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Learning Arabic from native Arabic speakers from one of the two North African countries, Egypt and Morocco will allow you to travel to discover extraordinary sights while learning about Arabic language and culture. These countries have Islamic culture and social codes that are different from the West: therefore they must be considered to respect local customs and habits.
Egypt:
The cradle of Pharaoh’s civilization, Egypt amazed all those who had set out to climb the emblematic river route: the Nile. Outside the necropolis and other pyramids, Egypt is a land of contrasts, grandeur and ruins, old and new, you must include Egypt in the bucket list for the best Middle East Tours.
Cairo and the Nile Delta
From modern Cairo to historic Cairo, give a few days time to explore the city of a thousand towers. A Cairo off the beaten track is highly recommended, to find Coptic heritage (churches and monasteries) or the tanning district, in Sayyida Zeinab, recognized by the wooden tower where the skin was dried. Strategic area for agriculture, the Nile Delta will tempt you with its views of the desert, the Shiva oasis, the mysterious Sinai Mountains and Alexandria. Interested? You should get info about Nile cruise vacation.
Nile River Valley and ancient treasures
Giza, Luxor, Abu Simbel, and Aswan … Welcome to the Nile Valley, which stretches for more than 6,000 km. offering ideal conditions for the development of a pharaonic civilization, this fertile land is now home to the country’s largest archeological site (temples, pyramids, necropolises, etc.). The magic of the Nile Valley, which is preferred to be discovered by cruise ships, is only juxtaposed with the Red Sea seabed.
Morocco:
Morocco is the Maghreb’s most visited country: its neighbors attract “only” 7.05 million tourists to Tunisia in 2017, while 2.5 million people come to visit Algeria in the same year. Morocco vacations are increasingly attracting milions of tourists from all over the world.
Jazirat al-Maghrib – whose name was given by the first Muslim conqueror to mean “Island of the Sunset”, is a region of North Africa that corresponds to the western part of the Arab World. More broadly, the Maghreb refers to the geographical area of Arab and Berber culture that lies between the Mediterranean Sea, northern Sahara, and Egypt (without including it in the region). In France, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia must be used in the appointment of the Maghreb. But since decolonization – which took place between 1950 and 1962 – the idea of the “Great Maghreb” has emerged, also including Western Sahara, Mauritania and Libya.
From the Islamic religion and influenced by Islamic civilization, Morocco is the most embodied in the Maghreb of all Eastern charm: the colors of the Moroccan cities, their scents, the medina classified with UNESCO world heritage, whose markets and mosques are decorated with mosaics, desert landscapes, green valleys , etc.
Morocco is also a long beach on the Atlantic coast, a multi-millennial city, an extraordinary architectural heritage, wild mountains, and many other treasures:
– Tangier and its bays in northern Morocco,
– Marrakech, the “red city”, Marrakech’s palm forests, parks and palaces (Majorelle Park is very important),
– Essaouira with its white facade and fortress,
– Tetouan and the Andalusian medina,
– Meknes,
– Fez and Porte Bâb Boujloud,
– Casablanca.
– Chefchaouen “blue city”,
– Merzouga sand dunes,
– Ouarzazate and Casbah,
– Sahara desert,
– Agadir in southern Morocco, etc.
Egypt and Morocco are just a few of the Middle Eastern countries that are worth a visit. You can continue your adventure in other Middle Eastern countries in the West Asian region such as Jordan to see the old cities of Petra and Dubai to see the entire worldly splendor.
