Historically, geographically, and culturally, Egypt is a colossus. Its past reads like a grand epic, and the country is rich in signposts to this story, from the peerless glories of Ancient Egypt to the jewels of Islamic Cairo. Egypt’s landscape has the quality of a myth, from the Sahara and its mysterious Cave of Swimmers or the Nile, that great river of legend, to the rich marine life of the Red Sea coast. And the collision of Middle Eastern, African, and Mediterranean worlds here has long proved to be an intoxicating and overwhelming mix. Dive into its squiggling souqs, donkey-filled backroads, and chaotic city streets, then come up for air atop a vast desert dune – you won’t be disappointed.

World Wonders of Egypt

Historically, geographically and culturally, Egypt is a colossus. Its past reads like a grand epic and the country is rich in signposts to this story, from the peerless glories of Ancient Egypt and the jewels of Islamic Cairo, to the recent cultural and political cracks from the Arab Spring. Egypt’s landscape has the quality of a myth, from the Sahara and its mysterious Cave of Swimmers or the Nile, that great river of legend, to the rich marine life of the Red Sea coast. And the collision of Middle Eastern, African and Mediterranean worlds here has long proved to be an intoxicating and overwhelming mix. Dive into its squiggling souqs, donkey-filled backroads and chaotic city streets, then come up for air atop a vast desert dune – you won’t be disappointed.

Egypt is a colossus

A source of obsession for centuries, this storied country still has mysteries up its sleeve. Channel Indiana Jones while uncovering King Tut's burial chamber or navigating the Nile on the decks of a felucca. This enchanting country has much more than antiquities to discover.

Customized travel to Egypt. Felucca along the Nile River, tour Cairo's pyramids and museums, and get lost in history at Luxor. Local travel. Responsible travel.