Egypt is such a big and varied country that it's hard to know where to even start describing its best, most intense, and most satisfying places and moments. Every time I'm in the country, I think I've found the best of Egypt, and every time I go back, I find something new that convinces me afresh that this time, finally, I've got them. Egypt offers everything, and more, from sunrise in the desert on the edge of the Great Sand Sea, to sunset over the granite mountains of the Sinai where they meet the shimmering azure of the Red Sea, to trailing my fingers in the cool waters of the Nile from the back of a faluca after a day of exploring underground tombs. Below are some highly subjective "best of" lists that I invite you to use in building your own Egypt adventure. I am certain that as you try out some of the places and activities that I have savored over the years, you'll find your own way to appreciate and experience them, and to make the story of Egypt your own.