Whether you’re sitting in a third grade history class or pouring over golden artifacts in a museum, there is something special about Egypt that evokes a sense of childlike wonder. A trip down the Nile becomes a trip down memory lane when you come face to face with the temples and ancient cities of textbooks past. On the Giza plateau, climb atop a camel for the best views of the pyramids and the great, noseless Sphinx. Head for Luxor to search for tombs in the Valley of Kings or pay a visit to Abu Simbel to marvel at its ancient construction and the modern engineering of its relocation. A more recent move saw centuries-old mummies journey across Cairo to the new Grand Egyptian Museum. This architectural masterpiece stands as a reminder that Egypt’s future is as bright as its glorious past. It would be antiquated to think otherwise.

Egypt and the Mighty Nile

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.