Rick Steves Egypt: Yesterday and Today
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- 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... #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
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"How are you, how can I take your money?!"
That's the most honest salesman I've ever seen😂
“Everything is free. Today is my birthday.” - another honest shopkeeper 😅
@@CalvinK300 LOL
Yes that was extremely funny lol
😂😂
Yeah right? I though that's shameless
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 🙏
There was never ever a momie foundd in a pyramid .
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.
Rick thanks,now i have learned much more of Egypt.
This is 12year old channel and only have 1M sub
Poor marketing
This guy's should spend some money on channel marketting
I'm sure they will have 10M sub in2022
I always knew he was a nice guy. Now I’m thinking saintly.
@@WayOfAges Rick Steves has real world values. I’m sure he would scoff at the idea of sainthood, and say that a profitable company paying their employees was the right thing to do. It is this humility that makes him so approachable, and when viewers like me watch him, he feel very personable. Nice to meet another fan.
I love Rick Steves. I've been watching his programs Since High School, especially the ones on Europe 🇪🇺
Me Encanta 💖 ☆ Europa ☆
Rick should be essential viewing in all American schools. 1000x more educational than any textbook can ever be!
Easily, school fails itself miserably
14:32 How can I take your money?
Lol, I love his humour, straight-forwardness and smile and honesty.
Yeah . That was hilarious. Laughed for nearly 20 minutes
Finally! A full scale Egypt coverage from Rick Steves.
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Because of Rick Steves, my bucket list keeps growing. 😃
I am an Egyptian coptic alexandrian citizen and I really enjoyed your video a lot. It is really informative.
I like how we sometimes call ourselves alexandrians and not egyptians 😂 also am I the only who's sad about the fading european presence in our city?
We spent 19 days in Egypt in December 2019. It was incredible! Can't wait to go back.
You are welcome in your second country any time
I’m from Egypt. I’m happy you enjoyed your stay there. 🙏❤️
@@lucymars4319 very excited to come back someday to see the Museum of Egyptian Civilization and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
I did not see anybody using face covers. Was this filmed resently during the pandemic???
The reason Iam asking is because Iam planning a trip to Egypt some time this year
@@sto2880 I'm 90% sure I saw that these were filmed in 2019.
Love Egypt from Kazakhstan 🇪🇬❤️🇰🇿
Hi there are you there on Instagram or other social media , I am extremely interested in studying and understanding the culture of Kazakhstan , I would like to ask some questions to you if we can connect
Love and Respect Kazakhstan too. 🇰🇿❤️🇪🇬
Do you know Baibars? He was a great Kipchak general and Sultan of Egypt who defeated the Crusaders and the Mongols in Ain Jalut. One of the greatest generals of all time and we are proud of him!
@@zombieat bro he must be mankurt
Alga Kazakhstan
Do you know Borat from Kazakhstan?
I don’t know what I appreciate most: Rick Steves company or the locations he takes us to. It’s all very satisfying.
hey sara how are you?
@@hussainashraf5179 how are you old timer , i like both wait for more great stuff , humans are great XXX
Rick's travel videos are gold standard. I can't wait to visit Egypt someday.
If I ever get rich i'am going to hire him to be my guide. (But not holding my breath)
Perfect weather always follows Rick around. Its magic.
There was never ever a momie foundd in a pyramid .
Rick I just want to say I’ve grown up watching you and love your stuff. You were the reason my parents took my sister and I to Europe when I was a child. Thank you sir. You are loved!
I agree. And I love how he mingles with the locals and his informative and engaging comentary.
Egypt is my favorite ... its facsinating through out History and untill now
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@@fairweather1704 0
Watching this documentary from Canada makes me miss my country of birth 😢
cant find it :(
me too watching from Austria :(
I am an Egyptian tour guide , so proud for this tour to my country ❤💜 I hope you can do it for more time
في واحد اجنبى عايزك
Can you provide your your company details
From the deep heart of Egypt 🇪🇬...Thank You Rick.
RICK STEVES is very respectful person, EGYPT is very beautiful Country
Brilliant! I was in Egypt 2 years ago. Had a truly unforgettable trip.
Rick, I love you for explaining things in such a culturally respectful way. You have a way with words and I love how you present the world to us!
Hi🤫🤫🤫🇱🇰
Beautiful Egypt, Love from Pakistan
Absolutely love the rich history and culture of Egypt. I really enjoy Rick's informative, engaging and witty commentary.
wow..so nice to like rich history...greetings from UK.Egyptian
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*** The fence is painted outside, the leopard is inside. Egypt has a fascinating history of a great civilization. Today, however, Egypt is enjoying an unprecedented evolution of involution. The population is highly polarized: the sub-Egypt of the poor and the super-Egypt of the rich. Of course this polarization is worldwide but not as steep as the Egyptians. The girls get married around the age of 11. School is not compulsory, but the army does. Girls don't go to school. If in Tunisia I met troglodytes who sent their daughters to college, in Egypt a girl at school would be a great shame. The tip is a "national sport", a bargain an emblem. Negotiation is not necessarily the problem, but the aggressiveness with which it is practiced. It is difficult for a European to have a relationship with a man bewildered by fate, where the negotiation is very similar to our begging, doubled by the arrogance of the fool who fooled you. It is very difficult for you to feel sorry for some people without honor. Thanks to the divinity that I was not born in Egypt Egypt is a homogeneous mixture of fascination and disappointment.
So♥️♥️♥️🤫
You can't go to Aswan without a visit to The Old Cataract Hotel for afternoon tea, where Agatha Christi wrote Death on the Nile.
I felt amazed to the virtual tour to Egypt. Thanks, Rick, for showing Egypt splendid beauty.
what a country and what a culture i am an love with that country since my childhood. we should be grateful for what EGYPT giving us. and thank you Rick Steves for sharing this wonderful images with us
Egypt is one of the top places on my bucket list. I am enthralled with Egyptian history and archaeology. This is a beautiful representation of the people, culture, and spirit of Egypt. I am dying to experience it for myself. I want to stand under those ancient columns, walk the markets, see the flowing Nile, the great pyramids and the Sphinx. Thank you for this.
Me too someday, I will just keep putting money aside in my travel fund.
I am Egyptian tour guide and I will so glad if you can visit my country at one day
@@Timharvy7095 How can I contact you when I visit Egypt 🇪🇬?
Save up some money, get a passport, and take 2 or 3 weeks to do a trip. An American couple I watched on here just did it last month in February 2022 and it didn't look as dangerous as when I went in 2009 for a couple weeks. You'll get harassed and heckled about money often, but there are plenty of armed police in most areas a tourist might go to ensure you don't get mugged or attacked by bandits. While Egypt is quite cheap to do on your own booking your own flight and staying in guesthouses and hiring your own car drivers, sail boats, and motor boats, many take a Nile River cruise package tour which are really expensive, but much easier so many retirees and family go that option instead of going out in the their really rough real world alone on your own.
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I discovered Rick Steves way back in 2017 when I was only 63 years old.
here's to 63 more years!🥂
Only 26 years late.
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.
We miss you too dear , waiting for you to come back♥️😘
Rn to to
@@karimhossam5910 /0/
8-10 trips?.. when you've lost count, you may as well move there 🤣
@@karimhossam5910 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
the “magic hour” is the perfect ending of a day. thank you Rick for all of the world that you have shown to us 🙏🏼
Egypt is like no other country, with its geography, with its people and its long history. However to understand and feel it, you have to live in it for at least some time. A touristic trip for a few days is not enough unfortunately. Love from Turkey...
Love from Egypt bro i hope we have better relations soon
Love from Egypt to our brothers in Turkey
That's true for any place on earth that you are visiting.
Steves' style is one of a kind. Great documentarist.
👍🏾🌹😌
True
Yes the best!
There are few narrators that can stand a challenge, you have such a friendly and peaceful way of revealing important details of the places you want to share about, also a very talented team around you that successfully provide and document would say pivotal moments - I just love all your productions through all those many years. God bless you Rick.
One of the best documentaries on Egypt.Thoroughly enjoyed it.
yes this is the best documentaries
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Isn't Rick Steves the first ever travel vlogger? 😁
For sure. The dude was ahead of our time. I remember watching him in high school when they would roll in the tv and pop in the vhs tape.
You are certainly correct!
@@user-kc8fw6rh5r you had an awesome history class then.
What's a travel blogger? Another tourist slang?
@@user-kc8fw6rh5r remember when Rick had a little travel newsletter
and stayed "last class"just like me.I'm up to 3rd class now
but won't travel if I have to do the luxury route..
Hey Rick that stiff and archaic looking "husband and wife" statues are the figurines of prince Rahotep and his wife Nofret , the first time the Egyptian sculptors moved away from the typical sharp edges and extreme angles. The Greeks got inspiration and learned their art from the Egyptians and those two figurines played a major role.
Very interesting, I did notice the difference, resembles more of the current Egyptian era people.
timestamp please?
@@zombieat around 2500 bc , I don't have the exact date.
@@aaronthokchom I think
@zombieat means at which part of the video does the statues appear?
@@Lart-et1og when Rick was making a tour of the museum at the beginning.
Indian, Meditterranean, North African and Middle Eastern foods are my favorite cuisines in the world.
There's just something so close to the heart with these cuisines - in particular Greek and Persian foods.
I really hope I can travel to those countries in the future once I have enough money saved and also when it becomes safer to travel from COVID-19.
Indian food is gross
Amazing video! Cairo museum is especially impressive! Egypt was my first country i visited in 2008. Oh my, where is my 24 years old! Now already 30 countries behind my shoulders! Thank you for memories!
CZcams randomly recommended me this, loved your video. ❤️ Egypt looks very beautiful.
yes sweet lady...right...greetings from Egyptian in uk..thanks
but you guys are from india.Don't make this country dirty by coming here
greetings from Egyptian in uk
Egypt is a magical country
thank you for having us with your journey. it's a delight.
Hi there are you there on Instagram or other social media , I am extremely interested in studying and understanding the culture of Egypt , I would like to ask some questions to you if we can connect
Rick Steve is a legend in class
Pharos waking up in haven with nothing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 that's a good one. 👍👍👍. Hope to visit Egypt one day.
Steve made me fall in love with documentaries
Egypt has the best history n most valuable history to me
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Absolutely i like the rich culture and history of Egypt. Really an amazing country. I love Egypt from Sri Lanka 🌝
Love from Egypt
I've been watching Your Wonderful Shows for Years! Always I compared My Experiences with Yours- GUESS WHAT= They are So similar!!! Keep Up The TRAVELING!!!💖🙏💖👏💖✌🙋
I consider myself a very lucky person, to have been able to visit Egypt, there is so much to see, it's fascinating, I would love to go back!!
Have been to Pyramid of Giza till now I’m still mesmerized and amazed how the old civilization of Egypt build the pyramid its so magical
To think the slaves in the bible built the pyramids, and how present God was in the land is amazing.
@@angelad3625 but who told you slaves built the pyramid???
@@khaledmecca8468 the bible. Why, did you think pharaoh built them himself? He was a spoiled brat
@@angelad3625 the pyramids had been built about 2450 BC and the children of Israel first come to egypt about 1450 BC also the first time slavery get into anceint egypt was about 1170 BC and for your information Archaeologists found the tombs and records of the laborers who built the pyramids and guess what they have been paid well
@@angelad3625 and also which Pharoah you mean they were 350 kings and queens and most of them were very just
I love Egypt. I am not Egyptian. I live in Los Angeles but I am originally from the Philippines. Egypt is my second home. Amazing antiquities.
Mr Steve's I grew up watching your shows from the beginning and thank you for making a kid from a poor neighborhood dream God bless you.
This is one of the best videos on Egypt i have ever seen. Accurate, beautiful, respectful, informative.
10/10
Egypt is really an amazing country! Love this country with so much old culture! Thank you for sharing!
Loved watching this beautifully scripted journey into ancient and modern Egypt. I am fascinated by ancient Egypt and this was one of the best videos ever. Thank you Rick!
Rick we love seeing your shows. Glad in this time of pandemic you were able to get this one released as we enjoyed seeing your clips of it while you were there. Cheers!
Great job Rick! I've been to Egypt many times and you've really captured the spirit of the ancient and the modern Egypt.
*EGYPT is gorgeous and very kind people ⚘✌🏽*
Thank you ♥, you are welcome anytime to Egypt
I have visited Egypt quite few times because of my work and every time i see done new place. I have read hundreds of books and raken the best guides. Like me there may be thousand But the Egypt i saw, the Egypt i felt, the knowledge i got is exactly what this 1 hr video puts it in best form of explanation. Rick should not hesitate if the video length goes even to 2 hrs...
Rick Steves and the Team of Rick Steves, it is an outstanding great feat to cover a historically rich civilization like Egypt 🇪🇬. You and your team encompassed and covered all the civilizations the formed Egypt 🇪🇬 as we know now. It is only 55 minutes that took us from Northern to the southern Egypt thru 5000 years of history.
Thanks Rick.
I love everything about this channel. Never stop posting
Agreed! I grew up watching Rick and now my kids love watching with me.
🇪🇬🌹 GOD BLESS EGYPT AND ITS PEOPLE AND ITS OWN PHARAOHS 🌹🇪🇬
Yahya Masr
All citizens?
After all these years....you still the man! Thank you for a lifetime of work.
Egypt is such an amazing place, and I am so lucky that I get to show travelers this wonderful country, ancient and modern, while helping them experience all the good of Egypt and minimizing any hassle or pitfalls. Rick Steves, you always have such great content exploring authentically, so thank you for making this beautiful piece on Egypt and inspiring more people to come visit my second home :)
HEY, RICK WOW Egypt Is such a old country and is filled With such beautiful sights and people thank you for taking us to all these wonderful places and seeing countries we will never get to see otherwise take care be safe and God bless
Hi there , Where are you from ? are you there on Instagram or other social media , I am extremely interested in studying and understanding the culture of Egypt , I would like to ask some questions to you if we can connect
I loved the part of Alexandria Rick, I can claim that you made the best ever professional video abput street life in Alexandria! I lived in that area half of my life and have never seen it as detailed and thorough as you showed it to me .
THANK YOU !
Yup , same
We're all thanks to this beautiful and the video shoots a great historic. Ancient people and place
Love this guy...a true travel enthusiast with a genuine sincerity and attention to detail...keep it up Rick!!
I just want to let you know that I love you so much sir 😭 your videos are very meaningful to me ❤
I just love Rick's documentaries they're really good. I'm glad so see an Egypt series It's such an interesting country.
I want to visit Egypt. Love from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
Greetings from Egypt, I also would love to visit your beautiful country kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan? Where is this?
@@michellej4289 it's located in central Asia. It was a part of the Soviet Union. It borders China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. You should visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬. You will fall in love with Kyrgyzstan
@@erturtemirbaev5207 Thank you so much for educating me on that😊
@@michellej4289 where are you from? Are you from Canada, France?
I just came back from Cairo. I stayed in an Airbnb on Zamalek Island. There wasn't any fear or problems with security. You don't have to stay in a 5 star hotel. Egyptians are the most welcoming people of any country I have visited.
مرحبن بيك في مصر ام الدنيا
I would like Rick Steve to tour and explore historic and cultural wonders of all over the world, like this episode in Egypt. not just Europe.
That ride up the river must be the most beautiful and romantic. Very enjoyable walking in the markets and seeing the exotic wares and foods. Thanks for another great trip, Rick.
I have always love all your travel destinations but egypt 🇪🇬 its my favorite for its history it’s fascinating for me. Thank rick greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
I am very happy to see this amazing video about my dear country Egypt ❤️❤️❤️❤️ and I salute you for this honesty and this video is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen about my country 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 and believe me when I watched this video my pride in being Egyptian increased and I learned how lucky I am to be Egyptian from luxor ❤️❤️❤️How beautiful my country is, thank you very much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤❤
Love watching this especially in times of Covid lock-down. Thanks Rick!
Egypt is so Amazing country🏆
Nice people😃
Beautiful Culture🏆
I am Thai😃 and I Love Egypt🤗
Come
come in RUSSIA !
WELCOME !
@@nourahmed-sh2ox Thank you😊
@@user-mn5xx5pc4qThank you🙏🏻 I absolutely love Russia and Russian people😀,One of my favorite country in the world🇹🇭💞🇷🇺
Beautiful and interesting Egypt !
Sana matapos n tong pandemic pra mkpg adventure n ulet. Lord please let it be. Amen.
Mama Mary please pray for us from heaven Amen.
I gotta admit! This documentary really makes me want to go to Egypt! Although I've always been fascinated with the pyramids, ruins & ancient culture, I was scared away of going by family members who went years ago and told me how dirty and unsafe it was there. May have to put this trip back up in my Top 5! Thanks, Rick!
For sure you & your family will love visiting Egypt!
Egypt chaning now
I am an Egyptian living abroad and I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
19:33 That's moussaka? In Greece, it's something completely different. Almost like lasagna. But in Egypt it's apparently eggplants with tomato sauce. It's really interesting to see how the same food name can mean so different things in different cultures at the same time.
I thought the same thing.
We have two version of musscka , one vegetarian , eat it on street breakfast , fried eggplant and potato's with tomoto sause , the other , we put minced meat between two layers of eggplant and sometimes you can add bachamel sauce on top like macroni bachemel exactly but we use eggplant instead of macaroni , but this version isn't in restaurant because it cost more also expensive for poor because red meat is expensive in Egypt ,
Good job 👌👍
Egypt is on my bucket list! I’m hoping that there would be no more strict travel restrictions in the future giving me an opportunity to go back to traveling freely. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video, Rick!
What a beauty this is Rick! Amazing people and streets filled with spirit and culture all around. I can't wait to visit again!
I like to hear your calming voice... Steve...I love history to much...
Thank You Rick for this informative tour of Egypt. I hope you can visit again and unearth another gem in this country: The Sinai Peninsula with its serene desert environment, pristine and raw beaches teeming with marine life, and various historical and religiously significant sights including St. Catherine’s monastery and Mt. Sinai.
Hi there are you there on Instagram or other social media , I am extremely interested in studying and understanding the culture of Egypt , I would like to ask some questions to you if we can connect
@@NG-dc2pk Yes I am there I live in Cairo. How can I assist you?
@@NG-dc2pk You can ask questions, I'm Egyptian 🤍
How difficult and how safe is it to get to St Catherine’s monastery
@@thomast9736 St. Catherine’s is very safe because it’s a cash cow for the government. It’s an armed fortress there because it’s a very important and historic monastery. Plenty of police presence there. The only dangerous part of the Sinai is the North Eastern section by Gaza and that is closed off to tourists. Southern Sinai, of which St. Catherine is located, is safe. You can either drive from Cairo or fly to Sharm El Sheikh (located in Southern Sinai) then take a car/bus there. I have never heard of an incident at St. Catherine’s but please check with a reputable tour operator first for details and regulations.
Love all his shows...I have not traveled the world since childhood,but thru his eyes I see the wonders as if I were there...love the splendors and history and peoples...thank you so much for all your travels...I may not be there but I feel as tho I'm right there next to you in each step you take...God bless you and crew and stay safe
Thank you for making these high quality trip videos and share them for free Rick
Best country and civilization in my eyes
Rick , your beautiful documentry has captivated my heart ❤
Been there twice...seen everything...would go again... such a beautiful place
Watching these videos feels like being on holiday again! Good pandemic entertainment 🤣
Was trying to find something good to watch, luckily this came. Thanks!
hahaha me too just now
I like Connor mcgregor
@@steveboy7302 He is cool too.
So thoroughly enjoyed, just like your other travel videos. This one was beautiful and deeply evocative. You and your crew are the greatest global ambassadors.
Thanks, Rick. Having visited the Pyramids, Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria - this video brings back all the wonderful memories I have of my Egypt.
What a lovely return to Egypt Rick. I returned to Australia on the 3rd of March with my group of 23, who had also been so beautifully looked after by Tarek and his company - Egypt and Beyond.We had little time to reflect as we dived straight into COVID19 and all that came with that. I had planned to return sooner, but I am hopeful to bring another group back in 2022. Such a magical destination.
Hi
What is your name please I want you for friend
Thank you for this full length video on Egypt! It was wonderful! I have been using your travel books for years after meeting you when I used to volunteer at KQED. I hope to do Egypt when we can travel again. Thanks for helping me to have so many great trips!
I thoroughly enjoy watching Rick Steve's videos, they've been invaluable when preparing for trips or just exploring the world from home. As an ethnic Egyptian born in the US, I seriously miss Egypt, I spent some time studying abroad there and it was such an incredible experience.
Proud to be Egyptian. 🇪🇬
Omg Your literary narrative..so mesmerising. Thanks Sir Rick .
First long-form video on this channel in a long time.
Dont forget it takes a lot of money to make this documentarys. It shouldnt be considerd the standard to watch this high quality documentarys online.
How was he supposed to make one when travel has been prohibited for a year?
you can go on his website under S11 and watch the full youtube episodes. They only seem to be available that way.
@@beapayumo3356 My sentiments exactly.
im appreciative anytime one is uploaded , its free
A big greeting to Egypt from Algeria🇩🇿 , Egypt is an ancient civilization 🇪🇬
Rick Steves, je n'ai pas de mot convenable : on ne s'ennuie dans aucun de ses voyages autour du monde.
Always a pleasure online travelling with you Rick . You are the best in story-telling of the history, lifestyle and people of the country. Kudos to you and your team!