Rick Steves Egypt: Yesterday and Today

Rick Steves' Europe
Rick Steves' Europe
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Published 2021-04-05
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2020 | In this hour-long special, Rick Steves explores the historic and cultural wonders of Egypt. In Cairo, we climb into a pyramid, greet the Sphinx, and marvel at King Tut’s gold. In Alexandria, we wander back lanes and stroll a Mediterranean promenade. In Luxor, we revel in the pharaohs' temples and hidden tombs. And after a timeless cruise on the Nile, we finish at the temple ruins of Abu Simbel. Check your local public television station for this Rick Steves’ Europe one-hour special or watch it at www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show… #ricksteves #egypt #rickstevesegypt

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Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, writes European travel guidebooks, and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio.

00:00 Introduction
02:20 Cairo
06:57 Pyramids
08:01 Ancient Egyptian art
14:05 Markets
17:56 Social clubs
19:04 Family dinner
21:29 Pyramids at Giza
24:10 Great Sphinx of Giza
24:42 Alexandria
34:34 Luxor
36:29 Luxor Temple
38:09 Temples of Karnak
41:15 Nile River
43:34 Valley of the Kings
48:09 Nile River cruise
51:33 Aswan
52:35 Temple of Abu Simbel
All Comments (21)
  • @AriannaAyers
    Rick Steves, and Back Door Productions are the best. They paid their employees during the pandemic. It cost him millions. He said, it's the right thing to do.
  • @yoda7531
    I am an Egyptian who left Egypt 15 years ago. This is the most honest video out there about Egypt. Thank you Rick for your honesty 🙏
  • @donaldsmyth727
    Rick should be essential viewing in all American schools. 1000x more educational than any textbook can ever be!
  • @Theophilus388
    Because of Rick Steves, my bucket list keeps growing. 😃
  • @nuzayerov
    14:32 How can I take your money? Lol, I love his humour, straight-forwardness and smile and honesty.
  • @athenstar10
    "How are you, how can I take your money?!" That's the most honest salesman I've ever seen😂
  • @danielraouf9662
    I am an Egyptian coptic alexandrian citizen and I really enjoyed your video a lot. It is really informative.
  • @emadmarwan
    From the deep heart of Egypt 🇪🇬...Thank You Rick.
  • @ahmedahm1
    Watching this documentary from Canada makes me miss my country of birth 😢
  • @EricPease
    We spent 19 days in Egypt in December 2019. It was incredible! Can't wait to go back.
  • @sophysaphy6415
    I am an Egyptian tour guide , so proud for this tour to my country ❤💜 I hope you can do it for more time
  • @sararichardson737
    I don’t know what I appreciate most: Rick Steves company or the locations he takes us to. It’s all very satisfying.
  • @Moon-wx4jj
    Finally! A full scale Egypt coverage from Rick Steves.
  • @richardcollier1912
    I discovered Rick Steves way back in 2017 when I was only 63 years old.
  • @DarylSolis
    Rick's travel videos are gold standard. I can't wait to visit Egypt someday.
  • @Jsmith2024
    In my 8-10 trips to Egypt, I found the people invariably wonderful. We made friends swiftly and they always insisted that I remember that Egypt is my second home. I always felt that way. I have only been to Cairo and Alexandria (including many of the sites shown in this video), but hope to visit Upper Egypt at some point in the future and take a Nile cruise. I was also amazed at how affordable Egypt is. Even the tourist places aren't as expensive as elsewhere. I miss it tremendously.