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The only one of the seven ancient wonders still standing. Arrive at opening.
GizaNazlet el-Semman
A coral shaft around a hundred metres deep, reachable from the beach in fins.
SinaiDahab, South Sinai
A sanctuary of Isis dismantled stone by stone, then rebuilt on another island.
AswanAgilkia Island
Indigo houses, a dune behind them, and a culture that is nothing like Egyptian.
AswanGharb Soheil, west bank
Egypt's first national park, at the tip of Sinai, where two gulfs meet.
Sharm el-SheikhSharm el-Sheikh
One sail, no engine: the wind decides how your hour on the river goes.
AswanNile
The island in mid-river: two Nubian villages, ruins, and the nilometer that set the tax.
West Cairo's amusement park: rides, queues, and very little shade.
Sheikh Zayed & 6th October6th of October City
A granite jumble covered in inscriptions: floods, expeditions, a seven-year famine.
The work that stopped the Nile flood: the river on one side, a freshwater sea on the other.
AswanThe Dam
A fortified monastery abandoned in the thirteenth century, alone in the west-bank sand.
AswanWest bank
A fourth-century Coptic monastery under an Eastern Desert cliff, still lived in today.
Marsa Alam & the Red SeaEastern Desert
A shallow sandy bay north of Marsa Alam, known for its turtles and its seagrass meadows.
Marsa Alam & the Red SeaMarsa Alam
The harbour promenade: yachts on one side, terraces on the other, and the whole town out after dark.
HurghadaMarina, Hurghada
The turquoise water over white sand that earned the place its nickname: the Egyptian Maldives.
HurghadaGiftun Island, off Hurghada
An island beach where the reef starts a few metres out — the snorkelling is better than the setting.
HurghadaOff Hurghada
A centre that gets a beginner into the water without frightening them — rarer than it sounds.
HurghadaHurghada
A dive centre that is serious without being solemn: small groups, maintained gear, club atmosphere.
All of Egypt in scale models: the pyramids, Abu Simbel and Karnak in an hour's walk.
The Red Sea without getting wet: an indoor circuit that fills a morning with children.
HurghadaAirport road, Hurghada
Quad bikes in the desert, a stop in a Bedouin village, mint tea and sunset.
HurghadaDesert west of Hurghada
The full desert day: quad, buggy, 4×4 and camel, from morning to sunset.
Hammam and massage at a price with nothing in common with hotel spas.
Hurghada's own family water park — no need to leave town.
HurghadaHotel area, Hurghada
