Egypt's Read Sea Coast runs from the Gulf of the Suez to the Sudanese Border for 1080km. Its mineral-rich red mountain ranges inspired the mariners of antiquity to name the sea Mare Rostrum or the Red Sea

Hermits seeking seclusion founded early Christian Monasteries here, shearing the wilderness with Bedouin tribes. Today, the crags and limestone wadis of the Eastern Desert Remain relatively unexplored, home to herds of ibex and gazelle.

Main Islands: Abu Nehas and Om qamar.

Main Cities and Beaches of the Red Sea:
1. Hurghada *.
2. El-Ein El Sokhna.
3. El Gonna.
4. Safaga.
5. Al Qusseir.
6. Ras Ghareb.
7. Masra Alam.
8. Berenice.
9. Halayeb.

·Archaeological sites:
1. Pharaonic and Roman Antiquities
There is a collection of Paraonic inscriptions in Um Al-Fawageer in Wadi El-Hamamat 235km south Hurghada. in addition to Roman ruins and remains of a Roman temples in Gabal El-Dokhan.

2. Christian Monuments:
· St. Antonius's Monastery.
· St. Paula's Monastery.

3. Islamic Monument:
· The shrine of Sheikh Au El- Hassan Al- Shazli.
· The tower of Sultan Selim.

Luxor is the world's greatest out door museum, filled with the awe-inspringmonuments of ancent civilization.
During the new Kingdom (1567 -1085) the capital of Egypt was Wesset which means "mace" to express the extreme authority of this city, then the name was changed to Thebes and Homer described it as "City of the Hundred Gates". Its recent name, Al-Oqsor, means "The city of palaces".

The River Nile divided Al-Oqsor to two Banks. On the East Bank, in the City of the Living, Luxor and Karnak Temples greet the sunrise. The sunset on the West Bank throws shadows through the City of Dead the Tombs of the Nobles, the Valley of the King, Queen Hatshepsut's Temple.

East Bank:
- Karnak Temples
A group of temples, lying 3km from north luxor, known to the ancient Egyptians as "Iput-Isut", the most imposing of places, Karnak Temples are built on a massive scale. The temple complex covers a hundred acres, its history spans throughout thirteen Centuties. The temples start with the Aenue of Rams, representing, Amon: symbol of fertility and growth. Beneath the Rams' Heads, small statues of Ramses II were carved.

· Luxor Temple:
It was constructed for the worship of god Amon Ra Whose mamage anniversary to his wife (Mut) was celebrated once a year. The construction of the temple dates from Amenhotep III and Ramses II. The entrance of the temple is a huge pylon costurted by Ramses II. It includes two huge statues representing thr King seated. Two Obelisks Precede the temple, one of them still exist and the other is erected as Concorde square in Paries.
This temple is also famous by its huge columns which end by the shape of papyrus plant.

· Luxor Museum:
Established in 1975 to present the new discoveries in the area during the excavations. The museum is located between the temple of Luxor and Karnak. It houses Pharaonic relics from Luxor and the nearby sites.

- Mummification Museum:
Recently inaugurated in the visitors centre in Luxor. It is the only one of its kind in the world. It houses 150 relics of mummies, coffind, the mummification tools the ancient Egyptian physician used, and paintings representin the religious funerary riruaks.

West Bank:
· The Funerary Temples:
The Colossi of Memnon, The only remains of Amenhotep III funerary Temple.