Why it’s on the wishlist
Five thousand years, and the Red Sea
Egypt is where history gets big: the pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza, temples along the Nile at Luxor and Aswan, and the treasures of Tutankhamun at the new Grand Egyptian Museum.
Then there’s the other Egypt: the Red Sea coast, with some of the clearest water and liveliest coral anywhere, and resorts made for snorkeling and diving.
Giza and Cairo
Climb inside the Great Pyramid, meet the Sphinx, then dive into Cairo’s markets. Read Kevin and Beth’s day at Giza.
The Red Sea
Kevin snorkeled with a green turtle off Sharm el-Sheikh. Further south, Marsa Alam’s bays are famous for turtles grazing in the shallows. See where to swim with sea turtles.