Egypt at its most comfortable: private Egyptologist guides, five-star Nile cruises and dahabiyas, and hotels chosen rather than allocated - from the Marriott Mena House beneath the pyramids to the Old Cataract at Aswan.

These itineraries run from short five-day breaks to eleven-day journeys taking in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel and the Red Sea, with every transfer, internal flight and entrance fee arranged in advance.