Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
Northeast of the Step Pyramid is the Pyramid of Userkaf, the first pharaoh of the 5th dynasty (closed to the public for safety reasons). Although the…
Must-see attractions in Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
Originally designated as the final resting place of General Horemheb, this tomb became irrelevant in 1323 BC when its intended occupant seized power from…
Mosque of Al Sayyed Ahmed Al Badawi
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
Al Badawi, born in Morocco, came to Tanta in 1234, and founded one of Egypt's largest Sufi orders, the Badawiya. Once you're inside the mosque, to the…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
The Pyramid of Raneferef (2448–2445 BC), who is believed to have reigned for four years before Nyuserra, is unfinished, and was only completed as a…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
You can only peer at this structure from the parking area by the Bent Pyramid. The oddly shaped, tower-like pyramid was built by Amenemhat III (1855–1808…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
This pyramid was built by Pepi II (2278–2184 BC) whose 94-year reign at the end of the 6th dynasty was probably the longest in Egyptian history. Despite…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
This quite sad-looking group of Greek statues, the remnant of a collection of philosophers and poets set up as a wayside shrine by Ptolemy I (323–283 BC)…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
Uphill from the causeway of Unas, southeast of the boat pits, are the half-buried remains of this Coptic monastery, which dates from the 5th century AD…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
The most dilapidated of the finished pyramids at Abu Sir belonged to Nyuserra (2445–2421 BC). Originally some 50m high, this pyramid has been heavily…
Al Fayoum
This project run by painter Mohamed Abla hosts classes and resident artists from around the world in the cooler months of January and February; email him…
Al Fayoum
This red granite obelisk, dedicated to 12th-dynasty pharaoh Senusert I, stands proudly in the centre of a traffic roundabout overlooking the northern…
Pyramid of Queen Khentkawes II
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
South of Neferirkare’s pyramid lies the badly ruined Pyramid of Queen Khentkawes II, wife of Neferirkare and mother of both Raneferef and Nyuserra. In her…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
This pyramid is little more than a slowly collapsing pile of rock, though it is significant as ‘Memphis’ appears in one of its names. Originally, a large…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
Like the nearby Pyramid of Pepi I, this pyramid is basically a slumping, collapsing pile of rock. Excavations of the pyramid's burial chamber revealed a…
Al Fayoum
Al Fayoum is famous for its more than 200 waterwheels, which have become a prominent symbol of the town and the oasis. These four rather rickety and…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
The Tanta Museum is closed, and there's no known date for its reopening. If it is open though, it houses a good collection of artefacts found in the area…
Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta
The tomb of Ankhmahor contains similar precise friezes to the Tomb of Kagemni, but is closed because of deteriorating conditions.
