5. Pyramid of KhafreArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Giza pyramid complex · On the map
  6. Egyptian pyramidsArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Pyramid of Khafre · On the map

6 stops, 4 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 0 min of walking.

Day 2: Giza

One day in Giza, Egypt

  1. Abu GorabArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Pyramid of SahureArchaeological site · 1.1 km on from Abu Gorab · On the map
  3. AbusirArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Pyramid of Sahure · On the map
  4. Pyramid of Nyuserre IniArchaeological site · Next to Abusir · On the map
  5. Pyramid of NeferirkareArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini · On the map
  6. Pyramid of NeferefreArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Pyramid of Neferirkare · On the map

6 stops, 2.4 km on foot along the streets: about 31 min of walking.

Day 3: Alexandria

One day in Alexandria, Egypt

  1. Bibliotheca AlexandrinaMuseum · On the map
  2. Alexandria National MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Bibliotheca Alexandrina · On the map
  3. Graeco-Roman MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Alexandria National Museum · On the map
  4. Caesareum of AlexandriaTemple or shrine · 0.7 km on from Graeco-Roman Museum · On the map
  5. Eliyahu Hanavi SynagogueSynagogue · 0.2 km on from Caesareum of Alexandria · On the map
  6. Cathedral of EvangelismosCathedral · 0.6 km on from Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue · On the map

6 stops, 5.1 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 9 min of walking.

Day 4: Mallawī

One day in Mallawī, Egypt

  1. AmarnaArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Boundary Stelae of AkhenatenMonument · Next to Amarna · On the map
  3. Tomb of PanehsyArchaeological site · Next to Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten · On the map
  4. Amarna Tomb 3Monument · Next to Tomb of Panehsy · On the map
  5. Southern Tomb 11Archaeological site · Next to Amarna Tomb 3 · On the map
  6. Amarna Tomb 5Archaeological site · Next to Southern Tomb 11 · On the map

6 stops, about 0.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Al Balyanā

One day in Al Balyanā, Egypt

  1. Temple of Seti ITemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Tomb of AnedjibMonument · Next to Temple of Seti I · On the map
  3. AbydosArchaeological site · 0.3 km on from Tomb of Anedjib · On the map
  4. Kom el-SultanTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from Abydos · On the map
  5. Shunet el ZebibArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Kom el-Sultan · On the map

5 stops, 3.8 km on foot along the streets: about 47 min of walking.

Day 6: Luxor

One day in Luxor, Egypt

  1. Deir el-BahariArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Valley of the KingsArchaeological site · 0.6 km on from Deir el-Bahari · On the map
  3. tomb of TutankhamunMonument · 0.1 km on from Valley of the Kings · On the map
  4. Theban NecropolisArchaeological site · 0.8 km on from tomb of Tutankhamun · On the map
  5. Deir el-MedinaArchaeological site · 0.6 km on from Theban Necropolis · On the map
  6. RamesseumTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Deir el-Medina · On the map

6 stops, 5.3 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 23 min of walking.

Day 7: Luxor

One day in Luxor, Egypt

  1. Colossi of MemnonArchaeological site · On the map
  2. ThebesArchaeological site · Next to Colossi of Memnon · On the map
  3. Medinet HabuArchaeological site · 0.9 km on from Thebes · On the map
  4. Mortuary Temple of Ramesses IIITemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Medinet Habu · On the map
  5. MalkataArchaeological site · 1.1 km on from Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III · On the map

5 stops, 3.1 km on foot along the streets: about 38 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.