About Egypt
Located in North East Africa and bordering with Libya, Sudan and Israel Egypt is one of the sunniest and hottest places in the world. This desert climate has an annual rainfall of just 1 -2 inches and some places go without seeing rain for a number of years. Whilst the temperature is hot it is also cooled by strong sea breezes along the coastline.
With its low cost of living and all year round sun Egypt is the perfect place to invest in. Be it a holiday home for you and your family or something to rent out, property prices are extremely reasonable. Resorts like Hurghada and Sahl Hasheesh are very popular with investors as its an all year resort with plenty of activities to suit all tastes.
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When most people think of Egypt they think of sand, pyramids and antiquities but Egypt has so much more to offer its visitors. Egypt is excellent for diving and has great water sport facilities, also available are many first class golf clubs. If you like nature, why not try a trek which is often by camel or jeep or you can go on a birding exhibition. Cairo is well worth a visit where you can take in the local culture and cuisine or take a relaxing cruise down the Nile on a river boat.
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Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country in the world. Archaeological evidence dates back to before 5000BC that the Nile Valley had a distinct culture developing. Tourism is big business in Egypt and most travellers pay a visit to see the pyramids at Giza City. At Giza you will find one of the biggest pyramids in the world The Great Pyramid of Khufu and it's considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Giza which is about 10 minutes from Cairo has three pyramids and a sphinx which is a mythological creature that has a human head on a lion's body.
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Temperature Guide - Centigrade
Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Egypt 24 26 25 29 33 37
38 38 34 30 28 23
Sun 7 8 9 10 11 13
13 12 11 10 9 8
