Cairo is a place that never truly rests. It's a place where the ancient and the immediate exist in tandem. Illustrating this perfectly is the view from the balcony of a downtown hotel in Egypt's capital. The silhouettes of the legendary Great Pyramids in the distance are juxtaposed with the geometric sweep of the newly-opened Grand Egyptian Museum.

As the River Nile leaves Cairo, Egypt's flowing heart carries travellers south. It runs along the temple-lined banks of Luxor and Aswan. Through the quiet desert of Bahariya Oasis. And onward to where land meets the Red Sea. 

Click below to discover all Egypt has to offer.